Web-based APA Style Helpers

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Web-based APA Style Helpers

APA Format Paper Template: Here's a template for a paper in APA format that's posted to GoogleDrive. Select "Make a copy..." from the file menu and a new copy of this document will appear in your GoogleDrive. You may use it as a rough guide although in some cases minor tweaks/variations from the template may be necessary.

_https://docs.google.com/document/edit?id=1IASO3HPQ1nFMc8urds0JaCY0RiSUqWNQZU9bcLp7NrI

GoogleDocs Research Tool: GoogleDocs has an integrated tool called "Research" that permits you to do online searches of Google and GoogleScholar from within GoogleDocs. The resulting reference may be imported directly into your document in APA format. Go to this page to read more about how to start the tool and use its features.

_http://support.google.com/drive/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2481802

Augsburg APA Style Review Course: This course was designed by the Augsburg IT specialists to assist learners in familiarizing themselves with APA basics and resources that are available to assist you. You will need to self-enroll in the course to participate. Complete the course and receive a badge.

_https://moodle.augsburg.edu/moodle2015/course/view.php?id=3684

Landmark Project's Citation Machine: Citation Machine is an interactive Web tool that assists learners in formatting citations and modeling the proper use of information property.

_http://www.citationmachine.net/

Augsburg College Library Citation Resources Page

_http://www.augsburg.edu/library/research/writing.html#style_guides

Using Microsoft Office's Template Tools to Format Your CItations. In Microsoft Office Word 2007 (Windows) or Microsoft Office Word 2008 (Mac), you can automatically generate a reference list based on the source information you provide for the document.

_http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA100674921033.aspx

CiteThisForMe: CiteThisForMe allows users to create their own references via a handy form. CiteThisForMe uses the Harvard referencing style, and visitors just need to enter a number of details to create each reference. Visitors have the option to cite a book, newspaper, journal, website, or other type of source. This version is compatible with all operating systems.

_http://www.citethisforme.com/

EndNote X2 includes a full text locater for references, smart groups for instant reference sorting, and full compatibility with a number of word processors. A 30-day free trial version is available at the URL below, and the full version may be purchased after that point. This application is compatible with computers running Mac OS X 10.3+ or Windows Vista+.

_http://www.endnote.com/endemo.asp

Zotero -- This program works as a Firefox extension which helps users collect, manage, and cite research sources. As it functions within the browser itself, visitors can automatically capture citation information from web pages, and users can also take notes along the way as they work. The program also comes with complete documentation and is compatible with all computers running on either Windows or Macintosh operating systems.

_http://www.zotero.org/

APA Style Resources on the Web

_http://www.emunix.emich.edu/~ehoffman/apahelp.html

APA Style: Getting Started

_http://www.library.ubc.ca/home/about/instruct/apastyle.html

Resources for Learning APA Style

_ http://www.southwestern.edu/~giuliant/apastyle.html

APA Style Help (Official resource page for APA, includes tutorial and other resources)

http://www.apastyle.org/apa-style-help.aspx

APA Heading Levels: APA style uses headings to help organize papers. The headings indicate the topic of a section that helps readers (and you) clarify the structure of your paper and your arguments. Most papers only use one or two levels, but more complicated papers can use up to five levels. How do you organize and format these headings? This document will help.

http://concordia.csp.edu/writingcenter/_Documents/APA_Heading_Levels.pdf

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