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APA: B. Lecture

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This format would be used if you were citing a set of notes from a lecture (e.g. power point slides provided by your instructor). 
 
If you want to cite something from a lecture that was not included in a set of lecture notes, you would use the format for a personal communication (see the format for an interview).

Lecture

General Format 
 
      In-Text Citation (Paraphrase): 
      (Author Surname, Year)
     
      In-Text Citation (Quotation):
      (Author Surname, Year)
 
      References:
      Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year). Lecture title [Format]. Retrieved
            from Institution Course name Blackboard site.
  
Example
 
      In-Text Citation (Paraphrase): 
      (Howard, 2010)
 
      In-Text Citation (Quotation):
      (Howard, 2010)
 
      References:
      Howard, M. (2010). Analytical Spectroscopy Instrumentation [PowerPoint slides].
            Retrieved from Virginia Wesleyan College CHEM 480 Blackboard site.

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