MLA handbook for writers of research papers

Foreword / Rosemary G Feal -- Preface / David G Nicholls -- Note on the Web component -- Chapter 1: Research And Writing -- 1-1: Research paper as a form of exploration -- 1-2: Research paper as a form of communication -- 1-3: Selecting a topic -- 1-3-1: Freedom of choice -- 1-3-2: Finding an appropriate focus -- 1-3-3: Summing up -- 1-4: Conducting research -- 1-4-1: Modern academic library -- 1-4-2: Library research sources -- 1-4-3: Central information system -- 1-4-4: Reference works -- 1-4-5: Online catalog of library holdings -- 1-4-6: Full-text databases -- 1-4-7: Other library resources and services -- 1-4-8: Web sources -- 1-4-9: Summing up -- 1-5: Compiling a working bibliography -- 1-5-1: Keeping track of sources -- 1-5-2: Creating a computer file for the working bibliography -- 1-5-3: Recording essential publication information -- 1-5-4: Noting other useful information -- 1-5-5: Verifying publication information -- 1-5-6: Converting the working bibliography to the works-cited list -- 1-5-7: Summing up -- 1-6: Evaluating sources -- 1-6-1: Authority -- 1-6-2: Accuracy and verifiability -- 1-6-3: Currency -- 1-6-4: Summing up -- 1-7: Taking notes -- 1-7-1: Methods of note-taking -- 1-7-2: Types of note-taking -- 1-7-3: Recording page or reference numbers -- 1-7-4: Using a computer for note-taking -- 1-7-5: Amount and accuracy of note-taking -- 1-7-6: Summing up -- 1-8: Outlining -- 1-8-1: Working outline -- 1-8-2: Thesis statement -- 1-8-3: Final outline -- 1-8-4: Summing up -- 1-9: Writing drafts -- 1-9-1: First draft -- 1-9-2: Subsequent drafts -- 1-9-3: Writing with a word processor -- 1-9-4: Final draft and the research project portfolio -- 1-9-5: Summing up -- 1-10: Language and style --

Chapter 2: Plagiarism And Academic Integrity -- 2-1: Definition of plagiarism -- 2-2: Consequences 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 -- 2-7-1: Reusing a research paper -- 2-7-2: Collaborative work -- 2-7-3: Research on human subjects -- 2-7-4: Copyright infringement -- 2-8: Summing up -- Chapter 3: Mechanics Of Writing -- 3-1: Spelling -- 3-1-1: Consistency -- 3-1-2: Word division -- 3-1-3: Plurals -- 3-1-4: Foreign words -- 3-2: Punctuation -- 3-2-1: Purpose of punctuation -- 3-2-2: Commas -- 3-2-3: Semicolons -- 3-2-4: Colons -- 3-2-5: Dashes and parentheses -- 3-2-6: Hyphens -- 3-2-7: Apostrophes -- 3-2-8: Quotation marks -- 3-2-9: Square brackets -- 3-2-10: Slashes -- 3-2-11: Periods, question marks, and exclamation points -- 3-2-12: Spacing after concluding punctuation marks -- 3-3: Italics -- 3-3-1: Words and letters referred to as words and letters -- 3-3-2: Foreign words in an English text -- 3-3-3: Emphasis -- 3-4: Names of persons -- 3-4-1: First and subsequent uses of names -- 3-4-2: Titles of persons -- 3-4-3: Names of authors and fictional characters -- 3-5: Numbers -- 3-5-1: Arabic numerals -- 3-5-2: Use of words or numerals -- 3-5-3: Commas in numbers -- 3-5-4: Percentages and amounts of money -- 3-5-5: Dates and times of the day -- 3-5-6: Inclusive numbers -- 3-5-7: Roman numerals -- 3-6: Titles of works in the research paper -- 3-6-1: Capitalization and punctuation -- 3-6-2: Italicized titles -- 3-6-3: Titles in quotation marks -- 3-6-4: Titles and quotations within titles -- 3-6-5: Exceptions -- 3-6-6: Shortened titles -- 3-7: Quotations -- 3-7-1: Use and accuracy of quotations -- 3-7-2: Prose -- 3-7-3: Poetry -- 3-7-4: Drama -- 3-7-5: Ellipsis -- 3-7-6: Other alterations of sources -- 3-7-7: Punctuation with quotations -- 3-7-8: Translations of quotations -- 3-8: Capitalization and personal names in languages other than English -- 3-8-1: French -- 3-8-2: German -- 3-8-3: Italian -- 3-8-4: Spanish -- 3-8-5: Latin --

