MLA style manual and guide to scholarly publishing.

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Edition:3rd ed.
Imprint:New York : Modern Language Association of America, 2008.
Description:xxiv, 336 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Subject:Authorship -- Style manuals.
Humanities literature -- Authorship -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Scholarly publishing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Academic writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Academic writing.
Authorship.
Humanities literature -- Authorship.
Scholarly publishing.
Handbooks and manuals.
Reference works.
Style manuals.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7035449
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Other uniform titles:Gibaldi, Joseph, 1942- MLA style manual and guide to scholarly publishing.
ISBN:9780873522977 (cloth : alk. paper)
0873522974 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780873522984 (large print : alk. paper)
0873522982 (large print : alk. paper)
Notes:Rev. ed. of: MLA style manual and guide to scholarly publishing / Joseph Gibaldi. 2nd ed. 1998.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • 1. Scholarly Publishing
  • Scholars and Scholarly Publishing
  • Refereed and Nonrefereed Publications
  • Deciding to Submit a Manuscript
  • Placing a Manuscript with a Journal
  • Scholarly Journals
  • Types of Scholarly Articles
  • Selecting a Journal
  • Submitting a Manuscript to a Journal
  • Evaluation of a Manuscript
  • Acceptance of a Manuscript
  • Placing a Manuscript with a Press
  • Scholarly Presses
  • Types of Scholarly Books
  • Selecting a Press
  • Submitting a Prospectus for a Book
  • Submitting a Manuscript to a Press
  • Evaluation of a Manuscript
  • Acceptance of a Manuscript
  • Production and Publication
  • Copyediting
  • Proofreading
  • Preparing an Index
  • Design
  • Composition, Printing, Binding, Electronic Production
  • Marketing
  • Conclusion
  • 2. Legal Issues in Scholarly Publishing
  • Introduction
  • Copyright
  • Development of Copyright Law in the United States
  • Subject Matter of Copyright
  • Ownership of Copyright
  • Co-ownership of Copyright
  • Works Made for Hire
  • Material Objects
  • Term of Copyright
  • Registration of Copyright
  • Copyright Notice
  • Renewal of Copyright
  • Rights of Copyright Owners
  • Transfers and Terminations
  • Fair Use of Copyrighted Works
  • Requesting Permission
  • Damages for Copyright Infringement and Attorney's Fees
  • International Copyright
  • Copyright and Computer Networks
  • Publishing Contracts
  • Books
  • Journal Articles and Contributions to Edited Works
  • Defamation
  • Libel
  • Opinion
  • Truth as Defense
  • Actual Malice
  • Right of Privacy
  • Emergence of Privacy Law
  • Unreasonable Publicity of Private Life
  • Publicity Placing Another in a False Light
  • Consent as Defense
  • Further Guidance
  • 3. Basics of Scholarly Writing
  • Audience, Genre, and the Conventions of Scholarship
  • Language and Style
  • Spelling
  • Consistency and Choice of Spelling
  • Word Division
  • Plurals
  • Accents
  • Umlauts
  • Ligatures and Other Special Characters
  • Punctuation
  • Purpose of Punctuation
  • Commas
  • Semicolons
  • Colons
  • Dashes and Parentheses
  • Hyphens
  • Apostrophes
  • Quotation Marks
  • Square Brackets
  • Slashes
  • Periods, Question Marks, and Exclamation Points
  • Spacing after Concluding Punctuation Marks
  • Italics
  • Words and Letters Referred to as Words and Letters
  • Foreign Words in an English Text
  • Emphasis
  • Names of Persons
  • First and Subsequent Uses of Names
  • Titles of Persons
  • Names of Authors and Fictional Characters
  • Dutch and German Names
  • French Names
  • Greek Names
  • Hungarian Names
  • Italian Names
  • Russian Names
  • Spanish Names
  • Latin Names
  • Asian Names
  • Names in Other Languages
  • Capitalization
  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Portuguese
  • Russian
  • Spanish
  • Latin
  • Other Languages
  • Titles of Works in the Manuscript
  • General Guidelines
  • Italicized Titles
  • Titles in Quotation Marks
  • Titles and Quotations within Titles
  • Exceptions
  • Shortened Titles
  • Quotations
  • Accuracy of Quotations
  • Prose
  • Poetry
  • Drama
  • Ellipsis
  • Other Alterations of Sources
  • Punctuation with Quotations
  • Translations of Quotations
  • Numbers
  • Arabic Numerals
  • Use of Words or Numerals
  • Commas in Numbers
  • Percentages and Amounts of Money
  • Dates and Times of the Day
  • Inclusive Numbers
  • Roman Numerals
  • Romanization
