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Questions?
Email: reference@louisiana.edu
Text: (337) 205-7558
Visit: 1st Floor - Dupré Library
Form: Submit Your Question
Hours: Reference Desk/Chat
Note: Reference Chat and Email services are primarily for the students, faculty, and staff of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The department will assist the public if the question concerns the University or some unique resource of Dupré Library, such as Federal government publications.
Helpful eBooks on Writing
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The Psychologist's Companion by Robert J. Sternberg; Richard C. Sherman (Contribution by); Beth Dietz-Uhler (Contribution by); Chris Leach (Contribution by)
ISBN: 9780521821230Publication Date: 2003-10-06A guide to researching, writing and publishing in the psychology field.
APA Style
Psychology students are required to use APA (American Psychological Association) style. This style requires a mix of in-text citations, rather than footnotes, and a detailed references list at the end of the work. The Library has several current print copies of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association available in the Reference Area on the 1st floor.
Call number: BF76.7 .P83 2010
(Copy available at Reference Desk)
Helpful Websites on APA Style
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Purdue Online Writing Lab APA Style Guide and FormattingA trusted, award winning resource available freely online for student use. Includes example citations and offers online tutors who answer brief writing-related questions.
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APA Style BlogAddresses a new APA style related question each week
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APA Style Learning ResourcesArranged by topic
University of Louisiana at Lafayette Writing Center
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette Writing Center provides free online asynchronous tutoring to help students through the writing process. In-person help is suspended at this time.
To utilize the Online Writing Center, visit their enrollment page on Moodle, then choose “Enroll Me” and the course will begin to show on your Moodle dashboard. You will receive further information about the online tutoring process once you are enrolled in the course.
The tutors at the UL Lafayette Writing Center are eager to help students at any stage of the writing process.
If you have questions, contact the Writing Center at (337) 482-5224 or ulwritingcenter@louisiana.edu.