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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191090459 Title: MLA style manual and guide to scholarly publishing. Author: Joseph Gibaldi Publisher: New York : Modern Language Association of America, 2008. ISBN/ISSN: 9780873522977 0873522974 9780873522984 0873522982 OCLC:191090459

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MLA style manual and guide to scholarly publishing.

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MLA style manual and guide to scholarly publishing.

Author:	Joseph Gibaldi
Publisher:	New York : Modern Language Association of America, 2008.
Edition/Format:	Large print book : English : 3rd ed
Summary:	Reorganized and revised, the third edition of the MLA Style Manual offers complete, up-to-date guidance on writing scholarly texts, documenting research sources, submitting manuscripts to publishers, and dealing with legal issues surrounding publication. New in the third edition: a) a significant revision of MLA documentation style; b) simplified citation formats for electronic sources; c) detailed advice on the Read more...
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Genre/Form:	Style manuals Handbooks, manuals, etc
Additional Physical Format:	Online version: MLA style manual and guide to scholarly publishing. New York : Modern Language Association of America, 2008 (OCoLC)608911194
Material Type:	Internet resource
Document Type:	Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors:	Joseph Gibaldi Find more information about:
ISBN:	9780873522977 0873522974 9780873522984 0873522982
OCLC Number:	191090459
Notes:	Rev. ed. of: MLA style manual and guide to scholarly publishing / Joseph Gibaldi. 2nd ed. 1998. "Large print" -- Cover.
Description:	xxiv, 336 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents:	pt. 1. Scholarly publishing -- Scholars and scholarly publishing -- Refereed and nonrefereed publications -- Deciding to submit a manuscript -- Placing a manuscript with a journal -- Placing a manuscript with a press -- Production and publication -- Conclusion ---- pt. 2. Legal issues in scholarly publishing -- Introduction -- Copyright -- Publishing Contracts -- Defamation -- Right of privacy -- Further guidance -- pt. 3. Basics of scholarly writing -- Audience, genre, and the conventions of scholarship -- Language and style -- Spelling -- Punctuation -- Italics -- Names of persons -- Capitalization -- Titles of works in the manuscript -- Quotations -- Numbers -- Romanization -- Further guidance ---- pt. 4. Preparation of scholarly manuscripts -- Introduction -- Physical characteristics of the printed manuscript -- Manuscripts for publication -- pt. 5. Preparation of theses and dissertations -- Student works as professional documents -- Prescribed guidelines -- Selecting a topic -- Preparing a prospectus -- Special format requirements -- Publishing the dissertation through ProQuest -- pt. 6. Documentation : preparing the list of works cited -- The purposes of documentation -- Documentation and ethics -- MLA style -- The list of works cited -- Citing periodical print publications -- Citing nonperiodical print publications -- Citing web publications -- Citing additional common sources -- A work in more than one publication medium -- pt. 7. Documentation : citing sources in the text -- Parenthetical documentation and the list of works cited -- Information required in parenthetical documentation -- Readability -- Sample references -- Using notes with parenthetical documentation -- pt. 8 Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Time designations -- Geographic names -- Common scholarly abbreviations and reference words -- Publishers' names -- Titles of works -- Names of languages -- Proofreading symbols -- Appendix : Specialized style manuals -- Sources of Examples in 3.4-5.
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Reorganized and revised, the third edition of the MLA Style Manual offers complete, up-to-date guidance on writing scholarly texts, documenting research sources, submitting manuscripts to publishers, and dealing with legal issues surrounding publication. New in the third edition: a) a significant revision of MLA documentation style; b) simplified citation formats for electronic sources; c) detailed advice on the review process used by scholarly journals and presses; d) a fully updated chapter on copyright, fair use, contracts, and other legal issues; e) guidelines on preparing electronic files; f) discussion of the electronic submission of a dissertation; g) a foreword by Domna C. Stanton on the current state of scholarly publishing; and h) a preface by David G. Nicholls on what is new in the third edition. -- Book cover.

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