MLA handbook for writers of research papers / by Joseph Gibaldi and Walter S. Achtert.

By: Gibaldi, Joseph, 1942-Contributor(s): Achtert, Walter S | Modern Language Association of America | Modern Language Association of America. MLA handbook for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Modern Language Association of America, c1984. Edition: 2nd edDescription: vii, 221 p. ; 22 cmISBN: 0873521323 (pbk.); 9780873521321Subject(s): Report writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Research -- Handbooks, manuals, etcDDC classification: 808.027 LOC classification: LB2369 | .G53 1984Online resources: WorldCat details

Contents:

Foreword / Phyllis Franklin -- Research and Writing -- The Research Paper as a Form of Exploration -- The Research Paper as a Form of Writing -- Selecting a Topic -- Conducting Research -- The Modern Academic Library -- The Central Information System -- Reference Works -- The 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 -- The Mechanics of Writing -- Spelling -- Consistency -- Word Division -- Plurals -- Foreign Words -- Punctuation -- The 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.

Summary: This book describes a set of conventions governing the written presentation of research. The recommendations on the mechanics and format of the research paper reflect the practices recommended by the MLA and reqired by college teachers throughout the United States and Canada. Questions of writing style--choice of words, sentence structure, tone, and so on-- are covered in other guides, such as those listed in section 1.9 and are not considered here.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Text	Dr. S. R. Lasker Library, EWU Reserve Section	Non-fiction	808.027 GIM 1984 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C-1	Not For Loan		3375

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Rev. ed. of: MLA handbook for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations. 1st ed. 1977.

Includes index.

Foreword / Phyllis Franklin --
Research and Writing --
The Research Paper as a Form of Exploration --
The Research Paper as a Form of Writing --
Selecting a Topic --
Conducting Research --
The Modern Academic Library --
The Central Information System --
Reference Works --
The 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 --
The Mechanics of Writing --
Spelling --
Consistency --
Word Division --
Plurals --
Foreign Words --
Punctuation --
The 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.

This book describes a set of conventions governing the written presentation of research. The recommendations on the mechanics and format of the research paper reflect the practices recommended by the MLA and reqired by college teachers throughout the United States and Canada. Questions of writing style--choice of words, sentence structure, tone, and so on-- are covered in other guides, such as those listed in section 1.9 and are not considered here.

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