APA Format and Style Guide

Delta College Library - APA Style for Other Sources

 

Blog

Myers, P. Z. (2007, January 22). The unfortunate prerequisites and consequences of partitioning your

          mind [Web log post].  Retrieved from http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/ 2007/01

          /the_unfortunate_prerequisites.php

Example of in-text citation: (Myers, 2007)

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E-mail

E-mails are NOT included in the list of references, although you parenthetically cite them in your main text: (E. Robbins, personal communication, January 4, 2010).

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Facebook

Facebook Page

American Psychological Association. (n.d.). Timeline [Facebook page]. Retrieved

            August 10, 2014 from https://www.facebook.com/AmericanPsychologicalAssociation/

Example of in-text citation: (American Psychological Association, n.d.).

Facebook Status Update

Librarian, J. [Yestolibrarians]. (2014, August 10). This is an example on how to cite a Facebook

           status page. Basically, you need to include the first few sentences of the content of the

           facebook page similar to this text that I am typing right now.  After that, you add the

           following information. [Facebook status update]. Retrieved from

           http://www.facebook.com/yestolibrarians/posts/22444445555577777

Example of in-text citation: (Librarian, 2014)

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Twitter

Tweet

Nimber, T. [TimNimber]. (2014, February 25). #immigration still seems to be a real issue and no

            one seems to know how to solve this issue. http://tname/X25Bsy [Tweet]. Retrieved from

            https://twitter.com/timnimber/222225555572345789

Example of in-text citation: (Nimber, 2014).

Twitter Page

National Institute of Mental Health [NIMHgov]. (n.d.). Tweets [Twitter page].

            Retrieved October 17, 2013, from https://twitter.com/NIMHgov

Example of in-text citation: (National Institute of Mental Health, n.d.).

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YouTube

According to the APA website, here is the general format for citing a YouTube video:

Author, A. A. [Screen name]. (year, month day). Title of video

              [Video file]. Retrieved from http://xxxxx

 

Reading, R. [ronreading]. (2010, February 20). Power to the printed book. [Video file].

            Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v123456789A 

Example of in-text citation: (Reading, 2010).

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Wiki

Citations. (n.d.). Retrieved August 20, 2014, from

           http://en.stswiki.org/index.php/citation

Example of in-text citation: (“Citations,” n.d.).