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Communication 150: Public Speaking

Guide for Dr. Reynard's CN150 Library Research Exercise. Public Speaking. Communication Course.

Need Citing Help?

When you use information from a source or another person's idea, you must give credit.  You can get help citing from the librarians, the tutors in the Tutoring and Writing Center, or request the APA Manual at the Mabee Library Welcome Desk.

APA Style Examples

Journal Article

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), pages.   

                      https://doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyy


Book
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Publisher Name. DOI (if available)

 

Edited Book, No Author

Editor, E. E. (Ed.). (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Publisher. DOI (if available)


Webpage or Piece of Online Content 

Lastname, F. M. (Year, Month Date). Title of page. Site Name. URL

Group name. (Year, Month Date). Title of page. Site Name. URL

 

YouTube or other Streaming Video 

Last Name, F. M. [Username]. (Year, Month Date). Title of video [Video]. Streaming Service. URL

 

Podcast Episode

Host, A. A. (Host). (Year, Month Date). Title of episode (No. if provided) [Audio podcast episode]. In Name of podcast. Publisher. URL

 

What's with the DOI?

A digital object identifier (DOI) is a unique alphanumeric string assigned by a registration agency (the International DOI Foundation) to identify content and provide a persistent link to its location on the Internet. The publisher assigns a DOI when your article is published and made available electronically.

All DOI numbers begin with a 10 and contain a prefix and a suffix separated by a slash. The prefix is a unique number of four or more digits assigned to organizations; the suffix is assigned by the publisher and was designed to be flexible with publisher identification standards.

APA recommends that when DOIs are available, you include them for both print and electronic sources. The DOI is typically located on the first page of the electronic journal article, near the copyright notice. The DOI can also be found on the database landing page for the article.