Research Guides: BIO 184: Plants and People: Citation Resources

Citation Information

The resources at right provide guidance on how to use the American Psychological Association (APA) Publication Style. This will be the format for your references in your presentation and lab reports for this course.

Online Citation Tools

Refworks
Web based-service for creating and managing citations and for creating bibliographies.

Please note: If it's your first time using RefWorks you must register for an account and use your Lehman email address.

For additonal help, please also see the RefWorks Research Guide.

APA Formatting and Style Guide, 6th Edition, Handout Revised

APA Formatting and Style Guide (PDF)
From Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL).

PDF version of the 12 page APA Formating and Style Guide available in the Library. This guide is based on the APA Style Guide from the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL).

Online APA Citation Guides

APA Style Guide from Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Great site for all questions with regards to APA Style.
Complete Guide to In-Text Citations, Reference Lists, etc.
Citation Fox - APA
This tool from SUNY Albany Library contains templates and examples for over 500 different resource types.
Color Coded APA Style Guide
Color annotated citations help you to identify and learn the different parts of a citation.
APA Style Website
The resources listed under the "Most Popular" heading are extremely helpful.
APA Style: Documenting Sources
This site is part of the Research and Documentation Online, 5th Edition Website and is a good source APA Citation Style information.

APA 6th Edition Style Books

Publication manual of the American Psychological Association by 6th Edition
Call Number: Ref BF76.7 .P83 2010
Copies of this book are located in Ready Reference, Quick Reference, Education Reference, and General Reference. This book can not be taken out of the Library.
Concise Rules of APA Style by 6th Edition
Call Number: BF76.7 .C66 2010
Publication Date: 2010
This is a shorter version of the APA style manual. Copies are located in Ready Reference, Quick Reference, and Education Reference. This book can not be taken out of the Library.

When you can not figure out how to cite a source using the other resources on this page, it is best to check in the printed APA Style Manuals on how to write the citation.