References, also referred to a Work Cited or a Bibliography is an alphabetical list of sources the writer uses in the research paper by last names of authors, editors, translators, or by first words of titles. However, they are not all sited the same. The references section is a term used for the APA (American Psychological Association) style. The work cited section is a term used for the MLA (Modern Language Association) style. The two styles are different from an actual bibliography. A bibliography is a style that includes all of the sources you have consulted during the preparation of the research paper even if it was not included in the paper. These three items are the most popular styles, even though there are many other styles for different fields. It is important to ask what style of writing will be used before beginning the writing process.
Here a list of writing styles:
This section was adapted from the following source:
Research guide for Students - http://www.aresearchguide.com/10works.html
This section was adapted from the following source:
Research guide for Students - http://www.aresearchguide.com/10works.html