Communication

• How to Use APA Style (7th ed.)
  A quick overview of how to use APA style.
  • Formatting your Paper
  • Formatting In-Text Citations & References
• Examples
  Includes both in-text citing and reference format examples of a variety of source types.
  • Books
    Examples for books with different number of authors, edited books, book chapters, and multiple editions.
  • Articles
    Examples for journal, magazine, and newspaper articles.
  • Web & Social Media
    Examples for web pages, blogs, podcasts, social media, and online video.
  • Other Source Types
    Examples for sources that do not fall into the other source type categories like ERIC documents, interviews, government documents, and encyclopedias.
• Other Resources
  Links to supplemental resources that can help you with using this style.
• Books at Milner
  Links to books in Milner Library that provide additional information on how to format references and do in-text citing.
• Why Cite Overview
  Overview of the reasons to cite a source, the basic structure of a reference, and when to cite a source.
• Key changes with the 7th edition Provides examples of changes with reference and heading formatting.
• Looking for MLA, Chicago, or other style?
  Consult this page to link to our other style guides.

Zotero is a free, open source tool that allows you to easily collect, organize, cite, and share sources. Check out our Zotero web guide to learn more and get started.

• You use a browser extension to save source information to your library. The browser extension automatically recognizes multiple sources like articles books, videos, and images on the web.
• In your Zotero Library, you can organize your sources into collections or folders and use tags for easy searching.
• Using the word processor plugin (Microsoft Word, LibreOffice, and Google Docs), format in-text citations and bibliographies in numerous style guides such as APA, MLA, or Chicago.
• The Zotero desktop app easily syncs with your online library to allow access to sources around the globe.
• Lastly, Zotero’s Group feature allows for easy collaboration for group projects and research.