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American Medical Association (AMA) Style
American Psychological Association (APA) Style
Other APA Style Resources (Electronic) Other APA Style Resources (Print)
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American Medical Association (AMA) Style
- AMA manual of style : a guide for authors and editors
Click here for more information.
American Psychological Association (APA) Style
The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing uses standards developed by the American Psychological Association (APA) for the organization, language, and editorial style of research papers, as well as for the citation and identification of reference sources. Click here to read the "Vision Statement on Professional Writing in Nursing" issued by the TTUHSC School of Nursing Writing Task Force.
The TTUHSC School of Nursing endorses three online resources for help with-
- The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) from the English Department at Purdue University
APA Formatting and Style Guide - The Guide to Grammar and Writing sponsored by the Capital Community College Foundation
A Guide for Writing Research Papers, APA-Style - drgwen.com from Gwen Morse, R.N., Ph.D.
APA Style Tutorial
- The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) from the English Department at Purdue University
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The TTUHSC School of Nursing also recommends this PowerPoint from the Purdue University Writing Lab:
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- Documenting Sources: Using APA Format
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Visit the School of Nursing Writing Task Force Web page for additional PowerPoints.
Other APA Style Resources (Electronic)
The TTUHSC Libraries of the Health Sciences do not endorse any of these resources.
Resources are listed alphabetically.
- American Psychological Association (APA) Format (5th Edition)
[UMC Library, University of Minnesota Crookston] - APA Citation
[http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/apa.html] - APA Documentation
[The Writing Center, University of Wisconsin - Madison] - Apa Format - Your Apa Style Online Guide
[Apa format.biz] - APA Quick Study
[Abel Scribe, Ph.D.] - APA Reference Style - Includes 2007 Electronic References
[Lydia M. Olson Library, University of Northern Michigan] - APA Research Style Crib Sheet
[Russell A. Dewey, Ph.D. and Abel Scribe, Ph.D.] - APA Style
[Wikipedia] - APA Style Essentials
[Douglas Degelman, Professor of Psychology, Vanguard University of Southern California] - APA Style examples, Citing and referencing tutorial
[Monash University Library] - APA Style Quick Reference
[Abel Scribe, Ph.D.] - APA Style Tips
[APA Style.org (American Psychological Association)]
- Citation Styles Handbook: APA
[The Writers Workshop, the Center for Writing Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign] - Cite Resources: American Psychological Association (APA) Style
[The Ohio State University Libraries] - CiteFast
[citefast.com] - CitePrecise Online Citation Reference
[Lund Referencing Ltd] - Citing Information: APA
[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries] - Electronic Resources: APA Style
[APA Style.org (American Psychological Association)] - KnightCite
[The Hekman Library, Calvin College] - Psychology With Style: A Hypertext Writing Guide (for the 5th edition of the APA Manual)
[M. Plonsky, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point] - Son of Citation Machine
[The Landmark Project] - A University Writing Center Mini-Course: APA Documentation
Searchable PDF Version
[The University Writing Center at Western Carolina University] - Using Principles of APA Style to Cite and Document Sources
[Bedford/St. Martin's]
Other APA Style Resources (Print)
- APA style guide to electronic references. June 2007.
[PDF download from APA Books. List price: $11.95] - Concise rules of APA style. 2005.
[Check the TTUHSC Libraries Catalog] - Mastering APA style : student's workbook and training guide. 2002.
[Check the TTUHSC Libraries Catalog] - Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 5th ed. 2001.
[Check the TTUHSC Libraries Catalog] - Tips about APA format : TTUHSC School of Nursing guidelines. 1997.
[Check the TTUHSC Libraries Catalog] - The world's easiest guide to using the APA : a user friendly manual for formatting research papers according the the American Psychological Association style guied. 3rd ed. 2002.
[Check the TTUHSC Libraries Catalog]