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All examples provided in this guide are based on the official style guidelines outlined in the APA's Publication Manual, 5th Ed. and the APA Style Guide to Electronic Resources
Full text of the APA Style Guide to Electronic Resources is available here [RU authenticated users only].
RU will not officially be supporting the 6th edition of the manual until January 2010. In the meantime, a Temporary Guide for the 6th edition is available, which provides some helpful resources. It includes information on errors found in the first printing of the book.
APA Publication Manual (5th Ed.)
The RU campus will be using 5th Edition guidelines of the Publication Manual until 2010.
Note, however, that multiple copies of the Publication Manual in its 6th edition are currently available at McConnell Library.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
Call Number: BF76.7 .P83 2001
Copies are available in Reference, Main Collection, Harvey Center Collection, and Reserves- APA Style Guide to Electronic References
Call Number: PN171.F56 A63 2007
Available in Ready Reference, Reserves, Harvey Center Collection, and at the TRC
APA Style
APA ("American Psychological Association") Style is a commonly used citation style in the behavioral and social sciences.
To find examples: click on the tab that represents the kind of source material you want to cite.
Other Guides
For additional examples related to formatting papers, in-text citations, reference lists, and annotated bibliographies in APA Style, try these Web sites:
Abbreviations
The following table illustrates acceptable abbreviations for use with APA Style:
| APA Citation Abbreviations | |
| edition | ed. |
| revised edition | Rev. ed. |
| Second Edition | 2nd ed. |
| Editor(s) | Ed. or Eds. |
| Translator(s) | Trans. |
| No date | n.d. |
| Page(s) | p. or pp. |
| Volume(s) | Vol. or Vols. |
| Number | No. |
| Part | Pt. |
| Technical Report | Tech. Rep. |
| Supplement | Suppl. |
Reference/Instruction Librarians |
(B) Lisa Vassady, Sarah Smith, Candice Benjes-Small (F) Kevin Tapp, Eric Ackermann, Blair BrainardDescription
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