Research Guides: Technology Studies: Citing Sources

APA Style

These links offer advice for using APA Style and have enough information for most student papers.

APA 7th ed. Quick Reference Guide
Charts detail how to create a reference for a journal article, book, and a book chapter.
APA Style Reference Examples
This page offers links to example references for common types of materials such as journal articles, magazine articles, books, chapters from edited books, dissertations, etc.
APA 7th ed. Style and Grammar Guidelines
APA Style 7th ed. @ Purdue OWL
Information on the format, in-text citations and the reference page for 7th ed. APA research papers. There are also links to archived pages for APA 6th information.
APA Style Blog 7th ed.
Official blog with posts on common questions about 7th ed APA style.
Citation Tools
Tools for creating citations and managing references.
Microsoft Word / Google Docs: APA Formatting Help
Tips for formatting documents in APA style in Microsoft Word or Google Docs.
APA Student Paper Setup Guide
Guide from APA showing how to set up an APA Style student paper.

Citation management tools

Zotero
No-cost web-based citation management.
EndNote Basic
Software for citation management, access via the library's Web of Science subscription.

Understanding Plagiarism

The Understanding Plagiarism online tutorial presents plagiarism in the context of everyday events, helping you learn not just how to avoid plagiarism but also why it's so important. (NOTE: tutorial opens in a new window)