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Welcome Back, Spring Semester 2020
01/20/2020
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Welcome back to you all! I hope you were able to spend some relaxing time with family and friends and read a good book or two. Over the break, I read The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead. It is an expertly written novel about a real and very tragic episode in Florida’s reform schools.

Besides reading some great books, myself and the library staff have been working hard to get ready for the spring semester, and we have some exciting announcements to share.

shelf with graphic novels and board games

No more fines

Libraries across the country have started to eliminate overdue fines for most library items, as a way of improving equity in access to library materials and increase overall library usage. Beginning this spring, the library will no longer assess fines on regularly circulating books, dvds, music, and magazines. Items on reserve will still be charged.  Likewise, replacement charges for non-returned and damaged items will continue to be charged.

Relax and Read collection revamped

We have revamped our Relax and Read collection. This collection is on the first floor of the library just to the left of the stairs. Based on library user and staff feedback we have tried to include more genre fiction, and have added graphic novels and board games for checkout.

Welcome back and have a great semester!

Nathan Dowd
Library Director, Oscar Rennebohm Library

New APA 7th edition guide
01/07/2020
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Book cover, Publication Manual of the APA 7th editionIn October, 2019, the American Psychological Association published a new edition of the Publication Manual of the A.P.A. We've got a new guide for citing sources in APA Style 7th edition.  You can access that here: https://library.edgewood.edu/apa-style

What's new in the APA 7th edition?

  • Two separate guidelines for students using APA, and professionals using APA
  • Running head not required for student papers, simplified for professionals
  • In-text citations from three or more authors have been shortened to the name of the first author plus "et al."
  • Include up to 20 authors in a reference entry before names are omitted with an ellipses.
  • Always enter DOIs as a URL: https://doi.org/xxxxx
  • URLs can be plain text, or blue and underlined.  "Retrieved from" should not be included.
  • Book references do not need the publisher location.

Which edition should you use?

  • The library recommends you start using the 7th edition now, unless your professor or program requires you to use the 6th edition.

Print copies available

The library has several copies of the Publication Manual of the APA 7th Edition at the front desk, including one you can check out for a week.

Links to all of our citation guides

The Citing Sources page has links to all of our citation guides.  You will also find it in the footer of our website (under "Research").

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