One of the main goals of this class is to apply research and documentation methods. As we learn the different patterns of development in this class, we also need to prepare for academic writing you will do in future courses. Thus, it is important that you engage the basics of documentation. We use MLA format, mainly, in this class, although others do exist. Another format is APA style, which is commonly used in psychology, social science, and other courses. For this discussion, we will look at the two of the most basic entries: the single author book entry and the single-author article entry from the library database.