Graduate Nursing Resources

APA style is the standard for formatting papers and citing references in the social sciences.

RefWorks is a tool for managing all your citations.

• Organize citations into folders by class or topic.
• Automatically create formatted references lists.
• Use within Word to create formatted in-text citations.

Learn more by watching tutorials, viewing the 

RefWorks libguide, or visiting the RefWorks Support Center online.

*For SPU users transitioning to the RefWorks 3.0 platform from the Legacy version, refer to these step-by-step instructions [PDF] to get started creating your account and importing your Legacy records.

You can export citations from many databases into RefWorks.  Just look for an "Export" link.

• Even using RefWorks, you will need to verify the citation against official APA style sources, as citations ARE OFTEN formatted incorrectly.