by Dwayne Phillips<\/p>\n
Writing students at George Mason University teach me how to cite Internet references using APA Style.<\/strong><\/p>\n I continue to work with students at George Mason University<\/a> on their writing. And they continue to teach me.<\/p>\n A recent student had questions about citing references from Internet sources according to the APA Style Guidelines<\/a> (American Psychological Association). I knew nothing about APA style, so I did what most ignorant people do – search. This is a much deeper subject than I anticipated. Many universities require the APA style in science and engineering writing (here is one university source<\/a>). Many students today go to the Internet for papers instead of the library.<\/p>\n I am happy to report that the APA Style folks have sources on information to satisfy the current circumstances.<\/p>\n First, there is a website about nothing but the APA Style. Here is the link<\/a>. What I found most valuable is their blog<\/a>. It has many posts concerning the particulars of everything in post-size bits. The blog is searchable; searching the blog led me to the valuable posts I mention below.<\/p>\n This post discusses citing just about anything you find on the Internet<\/a>. A valuable source of information from that post is this chart<\/a> that helps you resolve most questions about citing Internet references. I printed the chart and keep it handy. Excellent.<\/p>\n