What is APA?
APA stands for the American Psychological Association.
- Here at Florida Hospital College we have selected to use APA style rules when writing a paper.
- There are many different publishing styles -- APA, MLA, Turabian, Chicago to name a few. These styles each have "rules" to follow when publishing an article or writing a college paper.
- The American Psychological Association uses the APA Style rules when publishing articles.
The library has many different resources -- in print and electronically that may assist you in better understanding the APA style. Many APA Internet links are on this Subject Guide.
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Games to learn APA
- APA Citation Game (U. of Washington,)• Practice correctly formatting APA citations.
- Citation Game – APA Psych Out (Williams College, Williamstown, MA)• 10 Questions about APA citations.
APA Paper Template
- Microsoft Word APA paper templateTemplate provided by Vanguard University of Southern California.
RUNNING HEAD
Directions for typing the Running head can be found under the FAQs tab at the top of the page.
Why you Need to Cite Sources
- Why you Need to Cite SourcesVideo clip (~3 min).
APA Reference Websites
These have been ranked by most used and ease of use. Rules as stated by the official APA Assn are linked toward the bottom.
- APA Formatting & Style Guide (Purdue U.)APA assistance from the Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University.
- APA Style for Electronic Resources (Valencia Community College, Orlando, FL)Clear, color-coded citations given for each type of resource and database.
- The Writing Center - APA (U. of Madison Wisconsin)Assists with understanding and learning APA.
- APA Style Essentials (Vanguard U. of SCalif.)APA assistance from Vanguard University of Southern California.
- APA Citation Examples & General Rules (University of Maryland University College)Clear and wonderful site for assistance with APA 6th ed rules.
- Citing Your Sources -- APA (UC Berkley)APA Style Guide by UC Berkley
- APA Reference Style Guide (Northern Michigan University)Describes DOI well and gives good examples.
- APA Crib SheetA summary of APA rules.
- APA 6th ed changes (American Psychological Assn)The American Psychological Association guide to what is in the 6th ed.
- APA Style (American Pscyhological Assn)OFFICIAL website for APA style. Tutorials included.
- APA Style -- FAQs (American Psychological Assn)American Psychological Association link.
APA Style Book Resources
Call Number: WZ 345 .C66 2010
ISBN: 143380560X
This gives concise rules for the 6th Ed of APA style. We have a copy in Reserve and in Reference.
Call Number: WZ 345 .P83 2009
ISBN: 1433805618
This is the official "Bible" for APA style formatting. We have a copy in Reserve. This is the LATEST edition -- 6th.
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