What does APA and MLA pertain to in writing?
149650
it mostly has to do with the structure of the paper. it also has to do with citing any references that you used for the paper. the library should have copies of most guidelines for both of these styles!
774226
Allybama you should be nice to yourself you got to college that means you are alot smarther than you think :) Most colleges use the MLA Formatting and Style Guide in regards to your question. \nIt would take too long to explain how to do it. The best thing I can offer is a website which you can read and then do what is says on your research paper.\nHere is the link: \n http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/\n\nGood luck i know you will be able to do it, and I hope you get a top mark on your research paper :)
469899
If you've just got one citation, go to NoodleBib Express which lets you make an MLA citation without any cost! If you've got many citations, you might want to use "NoodleBib 6: The most comprehensive and accurate MLA and APA-style bibliography composer on the Web. Advanced version for middle/high school through graduate-level research."  They've got the best personal help - they will write you back about any citation you have...fast!
579835
Narrative essay is a fictional story in most cases.\nResearch paper is usually based on fact and involves some searching rather than creating material.
944116
et al is normally a reference to "and others" who have co-authored the book. If you are using a in text reference you can use the et al but in the reference/ bibliography list you must state all the authors in full. In MLA style you will need to quote the full name of the author/s in text rather than the et al unless it is the second time in your essay that you have used the same reference and then the et al can be used. Hope this helps.
773817
The MLA guidelines on documenting online sources are explained in detail in the sixth edition of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (2003) and in the second edition of the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing (1998). What follows here is a summary of the guidelines that cover the World Wide Web. For the complete MLA recommendations on Web sources, please see one of the books mentioned above.\n\nSources on the Web that students and scholars use in their research include scholarly projects, information databases, the texts of books, articles in periodicals, and personal sites. Entries in a works-cited list for such sources contain as many items from the list below as are relevant and available. Following this list are sample entries for some common kinds of Web sources.\n\n   1. Name of the author, editor, compiler, or translator of the source (if given), reversed for alphabetizing and, if appropriate, followed by an abbreviation, such as ed. \n\n--> more examples here http://www.mla.org/style_faq4
620573
If you are doing a college paper, it all depends on the citation format.  Check which one you are using (MLA is crazy on everything but Centered is good) and do not underline unless you are published, which I doubt you are.  Some citation formats call for large and small caps, but if you keep it centered, same font as everything else (unless told otherwise), and only major words capitalized (or just the first, just stick with one choice) then you should be fine.
452587
Its much simpler than other formats. For instance when siting work you only need to put the last name of the author and page number in parenthesis after the sentence or paragraph, which can then be looked up in your bibliography or works cited page at the end of your paper. Other formats require more information be entered within the paper itself besides the work cited page. I use APA whenever possible, it seems complicated at first but once you write a paper or two using it you discover that once you get the hang of it, it's much easier to use..
724055
Citing and Writing - SJLibrary.org \nLibrary information competence citing and writing guide. ... Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Format. Turabian (based on Chicago, above) ...www.sjlibrary.org/services/literacy/info_comp/citing.htm
115507
I'm not familiar with the term, but I did a search on Yahoo and it looks to be synonymous to "citation style".  In which case you can use MLA, APA, or Chicago.
141421
Here's a quick reference\nhttp://www.liunet.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citmla.htm\nand this is an official web site\nhttp://www.mla.org/
750102
If this is the essay for your college entrance (and I am guessing it is, you are usually asked a personal opinion question, not a research question.  If it is personal opinion there is no need for formatting.  If they want strict MLA format, that is a header, a heading, a title and a double spaced essay with parenthetical citations and a Works Cited at the bottom.  Usually a one page essay would abe about 500 words in 11 point font, double spaced.
808265
This site has everything you need to know about MLA.\n\nhttp://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/
21897
It depends on the medium of your document and the style you need. \n\nMLA (Modern Language Assoc.)\nName of author, title of article, editor, title of project, version, date, date accessed. See more detail on website/\n\nAPA (Amercan Psychologoy Assoc.)\nAuthor's name, Date of publication or update or date of retrieval, in parentheses \nTitle or description of document \nTitle of complete work (if relevant), in italics or underlined \nOther relevant information (volume number, page numbers, etc.) \nRetrieval date statement \nURL \n\nhttp://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.html
493120
There are probably 3 main systems in use - APA, MLA, and Chicago Manual of style. \n\nAPA is an author/date system. \n\nThe advantage on the references page is that it is easier to find most references and readily determine how recent they are.\n\nIn the internal document, APA is more geared towards dealing with graphs, charts, and figures (which social scientists are more apt to use).\n\nMLA is more geared toward Language scholars and researchers.
403474
A bibliography is different from a Works Cited page.\n\nBibliography is a sampling of books on a particular topic, usually encompassing the major works in that literature and some contrasting opinions.\n\nWorks Cited is a listing of books, magazines, journals, etc., from which information is taken to write the paper.\n\nDepending on what type of writing style you are using (MLA, APA, Chicago, Turban), you will either write a Bibliography or a Works Cited page.\n\nIf a specific writing style hasn't been assigned, usually MLA or APA is accepted.\n\nIn general, a Bibliography is an alphabetical list (by last name of author) of all the works you've cited, referenced or utilized.\n\nThe authors name, with last name and a comma and initials, goes first.  Then the Title of the work (in quotes if it is an article, italicized if it is a periodical, underlined if it is a book) Example:\n\nKeynes, J. M.  <u>A General Theory of Interest and Wages.<u> London: Houghton-Mifflin Co., 1938.\n\nTobin, J.  "Towards a More Economically Just Society." <I>Econometrica<I> Vol. 47.  Univ. of Chicago Press, May 1963.
113841
Are you talking about the bibliography, or list of works cited in the paper?  If so, use MLA style (MLA stands for Modern Language Association).  You can find the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers or the smaller EasyWriter book at a bookstore.  \n\nThe entries are listed alphabetically, and all lines except the first are indented.