Citing Your Sources
APA Style
According to APA style guidelines, you need as much of the following information as you can find about your sources:
- Author and/or editor name(s)
- Title of the source (e.g., website, book, article)
- Title of the larger work (e.g., journal, encyclopedia, magazine, book series)
- Date of publication
- Publication information (volume, issue, and page range for articles; publisher name and location for books)
- Date you accessed the source (if electronic)
- Web address or DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
- APA Format Guide - the OWL at PurdueProvides descriptions and examples of the most common entry types for APA citation style.
- Citing Sources in APAUSU Libraries citation guide for APA style.
- Other Citation StylesNeed to cite your sources in another style? Check out this guide for help!
Organizing Your Sources
Citation Organizers
- Citation OrganizersCitation organizers (or reference managers) store and organize citation information for a variety of research resources for easy representation in a variety of citation styles. These programs allow you to build reference libraries for many information sources, including journal articles, books and book chapters, audiovisual materials, websites, and more.
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