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Jul 21, 2017  Include the in-text citation on the References page. Begin with the name of the issuer of the manual, such as a company, a college department or an instructor. If it is an individual, list the last name, a comma and initials. Jun 28, 2018  To cite a lab manual using the APA format, start with the department name as the author and follow with a period. Next, identify the year and semester that the manual was used in parentheses, place a comma in between, and then place a period after the closed parentheses.

If you are conducting research on a product or service, you may reference a user manual or instructional guide in your paper. Whenever you reference a source in your work, cite it properly so your reader knows where you found your information. In American Psychological Association, APA, style, user manuals are cited as part of a product's information.

Reference List

When you cite any information that is packaged with a product, the company is listed as the author, along with the year the product was made and the location of the company. APA formats this information like this:

Company name. (Year). Product name: Type of product info. Publisher location: Publisher.

Because the publisher is the company, the company's location will be listed as the publisher's location, and the publisher will simply be listed as 'Author'. For example:

Staples. (2014). Screen cleaning set: Instruction manual. Framingham, MA: Author.

User Manuals With Authors or Outside Publishers

When a product's user manual lists an author, list the author of the manual in place of the company name in your reference list citation:

Gates, B. (1995). Windows '95: User Guide. Redmond, WA: Microsoft.

If a user manual is published by an outside publisher, that publisher information is listed in place of the company information under 'publisher':

General Mills. (2002). Cheerios chess: Instructions. Seattle, WA: Wizards Games.

Citing a User Manual Found Online

If you are citing a user manual that you found online, include a link to the site from which it was retrieved:

Company name. (Year). Product title: Type of product information. Retrieved from URL.

For example:

Blizzard Entertainment. (1998). Starcraft: User manual. Retrieved from http://ftp.blizzard.com/pub/misc/StarCraft.PDF.

In-Text Citations

When you reference or quote a user manual in the text of your paper, include an in-text citation to show where the information comes from. The in-text citation will include the author name of a source -- in this case, the company name -- the year of publication and the page number, if applicable. For example:

The product kit includes a screen cleaning solution, microfiber cloths, and a 'stain light' to check for scratches (Staples, 2014).

Windows users were instructed to troubleshoot and only reboot their computer as a last resort (Gates, 1995, p. 12).

If the author name or date of publication is included in the leading sentence of a reference, you do not need to include that information in your in-text citation. For example:

Blizzard describes Starcraft as being open to multiplayer formats such as 'Melee, Free for All, Greed, Slaughter, and Capture the Flag' (1998, p. 11).

Choose Citation Style

How To Reference A Handbook Harvard Style

How To Reference A Lab Manual Harvard Style

[#] Name of Manual/Handbook, xth ed. Abbrev. Name of Comp., City of Comp., Abbrev. State, Country, Abbrev. Month. Year, pp. xxx-xxx (pages if relevant). Accessed on: Month, Day, Year. [Online]. Available: site/path/file

Referencing elements to cite:

• [#] Reference number (matching the in-text citation number)
• Name of Manual/Handbook
• If the manual is a second or subsequent edition, include the edition statement, e.g. 3rd ed.
• Publisher, i.e. the abbreviated name of company or institution that published the manual
• Place of publication. Refer to Place of publication for information on the correct format of locations
• Year of publication
• Accessed on: Month, Day, Year. Refer to the Abbreviated month section for further information
• [Online]
• Available: site/path/file location, which can be a DOI, a library database provider or a full URL

How To Harvard Reference Website

[2] Electrical Safety Rules CEOP8030, no. 15, Essential Energy, Aug. 15, 2017. Accessed on: May. 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: http://documents.essentialenergy.com.au/CEOP8030.pdf