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 * [http://www.ucanwest.ca/ University Canada West]
 * [https://www.okanagan.bc.ca/Student_Services/students/library.html Okanagan College]
-* [http://www.library.ok.ubc.ca/ UBC]
+* [http://www.library.ok.ubc.ca/ University of British Columbia]
 == Contact ==

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 * [http://www.ucanwest.ca/ University Canada West]
 * [https://www.okanagan.bc.ca/Student_Services/students/library.html Okanagan College]
 == Contact ==

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 * [http://www.lib.sfu.ca/ Simon Fraser University]
 * [http://www.ucanwest.ca/ University Canada West]
+* [https://www.okanagan.bc.ca/Student_Services/students/library.html Okanagan College]
 == Contact ==

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 == Contact ==
-If you are reporting an error in citation or a technical problem please include the page's URL in your message.
+Email the ''APA for Business Sources Admin team'' to report an error in a citation or a technical problem with this site: apabiz-admin@sfu.ca. Include the page's URL in your message.
-Please note we do not accept or respond to email questions about writing or citation - please contact your local library for assistance.
+Please remember that APA Style lacks clear guidance and templates for many business resources, so some interpretation of the rules is necessary. It's possible that others may choose to interpret and apply the rules differently for the same resources.
 == History ==

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 == Contact ==
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 If you are reporting an error in citation or a technical problem please include the page's URL in your message.
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 == History ==
-<br />
 The Business Librarians of BC (BUSLIB-BC), an informal group of academic business librarians, noticed that several members were creating very similar guides to citing business resources in APA style -- an inefficient duplication of effort.

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 This guide was created to provide assistance with citation for business sources, many of which can be difficult to fit into the templates of common citation styles. It is based on the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed. All page and section numbers refer to this manual.
-Although the guide also contains some general guidance on using the APA citation style, its main focus is complex business sources. We recommend that you visit your local library's website for areas of APA that are not covered here.
+Although the guide also contains some general guidance on using the APA citation style, its main focus is complex business sources. ''We recommend that you visit your local library's website for areas of APA that are not covered here.''
 == What this guide is ''not'' for ==
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 This APA Guide is a result of a collaborative effort of many BC College and University Librarians. To edit this wiki you must be a contributor associated with the Business Librarians of B.C. group.
-Librarians currently contributing to this wiki represent the following institutions:
+Librarians involved in the development of this wiki (past and current) represent the following institutions:
 * [http://www.bcit.ca/library/ British Columbia Institute of Technology]
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 * [http://www.kpu.ca/library/ Kwantlen Polytechnic University]
 * [http://www.lib.sfu.ca/ Simon Fraser University]
 == History ==
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-The idea for this guide first came up during a meeting of the Business Librarians of BC (BUSLIB-BC) group. We were sharing news about recent initiatives and efforts at our institutions when a theme became obvious: many of us had just created or updated guides to using APA with business resources!
+The Business Librarians of BC (BUSLIB-BC), an informal group of academic business librarians, noticed that several members were creating very similar guides to citing business resources in APA style -- an inefficient duplication of effort.
-There was a brief pause in the meeting, then the discussion switched over to how incredibly inefficient it was for us all to be making such similar guides.  We decided to look into how (and who... and when) to create a joint guide -- one that would have a BC focus (BC librarians building it, BC examples used where possible) and that would provide consistent, current, and quality citation examples for all BC researchers.  Ideally (because what good is a dream without ideals at the core?), the guide would also serve as
+We formed a team and charged it with investigating platforms and procedures for a single, collaborative guide -- one that would have a BC focus (BC librarians building it, BC examples used where possible) and that would provide consistent, current, and quality business resource citation examples for all BC researchers.
-The BUSLIB-BC team met and approved the draft proposal, then formed a working group to take it to the next stage.  That group had a few business librarians (Linda Matsuba and Deirdre Grace of BCIT, plus Mark Bodnar of SFU), as well as an APA/citation expert (Ulrike Kestler of Kwantlen Polytechnic University).  Brandon Weigel of the BC Electronic Library Network (ELN) was also available to the group for assistance as required.
+Sarah Parker (then at SFU) and Anita Chan (then at Capilano University), did much of that initial work, including creating the initial wiki platform. The team then expanded to focus on the content and structure of the wiki. Some of the peopke involved in that development phase include Linda Matsuba & Deirdre Grace (BCIT), Mark Bodnar (SFU), and Ulrike Kestler (KPU), but others offered advice and support. (For example, ELN staff (including Brandon Weigel) arranged for the wiki to be hosted on ELN servers. ELN was chosen as a neutral site, in part because that meant that the wiki wouldn't appear to be "owned by" (and the sole responsibility of) any single institution.)
-After a few false starts and some periods during which our regular work duties took precedence, we finally moved to beta stage in the Summer of 2017.
+We moved to a beta phase in the summer of 2017 and to a soft launch in the fall of 2017, at which point other members of the BUSLIB-BC group began contributing to the content.
 == License ==

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 Sarah Parker (SFU) built the initial wiki (a huge task that involved much investigation and experimentation with possible extensions) on the ELN servers with assistance from ELN folks and documented key procedures. ELN was chosen as a neutral site, in part because that meant that the wiki wouldn't appear to be "owned by" (and the sole responsibility of) any single institution.
-After a few false starts and some interregnums during which our regular work duties took precedence, we finally moved to beta stage in the Summer of 2017.
+After a few false starts and some periods during which our regular work duties took precedence, we finally moved to beta stage in the Summer of 2017.
 == License ==

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 Although the guide also contains some general guidance on using the APA citation style, its main focus is complex business sources. We recommend that you visit your local library's website for areas of APA that are not covered here.
-== What this guide is not for ==
+== What this guide is ''not'' for ==
 * This guide is ''not'' focused on common types of sources that are covered well by other APA guides (e.g., books, most journal articles, or basic websites).