MLA handbook for writers of research papers
A set of conventions governing the written presentation of research papers. Also serves as a teaching tool or a classroom text.
Main Author: | Gibaldi, Joseph, 1942- |
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Other Authors: | Achtert, Walter S., Modern Language Association of America. |
Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
New York :
Modern Language Association of America,
1988.
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Physical Description: |
vii, 248 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
Edition: | 3rd ed. |
Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword /
- Phyllis Franklin
- Research and Writing
- Research Paper as a Form of Exploration
- Research Paper as a Form of Writing
- Selecting a Topic
- Conducting Research
- Modern Academic Library
- Central Information System
- Reference Works
- Online Catalog of Library Holdings
- Other Library Resources and Services
- Internet Sources
- Compiling a Working Bibliography
- Evaluating Sources
- Authorship and Authority
- Accuracy and Verifiability
- Currency
- Taking Notes
- Plagiarism
- Outlining
- Working Outline
- Thesis Statement
- Final Outline
- Writing Drafts
- Language and Style
- Guides to Writing
- Mechanics of Writing
- Spelling
- Consistency
- Word Division
- Plurals
- Foreign Words
- Punctuation
- Purpose of Punctuation
- Commas
- Semicolons
- Colons
- Dashes and Parentheses
- Hyphens
- Apostrophes
- Quotation Marks
- Square Brackets
- Slashes
- Periods, Question Marks, and Exclamation Points
- Italics (Underlining)
- Words and Letters Referred to as Words and Letters
- Foreign Words in an English Text
- Emphasis
- Names of Persons
- First and Subsequent Uses of Names
- Titles of Persons
- Names of Authors and Fictional Characters
- Numbers
- Arabic Numerals
- Use of Words or Numerals
- Commas in Numbers
- Percentages and Amounts of Money
- Dates and Times of the Day
- Inclusive Numbers
- Roman Numerals
- Titles of Works in the Research Paper
- Capitalization and Punctuation
- Underlined Titles.