The Little, Brown Guide to Research and Documentation

by Aaron, Jane E.

• ISBN13: 9780321198235
• ISBN10: 0321198239
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Longman

Summary

Based on the bestselling Little, Brown Handbook , this brief, handy, spiral-bound book offers an up-to-the-minute, accessible reference for students who are conducting both print and electronic research across the disciplines. Beginning with a handy schedule to help students plan their projects, Part I lays out the essentials of research, from finding to evaluating to integrating sources. The text illustrates a search of a library subscription service while also providing a case study in evaluation of a Web site. A full chapter shows how to recognize and avoid plagiarism. Part II offers comprehensive help for researching in the disciplines, including extensive annotated lists of library and Web resources; lists of style guides; thorough coverage of documentation and format in MLA, APA, Chicago, and CSE styles; and complete student sample papers. Throughout the book, links to the companion Web site for The Little, Brown Handbook lead to video tutorials, exercises, and further Web links.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Part I Planning and Conducting Research	1	(48)
1 Research Strategy	2	(7)
a Researchable subject and question	2	(1)
b Goals for sources	3	(3)
c Working bibliography	6	(3)
2 Finding Sources	9	(17)
a Searching electronically	9	(4)
b Reference works	13	(1)
c Books	13	(1)
d Periodicals	13	(5)
e The Web	18	(5)
f Other online sources	23	(1)
g Pamphlets and government publications	24	(1)
h Your own sources	25	(1)
3 Evaluating and Synthesizing Sources	26	(9)
a Evaluation	27	(6)
b Synthesis	33	(2)
4 Integrating Sources into Your Text	35	(6)
a Summary, paraphrase, direct quotation	35	(2)
b Introducing borrowed material	37	(1)
c Interpreting borrowed material	38	(2)
d Disciplines' styles	40	(1)
5 Avoiding Plagiarism and Documenting Sources	41	(8)
a Plagiarism and the Internet	42	(1)
b What you need not acknowledge	43	(1)
c What you must acknowledge	44	(2)
d Online sources	46	(1)
e Documenting sources	47	(2)
Part II Resources and Documentation in the Disciplines	49	(116)
6 Literature SO
a Research sources	50	(2)
b MLA documentation	52	(34)
Index to parenthetical text citations	53	(8)
Index to works-cited models	61	(25)
c MLA paper format	86	(2)
d MLA sample paper	88	(7)
7 History, Philosophy, and Other Humanities	95	(20)
a Research sources	96	(5)
b Chicago documentation	101	(12)
Index to note and works-cited models	104	(9)
c Chicago paper format	113	(2)
8 Social Sciences	115	(32)
a Research sources	116	(5)
b APA documentation	121	(17)
Index to parenthetical text citations	122	(6)
Index to reference-list models	128	(10)
c APA paper format	138	(4)
d APA sample paper	142	(5)
9 Natural and Applied Sciences	147	(18)
a Research sources	147	(5)
b CSE documentation	152	(9)
Index to reference-list models	156	(5)
c CSE paper format	161	(1)
d CSE sample paper	161	(4)
Index	165