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APA Style 7th Edition: Citing Your Sources

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Reference Page

Click on the categories below to see what types of information is included for that reference component for Conference Presentations.

Basic Format: Who = Presenter (When = year, Month date range). What = Title of work. Where = Conference Information and/or URL

For Conference Sessions and Presentations

Presenter Surname, A. A. & Presenter Surname, B. B.

(year, Month date range).

Title of contribution: Use sentence case [Type of contribution].

Conference Name, Location.

https://doi.org/xxxx....

https://xxx....

For Symposium Contributions

Author Surname, A. A. & Author Surname, B. B.

Title of contribution: Use sentence case.

In C. C. Chairperson (Chair), Title of symposium [Symposium]. Conference Name, Location.

https://xxx.....

Date should match the date(s) of the full conference
Conference Proceedings published in journal or book should follow the same format for a journal or edited book chapter

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Paper from published conference proceedings available online

Paper from published conference proceedings available in print, paper presentation.

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Verbal Citations in Speeches and Presentations

What should you include in a verbal citation, when you give a speech....

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image of caption bubble with this info: You do not want a verbal citation to interrupt the flow of speech by giving too many details for example, it would be unnecessary to list the page number, volume and issue number of a journal article but you need to give enough details so that your audience knows where the information came from, who the author is and what their credentials are, and often how current the information is

Why cite sources verbally?

to c onvince your audience that you are a credible speaker. Building on the work of others lends authority to your presentation
to prove that your information comes from solid, reliable sources that your audience can trust.
to give credit to others for their ideas, data, images (even on PowerPoint slides), and words to avoid plagiarism.
to leave a path for your audience so they can locate your sources.

What are tips for effective verbal citations?

When citing books:

Ineffective : “ Margaret Brownwell writes in her book Dieting Sensibly that fad diets telling you ‘eat all you want’ are dangerous and misguided.” (Although the speaker cites and author and book title, who is Margaret Brownwell? No information is presented to establish her authority on the topic.)
Better : “Margaret Brownwell, professor of nutrition at the Univeristy of New Mexico , writes in her book, Dieting Sensibly, that …” (The author’s credentials are clearly described.)

When citing Magazine, Journal, or Newspaper articles

Ineffective : “An article titled ‘Biofuels Boom’ from the ProQuest database notes that midwestern energy companies are building new factories to convert corn to ethanol.” (Although ProQuest is the database tool used to retrieve the information, the name of the newspaper or journal and publication date should be cited as the source.)
Better : “An article titled ‘Biofuels Boom’ in a September 2010 issue of Journal of Environment and Development” notes that midwestern energy companies…” (Name and date of the source provides credibility and currency of the information as well as giving the audience better information to track down the source.)

When citing websites

Ineffective : “According to generationrescue.org, possible recovery from autism includes dietary interventions.” (No indication of the credibility or sponsoring organization or author of the website is given)
Better : “According to pediatrician Jerry Kartzinel, consultant for generationrescue.org, an organization that provides information about autism treatment options, possibly recovery from autism includes dietary interventions.” (author and purpose of the website is clearly stated.)

Note: some of the above examples are quoted from: Metcalfe, Sheldon. Building a Speech. 7th ed. Boston: Wadsworth, 2010. Google Books. Web. 17 Mar. 2012.