TY - BOOK AU - Gibaldi,Joseph AU - Achtert,Walter S. ED - Modern Language Association of America. ED - Modern Language Association of America. TI - MLA handbook for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations SN - 0873520009 AV - LB2369 .M53 U1 - 808.02 GIB 23 PY - 1977/// CY - New York PB - Modern Language Association KW - Academic writing KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Research KW - Methodology KW - Dissertations, Academic KW - Authorship KW - research papers KW - writing guide KW - Editing and scholarly writing N1 - "Based on William Riley Parker's The MLA style sheet (1951), as revised in 1970 by John H. Fisher and others."; Includes index N2 - 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 seventh edition is a comprehensive, up-to-date guide to research and writing in the online environment. It provides an authoritative account of MLA documentation style for use in student writing, including simplified guidelines for citing works published on the Web and new recommendations for citing several kinds of works, such as digital files and graphic narratives.--From the publisher ER -