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Sociology

Library resources for sociological research

Writing Center

Visit the Writing Center for help with brainstorming, organization, revising, citations, and other writing assistance!

Located:

Every Monday: Saurwein 232
Tuesday-Sunday in Campus Center 313: The Owen Center

Regular Writing Center Hours:

Monday-Friday 12:00PM-7:00PM
Sundays 12:00PM-5:00PM

Book an appointment with a Writing Center consultant.

APA Citation Resources

Official Sources

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by American Psychological Association Staff
Call Number: BF76.7 .P83 2010
Publication Date: 2009
The library has two copies available for checkout and a in-library copy in the Reference section.
Concise Rules of APA Style by American Psychological Association Staff
Call Number: BF76.7 .C66 2010
Publication Date: 2009

APA Style
The Web site for the APA style guide, including supplemental materials and reprint corrections.
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Provides plenty of examples of citing in APA, answers questions about the guide, and regularly provides updates on how to cite new media that are not in the print guide

Online Guides

Covers basic how-tos of citation with examples.

APA Citation
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Purdue OWL APA
Online APA formatting and style guide, with citation and reference examples

Citation Generators

Will create citations for you. Many databases also can create citations. Always double check generated citations.