Monday, August 26, 2013

APA Style Guide for Electronic References: Free for Sofia Students, Staff and Faculty

For new and returning students, please take advantage of your access to the most recent APA Style Guide for Electronic Resources. This guide was released last year. This document functions as a helpful supplement and update to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association with regard to various types of e-resources.   We purchased it and placed it on two sites for protected access: Angel and ebrary. This is licensed content that is for your personal use only.

The ebrary copy will function as a reference copy (reading, printing out sections), etc.

The Angel copy will be available for download as a PDF by students, staff, and faculty who have an Angel account. This PDF copy can be kept or printed for personal use. Please contact us at refdesk@sofia.edu if you do not have an Angel account. 

Ebrary
  1. Go to http://site.ebrary.com/lib/itp/docDetail.action?docID=80093361&p00=apa
  2. If you are off campus, log in using your Library Database Username and Password.

Library Site on Angel (please log in before accessing)
  1. Go to  http://itp.angellearning.com/default.asp
  2. Log in as usual.
  3. Click on the Library link under institutional resources.  Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the APA Guide to Electronic References 6th Ed. document. You will be able to download the pdf document.
Please note that this document only addresses citations for electronic materials. In a rapidly changing world, we hope this will be of use to you.

Let us know if you have any problem accessing this document. 

More Information from the Publisher:
Adapted throughout to meet the latest reference standards from the Sixth Edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association®, this guide is the go-to source for referencing online and web-based research materials. Available in an easy-to-use PDF format, the APA Style Guide to Electronic References provides an authoritative reference guide to help navigate the ambiguous world of reference sources found online, including:
  • The key elements to include when referencing electronic sources, especially those with incomplete or missing information
  • Common usage of digital object identifiers (DOIs) in validating reference material
  • Reference information for websites, Internet message boards, electronic mailing lists, and social media
  • Reference information for data sets, software, and online measurement instruments
  • And much more
With a wealth of detailed examples, the APA Style Guide to Electronic References will be an indispensable resource for anyone conducting online research in the social sciences.