From apa.org:
| Reference List | Bibliography |
| "References provide the information necessary for readers to identify and retrieve each work cited in the text." A reference list contains works that specifically support the ideas, claims, and concepts in a paper. ---- apastyle.apa.org | A bibliography provides works for background or further reading and may include descriptive notes (e.g., an annotated bibliography). |
Generally a reference list entry consists for four elements:
Author -- Who created the work? Click here for information on how to format author names.
Date -- When was it published? Click here for information on how to format date.
Title -- What is the name of the work? Click here for information on how to format title.
Source -- Where was the work published? Click here fo rinformation on how to format source.