Choose your writing style for an overview, tutorials, handouts, and answers to frequently asked questions:
Librarians are happy to answer questions about formatting a particular source for citation, but we do not proofread bibliographies or lists of citations for accuracy. Never fear, however! In our Self-Service Portal we have you covered. Some of the topics include:
The main navigation links will show you how to set up your paper in APA format, and how to properly cite a variety of resources, both in your references list and within your paper using in-text citations.
APA Overview: Seventh Edition from Excelsior Online Writing Lab.
This short video is meant to give students who are brand new to APA format some context and basic overview information about using APA format for research papers.
Citation management tools are tools used by many scholars to keep track of, organize, and cite the resources they find during the research process. Lesley has guides on two citation management tools; EndNote and Zotero, but there are many different citation management tools available, and we recommend using whichever method or tool you like the most.
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