Annotated Bibliography

Following the instructions and examples on pages 155-63 in your textbook and in “Annotated Bibliographies,” create an MLA-style annotated bibliography including all of the sources you use for your argumentative paper except your own experience, observation, experiment, or survey/questionnaire results.

Formal Outline

Following the instructions and examples on pages 395-396 in your textbook and in “Developing an Outline,” create a formal outline for your argumentative paper based on the argument you constructed for Research Journal Assignment #10. The outline should include at least three levels of detail (Roman numbers, capital letters, and Arabic numerals) and as many sections as needed.

You may use the template provided on the Files page on the class wiki (ENG 1020, ENG 122).

Remember that an outline is a plan that can be changed. Right now I want to know what your plan is for your paper, but I realize that when you start writing, you may change the plan.

Recent Changes to MLA-Style Documentation

I’ve found the following sources with information about the changes to MLA-style documentation that came out this year:

• The OWL at Purdue > MLA Update 2009
• Cornell University Library > MLA Citation Style
• BYU-Hawaii > MLA Update 2009
• University of Houston-Victoria > What’s New in MLA? Changes in the 7th Edition

Resources for Publishing eZines

Books:

• Adair-Hoy, Angela, and Cathi Stevenson. How to Publish A Profitable E-mag. Booklocker.com, 1999.
• Claxton, Lena, and Alison Woo.  How To Say It: Marketing with New Media, a Guide to Promoting Your Small Business Using Websites, E-zines, Blogs, and Podcasts. Prentice Hall Press, 2008.
• Harris, Carol. Producing Successful Magazines, Newsletters and E-Zines. How To Books, 2005.
• Katz, Michael J. E-Newsletters That Work, The Small Business Owner’s Guide To Creating, Writing and Managing An Effective Electronic Newsletter. Xlibris Corporation, 2003.
• Rominger, Lynne. Extraordinary Blogs And Ezines. Children’s Press, 2006.

Websites:

• BestEzines
• “Email Publishing“
• eZINESearch
• John Labovitz’s E-ZINE-LIST
• New-List
• Street Librarian zine page
• The Book of Zines
• Zine World

Hosting/Management Sites:

• Constant Contact (has a 60-day free trial)
• EZezine (has a free plan)
• Zinester.com (has free mailing list services)

Article Submission Sites:

• Amazines.com
• Article Alley
• ArticleCity.com
• EzineArticles
• IdeaMarketers

Videos:

• “Create your own Newsletter and Ezine“
• “EzineArticles: Submit Your Ezines to BestEzines.com Through Your EzineArticles Account“
• “Ezines for Beginners“
• “How to Publish an Ezine“
• “Ezine Photoshop Tutorial How To Make An Ezine Cover“

You can find the updated list on my 4R x T Wetpaint wiki.

Videos: “Selling on the Scribd Store”

Video: “Selling on the Scribd Store: Signing Up“

Video: “Selling on the Scribd Store: Preparing Your Content“

Video: “Selling on the Scribd Store: Uploading and Configuring Sales Options“

Resources for Publishing eBooks

Books:

• Chandler, Stephanie.  From Entrepreneur to Infopreneur:  Make Money with Books, eBooks, and Information Products.  Hoboken, NJ:  John Wiley & Sons, 2007.
• Curtis, Richard, and William Thomas Quick.  How To Get Your eBook Published:  An Insider’s Guide to the World of Electronic Publishing.  Cincinnati:  Writer’s Digest Books, 2002.
• Edwards, Jim, and Joe Vitale.  How To Write and Publish Your Own eBook . . . in as Little as 7 Days! Garden City, NY:  Morgan James Publishing, 2007.
• Gomez, Jeff. Print Is Dead:  Books in Our Digital Age.  New York:  Macmillan, 2008.
• Henke, Harold.  Electronic Books and ePublishing:  A Practical Guide for Authors.  New York:  Springer, 2001.
• Rosenborg, Victoria.  ePublishing for Dummies.  Foster City, CA:  IDG Books Worldwide, 2001.
• Sykes, Timothy Sean.  Self-Publishing eBooks & PODs:  One Step at a Time. 2nd ed.  Spring, TC:  Forager Publications, 2006.

