SOURCES IN PRINT, APA style
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Book (see also Research and Documentation Online example)
Cochran-Smith, M. (2004). Walking the road: race, diversity, and social justice in teacher education. New York: Teachers College.
Essay from an anthology or edited book (see also Research and Documentation Online example)
Harris, M. (1998). Mental health and illness. In W. Mankiller, et. al (Eds.), Readers companion to U.S. women's history (pp. 366-368). New York: Houghton Mifflin.
Article from a print journal (see also Research and Documentation Online example)
Schaefer, B.A. (2004). A demographic survey of learning behaviors among American students. School Psychology Review, 33, 481-497.
Article from a magazine (see also Research and Documentation Online example)
Sachs, J.D. (2005, September). Can extreme poverty be eliminated? Scientific American, 293, 56-65.
Article from a newspaper (see also Research and Documentation Online example)
Hellmick, N. (2005, August 22). Health movement has school cafeterias in a food fight. USA Today, p 1A.
Article from an encyclopedia (see also Research and Documentation Online example)
Corsini, R. J. (2000). Major personality theories. In E. Borgatta (Ed.), Encyclopedia of sociology (Vol. 3, pp. 1712-1719). New York: Macmillan.
ONLINE SOURCES, APA style
Entire website
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National Public Radio (2004). Hidden kitchens. Retrieved 1 Sept, 2005, from http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/hiddenkitchens/.
Article from an online database - General citation format
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Author(s). Title of the article. Title of the Journal, Volume(Issue), pagerange. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from Name of database (document number).
Article from Academic Search Complete database
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Gotzsche, P. C. & Jorgensen, K.J. (2005). Information needs to support informed choices. BMJ: British Medical Journal, 331(7512), 350-351. Retrieved September 1, 2005, from Academic Search Complete database (AN 17908049).
Article from OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center
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de Mesquita, E.B. The quality of terror. American journal of political science, 49(3), 515-530. Retrieved September 1, 2005, from OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center (10.1111/j.1540-5907.2005.00139.x).
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