APA Format Blog Post 5-12-10

APA is a format use in the writings of research papers. It is convenient because it allows access to endless amounts of information from different authors or researchers. However, you must in fact "cite you source", this means you must acknowledge the original finder of the information that you have just used in your paper. If this is not done, it may be labeled "plagiarism" or the work of someone else that you have stolen and called your own. The source of each fact that you assemble should be cited in parenthesis after EACH fact used. When coming across directly stated quotes from an author or researcher, their words must be in quotations with their name following. It is not necessary for you to state where you found the quote. A reference page is used at the end of the paper and is important in letting people know what websites your information has come from. For example, "google" is not a site in which you can get your information. It is just a search engine leading you to the actual site where the information is found. That is what you state in your reference page. In my research paper I will most definitely use the APA format to ensure great success as a writer.