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The Modern Language Association, the authority on research and writing, takes a fresh look at documenting sources in the eighth edition of the MLA Handbook, the official guide to MLA format. Works are published today in a dizzying variety of ways: a novel, for example, may be read in print, online, or as an e-book–or perhaps listened to as an audiobook. Writers of research papers routinely need to know how to cite works on Web sites, videos on platforms like YouTube, interviews and other works created by multiple authors, journal articles contained in databases, online images, posts on social media sites, song lyrics, and more. Instead of providing separate instructions for each format, the MLA’s unique, innovative approach recommends one set of guidelines that writers can apply to any type of source.
This groundbreaking edition of the MLA’s best-selling handbook is short and designed for easy use. It guides writers through the principles behind evaluating sources for their research and thus focuses on the key skills of information and digital literacy. It then shows writers how to cite sources in their writing, offering detailed guidance on in-text citations, quoting and paraphrasing, avoiding plagiarism, and more. Intended for students, teachers, librarians, and advanced scholars, the handbook is an indispensable resource in composition, communication, literature, language arts, film, media studies, digital humanities, and related fields.
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MLA Handbook, 8th Edition
Cite Sources Right
The 8th edition MLA Handbook is the only official, authorized book on MLA style. Offering one set of guidelines for citing any type of source, it explains how to cite books, journal articles, Web sites, videos, song lyrics, speeches, advertisements, dictionary terms, works in databases, social media posts, song lyrics, images, and more. Writers will also find tips for evaluating sources and avoiding plagiarism; sections on punctuation in the works-cited list and on formatting and ordering the list; additional sections on the mechanics of prose, using quotations, and creating in-text citations; and a practice template.
Get the E-book
The e-book edition of the MLA Handbook is a must-have resource for online classes. With fully searchable content and clickable cross-references, it provides links to free resources for remote instruction on The MLA Style Center (style.mla.org), including hundreds of citation examples, a digital citation tool, MLA heading format help, annotated bibliography instructions, a primer on how to use endnotes and footnotes, a lesson on using an MLA citation machine, guidance on setting up research papers in MLA format, sample papers, updated FAQs, writing tips, and more.
Master In-Text Citations
The in-text citation section of the handbook covers basic elements of an in-text citation; options for providing information in prose or parentheses; methods for citing various types of works (e.g., works with two or more authors; works by institutions, associations, government agencies, or other organizations; untitled works, indirect sources); advice on handling page numbers and other divisions of works; tips for shortening titles in parenthetical citations and making citations concise; and punctuation guidance.
Publisher : Modern Language Association of America; eighth edition (April 1, 2016)
Language : English
Paperback : 160 pages
ISBN-10 : 1603292624
ISBN-13 : 978-1603292627
Item Weight : 8.6 ounces
Dimensions : 5.75 x 0.75 x 8.75 inches
