Citing your Sources
In the biomedical sciences and allied health fields, the most popular citation styles are the APA Style (American Psychological Association) and Vancouver Style (also known as the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals (http://www.icmje.org/). APA is used by nursing and most allied health sciences disciplines.
Consider using a citation management software to simplify the process of collecting, organizing, and formatting your citations. UI Libraries has a campus wide subscription to EndNote. The desktop version is available for faculty, staff, and graduate students, and the online version (EndNote Basic) is available for all affiliates.
The library offers group instruction or individual consultation for both tools. For more information in either tool, view the citing sources guide.
Jennifer DeBerg
APA 7th Manual at UI Libraries
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by ISBN: 9781433832161Publication Date: 2019This manual is only available in print at most of the UI Libraries.
Concise Guide to APA Style by ISBN: 9781433832734Publication Date: 2019One print copy is available at Hardin Library
What to Cite?
Here's a short list of reasons you should cite:
--To avoid plagiarism
--To give credit where deserved
--To help your readers with their research
--To indicate that there is support for your argument or idea
What needs to be cited?
--Direct quotes, sentences, or phrases
--Paraphrases, which are summarized or re-phrased content
--Articles or studies that you refer to in your paper
--Historical or statistical facts
--Graphs, images, or charts
--Use of author's argument
What does not need to be cited?
--Proverbs and very well-known quotations
--Common knowledge. Think about facts that are common knowledge for a well-educated adult. When in doubt, cite
What about information I find on the web?
--You need to cite it unless it meets criteria above
Online APA Style Resources
- Introduction to APA FormattingContains basic rules and examples for referencing using APA 7th, created by Hardin Library staff.
- APA 7th Overview VideoA 30 minute presentation about how to use APA created by Hardin Librarian Jen DeBerg.
- APA 7th Headings ExamplesFrom the APA website
- APA 7th In Text Citations ResourcesFrom APA website
- APA 7th Referencing ResourcesFrom APA website
- Purdue Online Writing LabPurdue maintains a nice resource that addresses many commonly asked questions about following citation styles. This link is specific to APA style.
- Sample Papers in APA 7thFrom the APA website
- What's New in APA 7thAPA website resource