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APA

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At the top of every article is a citation icon. A pop-up window will come up. By default, the style is APA style.

APA


Change It Tips

  1. After pasting the citation in your paper, create a hanging indent. (follow this link to see how).
  2. Make it double spaced (follow this link to see how).
  3. Change the font to Times New Roman 12.


It Should Look Like

Clemmitt, M. (2013, January 25). Social media explosion.

CQ Researcher,23, 81-104. Retrieved from

http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/

MLA

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At the top of every article is a citation icon. APA is the default, so when the pop-up window appears, change the selection from APA to MLA.

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Change It Tips

  1. After pasting the citation in your paper, create a hanging indent. (follow this link to see how).
  2. Make it double spaced (follow this link to see how).
  3. Change the font to Times New Roman 12


It Should Look Like

Clemmitt, Marcia. "Social Media Explosion." CQ Researcher, 25 Jan. 2013, pp.

81-104. CQ Researcher, library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher

/cqresrre2013012500.