Guide to APA Bibliography

Electronic Media

Periodicals

Books, Brochures, and Book Chapters

Technical and Research Reports

Proceedings of Meetings and Symposia

Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses

Unpublished Work and Publications of Limited Circulation

Reviews

Audiovisual Media

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• Internet Article Based on a Print Source

  • VandenBoss, G., Knapp, S., & Doe, J. (2001). Role of reference elements in the selection of resources by psychology undergraduates. Journal of Bibliographic Research, 5, 117-123. Retrieved October 13, 2001, from http://jbr.org/articles.html

• Article in an Internet-Only Journal

  • Frederickson, B.L. (2000, March 7). Cultivating positive emotions to optimize health and well-being. Prevention & Treatment, 3, Article 0001a. Retrieved November 20, 2000, from http://journals.apa.org/prevention/volume3/ pre0030001a.html

• Article in an Internet-Only Journal, Retrieved via File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

  • Crow, T. J. (2000). Did homo sapiens speciate on the y chromosome? Psycoloquy, 11. Retrieved from ftp://ftp.princeton.edu/harnad/Psycoloquy/ 2000.volume.11/psyc.00.11.001.language-sex-chromosomes.l.crow

• Article in an Internet-Only Newsletter

  • Glueckauf, R. L., Whitton, J., Baxter, J., Kain, J., Vogelsang, S., Hudson, M., et al. (1998, July). Videocounseling for families of rural teens with epilepsy--Project update. Telehealth News, 2(2). Retrieved from http://www.telehealth.net/subscribe/ newsletter_4a.html#1

• Multipage Document Created by Private Organization, No Date

  • Greater New Milford (Ct) Area Healthy Community 2000., Task Force on Teen and Adolescent Issues. (n.d.). Who has time for a family meal? You do! Retrieved October 5, 2000, from http://www.familymealtime.org

• Chapter or Section in an Internet Document

  • Benton Foundation. (1998, July 7). Barriers to closing the gap. In Losing ground bit by bit: Low-income communities in the information age (chap. 2). Retrieved from http://www.benton.org/Library/Low-Income/ two.html

• Stand-Alone Document, No Author Identified, No Date

  • GVU's 8th WWW user survey. (n.d.). Retrieved August 8, 2000, from http://www.cc.gatech.edu/gvu/ user_surveys/survey-1997-10/

• Document Available on University Program or Department Web Site

  • Chou, L., McClintock, R., Moretti, F., & Nix, D. H. (1993). Technology and education: New wine in new bottles: Choosing pasts and imagining educational futures. Retrieved August 24, 2000, from Columbia University, Institute for Learning Technologies Web site: http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/publications/papers/ newwine1.html

• Report from a University, Available on Private Organization Web Site

  • University of California, San Francisco, Institute for Health and Aging. (1996, November). Chronic care in America: A 21st century challenge. Retrieved September 9, 2000 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Web site: http://www.rwjf.org/library/ chrcare

• U.S. Government Report Available on Government Agency Web Site, No Publication Date Indicated

  • United States Sentencing Commission. (n.d.). 1997 sourcebook of federal sentencing statistics. Retrieved December 8, 1999, from http://www.ussc.gov/annrpt/ 1997/sbtoc97.htm

• Report from a Private Organization, Available on Organization Web Site

  • Canarie, Inc. (1997, September 27).  Towards a Canadian health IWAY: Vision, opportunities and future steps. Retrieved November 8, 2000, from http://www.canarie

  • .ca/press/publications/pdf/health/healthvision.doc

• Abstract of a Technical Report from University Web Site

  • Kruschke, J. K., & Bradley, A. L. (1995). Extensions to the delta rule of associative learning (Indiana University Cognitive Science Research Report No. 14). Abstract retrieved October 21, 2000, from http://www.indiana .edu/~kruschke/deltarule_abstract.html

• Paper Presented at a Symposium, Abstract Retrieved from University Web Site

  • Cutler, L. D., Frölich, B., & Hanrahan, P. (1997, January 18).  Two-handed direct manipulation on the responsive workbench. Paper presented at the 1997 Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics.  Abstract retrieved June 12, 2000, from http://www.graphics.stanford.edu/papers/ twohanded/

• Message Posted to a Newsgroup

  • Chalmers, D. (2000, November 17). Seeing with sound [Msg 1]. Message posted to news://sci.psychology

  • .consciousness

• Message Posted to Online Forum or Discussion Group

  • Simons, D. J. (2000, July 14). New resources for visual cognition [Msg 31]. Message posted to http://groups. yahoo.com/group/visualcognition/message/31

• Message Posted to an Electronic Mailing List

  • Hammond, T. (2000, November 20). YAHC: Handle Parameters, DOI Genres, etc. Message posted to Ref-Links electronic mailing list, archived at http://www .doi.org/mail-archive/ref-link/msg00088.html

• Electronic Copy of a Journal Article, Three to Five Authors, Retrieved from Database

  • Borman, W. C., Hanson, M. A., Oppler, S. H., Pulakos, E. D., & White, L. A. (1993). Role of early supervisory experience in supervisor performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 78, 443-449. Retrieved October 23, 2000, from PsycARTICLES database.

• Daily Newspaper Article, Electronic Version Available by Search

  • Hilts, P. J. (1999, February 16). In forecasting their emotions, most people flunk out. New York Times.  Retrieved November 21, 2000, from http://www.nytimes.com

• Electronic Copy of an Abstract Obtained from a Secondary Database

  • Fournier, M., de Ridder, D., & Bensing, J. (1999). Optimism and adaptation to multiple sclerosis: What does optimism mean? Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 22,  303-326. Abstract retrieved October 23, 2000, from PsycINFO database.

• Electronic Version of U.S. Government Report Available by Search from GPO Access Database (on the Web)

  • U.S. General Accounting Office. (1997, February). Telemedicine: Federal strategy is needed to guide investments (Publication No. GAO/NSAID/HEHS-97-67). Retrieved September 15, 2000, from General Accounting Office Reports Online via GPO Access: http://www .access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces160.shtml?/gao/ index.html

• Computer Software

  • Miller, M. E. (1993). The Interactive Tester (Version 4.0) [Computer software]. Westminster, CA: Psytek Services.

• Computer Software and Manual Available on University Web Site

  • Schwarzer, R. (1989). Statistics software for meta-analysis [Computer software and manual]. Retrieved from http:// www.yorku.ca/faculty/academic/schwarze/meta_e.htm

• Data File, Available from a Government Agency

  • National Health Interview Survey--Current health topics: 1991--Longitudinal study of aging (Version 4) [Data file]. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics

• Data File, Available from NTIS Web Site

  • Department of Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics. (1991). National Health Provider Inventory: Home health agencies and hospices, 1991  [Data file]. Available from National Technical Information Service Web site, http://www.ntis.gov