MLA handbook for writers of research papers.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Modern Language Association of America
Other Authors: Gibaldi, Joseph, 1942-
Language:English
Published: New York : Modern Language Association of America, 2009.
Edition:Seventh edition.
Subjects:
Report writing > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Research > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Wetenschappelijke teksten.
Schrijven.
Stijlen.
Schrijfvaardigheid.
Genre:
Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Physical Description:xxi, 292 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Variant Title:
Handbook for writers of research papers.
Format: Book
Partial Contents:
  • Foreword / Rosemary G. Feal
  • Preface / David B. Nicholls
  • Note on the Web component
  • 1. Research and writing
  • 1.1. The research paper as a form of exploration
  • 1.2. The research paper as a from of communication
  • 1.3. Selecting a topic
  • 1.4. Conducting research
  • 1.5. Compiling a working bibliography
  • 1.6. Evaluating sources
  • 1.7. Taking notes
  • 1.8. Outlining
  • 1.9. Writing drafts
  • 1.10. Language and style
  • 2. Plagiarism and academic integrity
  • 2.1. Definition of plagiarism
  • 2.2. Consequence of plagiarism
  • 2.3. Information sharing today
  • 2.4. Unintentional plagiarism
  • 2.5. Forms of plagiarism
  • 2.6. When documentation is not needed
  • 2.7. Related issues
  • 2.8. Summing up
  • 3. The mechanics of writing
  • 3.1. Spelling
  • 3.2. Punctuation
  • 3.3. Italics
  • 3.4. Names of persons
  • 3.5. Numbers
  • 3.6. Titles of works in the research paper
  • 3.7. Quotations
  • 3.8. Capitalization and personal names in languages
  • 4. The format of the research paper
  • 4.1. Margins
  • 4.2. Text formatting
  • 4.3. Heading and title
  • 4.4. Page numbers
  • 4.5. Tables and illustrations
  • 4.6. Paper and printing
  • 4.7. Corrections and insertions
  • 4.8. Binding
  • 4.9. Electronic submission
  • 5. Documentation : preparing the list of works cited
  • 5.1. Documenting sources
  • 5.2. MLA style
  • 5.3. The list of works cited
  • 5.4. Citing periodical print publications
  • 5.5. Citing nonperiodical print publications
  • 5.6. Citing Web publications
  • 5.7. Citing additional common sources
  • 5.8. A work in more than one publication medium
  • 6. Documentation : citing sources in the text
  • 6.1. Parenthetical documentation and the list of works cited
  • 6.2. Information required in parenthetical documentation
  • 6.3. Readability
  • 6.4. Sample references
  • 6.5. Using notes with parenthetical documentation
  • 7. Abbreviations
  • 7.1. Introduction
  • 7.2. Time designations
  • 7.3. Geographic names
  • 7.4. Common scholarly abbreviations and reference words
  • 7.5. Publishers' names
  • 7.6. Symbols and abbreviations used in proofreading and correction
  • 7.7. Titles of works
  • Appendix A. Guide to writing
  • A.1. Introduction
  • A.2. Dictionaries of usage
  • A.3. Guides to nondiscriminatory language
  • A.4. Books on style
  • Appendix B. Specialized style manuals
  • Index.