MLA handbook for writers of research papers / Joseph Gibaldi.

Contents;

Chapter 1: Research and writing
1.1 The research paper as a form of exploration
1.2 The research paper as a form of communication
1.3 Selecting a topic
etc.

Chapter 2: Plagiarism
2.1 Definition of plagiarism
2.2 Consequences of plagiarism
2.3 Information sharing today
etc.

Chapter 3: The mechanics of writing
3.1 Spelling
3.2 Punctuation
3.3 Italics (Underling)
etc.

Chapter 4: The format of the research paper
4.1 Printing or typing
4.2 Paper
4.3 Margins
etc.

Chapter 5: Documentation: Preparing the list of works cited
5.1 Documenting sources
5.2 MLA styles
5.3 The list of works cited and other source lists
etc.

Chapter 6: Documentation: Citing sources in the text
6.1 Parenthetical documentation and the list of works cited
6.2 Information required in parenthetical documentation
6.3 Readability
etc.

Chapter 7: Abbreviations
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Time designations
7.3 Geographic names
etc.

Includes bibliographical references and index.