Custom Enrichment Module: A Guide to MLA Documentation

by Trimmer,Joseph F.

• ISBN13: 9780618967896
• ISBN10: 0618967893
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-06-08
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

The Eighth Edition of A Guide to MLA Documentation is an affordable, concise guide that provides only the information that you really need and-according to many students and instructors-is easier to use than the MLA's own handbook.

Table of Contents

Preparing the List of Works Cited	p. 1
Sample Entries: Books in Print	p. 3
Sample Entries: Articles in Print Periodicals	p. 7
Sample Entries: Miscellaneous Print and Nonprint Sources	p. 9
Sample Entries: Web Publications	p. 10
Documenting Sources	p. 13
Placing and Punctuating the Parenthetical Reference	p. 14
Citing Sources: Examples	p. 15
Using Notes and Parenthetical References	p. 19
Implications for Your Research and Composing	p. 20
Evaluating Sources	p. 20
Compiling Source Information	p. 22
Taking Notes	p. 22
Quoting Sources	p. 23
Summarizing and Paraphrasing Sources	p. 24
Avoiding Plagiarism	p. 25
Annotated Student Research Paper	p. 28
Abbreviations for MLA Documentation	p. 34
Appendix on APA Style	p. 35
Preparing the List of References	p. 36
Sample Entries	p. 37
Documenting Sources	p. 39
Index	p. 41
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