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APA : Works Cited and Bibliography Format

APA FORMAT: Books | Periodicals | Encyclopedias | Government Publications | Government Reports not Available from GPO | Nonprint (Audio Visual) Materials | Internet |Periodical/Book Articles from Library Database Accessed From the Internet


Books

One Author

George, N. (1998). Hip hop America. New York: Viking.

2-5 Authors

Lester, J. D. & Lester, J., Jr. (2002). Writing research

papers (10th ed.). New York: Longman.

6+ Authors

Wolchik, S. A., West, S. G., Sandler, I. N., Tein, J., Coatsworth,

D., Lengua, L., et al. (1977). Chile: The state and the

revolution. New York: Holmes and Meier.

Book Without Author
Adams cover letter almanac. (1995). Holbrook, MA: Adams.
Editor

Jacoby, B. (Ed.). (2000). Involving commuter students in learning.

San Francisco: Josey-Bass.

Author & Editor

Shakespeare, W. (1951). The tragedy of Hamlet, prince of

Denmark (T. Brooke & J. R. Crawford, Eds.). New Haven, CT:

Yale University. (Original work published 1603)

Several Volumes

Leach, M. (Ed.). (1950). Dictionary of folklore (Vols. 1-2). New

York: Funk.

1 Volume of a Set

Hitchcock, H. W. & Sadie, S. (Eds.). (1986). New grove

dictionary of American music (Vol. 2). New York: Grove

Dictionaries of Music.

2 or more Books by the Same Author

Danticat, E. (1995). Krik? krak! New York: Soho Press.

-----. (1998). The farming of bones. New York: Soho Press.

Essay or article in a collection

Spaulding, S. (2002). Natural gas vehicles can reduce greenhouse

gases. In H. Cothran (Ed.), Energy alternatives: Opposing viewpoints

(pp. 184-191). San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press

Book Review in a Magazine
Freeman, J. (1999, September 1). [Review of the book History of mystery]. Booklist, x, 66.
Pamphlets (with Author)

Kilgus, R. (1981). Color scripsit program manual [Brochure]. Fort Worth, TX: Tandy.

Pamphlets (No author or corporate author)

Project Vote Smart. (2002). 2002 voter's self-defense manual [Brochure]. Philipsburg, MT:

Author.

Periodicals

Journal

Case, D. O. (1998). The ethics of caller identification services. Journal of Information

Ethics, 7(1), 24-35.

Journal with Continuous Pagination

Flynn, F. J. & Brockner, J. (2003). It's different to give than to receive: Predictors

of givers' and receivers' reactions to favor exchange. Journal of Applied Psychology,

88, 1034-1045.

CQ Researcher
Glazer, S. (2001, March 16). Cell phone safety. CQ Researcher, 11, 186-199.
Monthly Magazine

McDonough, J. (2002, November) Flying home: A tribute to Lionel Hampton,

1908-2002. Down Beat, 69(11), 26-29.

Magazine - Weekly or Bi-Weekly

Breslau, K. (2002, November 11). The virtual Aisle tries again online. Newsweek,

140(20), E2-E8.

Magazine - No Author
Cyberactivism 101. (2001, July/August). Futurist, 35(4), 15.
Newspaper With Author

Goldberg, C. (2001, June 17). Single dads wage revolution one bedtime story

story at a time. The New York Times, pp. 1:1.

Encyclopedias

Signed

Weston, B. H. (1995). Human rights. In The new encyclopedia

Britannica (Vol. 20, pp. 656-664). Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica.

Unsigned

Doukhobors. (1990). In The illustrated encyclopedia of mankind

(Vol. 4, pp. 504-506). New York: Marshall Cavendish

Corporation.

Government Publications

Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2002). Occupational outlook handbook (2002-2003 ed.).

Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

Department of Housing and Urban Development. (2000). A vision for change: The

story of HUD's transformation. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing

Office.

Government Reports not Available from GPO (Government Printing Office)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (1999). Treatment of chronic

arthritis (AHCPR Publication No. 99-105567). Rockville, MD: Author.

Nonprint (Audio Visual) Materials

Music recording
Santana, C. (1999). Love of my life. On Supernatural [CD]. New York: Arista.
Non-music recording

West, C. (Author). (1994). Race matters [Cassette]. Auburn,

CA: Audio Partners Pub. Corp.

Motion Picture

Coppola, F.F. (Producer/Director). (1997). Godfather II

[Motion picture]. United States: Paramount Pictures.

Television broadcast

Crystal, L. (Executive Producer). (1993, October 11). The

MacNeil Lehrer news hour [Television broadcast]. New

York and Washington, DC: Public Broadcasting Service.

Television

Miller, R. (Producer). (1989). The mind. [Television series]. New

York: WNET.

Internet

Whereas most instructors permit and many encourage using Internet sources, few consider a search of the World Wide Web alone adequate research for a paper; most require that other materials, including print publications, be sought. Similarly, e-mail discussion lists and online "chat rooms" are helpful for sharing ideas but, except for rare occasions, are not deemed acceptable resources for research papers.

Note: If from a Library subscription database such as Ebsco, please look below at Periodical/Book Database Accessed from the Internet.

General Internet Sites (Web Pages)

Gutierrez-Jones, C. (2002, July 21). A history of affirmative action in the U.S. ADD

Project, University of California at Santa Barbara. Retrieved November 4, 2003

from http://aad.english.ucsb.edu/docs/history-aa.html

 

Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. (2002, 29 October). Gilder Lehrman

history online. University of Houston. Retrieved November 4, 2003 from

http://www.gliah.uh.edu/historyonline/ethnic_am.cfm/

 

Thomas: legislative information on the internet. (2001, August 16). Library of

Congress. Retrieved August 21, 2001 from http://thomas.loc.gov/

Online version of a printed book

Beckham, S.D. and Lentz, F.K. (2000). John Day Fossil Beds National Monument:

rocks and hard places, historic resources study. National Park Service, Department of the Interior. Retrieved

October 20, 2002 from http://www.nps.gov/joda/hrs/hrs.htm/

Online Newspaper (Print Available)

Sotonoff, J. (2002, October 20). A grandfather's quest to keep his granddaughter. Daily

Herald. Retrieved November 5, 2002 from

http://www.dailyherald.com/main_story.asp?intid=3755871/

Online magazine or journal (no print version available)

Miller, L. (2002, October 29). Early American horror show. Salon.com. Retrieved

October 30, 2002 from http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2002/10/29/salem/

Periodical/Book Articles from Library Database Accessed From the Internet

 

Begley, S. (2002, November 6). The stereotype trap. Newsweek, 136(19), 66-69.

Retrieved October 28, 2002, from Business Source Elite database.

 

O'Malley, T.F. (1997, December). A ride down Mango street. English Journal, 86(1), 35-

37. Retrieved October 28, 2002, from Periodical Abstracts database.

 

Mitchell, A. (2000, August 10). Back to school initiative to ensure children's safety.

Chicago Defender, 4(29), 3. Retrieved October 28, 2000, from Ethnic News Watch database.


West, W. (1996, September 23). Revisionist historians have political agenda. Insight on

the News, 12(36), 48. Retrieved October 28, 2002, from Expanded Academic

ASAP database.

 
 
 
 

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