A Style Manual for Communication Majors

by Titsworth, Scott; Bourhis, John; Adams, Carey

• ISBN13: 9780072363340
• ISBN10: 0072363347
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-07-01
• Publisher: McGraw Hill College Div

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
A Condensed MLA Style Guide	1	(20)
Formatting the Text of Your Paper	1	(3)
Typing	1	(1)
Paper	1	(1)
Margins	1	(1)
Line Spacing	1	(2)
Title Page	2	(2)
Pagination	4	(1)
Sample MLA Entries	4	(17)
Books	4	(1)
One Author	4	(1)
Two or Three Authors	5	(1)
Four or More Authors	5	(1)
Two or More Books by the Same Author	5	(1)
Book with an Editor	6	(1)
Book with Two Editors	6	(1)
An Edition Other than the First	6	(1)
A Work in a Book	6	(1)
A Translation	7	(1)
Articles	7	(1)
One Author	7	(1)
Two or Three Authors	8	(1)
Four or More Authors	8	(1)
Monthly or Bimonthly Periodical	8	(1)
Weekly or Biweekly Periodical	9	(1)
Newspapers	9	(1)
Signed Article from a Daily Newspaper	9	(1)
Unsigned Article From a Daily Newspaper	9	(1)
Signed Editorial From a Daily Newspaper	9	(1)
Unsigned Editorial From a Daily Newspaper	10	(1)
Unpublished Manuscripts	10	(1)
Unpublished Papers Presented at Meetings	10	(1)
Personal Interviews	10	(1)
Lectures	10	(1)
Two or More Lectures by the Same Source	11	(1)
Films	11	(1)
Television Programs	11	(1)
Radio Broadcasts	12	(1)
Citing Sources in the Text of Your Paper	12	(3)
Preparing the List of Works Cited	15	(1)
Citing Sources Obtained Electronically	16	(2)
World Wide Web (Www)	18	(1)
Electronic Collections	18	(1)
CD Rom's	19	(1)
Discussion Lists	19	(1)
Electronic Mail	19	(2)
A Condensed APA Style Guide	21	(22)
Formatting the Text of Your Paper	21	(4)
Typing	21	(1)
Paper	21	(1)
Margins	21	(1)
Line Spacing	21	(2)
Title Page	23	(1)
Pagination	23	(1)
Binding	23	(1)
Abstracts	24	(1)
Sample APA Entries	25	(18)
Books	25	(1)
One Author	25	(1)
Two or Three Authors	26	(1)
Three or More Authors	26	(1)
Two or More Books by the Same Author	26	(1)
Book with an Editor	27	(1)
Book with Two Editors	27	(1)
An Edition Other than the First	27	(1)
A Work in a Book	27	(1)
A Translation	28	(1)
Articles	28	(1)
One Author	28	(1)
Two Authors	29	(1)
Three or More Authors	29	(1)
Monthly or Bimonthly Periodical	30	(1)
Weekly or Biweekly Periodical	30	(1)
Newspapers	30	(1)
Signed Article From a Daily Newspaper	31	(1)
Unsigned Article From a Daily Newspaper	31	(1)
Signed Editorial From a Daily Newspaper	31	(1)
Unsigned Editorial From a Daily Newspaper	31	(1)
Unpublished Manuscripts	31	(1)
Unpublished Papers Presented at Meetings	32	(1)
Personal Interviews	32	(1)
Lectures	32	(1)
Films	32	(1)
Television Programs	33	(1)
Radio Broadcasts	33	(1)
Citing Sources in the Text of Your Paper	33	(4)
Preparing the List of Works Cited	37	(1)
Citing Sources Obtained Electronically	38	(1)
World Wide Web (WWW)	39	(1)
Electronic Collections	40	(1)
CD Rom's	41	(1)
Discussion Lists	41	(1)
Electronic Mail	42	(1)
Specialized Writing Assignments	43	(6)
Composing an Annotated Bibliography	43	(1)
Citing Sources	43	(1)
The Abstract	43	(1)
Sample Brief Abstract Entry	44	(1)
Composing a Research Critique	45	(1)
Citing Sources	45	(1)
The Critique	45	(1)
Composing a Review of Literature	46	(2)
Composing a Research Report	48	(1)
Locating Sources of Communication Research	49	(14)
Scholarly Journals in Communication	49	(6)
Using Indexes to Locate Sources in Communication	55	(4)
Searching, Surfing, and Browsing: Using On-Line Resources	59	(2)
A Representative List of Scholarly Communication Journals	61	(2)
Choosing Supporting Material Wisely	63
The Necessity for Source Evaluation	63
The Pragmatics of Source Evaluation	64
The Ethics of Source Evaluation	65
Six General Guidelines for Evaluating Sources	66
Specific Guidelines for Examples, Testimony and Statistics	70
Applying Evaluation Guidelines to Internet Sources	74
Using Search Engines Wisely	75
Evaluating the Source of Internet Material	76
Final Thoughts on Choosing Support Material Wisely	78
Appendix A: Model Paper Following MLA Guidelines	i
Appendix B: Model Paper Following APA Guidelines	i
Appendix C: Model Annotated Bibliography	i
Appendix D: Model Journal Critique	i
Appendix E: Model Review of Literature	i
Appendix F: Student Exercises	i