LibGuides: Psychology: Citations and Plagiarism

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by American Psychological Association
Call Number: REF BF76.7 .P83 2020
ISBN: 9781433832161
Publication Date: 2019-10-01

This source is the gold standard for correctly using APA style. Shepard Library keeps several copies in the Reference Department for use within the library.

Other Citation Resources

These resources can help you with citations if you don't have the APA manual at hand.

ProQuest RefWorks
The new RefWorks is a premier reference management service that supports the needs of students, faculty and librarians. With a refined user experience, full-text management, collaboration and other features you’d expect from a reference management solution, RefWorks enables students and faculty to have a more efficient and reliable process for producing the best research papers and grants. Libraries are able to offer this powerful service and have full administrative controls and analytics that provide a consistent source of patron and content usage.
Citation Machine
An easy way to generate a quick citation.
Citefast.com
Citefast is a free service that allows students and professionals to properly create, organize and manage citations.
Purdue University Online Writing Lab (Purdue OWL) APA Style Guide
Purdue has created an excellent guide to using APA style.
Research and Documentation Online
Co-authored by Writer's Reference author Diana Hacker and librarian Barbara Fister, this site provides a concise overview of four different discipline-specific citation styles: MLA, APA, Chicago, and CSE.
UNC Citation Builder
A more sophisticated "citation machine" provided by the R.B. House Undergraduate Library at UNC-Chapel Hill.
NCSU Libraries Citation Builder
Citation Builder creates citations for you in APA or MLA format.

Plagiarism Resources

You don't want to plagiarize--even by accident! It can cost you a class grade, or even your degree. For more information about what plagiarism is and how to avoid it, check out these resources.

Information Literacy LibGuide
A study guide that describes what information literacy is and how to apply it to your academic work.
Plagiarism, What's the Big Deal? LibGuide
This LibGuide will define plagiarism, describe some of the consequences, and give a brief instruction to citation resources.

Citation Management Tools

Citation management tools allow you to save citations of research as you go and create both bibliographies and in-text citations automatically. You can use these tools for free as long as you are a student at NCCU.

RefWorks allows users to store and manage citations and research anywhere there is an internet connection.

Zotero is a similar tool to Refworks, available for free on the web.

If you have questions about using any of these tools, ask a staff member!

EndNote Online This link opens in a new window
EndNote online, formerly EndNote Web, is the online counterpart to our popular desktop reference management and bibliography creation software.
RefWorks This link opens in a new window
The new ProQuest RefWorks is a premier reference management service that supports the needs of students, faculty and librarians. With a refined user experience, full-text management, collaboration and other features you’d expect from a reference management solution, RefWorks enables students and faculty to have a more efficient and reliable process for producing the best research papers and grants.

Psychology

Powernotes

Subject Guide

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association

Other Citation Resources

Plagiarism Resources

Citation Management Tools