MLA handbook for writers of research papers
 Author: Gibaldi, Joseph, 1942-
 Format: Book
 Published: New York : Modern Language Association of America, 2003.
 Language: English
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In this edition of the Modern Language Association's handbook, the origin of which goes back to the "style sheet" first published in 1951; Books for College Libraries, 3d ed. cites a previous edition. Writing style, abbreviations, proper citations, and formatting are covered, along with new material on citing electronic information. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Po... (see more)

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Titles
  • Other Titles: Handbook for writers of research papers
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Item Description
  • 6th ed.
  • xvii, 361 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
  • ISBN: 0873529863 (alk. paper)
  • OCLC Number: 51305723
Notes
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
  • Foreword (Phyllis Franklin) (p. xv)
  • Chapter 1. Research and Writing
  • 1.1.. The Research Paper as a Form of Exploration (p. 3)
  • 1.2.. The Research Paper as a Form of Communication (p. 5)
  • 1.3.. Selecting a Topic (p. 6)
  • 1.3.1.. Freedom of Choice (p. 6)
  • 1.3.2.. Finding an Appropriate Focus (p. 7)
  • 1.3.3.. Summing Up (p. 7)
  • 1.4.. Conducting Research (p. 8)
  • 1.4.1.. The Modern Academic Library (p. 8)
  • 1.4.2.. Library Research Sources (p. 9)
  • 1.4.3.. The Central Information System (p. 10)
  • 1.4.4.. Reference Works (p. 11)
  • 1.4.5.. The Online Catalog of Library Holdings (p. 20)
  • 1.4.6.. Full-Text Databases (p. 25)
  • 1.4.7.. Other Library Resources and Services (p. 30)
  • 1.4.8.. Internet Sources (p. 31)
  • 1.4.9.. Summing Up (p. 36)
  • 1.5.. Compiling a Working Bibliography (p. 37)
  • 1.5.1.. Keeping Track of Sources (p. 37)
  • 1.5.2.. Creating a Computer File for the Working Bibliography (p. 37)
  • 1.5.3.. Recording Essential Publication Information (p. 38)
  • 1.5.4.. Noting Other Useful Information (p. 40)
  • 1.5.5.. Verifying Publication Information (p. 40)
  • 1.5.6.. Converting the Working Bibliography to the Works-Cited List (p. 40)
  • 1.5.7.. Summing Up (p. 41)
  • 1.6.. Evaluating Sources (p. 41)
  • 1.6.1.. Authority (p. 41)
  • 1.6.2.. Accuracy and Verifiability (p. 44)
  • 1.6.3.. Currency (p. 45)
  • 1.6.4.. Summing Up (p. 45)
  • 1.7.. Taking Notes (p. 46)
  • 1.7.1.. Methods of Note-Taking (p. 46)
  • 1.7.2.. Types of Note-Taking (p. 46)
  • 1.7.3.. Recording Page Numbers (p. 47)
  • 1.7.4.. Using a Computer for Note-Taking (p. 47)
  • 1.7.5.. Amount and Accuracy of Note-Taking (p. 47)
  • 1.7.6.. Summing Up (p. 48)
  • 1.8.. Outlining (p. 48)
  • 1.8.1.. Working Outline (p. 48)
  • 1.8.2.. Thesis Statement (p. 49)
  • 1.8.3.. Final Outline (p. 51)
  • 1.8.4.. Summing Up (p. 56)
  • 1.9.. Writing Drafts (p. 57)
  • 1.9.1.. The First Draft (p. 57)
  • 1.9.2.. Subsequent Drafts (p. 57)
  • 1.9.3.. Writing with a Word Processor (p. 58)
  • 1.9.4.. The Final Draft and the Research Project Portfolio (p. 59)
  • 1.9.5.. Summing Up (p. 59)
  • 1.10.. Language and Style (p. 60)
  • 1.11.. Guides to Writing (p. 61)
  • Chapter 2. Plagiarism
  • 2.1.. Definition of Plagiarism (p. 66)
  • 2.2.. Consequences of Plagiarism (p. 66)
  • 2.3.. Information Sharing Today (p. 68)
  • 2.4.. Unintentional Plagiarism (p. 69)
  • 2.5.. Forms of Plagiarism (p. 70)
  • 2.6.. When Documentation Is Not Needed (p. 73)
