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Jim Roth’s Website MLA and APA Research Paper Guidelines MLA (Modern
Language Association) and APA (American Psychological Association) are two
ways of designing, structuring, and presenting research papers. Each of these formats has very specific
rules that dictate the appearance of the paper (spacing, margins) and the
proper use and handling of other people’s property (words and ideas from your
sources). Careful attention to these
guidelines is CRITICAL to avoid accusations of plagiarism (academic theft). MLA guidelines are
used primarily for papers written in humanities courses—English, Literature,
Art, Music. APA guidelines are used
primarily for papers written in social science, technology, medical, and
scientific courses—nursing, education, engineering, etc.). Whenever a course requires you to submit
written assignments, be sure to ask
the instructor at the beginning of the course which format he or she requires
and then dedicate yourself to following that format EXACTLY! (follow it to the period, comma, capital lettering, and
spacing specifications). APA and MLA
Style Differences—YouTube Video For MLA—Please
browse, read, study the following links and items: MLA Overview (Formatting and Style Guide)
from the OWL at Purdue University MLA Sample Paper from the OWL at Purdue
University MLA 7 Edition Quick Reference Guidelines
from our SCC Library Working with Words from a
Source--MLA Style--the VIDEO Working with Words from a Source--MLA Style--the document For APA—Please
browse, read, study the following links and items: APA Overview (Formatting and Style Guide)
from the OWL at Purdue University APA Example #1 from the OWL at Purdue
University—the “Angeli Paper” APA Example #2—demonstrating the format APA Quick Reference Guidelines from our
SCC Library Working with Words from a Source--APA Style--the VIDEO Working with Words from a Source--APA Style--the
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