EasyBib Add-on for Google Docs
Steps to add the EasyBib Bibliography Creator to Google Docs:
1) First, log in to your
2) Click on the Google Apps icon - it looks like this: 
3) Select "Docs" from the menu
4) Start a new blank document
5) Go to "Add-ons" menu and select, "Get add-on"
6) Choose "EasyBib" on the first screen
7) After EasyBib installs, go back to Add-ons menu and choose, "EasyBib Bibliography Creator" - Manage Bibliography
8) A sidebar will open, select your preferred citation style
9) Choose the publication type: book, journal article or website and paste in either the book title, journal article title, or URL
10) EasyBib will provide citations that may match - choose the one that matches your source and preview it for accuracy.
11) Click, "Add bibliography to doc"
APA Citation and Paraphrasing Sources
Signal Phrases & Source Integration
- Citing and Using Sources: Adding Your Voice to the ConversationA worksheet with tips on how to integrate sources into your assignment.
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In-text citation examples & basic rules
A Work by Two Authors:
Research by Crossman and Kirk (2017) suggests that students in EDU221 are most likely to succeed.
OR
Students in EDU221 are most likely to succeed (Crossman & Kirk, 2017).
A Work by Three to Five Authors:
Campbell, Martinez, Yi, Kang, & Jones (2016) assert that Montessori preschools help to close the income gap.
In subsequent citations, only use the first author's last name followed by "et al." in the signal phrase or in parentheses.
(Campbell et al., 2016)
Unknown Author or Organization as Author: If no author is listed, cite the source by its title or if there is an organizational author, list the organization, government agency, etc.
Proponents of essentialism believe that schools should adhere to stricter disciplinary measures and to study the basics. ("Essentialism," 2010).
OR
According to the Coalition of Essential Schools (2017),...
Short quotations
Direct quotes need the author, year of publication, and the page number for the reference (preceded by "p."). Introduce the quotation with a signal phrase that includes the author's last name followed by the date of publication in parentheses.
According to Kirk (2017), "Everyone can connect to a story. It's wired within us as humans" (p. 199).
Or, if you don't name the author in the signal phrase, be sure to include the author's last name, the year of publication, and the page number in parentheses after the quotation.
She stated, "Everyone can connect to a story. It's wired within us as humans" (Kirk, 2017, p. 199).
Summary or paraphrase
When paraphrasing you are not required to cite a page number, only the author and year of publication, however, this practice is encouraged for the audience's ease of use.
According to Kirk (2017), human beings are naturally predisposed to relate to stories.