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APA Citation Guide: Other Sources

General Information

For paper government documents: when author and publisher are the same, use the word Author as the name of

Alphabetize your reference list by the first word of the citation (usually the author's last name).

Double space all of the citations on your reference page.

Indent the second & following lines of the citation 5-7 spaces.  

For 2-6 authors: Wingert, P., Smith, J., & Brown, P.

 For more than 6 authors: Provide only the first author followed by a comma and et al. For example: Wingert, P., et al.

Only capitalize the first word of the document title. If there is a colon in the title, capitalize the first word after the colon.

No Date: Use n.d. (no date) when a publication date is not available.

URL: Break a URL that goes to another line after a slash or before a period.

No period after URL address is required.

No retrieval date is needed.

 

the publisher.

Government Document

 

When author and publisher are the same, use the word Author as the name of

the publisher.

 

Format (paper document)

Name of Government Agency. (Year). Title of document. (Publication Number if available).

          City: Publisher.

Example (paper document)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health.

          (2003). Washington, D.C.:Author.

Format (online government document)

Name of Government Agency. (Year). Title of document. (Publication Number if available).

          Retrieved from URL.

Example (online government document)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health. (2003).

          Managing asthma: A guide for schools. (NIH Publication No. 02-2650).  Retrieved

          from http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health.pdf

 

Motion Picture

Format

Last Name, First Initial(s) (Producer), & Last Name, First Initial(s) (Director). (Year).

          TItle of motion picture [Motion picture]. Country of Origin: Studio.

Example

Scoresee, M. (Producer), & Lonergan, K. (Director). (2000). You can count on me

          [Motion picture]. United States: Paramount Pictures.

Online Video

Format

Last Name, First Initial(s). (Year, Month Day). Title of video [Video file]. Retrieved

          from URL.

Example

Baker, N. (2007, February 7). March of the librarians [Video file]. Retrieved from

          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td92210NoDQ

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Government Document

Motion Picture

Online Video