APA Style Guide to Electronic References and the Library

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APA Style Guide to Electronic References and
the Library

• Laura L. Ramirez
• lucio_at_nova.edu ext. 8423
• North Miami Beach Campus Librarian

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Library updates

• Alvin Sherman Library Faculty Reception
• Wednesday, October 24th, 430 - 630 pm
• Coming Soon! October 15, 2007
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library
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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.
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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)

APA style guide, pp. 1-6
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Change in rules

• 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.
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Full-Text Journal Title Search
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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.
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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.
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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.

But
APA style guide, pp. 2-3
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Digital Object Identifiers (DOI)

• 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
• 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
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Example of a DOI
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DOIs found in the abstract
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Non-DOI numbers from other vendors
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Reference with a DOI

• 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. doi10.1044/1092-4388(
  2006/048)

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Looking up DOIshttp//www.crossref.org
Several options
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Several search options scroll down for
Author/Title search
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Scroll down for search results
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Citing Dissertations under old rules
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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
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Dissertations new citation format
APA style guide, pp. 10-11
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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//)
• Old - 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
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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
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Datasets
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Future?

• 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
• For nowadd issue number, watch for DOIs
• Questions?
• Laura L. Ramirez ext. 8423
• Office - NMB Main Bldg. 436
• lucio_at_nova.edu