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Have an APA citing question? Need a list of professional journals in your field? Can’t find a college-level article that explains the PRO-CONS of a topic? Need an eBook on <name your topic>? Wondering if an internet website is legit? Have to narrow a research topic to articles published in peer-reviewed journals?

We will help answer all of those questions – and yours, too. Contact a GRCC librarian via:

• Ask a Librarian email
• GRCC Library OneSearch Chat
• Text 616-201-4841
• Make an appointment with your liaison librarian to meet virtually.

GRCC Virtual Reference Hours are:

• Monday – Thursday: 7:30 AM – 8:00 PM
• Friday: 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM

APA 7 – There’s a rule for that!

The American Psychological Association (APA) announced a revised version of their Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association in a 7th edition last Fall.  The APA announced that the new version would supersede the 6th edition during Spring 2020 semester, and most GRCC academic departments decided to make the move to the 7th edition this semester.

At GRCC, APA Style is typically used by: Business; Communication; Criminal Justice; Dental Assisting; Dental Hygiene; Exercise Science; Gerontology; Medical Assistant; Nursing; Occupational Therapy Assistant; Pharmacy Technician; Phlebotomy; Psychology; Radiologic Technology; Social Work; and, Sterile Processing.

Thanks goes to librarian Natalie Karsten who updated the Citing Sources Subject Guide with APA 7 rules for reference pages and in-text citations, and links to sources that will help students and their professors. Citing Sources is appended to almost all Library Subject Guides – so it’s easy to find.

If you need help citing, the easiest way to get it is to use Ask-a-Librarian.

New APA Format Debuts this Spring

At GRCC, the APA (American Psychological Association) Style for citations and paper formatting is typically used by most of the Social Sciences, Business,  Criminal Justice, and all the Health Professions departments.  In October 2019, the APA introduced the 7th edition of the APA Publication Manual, which replaces the 6th edition published in 2009. Changes will roll out into database-formatted citations in Spring 2020.  Use the 6th edition unless told differently by your instructor.  Most departments are waiting until after Winter semester to move to the new edition.  Click here OR here to find out more about upcoming changes.

In the meantime, if you have citation questions, call a librarian at 616-234-3868, Ask-a-Librarian, visit us in the Library & Learning Commons, or check out the.

Cite as you Write – Help is Available

[Citation needed] sign. Image by Mahanga used through Creative Commons attribution license 2.0.

Cite as you Write – words to live by so you can avoid that sinking feeling if you haven’t kept track of your information sources used to write a paper, and that job looms before you.

Need help with citing?  Librarians suggest the Purdue Owl websites for both APA Formatting & Style Guide and MLA  Formatting & Style Guide citation formats.  You’ll find those links on our Citing Sources Subject Guide. They’re easy to use, provide the “pattern” or “recipe” for a citation, followed by real examples.

Librarians are ready to assist you with citing. Visit the Reference Desk, call us at 616-234-3868, or use the Ask-a-Librarian email form.

 

Need help with citing?

• Visit the Reference Desk.
• Call a Reference Librarian (616-234-3868).
• Copy the info you are trying to cite into the Ask-a-Librarian form and a librarian will respond.
• Two favorite citing websites are: APA from Purdue Owl & MLA from Purdue Owl.

For more on citing, use the Citing Sources Subject Guide.