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A book: Elements of an APA Citation Title of book
(in italics) only
Author Tip: pay close attention to punctuation
first word
Date of Leman, N. (1991). The promised land. New York, NY: capitalized
publication Knopf.
Place of
A journal article: publication

Author Mellers, B. A. (2000). Choice and the relative pleasure of Publisher
consequences. Psychology Bulletin, 126(2), 910-
Date of 924. Title of article
publication only first word

Page numbers capitalized

An article from a research database: Journal title
(in italics)
Author Lanken, D. (1998, March/April). When the earth moves. with volume
Canadian Geographic, 66-73. Retrieved from and issue
Date of MasterFile Premier database. number
publication
Title of article
Title of only first word
magazine or
journal (in capitalized

italics) Page numbers

A web page: Cain, A., & Burris, M. (1999, April). Investigation of the use Name of
of mobile phones while driving. Retrieved from database (or
Author(s) http://www3.cutr.usf.edu/its/mobile_phone.htm use DOI if

Date of available)
publication or
Title of page
last update or article (in
italics) only

first word
capitalized

Publisher or
sponsor of

website

URL

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APA References: Books, DVDs, & E-books

Type of Source: Using Noodlebib? Work Cited Example: In-Text Example: Your in-text citation must
Choose this citation
Book by a single type: As with all citations, enter the information point to an item in your References list. Use the
author Book > Print tab
provided by your sources. first word of your citation: the author or the title.
Book by 2 to 6 You can enter the
authors ISBN # for a book. Leman, N. (1991). The promised land. New York, Include (last name of the author, year of
Noodlebib will format
Book with an the citation for you. NY: publication.) When using direct quotes in your
editor Book > Print tab
Book with no > add another Knopf. text you must include the page number.
author or editor contributor Example: “from the theory on rationality”
Entry in an
anthology Book > Print tab (Leman, 1991, p. 20).
+ choose editor from the
DVD Role dropdown menu Example: (Leman, 1991).
Book > Print tab
E-book > leave the author fields Strunk, W., & White, E. B. (1999). The elements of With 2 authors always cite both last names every
(Electronic- blank
book) Anthology/Collection > style (4th ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon. time the reference occurs in the text.
Print tab
Example: (Strunk & White, 1999).
Film or Video
Recording > With 3, 4, or 5 authors, cite all authors the first
Film/Recording
Book > eBook File tab Pyszczynsk T., Solomon, S. & Greenberg, J. (2003). time in your text. After that use only the last
Digital file type= Kindle
In the wake of 9/11: The psychology of terror. name of the first author followed by et al.
Book > Database tab Washington, DC: American Psychological 1st Example: (Pyszczynsk, Soloman, &
(book from library
dbase) Association Greenberg, 2003).
Book > Web site tab 2nd Example: (Pyszczynsk, et al., 2003).
(book on open web
Google, Gutenberg etc.) McGinn, B. (Ed.). (2006). The essential writings of Example: (McGinn, 2006).

Christian mysticism. New York, NY: Modern

Library.

Cooking with vegetables. (1983). New York, NY: Cite a few words of the title, or the whole title if

Oxmoor. it is short, (title in-text should be capitalized).
Example: (“Cooking With Vegetables,” 1983).

Brown, R. (2000). The gift of sweat. In J. Schlib & J. Example: (Brown, 2000).

Clifford (Eds.), Making literature matter (pp. 78-

81). Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martin's. (Original

work published 1994)

Dunne, G. (Director). (1997). Addicted to love. United Example: (Dunne, 1997).

States: Warner Bros.

Crane, S. (2008). The red badge of courage [Kindle]. Example: (Crane, 2008).

Bitmead, L. (2010). Heading south. Retrieved from Example: (Bitmead, 2010).
Maine Infonet Download Library database. Example: (Child, 1866).

Child, L. M. (Ed.). (1866). The Freedmen's book.
Retrieved from http://books.google.com/books

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Type of Source: Using Noodlebib? APA References: Articles In-Text Example: Your in-text citation must
Choose this citation point to an item in your References list. Use the
type: Work Cited Example: first word of your citation either the author or
As with all citations enter, the information the title.
Journal article Journal > Print tab provided by your sources.
if you are using a print Example: (Mellers, 2000, p. 917).
copy Mellers, B. A. (2000). Choice and the reative pleasure
of consequences. Psychology Bulletin, 126(2), Page numbers are optional when paraphrasing.
910-924.

