The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University offers a free, online website to help you format and cite references in both APA and MLA. Book mark this site.
The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed., c 2010) is the preferred style manual for formatting research papers and citing references of AUS and most universities. Here are some helpful resources.
This tutorial is designed for those who have no previous knowledge of APA Style®. It shows users how to structure and format their work, recommends ways to reduce bias in language, identifies how to avoid charges of plagiarism, shows how to cite references in text, and provides selected reference examples.
Slides 14-16 for Citing References in Text
Slides 17-26 for Creating the Reference List
The Basics of APA Style® Tutorial (Open in Internet Explorer browser)
4 1/2 minutes: from the University of Northern Colorado Libraries, published on Jul 12, 2018