APA 7 Referencing

General rules:

• Describe the work in square brackets after the title, e.g. [Painting].
• Check with your lecturer to make sure you meet the programme requirements for referencing figures.
• All figures and tables are listed in a separate list placed before your reference list.  The heading for the figures list should be Figures

Author:

• The author is determined by the media type.
  • artwork - artist
  • photograph - photographer

Copyright:

• You do not need to get copyright permission if you are using the figure for educational purposes (i.e. in an assignment).
• The New Zealand Copyright Act (1994) allows the free use of figures for educational purposes but they must be referenced.
• If you plan to sell or exhibit your work you will need to get copyright permission for figures used.
• The Copyright Council of New Zealand provides useful information at http://www.copyright.org.nz/infosheets.php

(APA manual, 2020, pp. 341-342).

In-text Citation

• All images and tables (including graphs) should have the following label above the image.

                                  Figure 1 and a short title of the image

• Place any further explanation including how the image was processed, details about the view etc… underneath the image preceded with the word Note.

Example:         

                   Figure 1

                   CT scan of the elbow

                  Note:  Place your detailed description here.  

                Then in your reference list:

                 Figure 1: Adapted from: "CT scan of the elbow," by RemakeHealth, n.d.,

                                       (https://www.flickr.com/photos/40827567@N05/3835654989)          

• Citations or copyright attribution are not required for clip art from programmes like Microsoft Word or PowerPoint.

(GDJ, 2010). 

GDJ. (2010). Neural network deep learning prismatic [Clip art]. Openclipart. 

                   https.//openclipart.org/detail/309343/neural-network-deep-learning-prismatic

(APA manual, 2020, p. 346).

• Include the name of the website after the title information.

​(Rossman & Palmer, 2015).

Rossman, J., & Palmer, R. (2015). Sorting through our space junk [Infographic]. World Science Festival.

                  https://worldsciencefestival.com/2015/11/space-junk-infographic/

(APA manual, 2020, pp. 346-347).

• Use this format for all art works such as paintings, sculptures, photographs, prints, drawings, installations.
• Include a description of the medium or format in square brackets after the title.
• Include the name of the gallery after the title information.

(Hodgkins, 1929-1930).

Hodgkins, F. (1929-1930). The farmer's daughter: Portrait of Annie Coggan [Oil on canvas laid on board]. Dunedin

               Public Art Gallery. http://collection.dunedin.art.museum/search.do? 

               view=label&keyword=Frances%20Hodgkins%20Portrait%20of%20Annie%20coggan&db=object

(APA manual, 2020, p. 346).

• In the caption include the details you consider to be relevant about the art work e.g. Artist, title, year created.
• After the title information, give the name of the site or book from which the photograph was retrieved.

(Melford, 2019).

Melford, M. (2019). Night lights [Photograph]. National Geographic.

                       https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/2019/11/alaska-northern-lights-night/

(APA manual, 2020, p. 346).

• Include a description in square brackets in place of the title.

(Goew, n.d.). 

Goew, T. (n.d.). [Girl watching behind boy holding smartphone]. Unsplash.

              https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/2019/11/alaska-northern-lights-night/

(APA manual, 2020, p. 347)

• Provide the name of the site and its URL (use the login page URL for Moodle).

(Cleland, 2019).

Cleland, S. (2019). I102 technical support fundamentals [PowerPoint slides]. Moodle.

                     https://moodle.ucol.ac.nz/mod/resource/view.php?id=379338

(APA manual, 2020, p. 347).