1. Finding Guides for Documenting Sources Comprehensive guides for documenting sources are produced by both the Modern Language Association

(MLA) and the American Psychological Association

(APA). The websites of both organizations provide a limited amount of free information about how to document sources, but they understandably do not go into a great deal of detail. This textbook also provides some information but not enough to answer every question. Using any internet source that you choose, find links to at least five guides:

■ a simple version that provides rules and examples

■ a version that explains the rules by using PowerPoint (ppt)

■ a version that can be downloaded in portable document format (pdf) for easy printouts

■ an automatic version that allows researchers to enter the data while the website does the formatting

■ a commercial product that can be loaded in a word processor Save these links. They will be useful for papers that you will write in communication classes and in other courses.