Bibliography/References & Citation

Bibliography

• It contains all the sources used in a scholarly work, whether they are directly cited or not.

• It represents the list of all of the sources consulted in preparing a paper.

Reference List

It only includes sources that have been directly cited in your in a scholarly work.

Bibliography & Reference List

• Acknowledges other works (prevents plagiarism)

• Helps readers find the original sources of information

• Appear at the end of a work

• Arranged alphabetically

American Psychological Association (APA) style

• It is the formal style of formatting developed by the American Psychological Association in 1929, setting up rules for journal articles publications and books.

• It is used primarily in the field of social and behavioral sciences and in fields related to education.

Ex. Robinson, K. (2017). Out of our minds: The power of being creative. United Kingdom: John Wiley and Sons, Ltd.

Modern Language Association (MLA) style

• It is a formatting style developed by Modern Language Association, to provide the scholars, researchers, and journal publishers a uniform and consistent way of documenting resources.

• It is used primarily in humanities subjects such as languages, literary studies, and media studies.

Ex. Robinson, Ken. Out of Our Minds: The Power of Being Creative. John Wiley and Sons, Ltd, 2017.