General Biology (BIOL 1114-01) - (Nesbit)

Using APA Style

The main book that you need to cite your sources and format your work in the American Psychological Association (APA) style is the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.):

Find it behind the Reference Desk. 

To get you started, here's the format for citing the most common types of resources in your APA Style Reference List:  

Book

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Publisher name.

Article from a Database

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), page range. http://dx.doi.org/10.0000/0000

Web Page

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Publication year, Month date). Title of webpage. Site name. URL

Personal Interview

Personal interviews do not need to be included in the reference list, but they should be cited in your text. 

(Interviewee first initial. Last Name, personal communication, Month day, year)

(C. Smith, personal communication, January 11, 2017)

Don't forget that APA recommends author-date in-text citations!

Need more help with APA Style? Check out the following resources:

Need More Help?

These great websites provide a lot of examples and additional resources on multiple citation styles. 

	Linscheid Library Citation Styles Guide
	Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)

Zotero  is a free open-source reference management system that collects, manages, and cites sources. Use it for different classes for each stage of your research to organize and gather your sources. It seamlessly integrates with different browsers to collect your research sources and works well with Microsoft Word by helping you create a literature list in different citation formats. 

Zotero can capture citation information from different kinds of sources, this includes library catalogs, newspapers, blogs, online videos and even social media posts! There's a lot of great information about how to use Zotero--including video tutorials  from the Zotero team. For even more in-depth knowledge about Zotero, check out Jason Puckett's Georgia State University research guide 

You can also make an appointment with a librarian and they can guide you through some basics.