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Nursing Faculty Resources: APA

What's Here

This page provides resources for refreshing your knowledge of APA. The Library's abbreviated guide below is a good place to start, as is the Basics of APA Tutorial to the right (both of which are also available to students on the Library's main APA page).

QCC APA Citation Style Handbook

The Library's APA Citation Style Handbook is designed as a quick reference for citing sources. A print copy can also be obtained at the reference desk. Contact the Library at any time if you have questions about properly using citation styles.

What the heck is plagiarism? And how do I avoid it?

 

This handout, "Acknowledging, Paraphrasing, and Quoting Sources," builds on the information mentioned in the video above.

For more info on the difference between paraphrasing and summarizing, check out this web page, Paraphrase and Summary.

And for a self-paced tutorial that goes into more detail than the video above, visit Don't Cheat Yourself.

Common APA Style Errors

Below are documents listing common APA style errors.

Sample APA Rubrics

Below are sample rubrics for grading papers that use APA citation style.