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Tables of Contents for A Style Manual for Communication Majors
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
vii
A Condensed MLA Style Guide
1
20
Formatting the Text of Your Paper
1
3
Typing
1
1
Paper
1
1
Margins
1
1
Line Spacing
1
2
Title Page
2
2
Pagination
4
1
Sample MLA Entries
4
17
Books
4
1
One Author
4
1
Two or Three Authors
5
1
Four or More Authors
5
1
Two or More Books by the Same Author
5
1
Book with an Editor
6
1
Book with Two Editors
6
1
An Edition Other than the First
6
1
A Work in a Book
6
1
A Translation
7
1
Articles
7
1
One Author
7
1
Two or Three Authors
8
1
Four or More Authors
8
1
Monthly or Bimonthly Periodical
8
1
Weekly or Biweekly Periodical
9
1
Newspapers
9
1
Signed Article from a Daily Newspaper
9
1
Unsigned Article From a Daily Newspaper
9
1
Signed Editorial From a Daily Newspaper
9
1
Unsigned Editorial From a Daily Newspaper
10
1
Unpublished Manuscripts
10
1
Unpublished Papers Presented at Meetings
10
1
Personal Interviews
10
1
Lectures
10
1
Two or More Lectures by the Same Source
11
1
Films
11
1
Television Programs
11
1
Radio Broadcasts
12
1
Citing Sources in the Text of Your Paper
12
3
Preparing the List of Works Cited
15
1
Citing Sources Obtained Electronically
16
2
World Wide Web (Www)
18
1
Electronic Collections
18
1
CD Rom's
19
1
Discussion Lists
19
1
Electronic Mail
19
2
A Condensed APA Style Guide
21
22
Formatting the Text of Your Paper
21
4
Typing
21
1
Paper
21
1
Margins
21
1
Line Spacing
21
2
Title Page
23
1
Pagination
23
1
Binding
23
1
Abstracts
24
1
Sample APA Entries
25
18
Books
25
1
One Author
25
1
Two or Three Authors
26
1
Three or More Authors
26
1
Two or More Books by the Same Author
26
1
Book with an Editor
27
1
Book with Two Editors
27
1
An Edition Other than the First
27
1
A Work in a Book
27
1
A Translation
28
1
Articles
28
1
One Author
28
1
Two Authors
29
1
Three or More Authors
29
1
Monthly or Bimonthly Periodical
30
1
Weekly or Biweekly Periodical
30
1
Newspapers
30
1
Signed Article From a Daily Newspaper
31
1
Unsigned Article From a Daily Newspaper
31
1
Signed Editorial From a Daily Newspaper
31
1
Unsigned Editorial From a Daily Newspaper
31
1
Unpublished Manuscripts
31
1
Unpublished Papers Presented at Meetings
32
1
Personal Interviews
32
1
Lectures
32
1
Films
32
1
Television Programs
33
1
Radio Broadcasts
33
1
Citing Sources in the Text of Your Paper
33
4
Preparing the List of Works Cited
37
1
Citing Sources Obtained Electronically
38
1
World Wide Web (WWW)
39
1
Electronic Collections
40
1
CD Rom's
41
1
Discussion Lists
41
1
Electronic Mail
42
1
Specialized Writing Assignments
43
6
Composing an Annotated Bibliography
43
1
Citing Sources
43
1
The Abstract
43
1
Sample Brief Abstract Entry
44
1
Composing a Research Critique
45
1
Citing Sources
45
1
The Critique
45
1
Composing a Review of Literature
46
2
Composing a Research Report
48
1
Locating Sources of Communication Research
49
14
Scholarly Journals in Communication
49
6
Using Indexes to Locate Sources in Communication
55
4
Searching, Surfing, and Browsing: Using On-Line Resources
59
2
A Representative List of Scholarly Communication Journals
61
2
Choosing Supporting Material Wisely
63
The Necessity for Source Evaluation
63
The Pragmatics of Source Evaluation
64
The Ethics of Source Evaluation
65
Six General Guidelines for Evaluating Sources
66
Specific Guidelines for Examples, Testimony and Statistics
70
Applying Evaluation Guidelines to Internet Sources
74
Using Search Engines Wisely
75
Evaluating the Source of Internet Material
76
Final Thoughts on Choosing Support Material Wisely
78
Appendix A: Model Paper Following MLA Guidelines
i
Appendix B: Model Paper Following APA Guidelines
i
Appendix C: Model Annotated Bibliography
i
Appendix D: Model Journal Critique
i
Appendix E: Model Review of Literature
i
Appendix F: Student Exercises
i