Citing Online Images in APA Style

For additional information on APA (American Psychological Association) style, see the Publication manual of the American Psychological Association in the Reference collection, REF BF 76.7 .P83 2010, or the APA website, http://www.apastyle.org/learn/faqs/index.aspx

NOTE: Double-space between each and every line.

1. MAP FROM A FULL TEXT DATABASE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE LIBRARY

Title of work [Map]. (Date or date of latest update {Year, Month Day }). Retrieved from {Name

        of database} database.

Example:

Presents a map of United States [Map]. (1999). Retrieved from Academic Search Premier

        database.

2. MAP FROM A WEBSITE

Title of work [Map]. (Date or date of latest update {Year, Month Day }). Retrieved from URL or

        web address

Example:

NYS map of SUNY Campuses [Map]. (2006). Retrieved from

        http://www.suny.edu/Student/campuses_map.cfm

3. PHOTOGRAPH FROM A FULL TEXT DATABASE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE LIBRARY

Artist's last name, artist’s initials. (Year). Title of work. Retrieved from {Name of database}

        database.

Example:

Loppé, M.G. (1902). Lightning striking the Eiffel Tower. Retrieved from General Science

        Collection database.

4. PHOTOGRAPH FROM A WEBSITE

Artist's last name, artist’s initials. (Year). Title of work [Photograph]. Retrieved from URL or

        web address

Example:

Galante, N. (2002). Pathfinder-Plus flight in Hawaii [Photograph]. Retrieved from

        http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Photo/Pathfinder-Plus/Large/ED02-0161-2.jpg

REMEMBER: If you cannot find the author, publisher, etc., for the online source, cite what is available. For further assistance, please ask a reference librarian.

INCLUDING ILLUSTRATIONS IN A RESEARCH PROJECT
• Locate illustration as near as possible to the relevant area of the text.
• Label illustration Figure, and give it a number, along with a caption, consisting of a descriptive phrase. Include name of artist if known, last name first.

Example:

Figure 1. Galante, N. Pathfinder-Plus, a flying wing powered by solar energy, relaying phone, video, and Internet communications in flight over Hawaii.

• Place label and caption underneath illustration. Use same margins as the rest of the paper.

• For parenthetical references, cite the work using the figure number. Example: (Figure 1).

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