APA STYLE

APA STYLE BOOKS:

APA style guide to electronic references -- Ebook available through http://www.library.eku.edu/

Publication manual of the American Psychological Association – Print edition available at reference desk.

WEB SITES:

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ -- Excellent web site. It tells you exactly what to do with formatting your paper, in text citations, and reference list. It also has examples

http://apastyle.apa.org/ -- APA website covering the APA style.

http://www.citationmachine.net/

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APA STYLE

BOOKS:
APA style guide to electronic references -- Ebook available through http://www.library.eku.edu/
Go to http://www.library.eku.edu/
Click on FIND BOOKS
Type in APA style guide to electronic references
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Publication manual of the American Psychological Association –
Print edition available at reference desk.

WEB SITES:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ -- Excellent web site. It tells you exactly what to do with formatting your paper, in text citations, and reference list. It also has examples

http://apastyle.apa.org/ -- APA website covering the APA style.

http://www.citationmachine.net/

WRITING POLICY ANALYSIS

Outline for writing policy analysis:

Abstract
Introduction
Importance of specific topic
Definition of key terms
Key stakeholders
Key policy areas needing analysis and resolution
Overview of current knowledge
Evaluative review of the literature about the topic, including print and electronic sources
Existing policy related to the topic
The most important legislative, judicial, and regulatory policy instruments
Ambiguities, conflicts, problems, and contradictions related to the instruments
Key issues
Underlying assumptions
Effects on and roles of key stakeholders
Conflicts among key values
Implications of issues
Conclusions and recommendations
Recommendations
Rationale for recommendations
Implications and possible outcomes of specific courses of action
References
APA style
All sources cited in the paper.
http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~i382l5pd/su2003/suggestions.html

Example of policy analysis report
http://www.transportationfortomorrow.org/final_report/ --
Transportation for Tomorrow: Report of the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission, prepared by a specially convened Commission,
The Report includes detailed recommendations for creating and sustaining a pre-eminent surface transportation system in the United States. The Commission is grateful to all of the individuals and organizations who shared their views and experiences in writing and at hearings and public meetings across the nation.

OP-ED PIECE

Example:

