Seminar on Referencing style:APA

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Seminar on Referencing styleAPA

• SUPERVISOR

• BY

• Dr. Adithya Kumari, H
• Associate Professor,
• Dept. of Studies in Library and Information
  Science, University of Mysore-06

• Chikkamanju
• Research Scholar,
• Dept. of Studies in Library and Information
  Science, University of Mysore-06

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Introduction
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Referencing is the process of acknowledging your
sources. Sources include anything you take
information from, eg, books, journals, magazines,
newspapers, websites, lectures, legislation,
maps, television and radio programmes, works of
art, dramatic performances, etc.
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By referencing your sources you are demonstrating
to your tutors the breadth of your research and
reinforcing your own arguments. Using a wide
range of sources is excellent academic practice
and is certainly not a sign of weakness!
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Referencing enables your tutors and anyone else
reading your work to check your sources and
follow up information for themselves. Failure to
reference correctly, or worse still, not to
reference at all, may lead to accusations of
plagiarism (using other people's ideas, words and
research as if they were your own). Plagiarism is
a serious offence at university and may lead to
disciplinary action.
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APA, MLA, Turabian, AMA and Chicago etc
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Introduction to APA
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What is APA (AMERICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL
ASSOCIATION) "APA style" is the set of specific
formatting conventions sanctioned by the American
Psychological Association. The collected
procedures of any style are usually referred to
collectively as a "stylesheet." Elements of the
APA stylesheet include such in-text matters as
punctuation standards, margin depth, line
spacing, and heading format. This series of
pages, however, will concentrate mostly on the
post-text elements of APA stylethat is, how to
assemble and format entries for specific sources.
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Most classes in psychology will require you to
write your papers in APA style, which is a
writing style described in the Publication Manual
of the American Psychological Association (which
was just released in its seventh edition). APA
style describes rules for the preparation of
manuscripts for writers and students in
psychology. These rules cover areas such as the
content and organization of a manuscript, writing
style, references, and how to prepare a
manuscript for publication. APA style breaks
papers up into sections, which helps you to
present information clearly and also allows
readers to quickly find and process the
information they need.
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Who Uses APA Style?
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APA style is also used in many other disciplines
such as Sociology, Business, Economics, Nursing,
Social Work, and Criminology.
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Hicks Undergraduate Library Humanities, Social
Science, and Education Library Pharmacy,
Nursing, and Health Services Library and
Psychological Sciences Library) either in the
reference section or on reserve.
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Why Use APA Style?
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Abiding by the rules of APA style makes it easier
for others to understand your writing. Your
reader will be able to find what they are looking
for, follow your writing more easily, and your
communication will be more clearly understood. If
you go on to publish your writing, the tasks of
editors and publishers are simplified when
everyone uses the same format. Using APA style
also provides you with a model for thinking about
psychological phenomena.
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How is APA Style is different from other styles
of writing?

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APA style is unlike other forms of writing that
encourage more creativity and variation in
language. APA style often involves writing
according to a "formula" of sorts. Once you learn
the formula, you can master APA style. Adhering
strictly to formatting rules, keeping
sentence structure simple, and maintaining
parallel structure when reporting study details
and results helps to make your writing clear.
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APA Style
color codes
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Author(s)
Date
Title of Book
Title of Article
Title of Periodical
Volume
Pages
Place of Publication
Publisher
Other Information
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Journal Article Devine, P. G., Sherman, S. J.
(1992). Intuitive versus rational judgment and
the role of stereotyping in the human condition
Kirk  or Spock? Psychological Inquiry, 3(2),
153-159.0.120/s15327965pli0302_13 Journal
Article paginated by volume, from a database or
website without a DOI Hodges, F. M. (2003). The
promised planet Alliances and struggles of the
gerontocracy in American television science
fiction of the 1960s. The Aging Male, 6, 175-182.
Retrieved from http//www.informaworld.com/TheAgin
gMale
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Magazine Article Mershon, D. H. (1998,
November/December). Star trek on the brain
 Alien minds, human minds. American Scientist,
86(6), 585.
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Newspaper Article Di Rado, A. (1995, March 15).
Trekking through college Classes explore modern
society using the world of Star trek. Los Angeles
Times, pp. A3, A20-A22.
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Books Okuda, M., Okuda, D. (1993). Star trek
chronology The history of the future. New York,
NY Pocket Books. Book with no author---No
Author----     (1995). Radnor, PA News America
Publications.
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Book Article or Chapter James, N. E. (1988). Two
sides of paradise The Eden myth according to
Kirk and Spock. In D. Palumbo (Ed.), Spectrum of
the fantastic (pp. 219-223). Westport, CT
Greenwood.
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Encyclopedia Article Sturgeon, T. (1995).
Science fiction. In L. T. Lorimer et al. (Eds.),
The  encyclopedia Americana (Vol. 24, pp.
390-392). Danbury, CT Grolier.
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ERIC Document Fuss-Reineck, M. (1993). Sibling
communication in Star trek The next  generation
Conflicts between brothers. Retrieved from ERIC
database. (ED364932)
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Websites Epsicokhan, J. (2004, February 20).
Confessions ofacloset trekkie.October12,2009,Jamm
er'Reviews websitehttp//www.jammersreviews.com/a
rticles/confessions.
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Page with a corporate author and the name of the
website is the same as the name of the
author. National Aeronautics and Space
Administration. (2009, May 28). NASA astronaut
watches new Star trek movie in space. Retrieved
from http//www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/be
hindscenes/star_trek  .html Page with a
corporate author and the name of the website is
different from the name of the author. National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, Jet
Propulsion aboratory. (2007, May 10). Mission
could seek out Spock's home planet. Retrieved
from PlanetQuest Exoplanet Exploration website
http//planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/news/planetVulcan.
cfm
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Page with a no author. The Roddenberry legacy
of human potential If only, if only. (2007,
October 24). January 7, 2009, Star Trek Official
Sitewebsite http//www.startrek.com/startrek/vie
w/news/editorials /article/2310913.html
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Wiki Star trek planet classifications. (n.d.).
Wikipedia. January 7, 2009, f
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_planet
 _classifications
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Blog Zompist. (2009, September 30). Star wars
Hope not so new anymore     Web log message.
Retrieved from http//zompist.wordpress.com     
/2009/09/30/star-wars-hope-not-so-new-anymore/
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Internet Video Crusade2267. (2006, November 02).
For the uniform One fan's obsession with Star
trek, part 1 Video file. Retrieved from http//
www.youtube.com/watch?vul5q4PTME-M
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PowerPoint Presentation Oard, D. W. (2001).
Bringing Star trek to life Computers that speak
anlistUniversit of Mysore webbsitehttp//terpcon
nect.umd.edu/oard/papers /cpsp118t.ppt
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Thank you Any
Questions.?