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Author Gibaldi, Joseph, 1942-

Title MLA handbook for writers of research papers / Joseph Gibaldi, Walter S. Achtert
Edition Third edition
Published New York : Modern Language Association of America, 1988

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 W'PONDS  808.02 G4373/M/1988  AVAILABLE
Description vii, 248 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
regular print
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 A set of conventions governing the written presentation of research papers. Also serves as a teaching tool or a classroom text
Analysis Report writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Research -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Notes First edition titled: MLA handbook for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations
Bibliography Includes bibliographies and index
Subject Bibliographical citations -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Bibliography -- Methodology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Report writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Report writing.
Research -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Authorship.
Writing -- standards.
Writing.
Genre/Form Handbook.
Handbooks and manuals.
Author Achtert, Walter S.
Modern Language Association of America.
LC no. 88005195
ISBN 0873523792 paperback
Other Titles M.L.A. handbook for writers of research papers