APA Citation Style, 5th edition (2001)

with notes added from organization web site at http://www.apa.org/journals/webref.html

Remember that indicates an entry has been approximated based on the note provided.
Any information in the Basic Instructions in red font face is included to assist in the understanding of the style and should not be included in your Citations.

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The Bedford Handbook

 
Database Item Online Book Web Site CD-ROM Article
Online newspaper E-Newspaper Online Periodical
ERIC Document Discussion List Message Email Message HELP! (contact a librarian)
 
Database Item
Basic Instructions: Author. (Year). Title. Journal Title, volume(issue if the periodical
      starts with page one in each journal), pages. Retrieved
      data of access, name of database.
Example:

Young, J. R. (2000, February 18). Distance education seen
    as useful as classrooms. The Chronicle of Higher
    Education,46(25), A55. Retrieved February 24, 2000,
    from Proquest Direct database.
Online Book  
Basic Instructions: Author/editor. (Year). Title (edition), Producer (optional). Retrieved
       date of access, from URL
Example: Holland, N. N. (1992). The Critical I. Retrieved February
    24, 2000, from http://web.clas.ufl.edu/nnh/criti.htm
Web Site  
Basic Instructions: Author/editor. (Year). Title (edition). Retrieved date of access
       from URL
Example: Jones, D. (1999, July 26). The de Grummond Children’s
     Literature Collection. Retrieved February 24, 2000,
     from http://avatar.lib.usm.edu/~degrum/
CD-ROM
Basic Instructions: Author. (year). Title. Journal title, volume (issue), paging or
        indicator of length. [CD-ROM] Supplier/Database name
        Identifier or number (if available).
Example: The Late Riots - A Mountain Reduced to a Molehill. The
     New York Herald. 24 July 1863 in The Civil War - A
     Newspaper Perspective, Folio Corporation. (1994).
     [CD-ROM].
Online newspaper
Basic Instructions: Author. (Year, month day). Title. Newspaper Title. Retrieved date
        of access, from URL
Example: McAteer, M.J. (1999, May 17). Animals Benefit From
     Alternative Medicine. The Washington Post. Retrieved
     February 24, 2000, from http://washingtonpost.com
E-Newspaper  
Basic Instructions: Author if no author, title. (Year, Month day). Title. Newspaper Title.
        Retrieved date of access, from URL
Example: Hopes recede for survivors. (2001, February 1). The
     Hindu. Retrieved February 1, 2001, from
     http//www.the-hindu.com
Online Periodical
Basic Instructions: Author. (year, month day for weeklies - month for monthlies). Title.
        Magazine Title, volume (if available), pages (if available).
        Retrieved date of access, from URL
Example: Williams, B. General Wade Hampton III: Noble Summer
     Resident. Waysouth: A Journal of Southern Thought.
     Retrieved February 1, 2001 from
     http://www.waysouth.com/
Online Encyclopedia
Basic Instructions: Author (if no author, title). (Date). Title. Title of Encyclopedia.
        Publisher's location: Publisher. Retrieved Date from URL
Example: Alvin Ailey, Jr. Encyclopedia Britannica. Chicago:
     Britannica.com, Inc. Retrieved February 2, 2001
     from http://www.britannica.com
ERIC Documents  
Basic Instructions: Author. (date). Title (Report # if needed). Publisher location:
        publisher. (ERIC document reproduction service number
        - ED #) .
Example: Henson, R.K. (2001). Relationships between preservice
     teachers' self-efficacy task analysis, and
     classroom management beliefs. Paper presented
     at the Annual Meeting of the Southwest
     Educational Research Association, New Orleans,
     February 1-3, 2001. (ERIC Document Reproduction
     Service No. ED450084)
Discussion List Message  
Basic Instructions: Author. (Year, month day). Subject of message [Message number].
         Message posted to URL
Example: Kanzler, J. E. (2000, Feb 25). Freshman Library
     Instruction – summary. BI-L Digest [Msg 241].
     Message posted to bi-l@listserv.byu.edu
Email Message : E-mail communications are only noted in the text and are not cited in the reference list.  The following instructions apply to the text citation only.
Basic Instructions: (Author, personal communication, date)
Example: (R. Albrecht, personal communication, February 24, 2000)
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