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COM 217: Argumentation & Debate (Miller): Help with APA Citation Style

Resources to assist you with research for upcoming debates.

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.

APA Citation Guide (7th edition) : How Do I Cite? (Columbia College_

APA-How Do I Cite (Columbia College)
This guide provides numerous examples of APA citations for journal articles, books, blog posts, advertisements, government publications, etc.

Organizing Your Research Using RefWorks

What is RefWorks?
RefWorks is a web-based bibliographic software package that enables you to:

Organize your research
Create a bibliography in a variety of citation styles, including APA, MLA and Chicago
Import references from many data sources
Create bibliographies in different document formats (Word, RTF, HTML, etc.)
Include citations while you write your paper

"New" RefWorks Instructions

Proquest RefWorks guide
New RefWorks tutorials (YouTube)
New RefWorks FAQ
RefWorks Citation Manager (For use with Office 2016)
Write N Cite for Windows
Using Write N Cite with Microsoft Word
Tips for moving to RefWorks from Mendeley

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