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Introduction. The scope of this guide ; General guides ; Specialized guides -- Theses and research papers wholly or partly typewritten. The scribbling stage (Finding a subject ; Gathering information ; Putting it in order) ; The beginning (Outer format ; Usual order of arrangement ; Preliminary pages) ; The middle (Sample pages of main text ; Arrangement of the main text ; Arrangement of figures, illustrations, music examples, tables, diagrams, plates, etc. ; Footnotes ; Use of copyright sources) ; The end (Appendix ; Bibliography ; Index ; The second volume ; Abstract ; Presentation to your graduate school) -- Book reports. Format (Outer format ; Title page ; Other preliminary pages) ; Content (A book report ; A report on a series of articles) ; General remarks -- Programs. Some important points ; Checklist of information a program might give ; Program notes ; Examples of program -- Theses in composition and editions of music. Outer format, order of arrangement, preliminary pages ; Numbering, spacing, titles, mechanical procedures ; On writing the notes ; Abstract; presentation to your graduate school -- Some aspects of good writing. On punctuation and spelling ; On mechanical procedures ; On style. |
