Works Cited or References

The second key element of documentation is the list of sources you have used in writing your paper. This list is called Works Cited in the MLA style or References in the APA style. The format is different depending on the style your instructor requires.

The Works Cited or References list is an alphabetical listing with detailed descriptive information about all the sources both print and electronic you have used in your essay.

For every possible type of source used in research, there is a corresponding way to document it. Books, journal articles, web sites, newspaper articles, television shows, films, email, etc. all have a different format for documentation.

To see what a complete Works Cited page looks like, scroll to the end of this sample MLA research paper.

An APA research paper uses the term References to describe the same concept. Scroll to the end of this APA paper to see

the References page.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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