Mla Handbook for Writers of Research Papers

Since the publication of the first edition in 1977, the MLA HANDBOOK has sold over four million copies worldwide. The fourth edition presents a comprehensive guide to preparing research papers & contains detailed information on using computers for research & writing & on citing electronic publications. New material in the fourth edition advises students on how to use electronic catalogs, central information systems & CD-ROM & online databases in research; use computers to compile bibliographies, take notes & outline & write research papers; & cite electronic publications, including CD-ROMs, diskettes, magnetic tapes & online databases. The MLA HANDBOOK serves both as a classroom text & as a reference book for students & writers to use independently. Teachers & students of writing, literature, languages, philosophy & other humanities fields will find this guide indispensable. "Gibaldi & the contributors to the MLA HANDBOOK have done an admirable job of retooling an academic classic in an era of constant obsolescence."--CHOICE. "The new section on citing electronic formats is done well & with common sense...This new edition of a standard style handbook should be in every library."--LIBRARY JOURNAL.Gibaldi, Joseph is the author of 'Mla Handbook for Writers of Research Papers', published 1995 under ISBN 9780873525657 and ISBN 0873525655.