  • 2.7.. Other Issues (p. 74)
  • 2.7.1.. Reusing a Research Paper (p. 74)
  • 2.7.2.. Collaborative Work (p. 74)
  • 2.7.3.. Copyright Infringement (p. 74)
  • 2.8.. Summing Up (p. 75)
  • Chapter 3. The Mechanics of Writing
  • 3.1.. Spelling (p. 79)
  • 3.1.1.. Consistency (p. 79)
  • 3.1.2.. Word Division (p. 79)
  • 3.1.3.. Plurals (p. 80)
  • 3.1.4.. Foreign Words (p. 80)
  • 3.2.. Punctuation (p. 80)
  • 3.2.1.. The Purpose of Punctuation (p. 80)
  • 3.2.2.. Commas (p. 81)
  • 3.2.3.. Semicolons (p. 85)
  • 3.2.4.. Colons (p. 86)
  • 3.2.5.. Dashes and Parentheses (p. 87)
  • 3.2.6.. Hyphens (p. 88)
  • 3.2.7.. Apostrophes (p. 90)
  • 3.2.8.. Quotation Marks (p. 91)
  • 3.2.9.. Square Brackets (p. 92)
  • 3.2.10.. Slashes (p. 93)
  • 3.2.11.. Periods, Question Marks, and Exclamation Points (p. 93)
  • 3.2.12.. Spacing after Concluding Punctuation Marks (p. 93)
  • 3.3.. Italics (Underlining) (p. 94)
  • 3.3.1.. Words and Letters Referred to as Words and Letters (p. 95)
  • 3.3.2.. Foreign Words in an English Text (p. 95)
  • 3.3.3.. Emphasis (p. 95)
  • 3.4.. Names of Persons (p. 96)
  • 3.4.1.. First and Subsequent Uses of Names (p. 96)
  • 3.4.2.. Titles of Persons (p. 96)
  • 3.4.3.. Names of Authors and Fictional Characters (p. 97)
  • 3.5.. Numbers (p. 97)
  • 3.5.1.. Arabic Numerals (p. 97)
  • 3.5.2.. Use of Words or Numerals (p. 98)
  • 3.5.3.. Commas in Numbers (p. 99)
  • 3.5.4.. Percentages and Amounts of Money (p. 100)
  • 3.5.5.. Dates and Times of the Day (p. 100)
  • 3.5.6.. Inclusive Numbers (p. 101)
  • 3.5.7.. Roman Numerals (p. 102)
  • 3.6.. Titles of Works in the Research Paper (p. 102)
  • 3.6.1.. Capitalization and Punctuation (p. 102)
  • 3.6.2.. Underlined Titles (p. 104)
  • 3.6.3.. Titles in Quotation Marks (p. 105)
  • 3.6.4.. Titles and Quotations within Titles (p. 106)
  • 3.6.5.. Exceptions (p. 107)
  • 3.6.6.. Shortened Titles (p. 109)
  • 3.7.. Quotations (p. 109)
  • 3.7.1.. Use and Accuracy of Quotations (p. 109)
  • 3.7.2.. Prose (p. 110)
  • 3.7.3.. Poetry (p. 111)
  • 3.7.4.. Drama (p. 113)
  • 3.7.5.. Ellipsis (p. 114)
  • 3.7.6.. Other Alterations of Sources (p. 118)
  • 3.7.7.. Punctuation with Quotations (p. 119)
  • 3.7.8.. Translations of Quotations (p. 121)
  • 3.8.. Capitalization and Personal Names in Languages Other Than English (p. 122)
  • 3.8.1.. French (p. 122)
  • 3.8.2.. German (p. 124)
  • 3.8.3.. Italian (p. 126)
  • 3.8.4.. Spanish (p. 127)
  • 3.8.5.. Latin (p. 129)
  • Chapter 4. The Format of the Research Paper
  • 4.1.. Printing or Typing (p. 132)
  • 4.2.. Paper (p. 132)
  • 4.3.. Margins (p. 132)
  • 4.4.. Spacing (p. 133)
  • 4.5.. Heading and Title (p. 133)
  • 4.6.. Page Numbers (p. 134)
  • 4.7.. Tables and Illustrations (p. 134)
  • 4.8.. Corrections and Insertions (p. 137)
  • 4.9.. Binding (p. 138)
  • 4.10.. Electronic Submission (p. 138)
  • Chapter 5. Documentation: Preparing the List of Works Cited
  • 5.1.. Documenting Sources (p. 142)
  • 5.2.. MLA Style (p. 142)
  • 5.3.. The List of Works Cited and Other Source Lists (p. 144)
  • 5.4.. Format of the List of Works Cited (p. 145)
  • 5.5.. Arrangement of Entries (p. 146)
  • 5.6.. Citing Books and Other Nonperiodical Publications (p. 147)
  • 5.6.1.. The Basic Entry: A Book by a Single Author (p. 147)
  • 5.6.2.. An Anthology or a Compilation (p. 152)
  • 5.6.3.. Two or More Books by the Same Author (p. 153)
  • 5.6.4.. A Book by Two or More Authors (p. 154)
  • 5.6.5.. Two or More Books by the Same Authors (p. 156)
