Subsection 8.1.1 Background
In this chapter, we’ll discuss the three major citation styles you’ll encounter during your time at Puget Sound: MLA (Modern Language Association), CMS (Chicago Manual of Style), and APA (American Psychological Association).
In general, here are some differences between the styles:
| MLA | CMS | APA | |
| Name of Citation Page | Works Cited | Bibliography | References |
| In-text Citations | (Author page) | Footnotes (see below); Author, date |
(Author, date) |
| Disciplines | communication studies; English; foreign languages |
classics; history; philosophy; religion; science, technology, and society |
business; economics; psychology; sciences |
