APA Style of Documentation, The: A Pocket Guide / Edition 1

by Mike Pringle, John Gonzales

Overview

This concise, economical pocket guide is a handy reference for finding, evaluating, and citing sources, APA documentation, and avoiding plagiarism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780136049708
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	11/04/2009
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	80
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.30(d)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 PLAGIARISM

Introduction

Academic Honesty

Plagiarism Defined

Plagiarism Examples

Chapter 2 FINDING AND EVALUATING SOURCES

The Physical Library

The Electronic Library

Other Sources

Evaluating Print Sources

Evaluating Electronic sources

Chapter 3 CITING SOURCES IN ACADEMIC WRITING

Key Terms

In-Text Citations–The Three Rules of Form and Format

1. Citing a Single Source by One Author

2. Citing Multiple Sources in One Sentence

3. Punctuating and Formatting Citations

Block Quotes, Embedded Quotes, and Direct Quotes

Integrating Sources

How to Cite:

Works by One Author (direct quote and paraphrase)

Two or More Works by One Author

Works with Multiple Authors

Anonymous Author

Corporate Author and Indirect Source

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias, Translated Works

Personal Communications, Interviews, and Sacred Texts

Oral and Electronic Presentations

Tables, Illustrations, and Footnotes or Endnotes

Chapter 4 SAMPLE STUDENT ESSAY

Main Essay and In-text Samples

References Page Example

Chapter 5 CREATING A REFERENCES PAGE

Key Terms