LibGuides: CN/PSY/SOC: Cite Your Sources

Academic Central (formerly APA Style Central)

Not familiar with APA? Need a quick refresher? Try Academic Central (formerly APA Style Central).

Academic Writer (formerly APA Style Central) This link opens in a new window
For best results use Chrome or Firefox. Designed to help you master APA writing style and develop your writing and professional research skills. Includes how-to videos, self-quizzes, tests, reference examples, and sample papers.

Citing Help with Examples

Academic Writer (formerly APA Style Central) This link opens in a new window
For best results use Chrome or Firefox. Designed to help you master APA writing style and develop your writing and professional research skills. Includes how-to videos, self-quizzes, tests, reference examples, and sample papers.

APA Style (American Psychological Association)
Includes: Basics of APA Style (tutorial), Quick Answers and easy access to APA Style blog. From the American Psychological Association, publisher of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, the official guide to APA formatting.

APA Tutorial (requires Flash enable browser.)

Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Website maintained by the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University (OWL). Provides explanations and examples of APA, MLA, and Chicago citation guidelines as well as writing basics.

Sample paper.

APA Basics (requires Flash enable browser.)

Citation: A (Very) Brief Introduction

Thank you to NCSU Libraries for the use of this video. Credits: A. Burke, D. Dorafshar, K. Langdon, A. Orphanides, K. Duckett. This video is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial -ShareAlike 3.0 United States license.

Citation Generators

The citation generators listed below will construct a citation for you. They are not foolproof. Proofread the finished product carefully.

NoodleTools ( Select free tools at the bottom of the screen. Use NoodleTools Express.) Select from APA, MLA or Chicago styles. As you enter information, pop-ups appear with formatting rules to help guide you.
KnightCite

Plagiarism and How to Avoid It (video)

Video: Carteret Community College. (4.33 minutes)

How to Recognize Plagiarism: Tutorials and Tests
From Indiana University Bloomington, School of Education, this site offers 5 levels of tutorials, short videos, and certification tests. Retrieved from https://plagiarism.iu.edu/
The Writer's handbook: Avoiding Plagiarism
From the Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, this site discusses plagiarism, paraphrasing and properly quoting your sources.