NewswireToday - /newswire/ - Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom, 07/09/2009 - The Modern Language Association of America, which promotes study, criticism, and research in modern languages and their literatures, has launched an online version of its widely used MLA handbook.

Designed and built by Semantico Limited, a leading provider of services and technology for online publishing, the online release coincides with the print release of the 7th edition of the handbook, which is on the syllabus for a large number of undergraduate first year university courses in the US and Canada. The book is an instructional guide for students on how to write research papers, and has been relied on by millions of readers for over half a century for its authoritative presentation of MLA documentation style.

The web-based version designed by Semantico goes beyond the print version by including example research papers and contextual cross referencing to bring the core content to life. In addition, the flexibility of Semantico’s SAMS technology for access management allows consideration of alternative subscription and licensing models for the future.

This is the first edition of the Handbook to have an accompanying website, and this is also the MLA's first web project of this type.

Richard Padley, Managing Director, Semantico, said: The MLA Handbook is famed for its precise typographic style as well as its authoritative content. We believe the online MLA Handbook has raised the bar in web based typographic design with intuitive search and browse features that meet the expectations of US undergraduates.’

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