Citations

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Citations

• APA Style

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Document your sources

• What used to be known as footnotes are now
  called parenthetical citations are found in the
  text.
• Anytime you use material from another source you
  must use a citation.
• You must have 1 citation for each source on your
  reference page.

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3 types of in-text citations

• Paraphrased material- does not use any of the
  authors wording, but explains the concepts or
  ideas in your own words.
• Quotes of fewer than 40 words- uses the authors
  exact words.
• Quotes of 40 or more words- uses a lot of the
  authors exact words.

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2 ways to paraphrase

• When you do not name the author in your sentence.
  Example The question is whether to exist or
  not (Shakespeare, 1640).
• When you name the author in your sentence.
  Example Shakespeare (1640) said the question is
  whether to exist or not.
  

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Quotes of up to 40 wordsUse Quotation Marks

• Author in the sentence. Example Shakespeares
  words to be or not to be have stood the test of
  time.
• Author not in the sentence. Example The words
  to be or not to be (Shakespeare, 1640) have
  stood the test of time.

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Quotes of 40 words or moreNo quotation
marksquote is in an indented paragraph

• Author in the sentence. Example Shakespeares
  (1640) immortal words
• To be or not to be that is the
  questionetc., etc.
• Author not in the sentence. Example
• To be or not to be that is the
• question. at end put (Shakespeare,
  1640) .

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How to include page numbers

• If you are paraphrasing or quoting material from
  a specific page you may wish to include a page
  number.
• After the year in your citation add a comma, a
  space, then a lower case p a period, another
  space and the page number.
• Example The words to be or not to be
  (Shakespeare, 1640, p. 36) have stood the test of
  time.

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