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Books : MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing, 2nd Edition


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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.027
EAN: 9780873529778
Format: Large Print
ISBN: 0873529774
Label: Modern Language Association of America
Manufacturer: Modern Language Association of America
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 343
Publication Date: 1999-01
Publisher: Modern Language Association of America
Sales Rank: 423422
Studio: Modern Language Association of America




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Product Description:
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 significant revision of MLA documentation style


* simplified citation formats for electronic sources


* detailed advice on the review process used by scholarly journals and presses


* a fully updated chapter on copyright, fair use, contracts, and other legal issues


* guidelines on preparing electronic files


* discussion of the electronic submission of a dissertation


* a foreword by Domna C. Stanton on the current state of scholarly publishing


* a preface by David G. Nicholls on what is new in the third edition



MLA guides present the most accurate and complete information on MLA style.



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Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Excellent source of information.
Iam a college student, and I have to right a lot of papers. I have found this book to be very useful.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Reference book
As a freelance copyeditor I have to make sure the ms. is in the editor's requested format. Some of my work must be in the MLA style and this book is the best reference book available. I used the 2nd edition and when I got another job requesting MLA style, I ordered the 3rd edition.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing
This book does everything it is advertised to do.

A fault of the book: The book (on p. 214) should clarify what is considered the "title" of a web-page: Is it that which is written on the title bar, or the actual title heading the text?

However, I do not like the MLA citation style. In-text citations are much more intrusive than are footnotes or endnotes. They are also more difficult for the reader to match to the writer's documentation, if, for instance, the writer ... Read More



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Necessary item for anyone involved in writing
This product is a must for anyone studying English Literature. It will walk you through correctly citing books, articles, movies etc. It will also show you how to organize an annotated bibliography. This is the newest edition and since it's published every 5 years you're good to go until 2013.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - MLA book
This is a mandatory document I need for school. I know it is going to be helpful. Everything I need to know is in there.



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