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by mr206
Tue Jan 06, 2009 12:31 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: MLA Style Guide 3rd Ed. (feature request/ question)
Replies: 12
Views: 9599

Re: MLA Style Guide 3rd Ed. (feature request/ question)

So mostly MLA style is only available via the MLA style guide, which is a print book. They don't offer an authoritative online version. I have found the synopsis on wikipedia to be okay, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLA_style though I am surprised to note that it suggests the short title option that...
by mr206
Tue Jan 06, 2009 8:57 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: MLA Style Guide 3rd Ed. (feature request/ question)
Replies: 12
Views: 9599

Re: MLA Style Guide 3rd Ed. (feature request/ question)

Unfortunately, disambiguation by title is not acceptable to the faculty who will ultimately read and bind my dissertation. I completely understand if you don't want to support fully every citation style on the planet. Is there a way to do this from my end? I've learned how to write new citation form...
by mr206
Mon Jan 05, 2009 8:01 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: MLA Style Guide 3rd Ed. (feature request/ question)
Replies: 12
Views: 9599

Re: MLA Style Guide 3rd Ed. (feature request/ question)

Thank you, I think that solved that problem. I'll be rewriting some of the MLA citation format, but that's fine. However, in the course of formatting my bibliography, another MLA trouble came up. I really like the (new?) options in the formats manager that allow one to choose to append a letter to t...
by mr206
Tue Dec 30, 2008 12:29 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: MLA Style Guide 3rd Ed. (feature request/ question)
Replies: 12
Views: 9599

MLA Style Guide 3rd Ed. (feature request/ question)

MLA has released the third edition of the style guide which dramatically changes some of the requirements for citing (particularly in the Works Cited page). From the MLA website: This edition of the MLA Style Manual also presents a significant revision of MLA documentation style. Notable changes inc...