MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers [Paperback]

Joseph Gibaldi (Author), Phyllis Franklin (Foreword)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0873529863 | ISBN-13: 978-0873529860 | Publication Date: January 2003 | Edition: 6

The MLA Handbook is published by the Modern Language Association, the authority on MLA documentation style. Widely adopted in high schools, colleges, and publishing houses, the MLA Handbook treats every aspect of research writing, from selecting a topic to submitting the completed paper. The expanded, revised, and redesigned sixth edition of the Handbook is a complete, up-to-date guide to documentation style and online research.

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A classic tool for humanities scholars...essential for every high school and post-secondary library. --Library Journal

A classic tool for humanities scholars...essential for every high school and post-secondary library. --Library Journal

May represent the last bastion of truth and sanity in a digital world... --Journal of the Midwest MLA

The style bible for most college students. --Newsweek

May represent the last bastion of truth and sanity in a digital world... --Journal of the Midwest MLA --This text refers to the School & Library Binding edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 361 pages
• Publisher: Modern Language Association of America; 6 edition (January 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873529863
• ISBN-13: 978-0873529860
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (71 customer reviews)
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51 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An essential book for college students, October 28, 2003

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With his MLA HANDBOOK, Gibaldi has written one of the best stylebooks for college students. Accessible yet detailed enough to help students navigate tricky issues of citations and format, this book offers excellent advice for writing term papers. The electronic citation section is especially helpful since many style manuals have not been properly updated to embrace contemporary research practices.

This book should be on every college student's shelf. For those already well-versed in MLA style, consider Gibaldi's more advanced MLA STYLE MANUAL AND GUIDE TO SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING.

43 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A necessity for writers of college research papers., January 22, 2004

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"yakbak" (Andover, CT United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (Paperback)

Knowledge of MLA formatting is a necessity for writing college research papers these days. As an older, part-time college student, I found myself lacking the skills to properly cite information in my papers. Not having time to take an entry level English class, to learn the MLA style, I turned to the MLA Handbook for guidance.

This easy to use book has been a lifesaver! The book is well organized and provides plenty of examples. The table of contents is broken down so well, something that is not common enough in textbooks, that within minutes of picking up the book, you have a concrete example of what you need.

Each section starts with the most basic example of citing from a particular type of work and builds, step-by-step, to a complete citation. The applicable example for entry into the Works Cited Page can be found with ease as well.

If you will be writing research papers, or currently find yourself having difficulty citing, this is a tool you should strongly consider.

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Required & Almost Complete, October 4, 2004

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D. K. Atkinson (Southern Illinois USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (Paperback)

The MLA is the standard for most literary papers. The book itself is well-formatted and easy to read. It is fairly easy to find what you need except when it is not in the book.

Because of the lapse in time from writing to publication, style requirements change as new forms of information become available. One type of citation I needed was not in the book and I finally had to search for the MLA website. That is the reason I do not give this book 5 stars, they do not list their own website for up-to-date style references. By using the website with the handbook, I find answers to most of my style questions.

For reference, the website is www.mla.org/ Enjoy!