Transcript APA Style Guide to Electronic References and the Library

APA Style Guide to
Electronic References
and the Library
Laura L. Ramirez
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North Miami Beach Campus
Librarian
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New guide, NOT new edition
*This publication is not yet required of students. The library is working on obtaining
a site license from APA so that it is available electronically to NSU community. The
following information is to highlight some of the forthcoming changes. Please wait for
official announcement from FSEHS to implement all these rules.
General Rules
Include same elements, in the same order,
as used in a “fixed-media” source.
 Add as much electronic retrieval
information as needed for others to locate
the sources you cite.
 It is preferable to cite the final version (i.e.,
archival copy or version of record)
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APA style guide, pp. 1-6
Change in rules
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ALWAYS include the journal issue number
(if available) regardless of pagination.
Ingham, R. J., Warner, A., Byrd, A., & Cotton, J. (2006). Speech
effort measurement and stuttering: Investigating the
chorus reading effect. Journal of Speech, Language,
and Hearing Research, 49(3), 660-670.
Full-Text Journal Title Search
Ingham, R. J., Warner, A., Byrd, A., & Cotton, J. (2006). Speech
effort measurement and stuttering: Investigating the
chorus reading effect. Journal of Speech, Language,
and Hearing Research, 49, 660-670.
Citing Journals Retrieved in Print Versus Full Text Online
APA manual, pp. 278-279. Document retrieved from what
APA terms an “aggregated” database.
Citation of an article obtained from a print resource:
Watkins, R., & Schlosser, C. (2000). Capabilities-based
educational equivalency units: Beginning a
professional dialogue. American Journal of Distance
Education, 24(3), 34-47.
Citation of an article retrieved full text from a database:
Watkins, R., & Schlosser, C. (2000). Capabilities-based
educational equivalency units: Beginning a
professional dialogue. American Journal of Distance
Education, 24(3), 34-47. Retrieved August 20, 2007,
from Academic OneFile database.
No more retrieval statements?
No retrieval date is necessary for content
that is not likely to be changed or updated,
such as a journal article
 With the exception of hard-to-find books
and other documents of limited circulation
delivered by electronic databases, the
database name is no longer a necessary
element of the reference.
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But…
APA style guide, pp. 2-3
Digital Object Identifiers (DOI)
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Content on the Internet tends to move or be
deleted, so scholarly publishers have begun
assigning a DOI to journal articles.
Unique alphanumeric string assigned which
provides a persistent link
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Link to article if have authorized access
OR
Abstract and article for purchase
When a DOI is available, include the DOI
instead of the URL in the reference.
APA style guide, p. 3
Example of a DOI
DOIs
found
in the
abstract
Non-DOI numbers from other
vendors
Reference with a DOI
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See Guide, example #1, page 7
Ingham, R. J., Warner, A., Byrd, A., & Cotton, J. (2006). Speech effort
measurement and stuttering: Investigating the chorus
reading effect. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing
Research, 49(3), 660-670. doi:10.1044/1092-4388(2006/048)
Looking up DOI’s
http://www.crossref.org
Several
options
Several search options
scroll down for Author/Title search
Scroll down for search results
Citing Dissertations under old rules
Dissertations indexed in DAI
Clarke, D. C. (2005). Differences in
student dropout rate, attendance rate,
and grade point average after the
implementation of the North Carolina
Dropout Prevention/Drivers License Law.
Dissertation Abstracts International,
62(3), 853A. (UMI No. 3010522)
Retrieved August 20,2007, from
Dissertations and Theses database.
APA manual, p. 260, # 54 – dissertation abstracted in DAI.
p. 279, # 88 – electronic copy retrieved from
database
Dissertations – new citation format
APA style guide, pp. 10-11
Where to break a URL
Do not insert a hyphen if you need to
break a URL across lines
 New - Break the URL before most
punctuation (an exception would be http://)
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 Old
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- p. 271 says after slash or before period
Do not add a period after the URL, to
avoid confusion
APA style guide, p. 13 examples #14, #15
Datasets
Use “Available from” to indicate that the URL will lead users to a
download site rather than directly to the data. Example #26, p. 16
Datasets
Future?
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New edition of APA Manual – 2009 or later
Evolving electronic resource formats
See change in ACM Journals
http://0-doi.acm.org.novacat.nova.edu/10.1145/1284621.1284637
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For now…add issue number, watch for DOI’s
Questions?
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Office - NMB Main Bldg. #436
[email protected]