TY - BOOK AU - Gibaldi,Joseph ED - Modern Language Association of America. TI - MLA style manual and guide to scholarly publishing SN - 0873526996 AV - PN147 .G444 1998 U1 - 808/.027 21 PY - 1998/// CY - New York PB - The Modern Language Association of America KW - Authorship KW - Style manuals KW - Humanities literature KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Scholarly publishing KW - Academic writing KW - Writing KW - standards KW - Handbooks KW - Publishing N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Scholarly publishing -- 2. Legal issues in scholarly publishing -- 3. Basics of scholarly writing -- 4. Preparation of scholarly manuscripts -- 5. Preparation of theses and dissertations -- 6. Documentation : preparing the list of works cited -- 7. Documentation : citing sources in the text -- 8. Abbreviations -- Appendix. Other systems of documentation N2 - 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 second edition contains new sections and updated guidelines on citing electronic works - including sources from the Internet ER -