Journal article Journal > Database tab Lanken, D. (1998). When the earth moves. Canadian Example: (Lanken, 1998).
from a database Geographic, 116(2), 66-73.Retrieved from
like (Master You can use the copy MasterFILE Premier database. Example: (Burke, 2012).
FILE Premier) and paste function Example: (Schwartz, 1993).
here.
Magazine
Magazine > Print tab Burke, J. (2012, June). Whispering sweet everything.
Newspaper if you are using a print Food Magazine, 42-45.
article copy

Newspaper > Print tab Schwartz, J. (1993, September 30). Obesity affects

if you are using a print economic, social status. The Washington Post, sec.

copy A, pp. 1, 4.

Newspaper Newspaper > Schwartz, J. (1993, September 30). Obesity affects Example: (Schwartz, 1993).
article from a Database tab economic, social status. The Washington Post, sec.
database like You can use the copy A, pp. 1, 4. Retrieved from ProQuest Newsstand
ProQuest and paste function database.
Newsstand here
Aiken, L. S., & West, S. G. (2000). Multiple Example: (Aiken, 2000).
Encyclopedia Reference Source > regression. In A. E. Kazdin (Ed.), Encyclopedia of
Article Print tab psychology (Vol. 5, pp. 1-43). Oxford, England:
Oxford University Press.
Encyclopedia Reference Source >
article from a Database tab West nile virus. (2012). In J. G. Melton (Ed.), Example: (“West Nile Virus,” 2012).
database like Encyclopaedia brittanica. Retrieved from
Encyclopaedia Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Academic Use double quotations and capitalize when you
Britannica Edition database. use the title in an in-text citation.
Online

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Academic Ed.

Type of Using Noodlebib? APA References: Online Sources In-Text Example: Your in-text citation must
Source: Choose this citation point to an item in your References list. Use the
type: Work Cited Example: first word of your citation: author or title.
As with all citations, enter the information provided by
your sources.

Websites Web site Many online sources do not supply all desired There are frequently no page numbers available
information, cite as much information as is available. when citing web resources.
Leave “Most recent date Beware of cyberbullying. (2012). Retrieved from
of access” blank unless Example: (“Beware of Cyberbullying”).
material is likely to http://www.apa.org/topics/bullying/online.aspx Use double quotations and capitalize when you
change (e.g., a wiki, use the title in an in-text citation.
personal Web page, or a Harlow, H. F. (2000). The nature of love. Retrieved Example: (Harlow, 2000).
work in progress) from
http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Harlow/love.htm

Internet article Magazine > Web site Nastasi, A. (2012, August 24). A guide to pop culture's Example: (Natasi, 2012).
from a web biggest hoaxes. The Atlantic. Retrieved from
version of a Newspaper > Web site http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/20
magazine, 12/08/a-guide-to-pop-cultures-biggest-
journal or hoaxes/261544/
newspaper

Tugend, A. (2012, June 15). Studies find that gossip isn't just Example: (Tugend, 2012).
loose talk. The New York Times. Retrieved from
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/16/your-
money/studies-find-gossip-isnt-just-loose-
talk.html?ref=sociology

Image, Work of visual art > Homer, W. (1868). Artists sketching in the White Example: (Homer, 1868).
photograph or
work of art viewed tab (painting, mountains [Painting]. Portland, ME: Museum of

sculpture, museum, etc) Art.

Photo in an archive > Atlantic Shoreline locomotive # 100, Sanford [Image]. Example: (“Atlantic Shoreline Locomotive,”
Web site (photos from (1930). Maine Memory Network. Seashore Trolley 1930).
Flickr, American Museum, Kennebunkport, ME
Memory, etc)

Photo or image (born Librarian checking out books [Illustration]. (2012). Example: (“Librarian checking out books,”
digital) > Web site Retrieved from 2012).
Image (free) from http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/
Microsoft clipart, etc.)

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