Websites:

• Chartula
• EBookApprentice.com
• eBookMall Publishing Center
• E-Reads
• “How to Create Adobe PDf eBooks“
• International Digital Publishing Forum

Networks:

• The eBook Community (Yahoo! Groups)

ePublishers:

• BookLocker.com

eBookstores:

• List on Yahoo! Directory

Twines:

• “Books, Ebooks, and Library Lists“
• “ebooks“
• “e-books free online“
• “Ebooks made easy“
• “e-Ink“
• “E-readers E-books E-papers“
• “Kindle“
• “Publishing 2.0“
• “The future of Books“

Articles:

• “13 Lessons (& Tips) Learned Launching an eBook“

You can find the updated list on my 4R x T Wetpaint wiki.

New MLA Handbook

I received my copy of the seventh edition of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers the other day.  I hope to spend some time this summer reviewing it and its companion website to see what changes have been made.  Access to the website is free with the purchase of the book.

According to the main page, the website provides

• The full text of the print volume of the MLA Handbook
• Over two hundred additional examples
• Several research project narratives—stories, with sample papers, that illustrate the steps successful students take in researching and writing papers
• Searching of the entire site, including the full text of the MLA Handbook
• Continuous access throughout the life of the seventh edition of the MLA Handbook

Resources for Self Publishing

Books:

• Carroll, William.  Self Publishing Made Easy.  San Marcos, CA:  Coda Publications, 1999.
• Fry, Patricia L. The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book. 2nd ed. Ojai, CA: Matilija Press, 2007
• Poynter, Dan.  Self-Publishing Manual:  How To Write, Print, and Sell Your Own Book.  15th ed.  Santa Barbara, CA:  Para Publishing, 2006.
• Rich, Jason R.  Self-Publishing for Dummies.  Hoboken, NJ:  Wiley, 2006.
• Ross, Tom and Marilyn.  The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing: Everything You Need to Know to Write, Publish, Promote and Sell Your Own Book. 4th ed.  Cincinnati, OH:  Writer’s Digest Books, 2002.
• Sander, Jennifer Basye.  The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Self-Publishing.  New York, NY: Alpha Books, 2005.
• Start Your Own Self-Publishing Business:  Your Step-by-Step Guide to Success.  2nd ed.  Irvine, CA:  Entrepreneur Press, 2007.

Periodicals:

• ForeWord Magazine
• Publishers Weekly
• Writer’s Digest

Organizations:

• IBPA (Independent Book Publishers Association)
• SPAN (Small Publishers Association of North America)
• SPAWN (Small Publishers, Artists, and Writers Network)

Websites:

• Book Marketing Tips and Book Promotion Ideas from John Kremer
• “How Self-publishing Works” on HowStuffWorks
• ParaPublishing.com
• Self-Pub.net
• Self-Publishing
• Self Publishing:  How to Write, Publish & Sell Your Book or Ebook on the Web
• Self Publishing Information
• Self Publishing Information and Links
• Self-Publishing Review (online magazine)

Articles:

• “Self-publishing a book: 25 things you need to know“

Blogs:

• Self Publishing 2.0
• Small Press Blog
• Writing and Publish News from Matilija Presshttp://www.fonerbooks.com/cornered.htm

Videos:

• FonerBooks Self Publishing YouTube Playlist
• “How to Publish a Book: Traditional or Self-Publishing – Pt 1“
• “How to Self Publish and Create eBooks“
• “Publishing Vs Self-Publishing“
• “Self Publishing: The State of Publishing in 2009“
• “Self-publishing vs. Getting a real publisher“

Research Journal Assignment #14

Post once  in your blog (research journal), using the number, letter, and phrase in bold as the title of your post:

14: Reflecting on What You Learned–Write at least one paragraph about what you learned in this class this semester and how you will be able to use it in future classes and your professional and personal life.

Use the department and course number (ENG 1020 or ENG 122) and other appropriate tags (”Labels” on Blogger) for the post.

Free Online Plagiarism Detection Services

The last few days, I’ve been using TurnItIn to check my Metro students’ research papers for plagiarism.  The college pays for the service, and I started wondering what free online services are available for detecting plagiarism.  I even asked about that on Twitter but received no responses, so I did some research.  Here are the ones I found:

• PlagiarismDetect.com – requires registration
• DOC Cop – requires registration
• SeeSources.com
• Glatt Plagiarism Self-Detection Program
• Dupli Checker
• PlagiarismChecker.com
• The Plagiarism Checker
• Article Checker
• Plagium – in beta
• CopyTracker Online – in beta
• crossrefme.net – in alpha

I haven’t tried any of these, and I’d be very interested in finding out how they worked for you.