Family and Consumer Sciences

These resources are great starting points for using APA style:

• APA Formatting and Style Guide
• Citation Examples from the APA Website

Always consult with your professor to determine which style you should use for any paper or project.  For citation help, ask for assistance at the library reference desk or the Meredith College Learning Center.

APA Style involves parenthetical citations within the paper, plus a reference list at the end of the paper.

• Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association

  Reference Collection, R 808.02 Am3 2020

• Basics of APA Style

  Free online tutorial from the APA.

The American Psychological Association (APA) has created a sample paper that includes explanations of the elements and formatting in APA 7th ed. 

Zotero is a free tool for managing your references, and creating citations and bibliographies in Microsoft Word or Google Docs.  It involves two components: the Zotero program itself, and a browser "connector" for adding items to your Zotero library.

For more information, see our Zotero 101 guide.