APA Referencing Guide
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Changes to APA Referencing
In 2007, The American Psychological Association (APA) changed its way of referencing electronic sources. A brief summary of the changes follows:
1. A retrieval date is not necessary if the content is permanent and not likely to change or be updated e.g. a journal article or book.
Spencer, M. E. (2007). The state-of-the-art: NCSU Libraries Learning Commons. Reference Services Review, 35(2), 310-321. Retrieved from the Proquest Database.
2. A retrieval date is necessary if the content you are citing might change. The retrieval date is the date that you looked at it on the Internet
New Zealand Rugby Union. (n.d.). Events. Retrieved August 22, 2008, from http://www.nzrugby.co.nz/Events/tabid/1101/Default.aspx
3. For the location of a source, use a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) if it is available e.g Science Direct database uses DOIs. For more information on DOIs, check out http://dx.doi.org/
Lillie, S. E. (2008). Diffusion of innovation in the age of YouTube. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 34(3), 267-267. doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2007.11.009
4. For the location of databases, use the name of the database, not the URL
APA manuals can be found in all campus libraries at 808.02 and the 2007 APA style guide to electronic references (http://intranet/documents/APA_StyleGuide_June2008.pdf) is available electronically, only on the campus, to Whitireia staff and students. It is personal use only and class sets may not be made. REFE