It's National Library Week!
Videos on our APA Style for Librarians playlist address topics like
🔹 finding and evaluating sources
🔹 avoiding misinformation
🔹 using AI tools in academic writing, and more!
🔗 www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
❓ #skybrarians, what other topics should we cover?
#APA7
Promotional graphic for an APA Style webinar titled "Go Figure! Creating Effective Figures in APA Style" scheduled for April 29, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. ET. This graphic features a person sitting with a laptop next to a bookshelf holding three APA Style books: Concise Guide to APA Style, Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, and the Mastering APA Style Student Workbook.
In our upcoming webinar, we'll discuss the essentials of presenting data visually with figures! Clear, well‑designed visuals can transform your paper or poster—making complex information easier to understand and more compelling.
❓ What figures-related questions would you like us to address?
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When formatting a paper in @apastyle.bsky.social, it’s important to ensure your typography is accessible and usable. Share these six myths about accessibility and typography with your library users: https://bit.ly/4eWk0xs
An APA Style reference generally has four elements. Each answers a question.
▪️ author: Who is responsible for this work?
▪️ date: When was this work published?
▪️ title: What is this work called?
▪️ source: Where can I retrieve this work?
🔗 learn more: apastyle.apa.org/style-gramma...
Diagram explaining two citation formats: parenthetical and narrative. Parenthetical format is illustrated with a lightbulb icon: (Author, year) Author names and year only in parentheses; used to focus on the idea Narrative format is illustrated with a speech bubble icon. Author (year) Author names are in the sentence, year in parentheses; used to emphasize who had the idea
An in-text citation can be placed anywhere in a sentence, but as a general guide:
🔹 Parenthetical citations are often at the end of a sentence.
🔹 Narrative citations are often at the beginning of a sentence.
#CiteYourSources #AuthorDate (1/2)
Journal editors and authors:
👉 In this recorded webinar, learn about the process and benefits of reporting research using #APAStyle Journal Article Reporting Standards (JARS).
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=9siC...
#APAStyleJARS #SciComm #PeerReview
APA Style 7th Edition Let's Get Active: Active Voice Writing Guide
From our Active Voice Writing Guide:
👉 "What Is Voice? In general, voice is the tone or attitude conveyed by the writer in a piece of prose. Grammatically, voice describes the relationship between a verb and the subject and object associated with it."
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Cover page of a guide titled "Numbers and Statistics Guide" for APA Style 7th Edition, featuring a peach and orange color scheme with the APA Style logo featured prominently.
Note that in your APA Style paper, letters used as statistical symbols and algebraic variables, as in the examples above, should be italicized.
To learn more about writing about numbers and statistics, see our free Numbers and Statistics Guide:
🔗 apastyle.apa.org/instructiona...
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We designed these handouts to introduce new students to some of the terminology they will encounter when learning and applying APA Style.
👉 The word search includes a glossary (and the entries double as helpful hints for the crossword puzzle).
#TeacherSky #EduSky
If your text includes math, you've probably wondered about the proper spacing. We recommend the following:
🔹 "Space mathematical copy as you would space words: a+b=c is as difficult to read as wordswithoutspacing.
🔹 Instead, type a + b = c.
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Illustration of a workspace featuring two APA Style Basics worksheets, one with a word search and the other with a crossword puzzle, surrounded by office supplies including a pencil, pen, paper clips, binder clips, glasses, a coffee cup, a succulent plant, and a mobile phone displaying APA Style Manual. The worksheets are from the seventh edition and focus on reinforcing knowledge of APA Style through engaging puzzles, with a clean layout highlighted by blue headers and black text.
Teachers: If you're seeking a fun activity for students in the final days of the semester, consider our new APA Style crossword and word search handouts!
Both are available here:
🔗 apastyle.apa.org/instructiona...
#TeacherSky #EduSky
Part 3:
🔹 Questions and Answers www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Part 2:
🔹 understanding how AI really works
🔹 AI as a tool (with shortcomings)
🔹 double-checking AI is learning to think critically
🔹 AI and writing feedback
🔹 AI as a source
🔹 disclosing and citing AI
🔹 AI citations and references
Part 1:
🔹 understand source types
🔹 abstracts as snapshots
🔹 abstract activity
🔹 read strategically
🔹 active reading with annotation
🔹 paraphrasing effectively
🔹 sentence frames for paraphrasing
🔹 mind mapping to track the flow of ideas
🔹 Should AI write paraphrases?
