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CSP 552: Introduction to Student Affairs in Higher Education: Citing Sources

Online Style Guides

You will use the APA citation style for writing papers. 

American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition  Washington, DC: Author.

You can find the manual at the library reference desk.

Try the Online Writing Lab at Purdue for help with writing and citing. 

The OWL at Purdue

*Note: Be careful when using outside sources such as the OWL for citing help. These can contain errors or discrepancies. 

It's not always easy!

Databases and interent tools can provide you with pre-formatted styles. But be careful, many of these have errors!  Always consult an official style manual and your instructor to make sure your citations i's are dotteed and t's are crossed. Here is an example of 2 citations for the same article, one from the database and one from Google Scholar, both are partially right (Green), but not completely accurate (Red).

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