Writing the Research Paper (with InfoTrac)

by Winkler, Anthony C.; McCuen-Metherell, Jo Ray

• ISBN13: 9780155085497
• ISBN10: 0155085492
• Format: Spiral Bound
• Copyright: 2002-10-16
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

WRITING THE RESEARCH PAPER?now with access to InfoTrac College Edition?is an easily accessible research guide that can be used by students throughout their college career and beyond.

Table of Contents

Preface	8
Basic Information about the Research Paper	1	(10)
Fear of the research paper	3	(1)
Definition of the research paper	3	(1)
Format of the research paper	3	(1)
Reasons for the research paper	4	(1)
The report paper and the thesis paper	5	(1)
Drafts of the research paper	5	(4)
Writing the research paper: Steps and schedule	9	(2)
Choosing a Topic	11	(10)
How to choose a topic	13	(2)
Topics to avoid	15	(2)
Narrowing the topic	17	(4)
The Library	21	(14)
Layout of the library	23	(6)
Organization of the library	29	(6)
The Thesis and the Outline	35	(20)
The thesis: Definition and function	37	(7)
The outline	44	(11)
Using the Computer in Your Research	55	(18)
Computers and the research paper	57	(1)
The Internet	58	(2)
Online resources	60	(1)
Researching with search engines	61	(3)
Usenet, listserv, telnet, and gopher	64	(2)
Evaluating Internet sources	66	(3)
Running a search	69	(1)
Useful Internet sites	70	(3)
Doing the Research	73	(24)
What information to look for	75	(1)
Where to look for information	76	(6)
Assembling a working bibliography	82	(2)
Selecting your sources	84	(2)
Note-taking	86	(7)
Plagiarism and how to avoid it	93	(4)
Transforming the Notes into a Rough Draft	97	(36)
Preparing to write the rough draft: A checklist	99	(1)
Typing the paper	100	(3)
Using your notes in the paper	103	(19)
Writing the paper with unity, coherence, and emphasis	122	(5)
Using the proper tense	127	(3)
Writing the abstract	130	(3)
Style	133	(20)
Aim for a readable style	135	(12)
Make your introduction clear	147	(3)
Write an effective conclusion	150	(3)
Systems of Documentation	153	(38)
What is documentation?	155	(1)
Types of documentation	156	(3)
Parenthetical documentation: Author-work (MLA)	159	(6)
Parenthetical documentation: Author-date (APA)	165	(8)
Parenthetical documentation: Numbers (CBE)	173	(1)
Traditional documentation: Footnotes and Endnotes (CMS)	174	(10)
Citing electronic sources (CGOS)	184	(3)
Content notes	187	(2)
Consolidating references	189	(2)
The Bibliography	191	(72)
Kinds of bibliographies	193	(2)
Works cited: MLA and CMS styles	195	(37)
CGOS and electronic sources: Works cited, MLA style	232	(6)
References: APA style	238	(19)
CGOS and electronic sources: References, APA style	257	(4)
References: CBE style	261	(2)
Finished Form of the Paper	263	(14)
Final copy	265	(1)
Outline	265	(1)
Title page	265	(4)
Abstract	269	(1)
Text	269	(6)
Notes and endnotes	275	(1)
Bibliography	275	(1)
Peer review	276	(1)
Submitting your paper electronically	276	(1)
Sample Student Papers	277	(42)
Paper using author-work documentation (MLA)	279	(14)
Paper using author-date documentation (APA)	293	(19)
Paper using footnote documentation (CMS)	312	(7)
Appendix A Mechanics	319	(26)
Appendix B General and Specialized References, an Annotated List	345