BCES LIBRARY Guide to Citing Sources APA Style

Below I have listed what you need to take from the resource that you are using so that you have the information necessary to cite your source at the end of your research.  Make sure that you are getting this information AS YOU USE THE RESOURCE.

Book:

• Author(s)
• Title
• City of Publication
• Publisher
• Year of publication

Print Magazine:                                                                     Online Magazine:

• Author(s)                                                                      - Author(s)
• Article title                                                                    - Article title
• Name of Magazine                                                       - Name of magazine
• Date of publication                                                        - Date of publication
• Page number(s)                                                             - Page number(s)
• Volume number (if available)                                         - Volume number (if available
•                                                                                      - Date of access (month, date,year)
•                                                                                      - Name of Database (for example SIRS,
•                                                                                        InfoTrac, etc.
•                                                                                      - URL                                                    

Journal:                                                                                  Online Journal:

• Author(s)                                                                      - Author(s)
• Article title                                                                    - Article title
• Name of Journal                                                           - Name of Journal
• Volume number (leave blank if not available)                 - Volume number (if available)
• Issue (leave blank if it does not have one)                      - Page number(s)
• Date of publication                                                        - Issue (if available)
• Page numbers                                                               - Date of publication
•                                                                                     - Date of access (month, date, year)
•                                                                                     - Name of Database (for example   
•                                                                                       SIRS, InfoTrac, etc.)
•                                                                                     - URL                                                    

Encyclopedia                                                                          Online Enclyclopedia

• Author(s)                                                                      - Title of Web document
• Title of specific article                                                   - Description ( video clip,
• Title of encyclopedia                                                        PowerPoint, etc.)
• Edition                                                                          - Title of article
• Year of Publication                                                       - Author
•                                                                                    -  Publication date (M, D, Y)      
•                                                                                     - Date of access
•                                                                                     - Name of database (for example SIRS, 
•                                                                                       InfoTrac, etc.)
•                                                                                     - URL

Atlas                                                                                       Online Atlas

• Title of Map                                                                 - Title of Map
• Title of Atlas                                                                 - Title of Atlas
• Edition (leave blank if 1^st ed.)                                        - Edition (leave blank if 1^st ed.)
• Publisher                                                                       - Publisher
• City of publication                                                         - City of publication
• Year of publication                                                       - Date of publication
•                                                                                     - Date of access
•                                                                                     - Name of database (for example SIRS,
•                                                                                        InfoTrac, etc.)
•                                                                                      - URL

                                                                                                 Website                                                    

                                                                                                - Title of web document or project

                                                                                                - Description of work (if it isn't a basic

                                                                                                 website such as a brochure, powerpoint,etc.

                                                                                                 - Title of specific article

                                                                                                 - Author (if available)

                                                                                                 - publication date or copyright (M, D, YYYY)

                                                                                                 - date of access (M, D, YYYY)

                                                                                                 - URL (web address)

                                                                                                 - Associated Organization (for example PBS)