IAS 300 - Career Strategies and Personal Resilience
Evaluating online sources (CRAAP test)
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Evaluating online sources (CRAAP test)Use this guide from California State University, Chico, to evaluate online resources before using and citing them.
Recommended APA style guides online
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APA StyleDirectly from the APA. It doesn't contain everything in the APA Style Guide, but it has many examples.
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OWL Purdue: APA Formatting and Style GuideVERY detailed and thorough. This will answer any and all of your questions about APA citation style.
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ASU Library APA Citation Style GuideProvides links and tutorials on using APA style.
Citing your sources
Why is Proper Citation Important?
Citing your sources is an important part of the writing process. Documenting your sources gives credit to authors whose thoughts and ideas you have incorporated into your work. Proper citation helps you as a writer by strengthening your position and showing the depth of your research. Citing also helps your readers verify what you've written and follow up with sources they find interesting.
Most importantly, proper citation will help you avoid plagiarism.
How can I effectively cite the sources I use?
Proper citation will link text and facts used in your papers and presentations to the relevant sources quoted or consulted. APA is the most common citation format for the social sciences.
the ASU Library has prepared a Citation Styles Guide.
Here are some other tools available to you to help with citations and bibliographies.
- Chat Service - Chat with an ASU librarian to get help with your bibliography.
Need writing help?
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