MLA style manual and guide to scholarly publishing.
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| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
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| Imprint: | New York : Modern Language Association of America, 2008. |
| Description: | xxiv, 336 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7035449 |
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
