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APA Documentation Style

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center
"If you don't have time to peruse the 400-some pages of the most recent version (July 2001) of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, or if you just need to know enough of the rules to produce a paper quickly, then the Writing Center Web pages should provide you with the information you need."

Using American Psychological Association Format (Updated to Fifth Edition)
Purdue's Online Writing Lab
The Purdue OWL offers clearly outlined information on parenthetical citation as well as paper formatting and listing works cited.

Style Tips
APAstyle.org
Adapted from the 5th Edition of APA's Publication Manual (© 2001), this handy FAQ includes queries that address style (like when to use a colon) as well as citation (like how to document a text with anonymous author) issues.

APA Documentation
Austin Community College
This one page style sheet provides a concise guide to APA style.