References
Format
In-Text Citations
Potpourri
100

Ballantine Books, Black Cake, Charmaine Wilkerson, 2022.

Wilkerson, C. (2022). Black cake. Ballantine Books.

100

Times New Roman, Georgia, Calibri, Arial, and Lucida Sans Unicode.

What is acceptable fonts in APA style?

100

2023. "The Marvels reminds girls that there's a superhero in us all." Tiffany Stacks,  p. 24

"The Marvels reminds girls that there's a superhero in us all" (Stacks, 2023, p. 24).

100
Copying an author's work without crediting them.

What is plagiarism? 

200

What to expect from Mean Girls musical. Pop Mag, Alice Ryder, 10/3/23, www.popmag.com/meangirls

Ryder, A. (2023, October 3). What to expect from Mean Girls musical. Pop Mag. www.popmag.com/meangirls

200

Before the first paragraph, center, bold.

What is a title heading?

200

"The Barbie movie was a cute film." No Date. Film Nerds.

"The Barbie movie was a cute film" (Film Nerds, n.d.).

200

A person who can help you find reliable information on your topic.

What is a librarian?

300

References are listed in this order.

What is alphabetically? 

300
Double space.

What is line spacing in APA style?

300

Writer Strike Ends with Agreement. No author. 2023.

("Writer Strike Ends with Agreement," 2023)

300

Online chat, email, phone call, or by filling out the Request a Consultation form

What are the ways to contact librarians?

400

After the first line in a reference, you must do this.

What is an hanging indent? 

400

Student papers don't need this in the header of the document.

What is a running head?

400

This is not cited in the reference page, only in the text.

What is personal communication?

400

Information that does not require a citation

What are common knowledge and personal communication?

500

A group of numbers/letters that identify an electronic journal article.

What is a Digital Object Identifier (D.O.I.)?

500

Starts on a new page and lists sources.

What is a reference page?

500

Citing an author who cites another author.

What is a secondary source?

500

An online source that you can search in to find journal articles.

What is a database?