APA Citing Guide for Use in Columbia College Business Classes : Helpful Resources

Includes information on APA citation and related resources: in-text citations, references, grammar, punctuation, use of tables and figures, expressing numbers in words vs. numerals, etc.

Includes checklists and information on how to set up your paper, title page, & headings, how to create in-text citations, how to create your list of references, how to paraphrase and to avoid plagiarism, how to make transitions, and much more.

Webinars include:
1) A Step-By-Step Guide for APA Style Student Papers (Tells you how to set up your paper in APA Style).
2) Citing Works in Text Using Seventh Edition APA Style (Tells you how to create in-text citations as well as how to paraphrase and quote your sources.)
3) Creating References Using Seventh Edition APA Style.
4) Navigating the Transition to Seventh Edition APA Style (View this if you are familiar with the Sixth Edition and want to know what changes have been made in the Seventh Edition.)

The option of the annotated PDF provides helpful highlights of specific aspects of the paper. For example, they point out the use of a short quotation, a block quotation, and a long paraphrase. Various examples of in-text, parenthetical citations and reference entries are highlighted.

Consult this if you are familiar with the sixth edition of the style manual and want to learn what is new in the seventh edition.

The blog is where the APA Style team explores the nuances of style guidelines and provides insights on updates in the seventh edition. Announcements about APA Style will also be included in the blog.

Introduces important aspects of the APA Style used to format research papers. The introductory material describes what APA Style is, why it is used, and who should use it. Following this, the resource provides links to some of the OWL's most helpful APA resources

Purdue OWL's comprehensive informational webpage on APA formatting and style guide.
Click the links in the left column for additional information about APA other than what is in the right column.

Covers more complicated situations than in the above basic link. Includes how to handle multiple authors, two or more works in the same parentheses, introductions of a work, personal communication, citing indirect sources, and more.

Click on the links in the left column to learn more about creating entries in the Reference List.

The Writing Center's webpage with links to useful information on APA formatting and style manual.

Help with writing is provided here.

The services of the Writing Center staff can help you improve the quality of your papers.

The library's guide with general information on citing sources and with specifics about the APA style and other style manuals.