APA Style Help

Posted on April 2, 2012 by

APA ManualEver need a little help with your APA references and citations? Recently, I needed to check on the correct way to reference a book by the Dalai Lama. A little bit of internet research reveals the APA itself offers quick answers and useful information to this and many other style questions. I’m sure you already know about their style guides, but did you know they also offer instructional aids and online courses – for a fee. 

They offer free information, as well.  The APA Style website offers quick answers to questions regarding formatting, references and answers to their most Frequently Asked Questions. In addition, The APA Style blog offers informative posts on a variety of APA style questions.

So how do you cite the Dalai Lama? You can find out for yourself: How to Cite Pseudonyms.

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4 Responses to “APA Style Help”

  1.    Mickey O'Briant Said:
    April 2nd, 2012 at 11:49 pm
       

    Having been an online student now for a number of years, five years with University of Phoenix, and now a full-time student at Atlantic University, I have become well acquainted with APA formatting; however, for many new students, the rules associated with this format is rather daunting and time-consuming to acquire a proficiency. While still attending University of Phoenix, I learned about a software plug-in that will attach itself to your Microsoft Word software that automatically takes care of APA formatting for you. It is called Perrla and their website is http://www.perrla.com/APADetails.aspx. This software only cost about $35 and it is directly downloadable from their website in a matter of minutes. The site offers regular updates and if you need to transfer your software to another computer, they make the process very easy at their website. I highly recommend this software as it saves you a lot of time and allows you to concentrate on WHAT you are writing without having to worry so much about the details of the APA formatting. I am not proposing that this software be a replacement for having a personal knowledge of APA, but rather it being a useful tool for productivity and efficiency.

  2.    Bobbie Ann Pimm Said:
    April 2nd, 2012 at 11:56 pm
       

    Awesome tip, Mickey! Thanks for sharing!

  3.    Carlos S. Alvarado Said:
    April 3rd, 2012 at 3:45 pm
       

    This will be very useful for students and researchers alike.

    Thanks for posting it. I will follow the links.

    Thanks also to Mickey O’Brien for the information about the software.

    Carlos

  4.    Lou Ruman Said:
    April 5th, 2012 at 4:04 pm
       

    Thanks for the tip. I will be trying this presently.

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