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Wintec's APA Referencing Guides

The Wintec APA Guides, with tips and help!

Images - Online

                        Figure 1. Shelves of language books in library (Source: ParentingPatch, 2013)

Reference List

ParentingPatch. (2013, April 9). Shelves of language books in library [Photograph]. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shelves_of_Language_Books_in_Library.JPG

In-text citation

Because the in-text citation and all the relevant information is in the caption below the image, simply use the numbered figure in the body of your assignment as shown below:

Figure 1 shows books suitable for ESOL students.

There are many language books in the library (see figure 1).

Images - Online (No Title)

Figure 2. Dialysis machine (Source: San Fernando Valley Vascular Group, n.d.)

Reference List

San Fernando Valley Vascular Group. (n.d.). [Dialysis machine] [Image]. Retrieved from http://www.sfvvg.com/dialysis.html

NB In the absence of a title, write a descriptive title and enclose in square brackets in the reference list.

In-text citation

Because the in-text citation and all the relevant information is in the caption below the image, simply use the numbered figure in the body of your assignment as shown below:

Figure 2 shows a basic diagram of a dialysis machine.

Sometimes patients need to be hooked up to a dialysis machine (see figure 2) as part of their treatment. 

Images - Book - Not Credited

   Figure 3. Muscles of the head and neck (Source: Herlihy, 2014, p. 160)

Reference List

Herlihy, B. (2014). The human body in health and illness. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.

NB reference the author of the book, and reference the book from which the image was copied.

In-text citation

Because the in-text citation and all the relevant information is in the caption below the image, simply use the numbered figure in the body of your assignment as shown below:

Figure 3 shows the basic muscles of the head and neck.

 
There are many muscles in the head and neck (see figure 3). 

Images - Book - Credited

Figure 4. Three-dimensional mixing metaphor (Source: Fergusson, in Savage, 2014, p. 24)

Reference List

Savage, S. (2014). Mixing and mastering in the box: The guide to making great mixes and final masters on your computer. (I. Fergusson, Illus.). Oxford, England: Oxford University Press.

NB reference illustrator & author, and reference the book from which the image was copied.

In-text citation

Because the in-text citation and all the relevant information is in the caption below the image, simply use the numbered figure in the body of your assignment as shown below:

Figure 4 shows the difference components of a mixer.

You can input a number of different instruments into a mixer (see figure 4). 

Images - Book - Major part - Illustrations all by one creator

                 Figure 5. Lebanese children play outside at lunch time (Source: Brown-Martin & Tavakolian, 2014, p. 158)

Reference List

Brown-Martin, G., & Tavakolian, N. (Photographer). (2014). Learning {re}imagined: How the connected society is transforming learning. London, England: Bloomsbury. 

NB reference the book from which the image was copied.

In-text citation

Because the in-text citation and all the relevant information is in the caption below the image, simply use the numbered figure in the body of your assignment as shown below:

Figure 5 pictures a crowd of Lebanese children playing outside at lunchtime.

Despite living through times of trouble, these children still find time to play together (see figure 5).

Images - Book - Major part - Illustrations by many creators

Figure 6. Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci (Source: Gombrich, 1983, p. 117)

Reference List

Da Vinci, L. (1983). Mona Lisa [Image]. In E. H. Grombich (Ed.), Vision and painting: The logic of the gaze. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. 

NB reference both the image itself and the book from which the image was copied

In-text citation

Because the in-text citation and all the relevant information is in the caption below the image, simply use the numbered figure in the body of your assignment as shown below:

Figure 6 is of course the famous Mona Lisa.

One of the most instantly recognizable paintings of all time would have to be da Vinci’s Mona Lisa (see figure 6).