On the agenda:
🔹 best practices for designing and formatting figures
🔹 how to integrate figure into your text
🔹 common questions about notes, citations, and labeling
🔗 apa-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🕑 April 29th at 2:00 p.m. ET
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Promotional graphic for an APA Style webinar titled "Go Figure! Creating Effective Figures in APA Style" scheduled for April 29, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. ET. This graphic features a person sitting with a laptop next to a bookshelf holding three APA Style books: Concise Guide to APA Style, Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, and the Mastering APA Style Student Workbook.
In our upcoming webinar, we'll discuss the essentials of presenting data visually with figures! Clear, well‑designed visuals can transform your paper or poster—making complex information easier to understand and more compelling.
❓ What figures-related questions would you like us to address?
(1/2)
Photograph showing a magnifying glass focusing on the word "language" in a dictionary or text page. The magnified word is highlighted in blue, emphasizing its definition and context within surrounding smaller black text.
"Reducing bias in language makes your writing more credible, precise, and respectful."
In our latest blog post, we discuss "how labels distort (and remove) information" and how (and why) authors can make thoughtful revisions in their writing.
apastyle.apa.org/blog/importa...
Cover page of a guide titled "Numbers and Statistics Guide" for APA Style 7th Edition, featuring a peach and orange color scheme with the APA Style logo featured prominently.
Note that in your APA Style paper, letters used as statistical symbols and algebraic variables, as in the examples above, should be italicized.
To learn more about writing about numbers and statistics, see our free Numbers and Statistics Guide:
🔗 apastyle.apa.org/instructiona...
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🔹 For a minus sign indicating subtraction, use a space on each side of the sign (e.g., z – y = x);
🔹 for a minus sign indicating a negative value, use a space before but not after the sign (e.g., –8.25)."
—from Section 6.45 of the Publication Manual (7th ed.)
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If your text includes math, you've probably wondered about the proper spacing. We recommend the following:
🔹 "Space mathematical copy as you would space words: a+b=c is as difficult to read as wordswithoutspacing.
🔹 Instead, type a + b = c.
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In our February webinar—now available on YouTube—we discussed how student authors can (a) paraphrase and synthesize ideas from multiple works and (b) think critically when using AI tools in the course of their research.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
APA Style 7th Edition Avoiding Plagiarism Guide
In our free Avoiding Plagiarism Guide you can find an example of patchwriting and learn how to avoid word and idea plagiarism.
🔗 apastyle.apa.org/instructiona...
For more about plagiarism, see Sections 8.2–8.3 of the Publication Manual (7th ed.).
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Why? And how should you decide for your own citations? This short clip (~30 seconds) has the details and examples.
🔗 youtube.com/clip/Ugkxc0d...
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Diagram explaining two citation formats: parenthetical and narrative. Parenthetical format is illustrated with a lightbulb icon: (Author, year) Author names and year only in parentheses; used to focus on the idea Narrative format is illustrated with a speech bubble icon. Author (year) Author names are in the sentence, year in parentheses; used to emphasize who had the idea
An in-text citation can be placed anywhere in a sentence, but as a general guide:
🔹 Parenthetical citations are often at the end of a sentence.
🔹 Narrative citations are often at the beginning of a sentence.
#CiteYourSources #AuthorDate (1/2)
Children’s book with illustrator APA Style Reference: Miles, B. S. (2025). S’more is enough (M. Filipina, Illus.). Magination Press. Parenthetical citation: (Miles, 2025) Narrative citation: Miles (2025)
Happy International Children's Book Day!
APA Style references for children's books often include an illustrator. Find details and examples at apastyle.apa.org/style-gramma...
#ICBD #APAreferences
APA Style 7th Edition Avoiding Plagiarism Guide
In our free Avoiding Plagiarism Guide you can find an example of patchwriting and learn how to avoid word and idea plagiarism.
🔗 apastyle.apa.org/instructiona...
For more about plagiarism, see Sections 8.2–8.3 of the Publication Manual (7th ed.).
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Do you ever wonder how many words to change, when paraphrasing an idea from another work, so that your new sentence no longer “counts” as plagiarism? Merely changing, adding, or removing a few words, without rewording, can still be a kind of plagiarism called "patchwriting."
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Photograph showing a magnifying glass focusing on the word "language" in a dictionary or text page. The magnified word is highlighted in blue, emphasizing its definition and context within surrounding smaller black text.
"Reducing bias in language makes your writing more credible, precise, and respectful."
In our latest blog post, we discuss "how labels distort (and remove) information" and how (and why) authors can make thoughtful revisions in their writing.
apastyle.apa.org/blog/importa...
If you're using generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or Perplexity, don't miss our new page of reference examples!
🔗 AI references: apastyle.apa.org/style-gramma...
#AcWri #CitingAI
In our February webinar—now available on YouTube—we discussed how student authors can (a) paraphrase and synthesize ideas from multiple works and (b) think critically when using AI tools in the course of their research.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...