Question

Hi I am writing a paper utilizing the gov't website www.healthit.gov. some of the info I am using are PDF files. can anyone tell me how to cite these APA style in text and reference page. thanks Judy

Answer 1

I can! http://media01.switchedononline.com/a_laneng01_2010/1/mlastyle.pdf lmk if that helps!! If not I will try something else:)

Answer 2

great. i will check it out and let you know. thanks so much. this is a great tool so thankful to have all these awesome resources !

Answer 3

Indeed it is, and you're welcome :)

Answer 4

Rebecca that site is for MLA I am looking for APA style. any other tricks up your sleeve? I have apa manual but it is not clear to me especially when siting pdf files contained in a website.

Answer 5

hmm http://www.apastyle.org/learn/tutorials/basics-tutorial.aspx try this!

Answer 6

.pdf is a format, not a publication type. Many publication types can be in .pdf format.
For example, if the .pdf document is a research article, follow APA style for citing a research article. If the .pdf document is technical report, then follow APA style for citing a technical report. I know this does not help, but I would need more information about the type of document to help with the citation style.

Answer 7

thank you that makes a lot of sense. it actually is from the govt site about health mandate and it is a synopsis in pdf format that I am citing.

Answer 8

It sounds like you are citing a research report. See the APA Manual on pages 205-206 for examples. The exact format will depend on what type of report, whether it is corporate author, task force author, etc.