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Emergency and Crisis Management (ECM) Resource Guide

Resources, tools, and research tips for students in the ECM program at UNLV!

APA Style Resources

APA 7th Overview Handout
Samantha's handout covering the basics of APA style - 7th Edition.
APA Overview
Samantha's PPT (updated for 7th Edition), including potentially tricky examples such as book chapters and secondary citations.

APA 7th Edition Quick Reference Guide
From APA, color-coded explanation of journal, book, and book chapter references (pdf).
APA Style and Grammar Guidelines
From APA: Detailed instructions and examples from the 7th edition
Excelsior Online Writing Lab (OWL) - APA Style Guide
This is a dependable site for APA questions. Look for the APA Formatting Guide and Sample Papers in the menu on the left.

Other Resources:

Tutorial: Basics of Seventh Edition APA Style
from APA
Free DOI Lookup Tool
Provides a DOI for an article citation when one is available.
"Should I Cite This?" (Purdue OWL)
Flowchart to help with decisions around whether or not a citation is necessary.

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