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K.C.S.S. Library
Tips for a Good References List in APA Style
Plagiarism
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Why do I need a list of References?

• To give proper credit to the original source
• Think of it as a way of thanking the author for
  using their work

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Differences Between APA and MLA Style Lists

• 1. The first name of the author is not included
  use the initials only.
• e.g. Gore, A.
• 2. The date is included in brackets after the
  author, instead of at the end of the citation.
  
• e.g. Gore, A. (2007)
• 3. If there is no author, the date follows the
• title.

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Differences Between APA and MLA Style Lists

• 3. Titles are written in italics, unless it is
  the title of
• an article, web page, or chapter in a
  book (i.e. a
• portion of a larger work) which is
  written in regular font.
• e.g. An inconvenient truth
• 4. Only the first word of a title and/or
  sub-title is
• capitalized (except for proper nouns like
  
• names of people, places, and
  organizations that are
• always capitalized. Periodical titles
  are always
• capitalized (i.e. magazines,
  newspapers, and journals).
• e.g. Scottish nationalism before 1890 A
  cultural framework

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Differences Between APA and MLA Style Lists

• 5. When you cite a website, you use the terms
• Retrieved from with the website address
• e.g. Retrieved from http//medlineplus.com/heart
  
• Please note As of 2009, the date you access a
  website is no longer required in APA format.

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• 5. Double-space between entries.
• Huntley, D. (2008). Britains history in a new
  national museum.
• British Heritage, 29 (2), 12-15.
• Retrieved from History Reference Centre
  database
• http//search.ebscohost.com
• Levy, P. Rather, S.H. (2005). Scotland. New
  York Marshall
• Cavendish.
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•  

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• Here is a sample References List in APA style

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• 
  References
• Huntley, D. (2008). Britains history in a
  new national museum. British Heritage, 29 (2),
  12-15.
• Retrieved from History Reference Centre database
  http//search.ebscohost.com
•  
• Levy, P. Rather, S.H. (2005). Scotland.
  New York Marshall Cavendish.
• Lonely Planet Publications. Scotland
  overview. (2008). Retrieved from
•  
• http//www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide
  /scotland/
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• Mather, A.S. (2009). Scotland. In World
  book encyclopedia. Chicago World Book Inc.
•  
• Pounds, N.J.G. (2008). Scotland. Grolier
  multimedia encyclopedia. Retrieved from
•   Grolier Online
  http//go.grolier.com
• Stoddart, P., Johnson, K., Sominen, R.,
  Maitland, W.T., Randall, P.R., Duhamel, T.
  Grantham, E.
• (2009, Fall-Winter). Scottish
  nationalism before 1890 A cultural framework.
• International Social Science
  Review Volume 81.3-4. Retrieved from
  http//find.galegroup.com

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Some common errors students make in lists of
References .

• Do not number your entries
• Do not list the type of source as a
• subheading (book, encyclopedia, internet)
• Put the list in alphabetical order by the first
  piece of information in the citation authors
  last name or title when there is no author
• Indent 5 spaces for every line after the first
  one (use the hanging indent feature)

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• How do I make a good
• References list?
• 1. Use the citation slips
  available in the Library and
• the guides available on the
• Library website.
• They help you to gather all the information
  you need for your References list.

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• Fill them in with the correct information from
  your source.
• It is all in the correct order with the proper
  punctuation.
• Just copy the information to put it in the
  proper format.
• Have a look

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Book  Author/Editor (Last Name,
First initial) _ _Walker _ _ , D_ .  Date
of publication ( _2008 _ ). Title (in italics)
_ Chemical reactions_ _ _ _ _ _ _ . Place
of Publication _ _New York _ _ _ _ Publisher
_ Smart Apple Media_ _ _ _ _ _ . 

• Walker, D. (2008). Chemical reactions.
  New York Smart Apple Media.

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OR.2. Use http//www.bibme.org/

• This online program helps you to correctly format
  each citation.
• Then you have to paste the citations into a Word
  document, add a title, and put them in
  alphabetical order.
• Have a look!

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3. Use the school website.

• It contains charts showing you how to format any
  resource for your References (APA) or Works Cited
  (MLA) list.
• Just look on the Library page,
• under APA Guides.

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Reminder These tips are specific to APA format

• Put the date in brackets after the authors name.
  If there is no author, the date follows the
  title.
• Titles are written in italics, and only the first
  word is capitalized (except for proper nouns like
  names of people and places, which are always
  capitalized)
• Use only the initial of the authors first name,
  not the full name.
• Double space your list.
• Put a period at the end of each entry unless it
  is a website address.

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And here are some tips for all References/Works
Cited lists

• The title References or Works Cited should be the
  same size font as the list. Do not underline or
  bold the title.
• If a citation is longer than one line, indent all
  subsequent lines 5 spaces. To do this in Word,
  highlight your list, select Format, then
  Paragraph, then under Special select
  Hanging, and click OK. This will format your
  entire list.
• Entries should be arranged alphabetically by the
  authors family names. If no author or editor is
  available, list a print source by the title of
  the work, and an Internet source by the name of
  the group author, organization or institution. In
  both cases, alphabetize by the first word that is
  not an, a, or the.

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• Here is another look at a good References list in
  APA format

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• 
  References
• Huntley, D. (2008). Britains history in a
  new national museum. British Heritage, 29 (2),
  12-15.
• Retrieved from History Reference Centre database
  http//search.ebscohost.com
•  
• Levy, P. Rather, S.H. (2005). Scotland.
  New York Marshall Cavendish.
• Lonely Planet Publications. Scotland
  overview. (2008). Retrieved from
•  
• http//www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide
  /scotland/
•  
• Mather, A.S. (2009). Scotland. In World
  book encyclopedia. Chicago World Book Inc.
•  
• Pounds, N.J.G. (2008). Scotland. Grolier
  multimedia encyclopedia. Retrieved from
•   Grolier Online
  http//go.grolier.com
• Stoddart, P., Johnson, K., Sominen, R.,
  Maitland, W.T., Randall, P.R., Duhamel, T.
  Grantham, E.
• (2009, Fall-Winter). Scottish
  nationalism before 1890 A cultural framework.
• International Social Science
  Review Volume 81.3-4. Retrieved from
  http//find.galegroup.com