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Meyer, C. K., Saur, W., & Geerts, J. A. (2014). The senior housing shuffle: Connecting public policy to universal design, sustainability, health management, and aging in place. Journal of Business Case Studies (Online), 10(4), 385-393. Retrieved from http://www.cluteinstitute.com/ojs/index.php/JBCS/article/view/8828
A case study may be published as a stand-alone report, as an article in a newspaper or journal, as part of a book, or as an item included in a course pack. Some case studies have been specifically created and exist in a specialized website or database, such as those developed by SAGE. Use the appropriate format for what the item is — for example if it’s a case study published as an article in a journal, follow the APA Style rules for journal articles. If you are not sure what the item is contact your professor or librarians. Remember APA’s cardinal rule: Cite what you see.
Meyer, C. K., Saur, W., & Geerts, J. A. (2014). The senior housing shuffle: Connecting public policy to universal design, sustainability, health management, and aging in place. Journal of Business Case Studies (Online), 10(4), 385-393. Retrieved from http://www.cluteinstitute.com/ojs/index.php/JBCS/article/view/8828
Duan, C., Jia, X., & Lei, Y. (2013). College counseling in China: A case study. In S. Poyrazli, & C. E. Thompson (Eds.), International Case Studies in Mental Health (pp. 101-119). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
This is the model for any online resources you might use. Make sure you include the four pieces of information: author, date, title (with a description of the format in brackets), and the source (the URL).
Provide the specific date for content that is published frequently such as blog posts.
Include the name of the website if it is not clear from the URL. For example: Retrieved from Site Name website: http://xxxxx
Provide a retrieval date for content that might change.
Use a permalink for web resources when possible.
When citing an entire website or webpage, but not a specific document or text, it is sufficient to refer to the name of the website and provide the URL in the text of your paper. No reference list entry is required. For example:
President Obama often used Twitter (http://www.twitter.co/barackobama) and Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/barackobama) to keep citizens up to speed on his initiatives.
In-text citations let your reader know that the text, idea, or theory you're using came from another source. There are a variety of ways to format these citations depending on your writing style.
Press releases are typically written by an organization about itself. If you find an press release on an organization’s own website without a specific author, you can assume the organization is the author.
If a release includes a department or group within a larger organization, the larger entity should be listed first.
Author, A. (date). Press release title. [Press release]. Retrieved from http://xxxxx
Nova Southeastern University, Student Government Association. (2006, November). NSUSGA launches speak out campaign [Press release]. Retrieved from http://www.nova.edu/nsusga/minutes/press
Author, A. (year, month day). Re: Title of discussion [Online forum comment]. Retrieved from Name of Website: http://xxxxx
Seaman,G. (2013, June 6). Re: The commentary text in this section concentrates entirely on copyright [Online forum comment]. Retrieved from World International Property Organization website: http://www.wipo.int/roller/comments/ipisforum/Weblog/theme_two_the_intellectual_property #comments
In this specific example, no author is clear, so the title slides into the author position.
If notes or slides are only available from the presenter, someone who took notes during a lecture, or in a content management system (such as Blackboard, Canvas, or Moodle), cite as personal communication. Personal communication is not retrievable by other researchers and is cited in text only.
Author, A. A. (year). Title of presentation [Lecture notes or PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from http://xxxxx
No Child Left Behind: A new era in education [PowerPoint slides]. (n.d.). Retrieved from the U.S. Department of Education website: http://www2.ed.gov/nclb/overview/intro/presentation/presentation.ppt
Author, A., & Author, B. (year). Title of report (Report number). Retrieved from Agency Name website: http://www.xxxxx
Svozil, K. (2009). Three criteria for random number generators based on beam splitters (CDMCTS 362). Retrieved from the Centre for Discrete
Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science website: http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/CDMTCS/researchreports/362karl.pdf
