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-
Other Authors: Achtert, Walter S., Modern Language Association of America.
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Modern Language Association of America, 1988.
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.