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ECC - Library LibGuide: MLA & APA Citations

What are MLA & APA Citations

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MLA is the Modern Language Association, the website is located at www.mla.org.

 The latest edition of the MLA Handbook is available through the ECC library.

 Call number 808.02 M6896m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 APA is the American Psychological Association, the website is located at www.apa.org

 The latest edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association is available  through the ECC Library.

 Call number 808.066 A51274p.

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This site provides detailed examples for how to format citations in both the MLA & APA for any type of materials, i.e. electronic books, articles from magazines, websites, and so forth.

Examples of MLA Citations

MLA Basic Style examples.

Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Publication Date.

Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. Penguin, 1987

Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. MacMurray. 1999.

Examples of APA Citations

Basic APA Citations
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