APA Citation Guidelines and Practices

The video tutorial, part of the Writing Rescue series, guides viewers on citing sources in APA style, focusing on web sources. It covers challenges like missing authors or dates and offers solutions, such as using 'n.d.' for no date. The tutorial emphasizes evaluating the reliability of sources and provides tips for creating reference pages.

What is the main purpose of the Writing Rescue video series?

• To help students with math problems

• To provide travel tips

• To teach cooking recipes

• To assist in writing and marking papers in APA style

What should you do first before watching this episode on citing?

• Write a draft of your paper

• Check your grammar

• Read a book on APA style

• Watch Episode 1 on the basics of citing

What is required to create a citation for a formally published article?

• Author's name and publication year

• Website URL

• Article title and page number

• Publisher's name

How are most articles published on the web but not elsewhere classified in APA style?

• Peer-reviewed articles

• Informally published works

• Editorials

• Formally published works

If an article on a website has no author but is from an organization, what should you use as the author?

• The website's URL

• The date of access

• The first few words of the article's title

• The organization's name

What should you do if there is no author and no clear organization for a web article?

• Use the website's URL

• Use 'Anonymous' as the author

• Leave the author field blank

• Use the first few words of the article's title

What does 'n.d.' stand for in APA citations?

• No date

• Not determined

• No data

• Not documented

Can you use 'n.a.' for no author in APA citations?

• No, it's not allowed

• Yes, it's allowed

• Only for books

• Only for web articles

What should you consider if a webpage has no author and is not associated with a clear organization?

• Whether the information is reliable

• The length of the article

• The number of images on the page

• The design of the webpage

What should you do if a webpage has a copyright date range but no specific publication date?

• Use the first year in the range

• Leave the date field blank

• Use the last year in the range

• Use 'n.d.' for no date