Research Guides: Social Work Research Guide: Citations & APA

Why do we cite?

Why We Cite A short video tutorial (2 mins) on the philosophy behind citing your sources. (UNC Writing Center)

What is Plagiarism and How to Avoid It A short tutorial by Brock University Library about plagiarism and how to cite sources to avoid plagiarizing.

Purdue OWL APA Style Guide
Online APA reference- with instructions & examples for most citation types. OWL also has a collection of APA formatting video tutorials on YouTube.

Below are some sites that help you generate by-lines and license information to include in your presentation, website/blog, or in print.

flickr
Flickr has millions of CC images that you can use (with attribution). Simply filter your search results by license type. Use the 'Share' option to embed images with proper CC attribution.
ImageCodr
ImageCodr works best for inserting byline & license information into a website or blog. Paste the URL of a Flickr image to generate the HTML for the license information.

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Example of attribution style:

by Cameron Photo
Foter
Foter allows you to search for and automatically create by-lines for websites or print.

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Example of attribution style:

Cameron Photo / Foter / CC BY-ND

Ebsco Citation Tools
A short (30 sec) video demonstrating how to quickly grab APA citations from article records.
The Basics of APA Style
An in-depth (22 mins) video tutorial from the American Psychological Association introducing APA styles.
Purdue OWL Video Tutorials
A set of videos on formatting and reference lists produced by the Purdue OWL writing center.
Cite Source APA Styles
Self-paced tutorial to learn how to document information, check citation examples and learn about copyright, intellectual property and how the internet shapes information use.

Google Docs This link leads to a short animated clip to see how to create hanging indents in Google Docs, which is required in APA formatting.