BA 701 Leadership for Healthcare Professionals: Cite Sources

The library offers 3 different classes to help you better understand APA guidelines.  Classes are free, online and last from 6:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. To register, email Jamie Kellner at kellnerja@lakeland.edu.

1. APA Basics: covers why we cite, resources to help you cite, and how to create reference page citations for a book, a journal article, an internet site and a YouTube video.
2. In-Text Citations: an in-depth look at common APA in-text citing questions.
3. Academic Writer: learn to use the ACADEMIC WRITER database to set up an account, save your sources, select a research paper template, and create properly formatted APA citations.

Choose from these dates:

​Dates for Fall 2020 will be posted in August. 

Password required: Log in with the same credentials you use to access Blackboard and your Lakeland email. 

APA got you stumped?  Academic Writer (formerly APA Style CENTRAL) will get you started on the road to mastering APA . 

The Learn module contains short videos explaining APA guidelines, self quizzes, sample papers and more.   Here are some examples:

(If a video gets hung up loading, click the forward arrow in the right corner of the video viewing screen or try a different browser.)

• Title Page
• Basic Setup
• Alphabetizing the References List

Use the Reference module to store your references.  The Write module provides paper templates to guide your work as you create your own paper.  Both Reference and Write modules require that you create an individual account to save your work. To set up an account:

1. Click Welcome (upper right).
2. Click Log in. 
3. Click Create one here. 
4. Complete form. 

Sample APA Paper

This flowchart from the APA Style Central blog explains fow to construct a proper APA citation with or without a DOI.