MLA Research Paper Writing Guidelines (Fifth Edition)

Author: (English) Gibaldi (Gibaldi, J.)
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Publish Date: 2001-07-01
Features: For nearly half a century, the format for academic manuscripts recommended by the MLA (Modern Language Association) has been widely adopted by academic journals, schools, university departments, and educators. As a result, MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers and MLA Style Guide and MLA Guide to Scholarly Publishing have become trusted authoritative resources for teachers, undergraduate and graduate students, and other authors of research papers in the humanities.
Highlights of MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers [Fifth Edition]:
· Choosing a paper topic, using the library and the internet, writing an effective bibliography, creating an outline, drafting, avoiding plagiarism;
· Spelling, punctuation, names, titles of works, and quotations;
· Research paper format;
· Using MLA style to list sources at the end of a paper;
· Citing original sources in the paper;
· Proper use of abbreviations;
· Subject-specific bibliography recommendations;
· A summary of other text formatting guidelines;
· Research paper samples.