MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing (2d ed)
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MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing (2d ed)
Joseph Gibaldi
ISBN: 0-87352-699-6
Since its publication in 1985, the MLA Style Manual has been the standard guide for graduate students, teachers, and scholars in the humanities and for professional writers in many fields. Extensively reorganized and revised, the eagerly awaited second edition contains new sections and updated guidelines on citing electronic works—including sources from the Internet.
The volume begins with an expanded chapter on the publication process, from manuscript to published work, and includes advice for those seeking to publish their articles or books. The second chapter (entirely new to this edition), by the attorney Arthur F. Abelman, reviews legal issues, such as the arcana of copyright law, the concept of fair use, the provisions of a typical publishing contract, defamation, and the emergence of privacy law.
Subsequent chapters discuss stylistic conventions and the preparation of manuscripts, theses, and dissertations. Chapter 3 gives an overview of writing fundamentals and includes expanded sections on spelling, punctuation, italicization, and capitalization; it also covers the treatment of titles, names of persons, quotations, and numbers. Chapters 4 and 5 describe the mechanics of preparing scholarly manuscripts, theses, and dissertations and provide a section on readying manuscripts for electronic publication. Chapters 6 and 7 offer an authoritative and comprehensive presentation of MLA documentation style, including citation formats for materials found on the World Wide Web and for other electronic resources. The last chapter lists common abbreviations and proofreading symbols. An appendix details other systems of documentation. ©1998 / $25 (2004)
Joseph Gibaldi
ISBN: 0-87352-699-6
Since its publication in 1985, the MLA Style Manual has been the standard guide for graduate students, teachers, and scholars in the humanities and for professional writers in many fields. Extensively reorganized and revised, the eagerly awaited second edition contains new sections and updated guidelines on citing electronic works—including sources from the Internet.
The volume begins with an expanded chapter on the publication process, from manuscript to published work, and includes advice for those seeking to publish their articles or books. The second chapter (entirely new to this edition), by the attorney Arthur F. Abelman, reviews legal issues, such as the arcana of copyright law, the concept of fair use, the provisions of a typical publishing contract, defamation, and the emergence of privacy law.
Subsequent chapters discuss stylistic conventions and the preparation of manuscripts, theses, and dissertations. Chapter 3 gives an overview of writing fundamentals and includes expanded sections on spelling, punctuation, italicization, and capitalization; it also covers the treatment of titles, names of persons, quotations, and numbers. Chapters 4 and 5 describe the mechanics of preparing scholarly manuscripts, theses, and dissertations and provide a section on readying manuscripts for electronic publication. Chapters 6 and 7 offer an authoritative and comprehensive presentation of MLA documentation style, including citation formats for materials found on the World Wide Web and for other electronic resources. The last chapter lists common abbreviations and proofreading symbols. An appendix details other systems of documentation. ©1998 / $25 (2004)
