Citation Tools
Generate a Citation
- ProQuest Research Companion Citation BuilderA tool available through SCU Library's subscriptions. Login required.
- Video: How to Generate a Citation in a DatabaseMost databases to which the library subscribes provide a citation generator tool.
Publication Manual (OFFICIAL) 7th Edition of the American Psychological Association by ISBN: 9781433832161Publication Date: 2019-10-01
Citation Tools in Databases
Citation Tools in Databases
Most SCU Library databases have a citation tool built-in. You can use this to generate a citation, but beware!
Garbage in, garbage out!
If something is wrong with the citation information in the database (a.k.a. the metadata), then that problem will translate over to the citation.
It's important to check this citation.
7th Edition Learning Resources
Read the descriptions of the tools listed below carefully to select the one most useful for your immediate needs. There's a splendid variety available.
Keep in mind that most library databases will offer to provide you with a APA formatted citation. However, most of the time, you will need to tweak them a bit! One of the most common mistakes is the failure to Not Capitalize all the words in an article title, for example!
- Reference Examples ChartAll the different types of things you might reference organized in a chart with hotlinks to examples of how that thing would appear in References, in a parenthetical citation and as a narrative citation. Very cool!
- Student Paper Formatting ChecklistWell-laid out with hotlinks to more information for complex elements. Easy to skim to get to the piece you need, but can also be read through quickly. 7 pages long.
- Creating an APA Style Reference ListShort and sweet ... really seems to zero in on the most common questions/issues that arise. Should be read from beginning to end -- only 2 pages!
- Journal Article Reference ChecklistReally short but focused on the main issues with citing journal articles.
- Quick Reference GuideQuick annotated example/description of citation for BOOK, BOOK CHAPTER, JOURNAL ARTICLE.
- Reference ExamplesAn example of every sort of thing you'd want to reference laid out clearly in 4 pages!
- APA Style Reference Formatting ActivityA "fix these" type activity clearly designed to go along with the 4-page Reference Examples handout linked here.
Citing a special issue of a journal. Example from https://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2012/05/citing-a-special-issue-or-special-section-in-apa-style.html
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