No change in political climate

By Ellen Goodman February 9, 2007

On the day that the latest report on global warming was released, I went out and bought a light bulb. OK, an environmentally friendly, compact fluorescent light bulb.
No, I do not think that if everyone lit just one little compact fluorescent light bulb, what a bright world this would be. Even the Prius in our driveway doesn't do a whole lot to reduce my carbon footprint, which is roughly the size of the Yeti lurking in the (melting) Himalayas.
But it was either buying a light bulb or pulling the covers over my head. And it was too early in the day to reach for that kind of comforter.
By every measure, the U N 's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change raises the level of alarm. The fact of global warming is "unequivocal." The certainty of the human role is now somewhere over 90 percent. Which is about as certain as scientists ever get.
I would like to say we're at a point where global warming is impossible to deny. Let's just say that global warming deniers are now on a par with Holocaust deniers, though one denies the past and the other denies the present and future.
But light bulbs aside -- I now have three and counting -- I don't expect that this report will set off some vast political uprising. The sorry fact is that the rising world thermometer hasn't translated into political climate change in America.
The folks at the Pew Research Center clocking public attitudes show that global warming remains 20th on the annual list of 23 policy priorities. Below terrorism, of course, but also below tax cuts, crime, morality, and illegal immigration.
One reason is that while poles are melting and polar bears are swimming between ice floes, American politics has remained polarized. There are astonishing gaps between Republican science and Democratic science. Try these numbers: Only 23 percent of college-educated Republicans believe the warming is due to humans, while 75 percent of college-educated Democrats believe it.
This great divide comes from the science-be-damned-and-debunked attitude of the Bush administration and its favorite media outlets. The day of the report, Big Oil Senator James Inhofe of Oklahoma actually described it as "a shining example of the corruption of science for political gain." Speaking of corruption of science, the American Enterprise Institute, which has gotten $1.6 million over the years from Exxon Mobil, offered $10,000 last summer to scientists who would counter the IPCC report.
But there are psychological as well as political reasons why global warming remains in the cool basement of priorities. It may be, paradoxically, that framing this issue in catastrophic terms ends up paralyzing instead of motivating us. Remember the Time magazine cover story: "Be Worried. Be Very Worried." The essential environmental narrative is a hair-raising consciousness-raising: This is your Earth. This is your Earth on carbon emissions.
This works for some. But a lot of social science research tells us something else. As Ross Gelbspan, author of "The Heat is On," says, "when people are confronted with an overwhelming threat and don't see a solution, it makes them feel impotent. So they shrug it off or go into deliberate denial."
Michael Shellenberger, co author of "The Death of Environmentalism," adds, "The dominant narrative of global warming has been that we're responsible and have to make changes or we're all going to die. It's tailor-made to ensure inaction."
So how many scientists does it take to change a light bulb?
American University's Matthew Nisbet is among those who see the importance of expanding the story beyond scientists. He is charting the reframing of climate change into a moral and religious issue -- see the greening of the evangelicals -- and into a corruption-of-science issue -- see big oil -- and an economic issue -- see the newer, greener technologies .
In addition, maybe we can turn denial into planning. "If the weatherman says there's a 75 percent chance of rain, you take your umbrella," Shellenberger tells groups. Even people who clutched denial as their last, best hope can prepare, he says, for the next Katrina. Global warming preparation is both his antidote for helplessness and goad to collective action.
The report is grim stuff. Whatever we do today, we face long-range global problems with a short-term local attention span. We're no happier looking at this global thermostat than we are looking at the nuclear doomsday clock.
Can we change from debating global warming to preparing? Can we define the issue in ways that turn denial into action? In America what matters now isn't environmental science, but political science.
We are still waiting for the time when an election hinges on a candidate's plans for a changing climate. That's when the light bulb goes on.

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2007/02/09/no_change_in_political_climate?mode=PF
Ellen Goodman's e-mail address is goodman@globe.com.
© Copyright 2008 The New York Times Company

CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING WEBSITES

The World Wide Web contains both high quality and poor quality information. You must carefully choose the information you use.
Review the following criteria and answer the questions based on the web site you are evaluating. A high quality web site with quality information will enable you to answer MOST of the questions with a "YES". Evaluating Websites Checklist

Authority
Web site says who created the content, defines the individual or group's credentials/expertise and provides contact information
Do you know who published the web site?
Is the author's name easily visible?
What are the author's credentials and are they appropriate for the information provided?
Can you find contact information?
Is the web site produced by a reputable organization?

Objectivity
Content is balanced, presenting all sides of an issue and multiple points-of-view
Are various points-of-view presented?
Is the site free of bias towards one point-of-view?
Is the objectivity of the web site consistent with its purpose?
Is the site free of advertising?

Accuracy
Content is grammatically correct, verifiable and cited when necessary.
Is the content grammatically correct?
Is the information accurate and verifiable? Are sources and references cited?
Does the tone and style imply accuracy?

Scope
Content is relevant to your topic or research.
Does the purpose of the site (e.g. research, statistical, organizational) meet your needs?
Who is the intended audience?
Will information directed to this audience meet your needs?
Is the information relevant to your research topic?

Currency
Information is current and updated frequently.
Do you know when the information was originally posted and is the date acceptable?
Do you know when the page was last updated and is the date acceptable?
Are links current and reliable?
Do charts and graphs have dates?

Design and Presentation
Web site's design and presentation are professional, logical and provide multiple ways to access or view information.
Is the information presented in a logical manner?
Is the site easy to navigate?
Do the graphics serve a purpose? I
f the web site is extensive, does it offer search capability?
Does the web site have a text-only option?