Below you will find examples of citations that are often used in LIB 220. Remember, a correction citation includes both the in-text portion AND the end-of-text bibliographic piece. See the boxes that follow for examples of each part in APA 7th edition style. Questions? Your best bet is the Purdue OWL APA website.
If your section of LIB 220 is using MLA style, please refer to the Citation Styles LibGuide for more information on that style.
Journal Article:
Author, A.A. (Year of publication). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), page range. DOI or URL when available
Kelly, M., Svrcek, C., King, N., Scherpbier, A., & Dornan, T. (2020). Embodying empathy: A phenomenological study of physician touch. Medical Education, 54(5), 400-407. https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.14040
Ebook, no editor:
Author, A.A. (Year of publication). Title of book. Publisher Name. DOI or URL when available
Parvanta, C.F. (2020). Health communication: strategies and skills for a new era. Jones & Bartlett Learning. https://libcat.mcphs.edu/Record/p2464067
Chapter in an ebook with an editor:
ChapterAuthor, A.A. (Year of publication). Title of chapter. In E.E. Editor (Ed.), Title of book (pp. page range). Publisher Name. DOI or URL when available.
Wright, K.B. (2018). Media and health communication. In P.M. Napoli (Ed.), Mediated communication (pp. 317-340). De Gruyter Mouton. https://libcat.mcphs.edu/Record/p2503155
For all other source types, and variations of the above, please refer to the Purdue OWL guide on APA 7th edition or other online resources.
In APA 7th edition style, the parenthetical (or in-text) citation consists of the authors' names, the year of publication, and the page number when applicable. Below are our examples from above, with what would be the appropriate parenthetical citation.
Journal Article:
Kelly, M., Svrcek, C., King, N., Scherpbier, A., & Dornan, T. (2020). Embodying empathy: A phenomenological study of physician touch. Medical Education, 54(5), 400-407. https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.14040
Parenthetical: (Kelly et al., 2020, p. #)
Ebook, no editor:
Author, A.A. (Year of publication). Title of book. Publisher Name. DOI or URL when available
Parvanta, C.F. (2020). Health communication: strategies and skills for a new era. Jones & Bartlett Learning. https://libcat.mcphs.edu/Record/p2464067
Parenthetical: (Parvanta, 2020, p. #)
Chapter in an ebook with an editor:
ChapterAuthor, A.A. (Year of publication). Title of chapter. In E.E. Editor (Ed.), Title of book (pp. page range). Publisher Name. DOI or URL when available.
Wright, K.B. (2018). Media and health communication. In P.M. Napoli (Ed.), Mediated communication (pp. 317-340). De Gruyter Mouton. https://libcat.mcphs.edu/Record/p2503155
Parenthetical: (Wright, 2018, p. #)
For more information on how to create a parenthetical citation with more than one author, please refer to this page at the Purdue OWL website: In-Text Citations: Author/Authors