Research Style & Usage: APA/MLA (SparkCharts)

This six-page chart covers:

• When to use APA style vs. MLA style
  
• General style points
  
• APA style:
  
• Formatting
  
• Statistics, math, and measurements
  
• Quotations
  
• In-text citations
  
• The References list
  
• Figures and tables
  
• Headings and series
  
• MLA style:
  
• Formatting
  
• Tables and figures
  
• Quotations
  
• In-text citations
  
• The Works Cited section
  

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This six-page chart covers:

• When to use APA style vs. MLA style
  
• General style points
  
• APA style:
  
• Formatting
  
• Statistics, math, and measurements
  
• Quotations
  
• In-text citations
  
• The References list
  
• Figures and tables
  
• Headings and series
  
• MLA style:
  
• Formatting
  
• Tables and figures
  
• Quotations
  
• In-text citations
  
• The Works Cited section