Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), 7th ed. by 
MLA Handbook, 9th Ed. by
The official MLA Handbook. Copies are available at all USM Libraries for use in the Library.
Relied on by generations of writers, the MLA Handbook is published by the Modern Language Association and is the only official, authorized book on MLA style. The 9th edition builds on the MLA's unique approach to documenting sources using a template of core elements?facts, common to most sources, like author, title, and publication date?that allows writers to cite any type of work, from books, e-books, and journal articles in databases to song lyrics, online images, social media posts, dissertations, and more. With this focus on source evaluation as the cornerstone of citation, MLA style promotes the skills of information and digital literacy so crucial today. etc.
Many of our databases provide you with help formatting your citations according to APA, MLA, or other citation styles. When you find an article you want, often when you print, email, or save your article, you can set the citation setting to the citation format you want (APA, MLA, etc.)
