APA Lesson Four
Creating References
Carol J. Amato
University of Phoenix
COMM 102: Communication Skills for Career Growth
April 4, 2002
Lesson Three discussed how to add citations to the text. Now our readers know which parts of the report came from other sources. That's only half the battle, however. What if one of those readers wants to go back to the original source and read more detail? All we gave as information in the citation was the author's last name, the copyright year, and possibly the page number. What book or article did that information come from, however? The reader can't tell from the little bit of information we gave; therefore, we have to add a reference list to the end of the report giving the detailed information. The citations, then, act as pointers to the reference list.
Sources of References
Over the course of your career here at UOP, you will be citing all kinds of sources, such as books, magazines and journals, newspapers, company brochures, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and government documents, to name just some. These sources could be from print versions of these documents or from the Internet. You have to include complete information about the source you used so that the reader will know exactly how to find the original book or magazine.
Setting Up the Reference Page
Place the references on a separate page at the end of your report. Center the title "References" at the top of the page. List the references themselves in alphabetical order by author last name.
Creating the Reference
Each type of source (book, magazine, newspaper, dictionary, etc.) has a specific way of being referenced. Not only do the sources have their own ways of being re ...