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APA Publication Manual, 6th ed. 
A print copy is shelved in REFERENCE under call number BF76.7. P83 2010.  Brief guides to the new 6th Edition:

• APA Documentation Style (IUPUI University Writing Center)
• APA Style Citation (Mohawk Valley Community College)
• Citing Sources Using APA Manual (6th ed.)  (Nova Southeastern University)

• Hoosiers by the Numbers is a fairly user-friendly statistics database administered by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development and features information for employers, job seekers, and economic developers. It offers many options for focusing on specific areas, cities, and industries.

• SAVI Interactive is a one-stop source for data and information for Central Indiana communities and organizations. It provides local data about the social, economic, and physical conditions of neighborhoods, townships, and counties, and other geographic areas such as school districts. SAVI summarizes these data into community profiles and allows users to view and analyze detailed data in interactive maps, charts, and tables.

• STATS Indiana is the information utility for the State of Indiana and receives major support from the State through the Indiana Department of Workforce Development and from the Lilly Endowment, Inc. It is a service of the Indiana Business Research Center at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business.

• Prendismo Collection contains over 15,000 short video clips on a wide variety of business topics, including business plans, corporate social responsibility, creativity, diversity in the workplace, ethics, globalization, leadership, life balance, networking, personal strategy and style, social entrepreneurship, sports marketing and management, sustainability, teamwork, and time management. The library's subscription allows you to view video clips for free, but there is a 99¢ fee (payable online by credit card or PayPal) if you wish to download a clip. Prendismo is the result of the eClips project at Cornell University.

• PsycTESTS is a repository for a growing selection of psychological tests and measures, including thousands of actual test instruments and test items that are available for immediate download and use in research and teaching. International in scope, PsycTESTS® also provides access to an increasing number of tests that are available in languages other than English. PsycTESTS® is an authoritative source of structured information about tests of relevance to psychologists and professionals in related fields such as psychiatry, management, business, education, social science, neuroscience, law, medicine, and social work. While focused on contemporary instances of test use, coverage spans more than a century.