that are cited specifically in the text or used as sources for tables and figures. General references not cited in the report should not be included in the reference list. There are several alternative styles of documentation. This work report follows the American Psychological Association (APA) style, which is summarized in both Hacker (1996) and Buckley (2003). These books also include discussions of citations and references. These books are available in the University of Waterloo Bookstore or the library. Other references are available in section PE 1408 of the Dana Porter Library. Appendix A of these guidelines also contains explanations and examples of common grammar errors. Appendix B contains copies of the overhead transparencies used by Barb Trotter in her lectures about common grammar errors. Appendix C is a checklist of sample errors that your computer can help you find. The following report excerpts (in italics) demonstrate common examples that show how references to literature should be cited in the text and incorporated in the reference list. 7.1 Journal Papers Lafontaine (1988) has measured wind loads on very tall exhaust stacks in the mining areas of the Sudbury region. or Several authors have measured wind loads on tall exhaust stacks in the mining areas of the Sudbury region (Lafontaine, 1988; Yung, 1982), and these measurements have been used to establish design wind loads.
that are cited specifically in the text or used as sources for tables and figures. General references not cited in the report should not be included in the reference list. There are several alternative styles of documentation. This work report follows the American Psychological Association (APA) style, which is summarized in both Hacker (1996) and Buckley (2003). These books also include discussions of citations and references. These books are available in the University of Waterloo Bookstore or the library. Other references are available in section PE 1408 of the Dana Porter Library. Appendix A of these guidelines also contains explanations and examples of common grammar errors. Appendix B contains copies of the overhead transparencies used by Barb Trotter in her lectures about common grammar errors. Appendix C is a checklist of sample errors that your computer can help you find. The following report excerpts (in italics) demonstrate common examples that show how references to literature should be cited in the text and incorporated in the reference list. 7.1 Journal Papers Lafontaine (1988) has measured wind loads on very tall exhaust stacks in the mining areas of the Sudbury region. or Several authors have measured wind loads on tall exhaust stacks in the mining areas of the Sudbury region (Lafontaine, 1988; Yung, 1982), and these measurements have been used to establish design wind loads.
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