A Guide to MLA Documentation [Paperback]

Joseph F. Trimmer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 12, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0618646949 | ISBN-13: 978-0618646944 | Edition: 7

Briefer, cheaper, and easier to use than the MLA's own handbook, this popular booklet features current MLA guidelines, a new section on evaluating online sources, and an up-to-date APA appendix. The guide also provides numerous examples, a sample research paper, and helpful hints on such topics as avoiding plagiarism and taking notes.

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About the Author

Joseph F. Trimmer is Professor of English and Director of The Virginia B. Ball Center for Creative Inquiry at Ball State University. The author of numerous articles on literature, culture and literacy, Professor Trimmer's books include THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION: THE FIRST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS [1978]; UNDERSTANDING OTHERS: CULTURAL AND CROSS-CULTURAL STUDIES AND THE TEACHING OF LITERATURE [1992]; and NARRATION AS KNOWLEDGE: TALES OF THE TEACHING LIFE [1997]. Professor Trimmer has also worked on twenty documentary films for PBS including the six-part series, Middletown [1982]. His textbooks include WRITING WITH A PURPOSE, 14th edition [2004]; THE RIVERSIDE READER 8e, [2005]; and eFICTIONS [2002].

Product Details

• Paperback: 52 pages
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing; 7 edition (September 12, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0618646949
• ISBN-13: 978-0618646944
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #271,589 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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THIS IS AN ESSENTIAL BOOK FOR ALL WRITERS. I BOUGHT THIS FOR A COLLEGE COURSE AND ITS NOW A PERMANENT PART OF MY LIBRARY.

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This is only 52 pages, and even though it is new, it has not changed much since I was in high school 10 years ago. this is the 7th ed, and the 3rd ed that I had in high school is essentially the same thing. I figured it would have fresher ways to document internet sources for my research paper. I was wrong. it is useful, though. and if you are taking any college-level writing classes, you will need it. for me, though, I would not have bought it if I could have looked through it first (since I already had the older edtion).