ANTH 204: Jenkins, K. (Fall 2024)_Archaeology: Citing your sources

Useful Online Style Guides

Visit Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL) APA Style Guide for a sample paper and instructions for citing individual sources such as newspaper articles, scholarly journals, video and books.

OWL also provides general information about APA style in an APA Style Workshop.

Please use the link below to visit TCC's Citation guide if you are interested in learning more about:

• How citation is important
• What, when, where and how to cite
• Integrating your research into your writing
• Word tips for creating reference lists 

In-text image citation:

Include creator last name and year of creation. EXAMPLE: (Johnson, 2004)

References List:

Include as much of the following information as available:

• creator's name (author, artist, photographer etc.)
• date the work was published or created
• title of the work
• place of publication
• publisher
• type of material (for photographs, charts, online images)
• website address and access date
• name of the institution or museum where the work is located (for artworks and museum exhibits)
• dimensions of the work (for artworks)

A Quick Look at the Two Parts of a Citation

1. The brief in-text citation lets your reader know where the information in your paper came from, as you are using it. Usually, this means the author(s) and year.
2. The full References citation is on a separate References page, letting your reader know, in detail, where to find that source.

Below is an example of how the two citation pieces fit together in APA style:

The In-Text Citation

Gordon and Cui (2015) found compelling evidence suggesting that a person’s career outcomes in adulthood are more of a product of the quality of their childhood relationships with their parent(s), or other adult guardians, rather than the quality of the education they received.
 

References

Gordon, M. S., & Cui, M. (2015). Positive parenting during adolescence and career success in young adulthood. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 24(3), 762-771. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-013-9887-y

Video Tutorial: Introduction to APA 7

Watch the video below for an introduction to using APA style, 7th edition. To see it in a larger window, click on the link below. This video tutorial was created by TCC librarians.