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Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Paper. 8th edition. New York: MLA of America, 2016.
---. MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing. New York: MLA, 1999. |
| 2. Research Methods |
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Altick, Richard D., and John J. Fenstermaker. The Art
of Literary Research.4th ed. New York: Norton,1993.
Harner, James L. On Compiling an Annotated Bibliography. 2nd ed. New York: MLA, 2000. |
| 3. Guides to Reference Books |
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Guide to Reference Books. 11th ed. Ed. Robert Balay.
Chicago: American Library Assn., 1996.
The Reader’s Adviser. 14th ed. Ed. Marion Sader. 6 vols. New Providence: Bowker, 1994.
Baker, Nancy L., and Nancy Huling. A Research Guide for Undergraduate Students:
English and American Literature. 5th ed. New York: MLA, 2000. |
| 4. Literary Handbooks, Dictionaries, and Encyclopedias |
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Harmon, William, and C. Hugh Holman. A Handbook to Literature. 8th ed.
Upper Saddle River: Prentice, 2000.
The Oxford Classical Dictionary. 3rd ed. Ed. Simon Hornblower and Antony Spawforth. Oxford: Oxford UP, 1996. |
| 5. Bibliographies of Bibliographies |
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Bibliographic Index: A Cumulative Bibliography of Bibliographies. New York: Wilson, 1937.
Weiner, Alan R., and Spencer Means. Literary Criticism Index. 2nd ed. Metuchen: Scarecrow, 1994. |
| 6. Serial Bibliographies, Indexes, and Abstratcs |
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Wortman, William A. A Guide to Serial Bibliographies for
Modern Literatures.2nd ed. New York: MLA, 1995.
Year’s Work in English Studies (YWES). Oxford: Blackwell for the English Assn., 1921.
MLA International Bibliography of Books and Articles on the Modern Languages
and Literatures (MLAIB). New York: MLA, 1922.
Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature (ABELL). Leeds: Maney for Modern Humanities Research Assn., 1921.
Book Review Index. Detroit: Gale, 1965-69, 1972. |
| 7. Guides to Dissertations and Theses |
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Reynolds, Michael M. A Guide to Theses and Dissertations:
An International Bibliography of Bibliographies.Rev. and enl. ed. Phoenix: Oryx, 1985.
Dissertation Abstracts International (DAI). Ann Arbor: UMI, 1938. |
| 8. Biographical Sources |
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Biography Index: A Quarterly Index to Biographical Material
in Books and Magazines. New York: Wilson, 1946.
Rollyson, Carl. Biography: An Annotated Bibliography. Magill Bibliographies. Pasadena: Salem, 1992.
Dictionary of Literary Biography (DLB). Detroit: Gale, 1978. |
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