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APA/MLA Style Tutorials & Reference

APA Style
MLA Style

APA 7th Edition Interactive Tutorial This tutorial combines text and video to demonstrate basic formatting of research papers using APA style.
APA Formatting and Style Guide - Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) This quick-reference web site from Perdue University will help you learn how to use the APA citation and format style. This site contains resources on in-text citation and the References page, as well as APA sample papers, slide presentations, and the APA classroom poster.
APA Style - The American Psychological Association This is the official APA Style web site from its creators, The American Psychological Association. Here you will find first-hand information about APA Style and its related publications.
APA Style Reference Examples From the APA Style site, this section provides examples for the most commonly cited works, including textual works, data sets, audiovisual media, and online media.
APA Style In-Text Citations From the APA Style site, this section provides basic principles of in-text citation, along with examples.

MLA 9th Edition Interactive Tutorial This tutorial combines text and video to demonstrate basic formatting of research papers using MLA style.
MLA Formatting and Style Guide - Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) This quick-reference web site from Perdue University will help you learn how to use the MLA citation and format style. This site contains resources on in-text citation and the References page, as well as MLA sample papers, slide presentations, and the MLA classroom poster.
The MLA Style Center
MLA Style Center - Using MLA Format Get started with MLA style. Learn how to document sources, set up your paper, and improve your teaching and writing.
MLA Style Center - Citations by Format These examples show you how to cite five basic source types: books, online works, recorded performances, films/videos, and images.

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Selected Books Available from the SUNY Erie Libraries

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by American Psychological Association
Call Number: BF76.7 .P83 2020, reference & regular loan.
ISBN: 9781433832161
Publication Date: 2019-10-01
The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition is the official source for APA Style. With millions of copies sold worldwide in multiple languages, it is the style manual of choice for writers, researchers, editors, students, and educators in the social and behavioral sciences, natural sciences, nursing, communications, education, business, engineering, and other fields.
MLA Handbook by The Modern Language; The Modern Language Association of America
Call Number: Ref. LB2369 .M52 2021 (Old edition LB2369 .M52 2016)
ISBN: 9781603293518
Publication Date: 2021-04-06
The MLA Handbook is published by the Modern Language Association and is the only official, authorized book on MLA style. The new, ninth edition builds on the MLA's unique approach to documenting sources for the humanities using a template of core elements -- facts, common to most sources, like author, title, and publication date -- that allows writers to cite any type of work, from books, e-books, and journal articles in databases to song lyrics, online images, social media posts, dissertations, and more.