April 2024. Adding clarification about the use of page numbers in the reading instructions. Page numbers are not used where a full chapter is referred to. Use only chapter number or number and name (if available)
Use the following instructions:
Before you create a APA reference asset in LibGuides
See full instructions below.
The examples below are for references where the academic has provided instructions to students on chapters or pages to read which are not a normal part of the reference. Therefore they are added in brackets or listed below the reference.
Use page numbers only if the readings does not cover the full chapter or if there is no chapter name or chapter number. This is example of a book with no author.
In order to reuse the chapter link assets, it is recommended to add the book reference to description and select Hide description in the link asset.
The examples below are for references where the academic has provided instructions to students on chapters or pages to read which are not a normal part of the reference.
** If eBook and hardcopy book are available on the library catalogue – use only the direct eBook permalink and provide an eBook APA reference in the Readings section of the LibGuide.
Options 1 and 2 are only used if you use a single chapter, or a single page range from the eBook throughout the readings. The book title link goes to the chapter/page range.
Options 3 and 4 are used when an eBook has multiple chapters/page ranges used throughout the readings. The book title link goes to the whole book. Chapters/page ranges are individually linked below.
Examples include permalink (Deep link) to chapter.
Please note: in TAFE NSW APA referencing a DOI trumps a URL or database name. However, the link used to the link the title can be a deep link or URL to the chapter.
Use page numbers only if the readings does not cover the full chapter or if there is no chapter name or chapter number.
This option can be applied if the book is used throughout the course and you want to reuse the eBook reference assets.
The eBook reference includes permalink (Deep link) to the eBook. The chapter is linked to the chapter. If you wish to reuse the chapter link assets, it is recommended to add the book reference to description and select Hide description in the link asset.
The eBook reference includes permalink (Deep link) to the eBook. The chapters are deep-linked to the chapters.
If you wish to reuse the chapter link assets, it is recommended to add the book reference to description and select Hide description in the link asset.
Note: Full chapters use number and name (if available), but no page numbers. Named sections include a page range.
The following example is from an edited book listing multiple chapters below. Alternatively and preferably, you can create a chapter reference for each chapter - See APA assets - eBook/book chapters (Edited book).
The reading instructions include the separate author, chapter details and the page range, as all three elements are required to create a reference for a chapter in an edited book.
APA Assets - book chapters, essays or articles in an edited book or anthology
Note: preference is to choose linking to the eBook or chapter in Learning Bank over hardcopy.
Example below is for linking to book held in library collection.
Link name: Mahbobi, M., & Tiemann, T. K. (2015). <em>Introductory business statistics with interactive spreadsheets</em> (Canadian ed.).
Link address: Use the direct link URL to chapter - https://opentextbc.ca/introductorybusinessstatistics/chapter/the-normal-and-t-distributions-2/
Link description: eBook, viewed 7 September 2021, BCcampus Open Education. https://opentextbc.ca/introductorybusinessstatistics/ (Chapter 2 The normal and t-distributions)
Final Libguide asset:
Link name: <i>Prepare an effective oral presentation</i>. (2019).
Link address: Use the direct link URL to chapter - https://davenport.libguides.com/papers
Link description: Davenport University Libraries, viewed 9 November 2020, https://davenport.libguides.com/papers
Final Libguide asset:
Treat as wiki article.
Readings that are available online or in subscription databases should be linked to, not copied and uploaded to the Learning Bank.
All links to the Learning Bank are at resource level, not to the record. Students cannot access content from a record.
Care should be taken that where content does not have permission and is above the 10% copyright rule, it is not used in the readings available to the cohort. If so, link only to content up to 10%. Other content is listed, but not linked.
Website example with no author
Audio podcast episode (Stand alone podcast website example)
Audio podcast episode (Separately titled podcast series and platform example)
Audio podcast - named episode but no individually named podcast
Single audio file or, a series of podcasts with no distinct group podcast name, listed on a larger website
Audio podcast with multiple hosts
You can only create a reference for an article not for a journal or a newspaper. Provide the linked periodical title e.g.
Only provide the linked name for whole websites and whole blogs.
Like whole websites, these should be listed, not referenced. They can have hover over descriptions for any required information.
Dictionary entries of definitions are not referenced but details are needed to create an intext reference. Add details to the Hover over description (See below).
Please note that articles from dictionaries are referenced e.g.
You can use
<i> starting tag and </i> ending tag
<i> </i>
or
<em> starting tag and </em> ending tag
<em> </em>
Advice for readings where the academic has provided instructions to students on chapters or pages to read which are not a normal part of the reference.
Do I add a space between the title and colon before the subtitle as done on TAFEcat?
For APA references, insert the colon directly after the title without space e.g. Management: A comprehensive approach
What is the format for date viewed/accessed in APA style?
Feel free to suggest further FAQs on APA referencing. If you need help with a particular difficult reference, please contact one of the following staff members:
