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Surveys, Reports, and Other Documents
The following surveys, reports, statements, and guidelines were prepared by MLA committees or by groups the MLA has collaborated with. The names of committee members and staff liaisons can be found in the list of committees and commissions. Please send comments and suggestions to the staff liaisons for the committees.

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The Future of Scholarly Publishing
Call for Action on Problems in Scholarly Book Publishing
Report from the Ad Hoc Committee on the Future of Scholarly Publishing


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Graduate Education and the Job Search
Advice to Graduate Students: From Application to Career
Career Information for Graduate Students and Junior Faculty Members PDF
Committee on Professional Employment: Final Report
Disability and Hiring: Guidelines for Departmental Search Committees
Guidelines for Job Seekers and Hiring Departments
Guide to Doctoral Programs in English and Other Modern Languages
Professionalization in Perspective
Self-Study Guide for Doctoral Programs
Using Sign Language Interpreters


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Educational and Public Policy Resources


Publishing, Teaching, and Scholarship
Advice for Authors, Reviewers, Publishers, and Editors of Scholarly Books and Articles
Approved Editions from the Committee on Scholarly Editions
Guidelines for Editors of Scholarly Editions
Guidelines for Evaluating Work with Digital Media in the Modern Languages
Guiding Questions for Vetters of Scholarly Editions
Minimal Guidelines for Authors of Web Pages
Preserving Research Collections: A Collaboration between Librarians and Scholars
Report from the MLA Ad Hoc Committee on Foreign Languages
Report from the MLA Ad Hoc Committee on Teaching
Shakespeare Variorum Handbook: A Manual of Editorial Practice
Significance of Primary Records
Special Considerations for Language and Literature: The AAUP Statement on Distance Education
Statement on Publication in Electronic Journals
Report of the MLA Task Force on Evaluating Scholarship for Tenure and Promotion


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Staffing, Salaries, and Other Professional Issues
Computer-Related Repetitive Strain Injuries: An Advisory
Conference on the Relation between English and Foreign Languages in the Academy
Ensuring the Quality of Undergraduate Programs in English and Foreign Languages: MLA Recommendations on Staffing
Guidelines for Good Practice by the Committee on the Literatures of People of Color in the US and Canada
Guidelines for Institutional Support of and Access to IT for Faculty Members and Students
Making Faculty Work Visible: The Report of the MLA Commission on Professional Service
MLA Recommendations on Extramural Evaluations 
MLA Statement on the Use of Part-Time and Full-Time Adjunct Faculty Members
Recommendation on a Minimum Wage for Full-Time Entry-Level Faculty Members
Recommendation on Minimum Per-Course Compensation for Part-Time Faculty Members
Reports and Documents from the Committee on the Status of Women in the Profession
Statement of Professional Ethics
Statement on Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Members


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Surveys
Enrollments in Languages Other Than English in United States Institutions of Higher Education, Fall 2006
Foreign Language Enrollments in United States Institutions of Higher Education, Fall 2002 PDF
Report on the MLA's 2004 Survey of Hiring Departments
Successful College and University Foreign Language Programs, 1995-99: Part 1 PDF
Successful College and University Foreign Language Programs, 1995-99: Part 2 PDF
Summary of Data from Surveys by the Coalition on the Academic Workforce
Survey of Staffing in English and Foreign Language Departments, Fall 1999

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ADE Guidelines and Policy Statements

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ADFL Guidelines and Policy Statements

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