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APA 6th referencing style

A guide to using the APA 6th referencing style.

Podcasts

Elements of the reference																														Author. (Year, month day). Title - italicised, [Type of media]. Retrieved from http://www.xxxxxx
In-text reference																														(Al Zaabi & Bjarnesen, 2006)
Reference list																														Al Zaabi, M. (Producer), & Bjarnesen, T. (Presenter). (2006, November 7). Diabetes in the elderly [Audio podcast]. Retrieved from http://www.abc.net.au/hn/talks/
EndNote reference type																														Audiovisual material Add Producer and Presenter in manually Add Audio podcast to the Type field.

Email or personal communication

Elements of the reference																														Not included in reference list
In-text reference																														K. P. Miles (personal communication, August 6, 2008) or (L. J. Henderson, personal communication, February 5, 2007)
Reference list																														Not included in reference list, only cited in text.
EndNote reference type																														Entered into text manually

Message posted to a newsgroup, online forum or discussion group

Elements of the reference																														Author - last name, initial(s). (Year, month day). Title of post [Type of format]. Retrieved from http://www.xxxxxx If only screen name is available, use the screen name for author.
In-text reference																														(Winther, 2009) Winther (2009) stated that ....
Reference list																														Winther, M. (2009, January 14). The unconscious is spirit [Online forum comment]. Retrieved from http://groups.google.com/group/ alt.psychology.jung/topics?lnk
EndNote reference type																														Web Page Add Date to Last Update Date field Add “Online forum comment” to Type of Medium field.

Blog post

Elements of the reference																														Author - last name, initial(s) or screen name. (Year, month day). Title [Web log message]. Retrieved from http://www.xxxxxx
In-text reference																														(Reville, 2006) Reville (2006) stated that ....
Reference list																														Reville, L. (2006, September 5). Where to find fundraising ideas [Web log message]. Retrieved from http://nlrp.blogspot.com/
EndNote reference type																														Blog Add Month Year to Late Update Date field Add Web log message to Description field

Comment on blog post

Elements of the reference																														Author - last name, initial(s) or screen name. (Year, Month Day). Title of port comment [Web log comment]. Retrieved from: http://www.xxxxxx
In-text reference																														(Becker, 2017) Becker (2017) stated that ....
Reference list																														Becker, C. (2017, June 5). Re: This is what a librarian looks like [Web log comment]. Retrieved from: https://librarianbyday.net/2017/06/05/this-is-what-a-librarian-looks-like-2/
EndNote reference type																														Blog Add Month Year to Late Update Dat" field Add Web log message to Descriptior field

ERIC document (limited circulation book or monograph, from electronic database)

Elements of the reference																														Author. (Year). Title [Type of media]. Retrieved from http://www.xxxxxx
In-text reference																														(Alberta Education, 2009) Alberta Education (2009) found that ....
Reference list																														Alberta Education, Learning and Teaching Resources Branch. (2009). Cree language and culture: 9-year program guide to implementation, grades 4-5-6 [Monograph]. Retrieved from http://eric.ed.gov/
EndNote reference type																														Web Page Add Monograph to Type of Medium field.

ERIC document (informally published or self-archived)

Elements of the reference																														Author. (Year). Title. Retrieved from http://www.xxxxxx OR Database Name (Include database number if available).
In-text reference																														(Montgomery, 2009) Montgomery (2009) stated that ....
Reference list																														Montgomery, J.R. (2009). Using audio books to improve reading and academic performance. Retrieved from ERIC database (ED505947).
EndNote reference type																														Web Page

YouTube video - real name of person posting known

Elements of the reference																														Author - last name, initial(s) [Screen name]. (Year, Month Day). Title of video [Video file]. Retrieved from Web Address.
In-text reference																														(O'Brien, 2017) O'Brien (2017) has argued ....
Reference list																														O’Brien, B. [Brenna O]. (2017, May 5). NVivo 11 training - full video (5/4/17) - updated [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNo-Qxsp-mk
EndNote reference type																														Online multimedia Remove (Producer) from reference after converting document to plain text (final step)

YouTube video - screen name only

Elements of the reference																														Screen name - exactly as posted. (year, month day). Title of video [Video file]. Retrieved from Web Address
In-text reference																														(ssiconamed, 2013) ssiconamed (2013) noted that ....
Reference list																														ssiconamed. (2013, July 5). Tutorial NVivo [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AtFisYXo9k
EndNote reference type																														Online multimedia Remove (Producer) from reference after converting document to plain text (final step)

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