Communication Research Guide
Citation Help
MLA Resources
This tab is dedicated to resources from both the library and the official Modern Language Association (MLA) of America's website to aid students in citing in-text sources, creating a bibliography/works cited page, and answer various citation questions.
Print books - Official MLA Handbooks
MLA Handbook / Modern Language Association of America by Call Number: LB2369 .M52 2021Publication Date: 2021This edition of the MLA Handbook is kept in User Services in our 2-hour reserves. ""The ninth edition of the MLA Handbook is a textbook and reference guide that offers student writers and writing instructors guidance on creating works-cited-list entries in MLA style using the template of core elements. It features advice on punctuation, grammar, inclusive language, formatting research papers, and in-text citations."
MLA Handbook by Call Number: LB2369 .G53 2016Publication Date: 2016The 8th edition handbook. This copy is non-circulating, but can be checked out for a maximum of 2 hours.
Official MLA Style Guides
MLA Style Center - Get tips and tricks right from the source.
Works Cited: A Quick Guide - From the MLA Style Guide. A practice template is also provided.
Citations by Format - If you are confident citing a book source but aren't sure how to cite a movie, website, etc, check out this page on the MLA Style Guide.
APA style manual
How to format in APA style
Use the links below to find info on how to format references, in-text citations, or other parts of a paper in APA style.
Official APA style guidelines - Online
Use the links below for info on how to format in APA style. All of the links below take you to webpages on the APA Style website, a guide to APA formatting produced by the American Psychological Association.
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APA Style - 7th edition Reference Guide for Journal Articles, Books, and Edited Book ChaptersThis chart is wonderful. It gives the general "template" -- the order of the citation's parts, and how they're capitalized, italicized, and punctuated --- of an APA style reference for three common publication types: journal articles, books, and chapters in an edited book. Bookmark this link. You will use it over and over again.
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APA Style - In-Text CitationsInfo on how to create APA style in-text citations.
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APA Style - ReferencesInfo on how to create APA style reference list citations.
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APA Style - Style and Grammar GuidelinesA table of contents that links to info on the how to format in APA style the various parts of a paper.
Official APA style guides - Print books
These are the official APA style manuals produced by the American Psychological Association (APA). They are comprehensive. They are only available in print, and you can find copies for use in WMU Libraries.
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Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by Call Number: Waldo Library 2 Hour Reserves BF76.7 .P83 2020; Waldo Library Reference, Non-circulating BF76.7 .P83 2020ISBN: 9781433832161Publication Date: 2019-10-01The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition is the official source for APA Style. -
Concise Guide to APA Style by Call Number: Waldo Library Permanent Reserves, circulates for 7 days BF76.7 .C66 2020ISBN: 9781433832734Publication Date: 2019-12-01This is the official APA Style resource for students. Designed specifically for undergraduate writing, this easy-to-use pocket guide is adapted from the seventh edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
