Research Catalog
MLA handbook for writers of research papers
- Title
- MLA handbook for writers of research papers / Joseph Gibaldi, Walter S. Achtert.
- Author
- Gibaldi, Joseph, 1942-
- Publication
- New York : Modern Language Association of America, 1988.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | LB2369 .G53 1988 | Off-site |
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- Description
- vii, 248 p. : ill.; 22 cm.
- Summary
- A set of conventions governing the written presentation of research papers. Also serves as a teaching tool or a classroom text.
- Subject
- Report writing > Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Research > Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Writing > standards
- Report writing
- Research
- Amerikanistik
- Anglistik
- Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten
- Rapporteren
- Wetenschappelijke teksten
- Dissertations, Academic > Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Rapports > Rédaction > Guides, manuels, etc
- Anglais (langue) > Art d'écrire > Guides, manuels, etc
- Anglais (langue) > Thèses et écrits académiques
- Manuscrit d'auteur > Préparation
- Ecriture > Recherche > Méthodologie
- Report writing > Handbook, manuals, etc
- Research-handbooks, manuals, etc
- Genre/Form
- Handbook
- Handbooks and manuals.
- Guides et manuels.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographies and index.
- 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.
- ISBN
- 0873523792
- 9780873523790
- 0873521323
- 9780873521321
- LCCN
- 88005195
- OCLC
- ocm17548889
- 17548889
- SCSB-1702632
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library