Anyone know how to cite the collective bargaining agreement of the NFL, NBA?

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Mar 7, 2010 10:11 PM
Need help citing these two..anyone know how?

APA style.
Mar 7, 2010 10:11pm
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Mar 7, 2010 10:12 PM
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Mar 7, 2010 10:13 PM
How did you obtain the information from the CBA's?
Mar 7, 2010 10:13pm
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Mar 7, 2010 10:14 PM
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Mar 7, 2010 10:14pm
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Mar 7, 2010 10:15 PM
No idea, but I am going to hijack this thread....

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Mar 7, 2010 10:15 PM
jtownclassics wrote: How did you obtain the information from the CBA's?
http://www.nbpa.org/cba/2005
Mar 7, 2010 10:15pm
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Mar 7, 2010 10:18 PM
Find the article and google the type of article and how to cite in APA. Easy as hell.
Mar 7, 2010 10:18pm
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Mar 7, 2010 10:20 PM
So then you cite it as a webpage in APA
Mar 7, 2010 10:20pm
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Mar 7, 2010 10:27 PM
thanks jtown
Mar 7, 2010 10:27pm
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Mar 7, 2010 10:46 PM
Wouldn't you need to be more specific than just the website?? Since that site has links to the actual document?? I'm pretty sure there is a way to document .pdf's from a website, then again I am probably wrong..lol
Mar 7, 2010 10:46pm
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Mar 7, 2010 11:02 PM
There is a way to do it on word 2007. just type in some information and it automatically sites it for you.
Mar 7, 2010 11:02pm
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Mar 7, 2010 11:30 PM
wes_mantooth wrote: No idea, but I am going to hijack this thread....

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Mar 7, 2010 11:30pm
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Mar 8, 2010 8:50 AM
First of all APA papers suck. MLA=GOAT IMO.

2nd of all, I'm pretty sure you wouldn't have to cite the whole CBA right, just the section of it you used? that's a pretty damn lengthy document
Mar 8, 2010 8:50am
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Mar 8, 2010 9:35 AM
http://thewritedirection.net/drpaper/

Used it for every paper I wrote in college after my freshman year. On a ten page paper, it saved me on average about two hours worth of work. Never got marked off for formatting.

When I get on my pc with the program on it I'll see if I can figure it out for you.
Mar 8, 2010 9:35am
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Mar 8, 2010 10:57 AM
S&L,

I just emailed tech support for the software I listed above, and they said that since you accessed the CBA online, that you should just cite it as an online resource.

(Stern & Davis, 2005, Page #) would be your in-text cite.

Stern, D. J., & Davis, A. (2005, July 29). Collective bargaining agreement [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.nbpa.org/cba/2005

I think that would be your reference list citation.
Mar 8, 2010 10:57am
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Mar 8, 2010 11:32 AM
^^^ Bingo! I'm currently teaching my kids APA citation. Kramb looks to have nailed it.
Mar 8, 2010 11:32am
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Mar 8, 2010 11:51 AM
I agree with whoever said that APA sucks and MLA is the GOAT. APA is designed strictly for article being submitted to journals for publication, NOT for student papers. Have you ever looked at an actual APA manual? There's nothing in there about student papers, only articles being submitted for publication. The MLA on the other hand is all about student papers. I never understood why most professors wanted APA instead of MLA.
Mar 8, 2010 11:51am
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Mar 8, 2010 12:03 PM
Chicago Style>all.
Mar 8, 2010 12:03pm
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Mar 8, 2010 12:06 PM
krambman wrote: I agree with whoever said that APA sucks and MLA is the GOAT. APA is designed strictly for article being submitted to journals for publication, NOT for student papers. Have you ever looked at an actual APA manual? There's nothing in there about student papers, only articles being submitted for publication. The MLA on the other hand is all about student papers. I never understood why most professors wanted APA instead of MLA.
APA is not designed strictly for articles being submitted to journals for publication.

American Psychological Association (APA) Style is a set of rules developed to assist reading comprehension in the social and behavioral sciences. Designed to ensure clarity of communication, the rules are designed to "move the idea forward with a minimum of distraction and a maximum of precision."

So yea, it is nice to use, certainly, but it wasn't designed with only publication in mind. I mean, the rules do lend itself to professional publication, but it makes sense, IMO, for professors to also have students write using APA, depending on the field. Good practice, IMO.
Mar 8, 2010 12:06pm
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Mar 8, 2010 12:42 PM
probably because most professors at most universities are pressured into publishing material all the time so that they are still being scholarly and its what they know since thats the format is has to be submitted in. I will live and die by MLA
Mar 8, 2010 12:42pm
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Mar 8, 2010 12:55 PM
Most historical journals require Chicago Style, and that is what i used most often as a History/Classics major.
Mar 8, 2010 12:55pm
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Mar 8, 2010 1:22 PM
krambman wrote: I agree with whoever said that APA sucks and MLA is the GOAT. APA is designed strictly for article being submitted to journals for publication, NOT for student papers. Have you ever looked at an actual APA manual? There's nothing in there about student papers, only articles being submitted for publication. The MLA on the other hand is all about student papers. I never understood why most professors wanted APA instead of MLA.
I hate it. I teach Junior English at my high school, and the entire 4th quarter is dedicated to writing term papers for advanced classes. The students write in MLA format for their freshman, sophomore, and senior years, but of course I get stuck with making them write in something they are completely unfamiliar with. Not only do they hate APA, but they hate me for making them learn it.
Mar 8, 2010 1:22pm
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Mar 8, 2010 3:07 PM
^^^^

really sucks to be you.

Just tell them from now on not to shoot the messenger
Mar 8, 2010 3:07pm