The documents have many meanings, ranging from a wide range to anything written in any medium, and ending in a narrow range to include policies, procedures, manuals and records. The document is also a research paper, also evidence in the form of footnotes, Including primary and secondary educational sources. There are many types of educational documents, including the MLA type used in humanities research, the APA pattern used in psychology, sociology, education, the Chicago style used in history, and the ACS pattern used in chemistry.