  • Further Guidance
  • 4. Preparation of Scholarly Manuscripts
  • Introduction
  • Physical Characteristics of the Printed Manuscript
  • Divisions of the Text
  • Margins
  • Text Formatting
  • Title and Author's Name
  • Page Numbers
  • Tables and Illustrations
  • Paper and Printing
  • Corrections and Revisions
  • Binding
  • Manuscripts for Publication
  • 5. Preparation of Theses and Dissertations
  • Student Works as Professional Documents
  • Prescribed Guidelines
  • Selecting a Topic
  • Preparing a Prospectus
  • Special Format Requirements
  • Theses and Dissertations as Published Works
  • Divisions of the Text
  • Page Numbers
  • Margins
  • Spacing
  • Binding of Print Copies
  • Submission of Electronic Files
  • Publishing the Dissertation through ProQuest
  • Terms of Agreement
  • Abstract
  • Copyright
  • Permissions
  • 6. Documentation: Preparating the List of Works Cited
  • The Purposes of Documentation
  • Documentation and Ethics
  • MLA Style
  • The List of Works Cited
  • Introduction
  • Placement of the List of Works Cited
  • Arrangement of Entries
  • Two or More Works by the Same Author
  • Two or More Works by the Same Authors
  • Cross-References
  • Citing Periodical Print Publications
  • Introduction
  • An Article in a Scholarly Journal
  • An Article in a Scholarly Journal That Uses Only Issue Numbers
  • An Article in a Scholarly Journal with More Than One Series
  • An Article in a Newspaper
  • An Article in a Magazine
  • A Review
  • An Abstract in an Abstracts Journal
  • An Anonymous Article
  • An Editorial
  • A Letter to the Editor
  • A Serialized Article
  • A Special Issue
  • Citing Nonperiodical Print Publications
  • Introduction
  • A Book by a Single Author
  • An Anthology or a Compilation
  • A Book by Two or More Authors
  • A Book by a Corporate Author
  • A Work in an Anthology
  • An Article in a Reference Book
  • An Introduction, a Preface, a Foreword, or an Afterword
  • An Anonymous Book
  • A Scholarly Edition
  • A Translation
  • An Illustrated Book or a Graphic Narrative
  • A Book Published in a Second or Subsequent Edition
  • A Multivolume Work
  • A Book in a Series
  • A Republished Book or Journal Issue
  • A Publisher's Imprint
  • A Book with Multiple Publishers
  • A Brochure, Pamphlet, or Press Release
  • A Government Publication
  • The Published Proceedings of a Conference
  • A Book in a Language Other Than English
  • A Book Published before 1900
  • A Book without Stated Publication Information or Pagination
  • An Unpublished Dissertation
  • A Published Dissertation
  • Citing Web Publications
  • Introduction
  • A Nonperiodical Publication
  • A Scholarly Journal
  • A Periodical Publication in an Online Database
  • Citing Additional Common Sources
  • A Television or Radio Broadcast
  • A Sound Recording
  • A Film or a Video Recording
  • A Performance
  • A Musical Score
  • A Work of Visual Art
  • An Interview
  • A Map or Chart
  • A Cartoon or Comic Strip
  • An Advertisement
  • A Lecture, a Speech, an Address, or a Reading
  • A Manuscript or Typescript
  • A Letter, a Memo, or an E-Mail Message
  • A Legal Source
  • An Article in a Microform Collection of Articles
  • An Article Reprinted in a Loose-Leaf Collection of Articles
  • A Publication on CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
  • A Digital File
  • A Work in More Than One Publication Medium
  • 7. Documentation: Citing Sources in the Text
  • Parenthetical Documentation and the List of Works Cited
  • Information Required in Parenthetical Documentation
  • Readability
  • Sample References
  • Citing an Entire Work, Including a Work with No Page Numbers
  • Citing Part of a Work
  • Citing Volume and Page Numbers of a Multivolume Work
  • Citing a Work Listed by Title
  • Citing a Work by a Corporate Author
  • Citing Two or More Works by the Same Author or Authors
  • Citing Indirect Sources
  • Citing Common Literature
  • Citing More Than One Work in a Single Parenthetical Reference
  • Citing a Book with Signatures and No Page Numbers
  • Using Notes with Parenthetical Documentation
  • Content Notes
  • Bibliographic Notes
  • 8. Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • Time Designations
  • Geographic Names
  • Common Scholarly Abbreviations and Reference Words
  • Publishers' Names
  • Titles of Works
  • Bible
  • Works by Shakespeare
  • Works by Chaucer
  • Other Works
  • Names of Languages
  • Proofreading Symbols
  • Symbols Used in the Text
  • Symbols Used in the Margin
  • Sample Marked Proof
  • Appendix. Specialized Style Manuals
  • Sources of Examples in 3.4-5
  • Index