References continued

Counting References

You must have 85% of your references in your lit review less than 5 years old [some say 85% of your entire dissertation].  Highlight your references, Right Click, Numbering.  Note the number.  Now, go through and back space out each reference’s number that is older than [or the other way around] 5 years.  Do the math.  Use this method for numbering paragraphs in a long article as well.

If you cannot find a reference, simply type whatever you know right into the Google search bar.  We have about 95% luck finding missing sources this way.

References….The Basics

Keep this URL handy---http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource

If in doubt…. http://www.apastyle.org/apa-style-help.aspx

Sometimes, something is missing, such as when there is no identifiable author or no date.  You can download a pdf chart (http://blog.apastyle.org/files/how-to-cite-something-you-found-on-a-website-in-apa-style---table-1.pdf) or (see Figure 1) that lists all the permutations of information that might occur with an online reference and shows how to adapt the reference.

• Use prefixes in alphabetizing names if commonly part of the surname (De Vries).
• Do not use von [however, do use van] in alphabetizing, or Jr., III, or Sr.
• Treat Mc and Mac literally; Mac comes before Mc.
• Disregard apostrophes, spaces, and capitals in alphabetizing; D'Arcy comes after Daagwood, Decker comes after de Chardin.
• Single-author citations precede multiple-author citations of the same year (Zev, 1990 then Zev et al., 1990).
• Alphabetize corporate authors by first significant word.  Do not use abbreviations in corporate names.