This document provides an overview of APA and MLA citation styles. Both styles require in-text citations and a references or works cited page at the end. The main differences are that APA style uses the author's last name and year of publication in parentheses for in-text citations, while MLA style uses the author's name and page number. The document also notes when each citation style is commonly used, with APA for social sciences and business, and MLA for humanities subjects. Examples of each style are provided.

1. Formatting With
Sources
ENGL 1302

2. APA & MLA
American Psychological Association
Modern Language Association

3. Why
Format?
Helps reader fo"ow a trail of
sources

4. Common
in BOTH
Styles
In-text citations
Works Cited Page

5. In-Text Citations
References original text
Citation is in parenthesis
Look to examples

6. MLA vs. APA
If you're using APA, after each sentence that is
researched from another source put in
parenthesis the author's last name and the year
of publication.
If you're using MLA, put in parenthesis the
author's name and the page number.

7. Examples
Example from APA:
Out of 20,000 people polled, 45% felt the internet
was too commercialized (Foresi, 1997).
Example using MLA:
Out of 20,000 people polled, 45% felt the internet
was too commercialized (Foresi 23).

8. Works Cited Page
List of references used in paper
At end of paper
Titled Works Cited or References
ALL entries give the same information in the same order
(listing of 10 items on page 493 & 510)

9. When to use APA
Social Sciences and related courses
Examples: anthropology, education, linguistics, political
science, psychology, sociology
Science and Business

10. When to use MLA
Humanities
Examples: Philosophy, History, English,
Communication

11. For Quiz 6
Bring a Works Cited or
References page (typed)