APA-Guidelines

= **Guidelines for Citing Resources using the APA Format** = =﻿ American School of Warsaw Library = = =

**URLs?**
APA 6th edition does not require URLs or database information for articles //from a database//. If you find an article on the "open web" (that is, you found it using a search engine such as Google), you need the URL of the article. If you have a doi (digital object identifier), include it at the end //instead// of the source URL. //To create correct citations, ask yourself:// > Source: Examples of APA format, 6th edition. (2010, September 23). //URI 101: Library// //experience session//. Retrieved December 1, 2010, from Robert L. Carothers Library and Learning Commons website: []
 * 1) //Did I find this article in print? If yes, no URL is needed.//
 * 2) //Did I find this article in a database? If yes, no URL is needed.//
 * 3) //Did I find this article on the open web? If yes, then include the doi (if given) or the full URL of the article.//

**Article titles capitalization:**
** Always capitalize: ** 1. The first word of the title 2. The first word after a colon or dash 3. Proper nouns within the title ** Do not capitalize: ** 1. The second word of a hyphenated compound (for example, "Long-term effects of treatment") 2. All other words

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Created: 02 December 2010