  • 5.6.6.. A Book by a Corporate Author (p. 157)
  • 5.6.7.. A Work in an Anthology (p. 158)
  • 5.6.8.. An Article in a Reference Book (p. 160)
  • 5.6.9.. An Introduction, a Preface, a Foreword, or an Afterword (p. 161)
  • 5.6.10.. Cross-References (p. 162)
  • 5.6.11.. An Anonymous Book (p. 163)
  • 5.6.12.. An Edition (p. 163)
  • 5.6.13.. A Translation (p. 165)
  • 5.6.14.. A Book Published in a Second or Subsequent Edition (p. 166)
  • 5.6.15.. A Multivolume Work (p. 167)
  • 5.6.16.. A Book in a Series (p. 170)
  • 5.6.17.. A Republished Book (p. 171)
  • 5.6.18.. A Publisher's Imprint (p. 172)
  • 5.6.19.. A Book with Multiple Publishers (p. 173)
  • 5.6.20.. A Pamphlet (p. 174)
  • 5.6.21.. A Government Publication (p. 174)
  • 5.6.22.. The Published Proceedings of a Conference (p. 176)
  • 5.6.23.. A Book in a Language Other Than English (p. 177)
  • 5.6.24.. A Book Published before 1900 (p. 177)
  • 5.6.25.. A Book without Stated Publication Information or Pagination (p. 178)
  • 5.6.26.. An Unpublished Dissertation (p. 179)
  • 5.6.27.. A Published Dissertation (p. 179)
  • 5.7.. Citing Articles and Other Publications in Periodicals (p. 180)
  • 5.7.1.. The Basic Entry: An Article in a Scholarly Journal with Continuous Pagination (p. 180)
  • 5.7.2.. An Article in a Scholarly Journal That Pages Each Issue Separately (p. 184)
  • 5.7.3.. An Article in a Scholarly Journal That Uses Only Issue Numbers (p. 184)
  • 5.7.4.. An Article in a Scholarly Journal with More Than One Series (p. 185)
  • 5.7.5.. An Article in a Newspaper (p. 185)
  • 5.7.6.. An Article in a Magazine (p. 187)
  • 5.7.7.. A Review (p. 188)
  • 5.7.8.. An Abstract in an Abstracts Journal (p. 189)
  • 5.7.9.. An Anonymous Article (p. 190)
  • 5.7.10.. An Editorial (p. 190)
  • 5.7.11.. A Letter to the Editor (p. 191)
  • 5.7.12.. A Serialized Article (p. 191)
  • 5.7.13.. A Special Issue (p. 192)
  • 5.7.14.. An Article in a Microform Collection of Articles (p. 193)
  • 5.7.15.. An Article Reprinted in a Loose-Leaf Collection of Articles (p. 193)
  • 5.8.. Citing Miscellaneous Print and Nonprint Sources (p. 194)
  • 5.8.1.. A Television or Radio Program (p. 194)
  • 5.8.2.. A Sound Recording (p. 196)
  • 5.8.3.. A Film or Video Recording (p. 198)
  • 5.8.4.. A Performance (p. 199)
  • 5.8.5.. A Musical Composition (p. 200)
  • 5.8.6.. A Painting, Sculpture, or Photograph (p. 201)
  • 5.8.7.. An Interview (p. 202)
  • 5.8.8.. A Map or Chart (p. 203)
  • 5.8.9.. A Cartoon or Comic Strip (p. 203)
  • 5.8.10.. An Advertisement (p. 204)
  • 5.8.11.. A Lecture, a Speech, an Address, or a Reading (p. 204)
  • 5.8.12.. A Manuscript or Typescript (p. 205)
  • 5.8.13.. A Letter or Memo (p. 205)
  • 5.8.14.. A Legal Source (p. 206)
  • 5.9.. Citing Electronic Publications (p. 207)
  • 5.9.1.. The Basic Entry: A Document from an Internet Site (p. 207)
  • 5.9.2.. An Entire Internet Site (p. 216)
  • 5.9.3.. An Online Book (p. 218)
  • 5.9.4.. An Article in an Online Periodical (p. 221)
  • 5.9.5.. A Publication on CD-ROM, Diskette, or Magnetic Tape (p. 224)
  • 5.9.6.. A Work in More Than One Publication Medium (p. 228)
  • 5.9.7.. A Work from a Library or Personal Subscription Service (p. 229)
  • 5.9.8.. A Work in an Indeterminate Medium (p. 230)
  • 5.9.9.. Other Electronic Sources (p. 231)
  • Chapter 6. Documentation: Citing Sources in the Text
  • 6.1.. Parenthetical Documentation and the List of Works Cited (p. 238)
  • 6.2.. Information Required in Parenthetical Documentation (p. 238)
  • 6.3.. Readability (p. 239)
