| Documentation
Style
Welcome to the Documentation Style Information Resource
Center. Here you'll find information about various aspects of APA
and MLA style. Please note that you should always check with
your instructor about whether you should use APA, MLA, or some other
kind
of documentation style. You should always follow your instructor’s
preferences concerning documentation style. The list below provides
a short description of each handout; you can view
a
list
without descriptions
here.
Featured handouts . . .
APA Quick
Reference Guide: This handout is divided into two sections:
(1) discusses APA documentation in text and (2) discusses APA documentation
on the reference page.
It also contains tips for writing an APA title page, the abstract,
and the reference page. This handout
is not intended to be a complete reference, but it does provide
guidelines
for the most common elements used by
students writing research papers. (An
Interactive
Presentation with
Audio is available!)
MLA Quick
Reference Guide: This handout is divided into two sections:
(1) discusses MLA documentation in text and (2) discusses MLA documentation
on the reference page.
This
handout
is not intended to be a complete reference, but it does provide
guidelines
for the most common elements used by
students writing research papers. (An
Interactive
Presentation with Audio is available!)
Also available . . .
Using
Inclusive Language: This handout discusses inclusive language.
Inclusive language does not misuse
an individual's gender, race, age, etc.
Abstracts
in APA Format: This handout discusses APA style abstracts, a
requirement for APA style research papers. APA abstracts come after
your title page, but before the first page of text.
Levels of
Heading in APA Format: This handout provides an overview of
levels of heading in APA format. It discusses and provides examples
of how to format up to three levels of headings.
Using
Content Notes in APA Papers: This handout explains what content
notes are, discusses their various uses, and provides examples of
content
notes in APA format.
Using Content
Notes in MLA Papers: This handout explains what content notes
are, discusses their various uses, and provides examples of content
notes in MLA format.
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