Academic Support Centre - Writing Help & APA Style
Writing assistance, including guidance on citation, referencing, and APA Style, is available from the professional tutors in the Academic Support Centres tricampus.
Currently, all appointments are offered online, either as a live Teams appointment or through written email feedback.
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Book an Appointment (SLC Students)The Academic Support Centre uses its own online booking system. This is separate from your SLC student account. If it's your first time making an appointment, you will need to set up a new account - it takes only a few minutes!
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APA 7th Edition Student Guide by SLC Academic Support CentreA comprehensive guide for SLC students.
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Changes for the 7th EditionAn overview of changes in the new 7th edition of the APA Manual.
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APA 7th Quick Guide Formatting by SLC Academic Support CentreQuick tips on formatting your APA Style paper.
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APA 7th Quick Guide References by SLC Academic Support CentreA short guide on both in-text and Reference page citations.
Recommended APA Style Guides
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APA Style.org (External Website)Learn directly from the American Psychological Association. Videos, tutorials, handouts, and guides are available to students and teachers for free.
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How to cite guide - The Learning Portal (opens in new window)New guide prepared by College Libraries Ontario for students across the province.
Writing Rescue. (2021). APA Citing - 7th Edition [Video File playlist] Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_PEdEyhgu3SITeGiF8uSp5IvoxYME7O2 [Closed captioning and transcript are available via YouTube].
APA Style 7th ed. Video
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Transcript/Text of VideoTranscript of video created by Rebecca Smith, SLC Academic Support Centre.
SLC Libraries. (2020). APA Style 7th edition Academic Support Centre video. [Video File]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/kFefLyHw3ss
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Retrieving an APA Style citation from results in the Page 1+ Library Search
When viewing a detailed item record in the Page 1+ search platform, a computer-generated citation is available to copy and paste. Look for the quotation marks symbol to identify the citation tool. Select "APA (7th edition)" and copy and paste the text. Always follow instructor guidelines and proofread the text to ensure accuracy.
Using the citation tools in the library databases
EBSCO Tutorials. (2022). Citing Articles on EBSCOhost - Tutorial. [Video File] Retrieved from: https://youtu.be/sEqM5anMmC8 [Closed captioning and transcript are available via YouTube].
A short video guide on how to easily generate APA Style citations when using the library databases. Always remember to proofread computer-generated citations.