You know, you can direct such questions to a citation expert at the APA. I would be interested in getting the information from their perspective, if you can post to list after you find out.
Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Professor, Psychological Sciences University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 [email protected] ________________________________________ From: Paul Bernhardt [[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 11:40 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Interesting citation and reference question A student of mine is writing a paper for someone else's class, but asked me about proper citations. The paper is about Alcoholics Anonymous and he has gone to the AA website and other sources for various pieces of information. Some of the things he wants to cite are personal observations by AA members who sign their observations in the traditional AA way: first name followed by last name initial, (e.g., Sam T.). He wants to know the correct way to cite and reference these persons' writings.... For instance, should he write a sentence like this, "One member has described an AA meeting as a "leaderless non-denominational religious ceremony" (Sam T., 2010). Or should it be, "One member has described an AA meeting as a "leaderless non-denominational religious ceremony" (T., 2010). In the reference list should it be: Sam T. (2010). Religious aspects of AA. Retrieved April 7, 2010 from http://www.about.com/AA/..... or T., S. (2010). Religious aspects of AA. Retrieved April 7, 2010 from http://www.about.com/AA/..... Paul Bernhardt Dept of Psychology Frostburg State University pcbernhardt _at_ frostburg _dot_ edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13534.4204dc3a11678c6b1d0be57cfe0a21b0&n=T&l=tips&o=1821 or send a blank email to leave-1821-13534.4204dc3a11678c6b1d0be57cfe0a2...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=1823 or send a blank email to leave-1823-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
