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General Format
AuthorLastname, F. I. (Date). Book title. Publisher.
Book
DeCarbo, M. A. (1969). Mentorship among older and younger college students. University of California.
Book with two authors
Druin, A., & Solomon, C. (1996). Designing multimedia environments for children. J. Wiley & Sons.
Article or chapter in an edited book
Franciscu, J. B., & Chiarini, L. B. (1992). Clarity at last: Including personal spiritual beliefs in patient motivation evaluation. In R. M. Bright III (Ed.), Aspects of Psychology: Vol. 7. Psychology and Religion (2nd ed., pp. 24-68). Amicus.
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Lecture Presentations
General Format
Author, F.M. (Publication Year).Name or title of lecture [file format]. URL
**If you are citing a classroom presentation, include the same data except the retrieval information
Examples:
Jacobson, T.E. & Mackey, T. (2013). What’s in the name?: Information literacy, metaliteracy, or transliteracy [Powerpoint slides]. http://www.slideshare.net/tmackey/acrl-2013
Smith, J.F. (2013, Oct. 17). U.S. Political Parties in Perspective [Powerpoint slides and class handout]. Retrieved from http://canvas.uw.edu/
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Journal article from database (with DOI)
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal,
volume number, page range. doi:0000000/000000000000 or
Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.0000/0000
Prdziebylo, I. L., Korzybski, C. L., & Gimpelowicz, Z. (1991). Interpersonal cognition and sibling rivalry in large families. Polish Journal of Psychology, 74, 329-348. doi: 10.1037/2078-6133.25.2.233
Journal article from database (no DOI)
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number, Page Range. http://www.journalhomepage.com/full/url/
Journal article in print (no DOI)
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal,
volume number, page range.
Online Newspaper Article
Newton, C. (2010, Feb. 15). Driving-while-texting ban advances Senate. The Arizona Republic. http://www.azcentral.com
Newspaper from Print Source
Pearson, S. L. (1997, June 5). Why Johnny can't play. The Arizona Republic, p. HL1.
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General Format
AuthorLastname, F. I. (Date of Publication). Web article title (if applicable). Title of Web Site. Retreived date, from http://website.com
(If no author listed, begin the entry with the web page title)
*include a retrieval date only when the content is designed to change over time*
Web page on a news website
Avramova, N. (2019, January 3). The secret to a long, happy, healthy life? Think age-positive. CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/03/health/respect-toward-elderly-leads-to-a-long-life-intl/index.html
Entire Web site
Thaller, M. (2007). Cool Cosmos [website]. Retrieved August 27, 2008, from http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/
*Some elements may be missing. Provide as much information as possible.
Podcast
Vedantam, S. (Host). (2015-present). Hidden brain (Audio podcast). NPR. https://www.npr.org/series/423302056/hidden-brain
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