  • 6.4.. Sample References (p. 242)
  • 6.4.1.. Citing an Entire Work, Including a Work with No Page Numbers (p. 242)
  • 6.4.2.. Citing Part of a Work (p. 244)
  • 6.4.3.. Citing Volume and Page Numbers of a Multivolume Work (p. 247)
  • 6.4.4.. Citing a Work Listed by Title (p. 247)
  • 6.4.5.. Citing a Work by a Corporate Author (p. 250)
  • 6.4.6.. Citing Two or More Works by the Same Author or Authors (p. 251)
  • 6.4.7.. Citing Indirect Sources (p. 252)
  • 6.4.8.. Citing Literary and Religious Works (p. 253)
  • 6.4.9.. Citing More Than One Work in a Single Parenthetical Reference (p. 256)
  • 6.5.. Using Notes with Parenthetical Documentation (p. 258)
  • 6.5.1.. Content Notes (p. 258)
  • 6.5.2.. Bibliographic Notes (p. 259)
  • Chapter 7. Abbreviations
  • 7.1.. Introduction (p. 262)
  • 7.2.. Time Designations (p. 263)
  • 7.3.. Geographic Names (p. 264)
  • 7.4.. Common Scholarly Abbreviations (p. 265)
  • 7.5.. Publishers' Names (p. 272)
  • 7.6.. Symbols and Abbreviations Used in Proofreading and Correction (p. 274)
  • 7.6.1.. Selected Proofreading Symbols (p. 274)
  • 7.6.2.. Common Correction Symbols and Abbreviations (p. 275)
  • 7.7.. Titles of Literary and Religious Works (p. 275)
  • 7.7.1.. Bible (p. 276)
  • 7.7.2.. Shakespeare (p. 278)
  • 7.7.3.. Chaucer (p. 279)
  • 7.7.4.. Other Literary Works (p. 280)
  • Appendix A. Selected Reference Works by Field
  • A.1.. Anthropology (p. 284)
  • A.2.. Art and Architecture (p. 284)
  • A.3.. Biology (p. 285)
  • A.4.. Business (p. 285)
  • A.5.. Chemistry (p. 286)
  • A.6.. Computer Science (p. 286)
  • A.7.. Education (p. 287)
  • A.8.. Environmental Sciences (p. 287)
  • A.9.. Geography (p. 288)
  • A.10.. Geology (p. 288)
  • A.11.. History (p. 289)
  • A.12.. Language and Literature (p. 289)
  • A.13.. Law (p. 291)
  • A.14.. Mathematics (p. 291)
  • A.15.. Medicine (p. 291)
  • A.16.. Music (p. 292)
  • A.17.. Philosophy (p. 292)
  • A.18.. Physics (p. 293)
  • A.19.. Psychology (p. 293)
  • A.20.. Religion (p. 294)
  • A.21.. Science and Technology (p. 294)
  • A.22.. Sociology (p. 295)
  • Appendix B. Other Systems of Documentation
  • B.1.. Endnotes and Footnotes (p. 298)
  • B.1.1.. Documentation Notes versus the List of Works Cited and Parenthetical References (p. 298)
  • B.1.2.. Note Numbers (p. 298)
  • B.1.3.. Note Form versus Bibliographic Form (p. 299)
  • B.1.4.. Endnotes versus Footnotes (p. 299)
  • B.1.5.. Sample First Note References: Books and Other Nonperiodical Publications (p. 300)
  • B.1.6.. Sample First Note References: Articles and Other Publications in Periodicals (p. 303)
  • B.1.7.. Sample First Note References: Miscellaneous Print and Nonprint Sources (p. 306)
  • B.1.8.. Sample First Note References: Electronic Publications (p. 309)
  • B.1.9.. Subsequent References (p. 312)
  • B.2.. Author-Date System (p. 313)
  • B.3.. Number System (p. 315)
  • B.4.. Specialized Style Manuals (p. 316)
  • Sample Pages of a Research Paper in MLA Style (p. 319)
  • Index (p. 323)
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In this edition of the Modern Language Association's handbook, the origin of which goes back to the "style sheet" first published in 1951; Books for College Libraries, 3d ed. cites a previous edition. Writing style, abbreviations, proper citations, and formatting are covered, along with new material on citing electronic information. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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