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What this guide is for
This guide was created to provide assistance with citation for business sources. It also contains general guidance on using the APA citation style. While it does not offer general guidance for books and articles, we do recommend that you visit your local library's website for areas of APA that are not covered here.
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., most journal articles or basic websites).
- It also isn't about intended as a place where you can ask citation questions. Please contact your local library if none of the resources listed in this guide come close to the specific resource and issue you are dealing with.
Who is responsible
This APA Guide is a result of a collaborative effort of many BC College and University Librarians.
Librarians contributing to this wiki represent the following institutions:
- Alexander College Library
- British Columbia Institute of Technology
- Capilano University
- College of the Rockies
- Douglas College
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University
- Langara College
- Northwest Community College
- Okanagan College
- Quest University
- Simon Fraser University
- Trinity Western University
- University of British Columbia
- University of the Fraser Valley
- University of Northern British Columbia
- University of Victoria
- Vancouver Community College
- Vancouver Island University
History
>>> Draft
Fall 2014: Idea
The idea for this guide first came up during a meeting of the Business Librarians of BC (BUSLIB-BC) group around 2014. 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!
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 and current advice for all BC researchers.
Spring 2015: Proposal drafted
Sarah Parker (then at SFU) and Anita Chan (then at Capilano University) started off our collaborative project in the best possible way -- by collaborating on a proposal. They investigated possible platforms, recommended procedures for creating and maintaining the guide, and worked out a process for sharing responsibility in a way that would spread the joy and the work without overwhelming anyone.
Summer 2015: Proposal accepted
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). It also had