When you cite references to articles or books, you will need to put your citations into a specific style.
In this class you will be using the APA style 7th edition: this guide from the MSU Libraries shows how to format each type of source.
Because of how it is structured, APA style is better suited for social sciences and sciences research, whereas MLA style( which you may have used in other classes) is used more for humanities research.
Purdue Owl also provides some templates to follow, although it is the old APA 6th information, not the new APA 7th.
Citing Books (electronic or not)
When you get articles through searching the internet or a database like PubMed, cite the article, the journal title, the volume, date, and its authors. Do not cite the information as coming from "PubMed"! PubMed or Google are merely finding tools for the articles, but do not contain the information themselves.
Citing other Web Sites (if they are not books or journals or other types of sources)
You need to pay careful attention to what type of electronic material you are citing. If it is an online book, follow instructions for citing books. If it is an online journal, follow instructions for citing journal articles. If it is a Web document that is neither of the above, follow general APA instructions for citing Web-based material.