Chapter 4: 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 -- Chapter 5: Documentation: Preparing The List Of Works Cited -- 5-1: Documenting sources -- 5-2: MLA style -- 5-3: List of works cited -- 5-3-1: Introduction -- 5-3-2: Placement of the list of works cited -- 5-3-3: Arrangement of entries -- 5-3-4: Two or more works by the same author -- 5-3-5: Two or more works by the same authors -- 5-3-6: Cross-references -- 5-4: Citing periodical print publications -- 5-4-1: Introduction -- 5-4-2: Article in a scholarly journal -- 5-4-3: Article in a scholarly journal that uses only issue numbers -- 5-4-4: Article in a scholarly journal with more than one series -- 5-4-5: Article in a newspaper -- 5-4-6: Article in a magazine -- 5-4-7: Review -- 5-4-8: Abstract in an abstracts journal -- 5-4-9: anonymous article -- 5-4-10: Editorial -- 5-4-11: Letter to the editor -- 5-4-12: Serialized article -- 5-4-13: Special issue -- 5-5: Citing non periodical print publications -- 5-5-1: Introduction -- 5-5-2: Book by a single author -- 5-5-3: Anthology or a compilation -- 5-5-4: Book by two or more authors -- 5-5-5: Book by a corporate author -- 5-5-6: Work in an anthology -- 5-5-7: Article in a reference book -- 5-5-8: Introduction, a preface, a foreword, or an afterword -- 5-5-9: Anonymous book -- 5-5-10: Scholarly edition -- 5-5-11: Translation -- 5-5-12: Illustrated book or a graphic narrative -- 5-5-13: Book published in a second or subsequent edition -- 5-5-14: Multivolume work -- 5-5-15: Book in a series -- 5-5-16: Republished book or journal issue -- 5-5-17: Publisher's imprint -- 5-5-18: Book with multiple publishers -- 5-5-19: Brochure, pamphlet, or press release -- 5-5-20: Government publication -- 5-5-21: Published proceedings of a conference -- 5-5-22: Book in a language other than English -- 5-5-23: Book published before 1900 -- 5-5-24: Book without stated publication information or pagination -- 5-5-25: Unpublished dissertation -- 5-5-26: Published dissertation -- 5-6: Citing Web publications -- 5-6-1: Introduction -- 5-6-2: Nonperiodical publication -- 5-6-3: Scholarly journal -- 5-6-4: Periodical publication in an online database -- 5-7: Citing additional common sources -- 5-7-1: Television or radio broadcast -- 5-7-2: Sound recording -- 5-7-3: Film or a video recording -- 5-7-4: Performance -- 5-7-5: Musical score or libretto -- 5-7-6: Work of visual art -- 5-7-7: Interview -- 5-7-8: Map or chart -- 5-7-9: Cartoon or comic strip -- 5-7-10: Advertisement -- 5-7-11: Lecture, a speech, an address, or a reading -- 5-7-12: Manuscript or typescript -- 5-7-13: Letter, a memo, or an e-mail message -- 5-7-14: Legal source -- 5-7-15: Article in a microform collection of articles -- 5-7-16: Article reprinted in a loose-leaf collection of articles -- 5-7-17: Publication on CD-ROM or DVD-ROM -- 5-7-18: Digital file -- 5-8: Work in more than one publication medium --

Chapter 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

6-4-1: Citing an entire work, including a work with no page numbers

6-4-2: Citing part of a work

6-4-3: Citing volume and page numbers of a multivolume work

6-4-4: Citing a work listed by title

6-4-5: Citing a work by a corporate author

6-4-6: Citing two or more works by the same author or authors

6-4-7: Citing indirect sources

6-4-8: Citing common literature

6-4-9: Citing more than one work in a single parenthetical reference

6-5: Using notes with parenthetical documentation

6-5-1: Content notes

6-5-2: Bibliographic notes

Chapter 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

7-6-1: Selected proofreading symbols

7-6-2: Common correction symbols and abbreviations

7-7: Titles of works

7-7-1: Bible

7-7-2: Works by Shakespeare

7-7-3: Works by Chaucer

7-7-4: Other works

Appendix A: Guides 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.