The New St. Martin's Pocket Guide to Research and Documentation

by Lunsford, Andrea; Connors, Robert; Muth, Marcia

• ISBN13: 9780312256012
• ISBN10: 0312256019
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-03-01
• Publisher: St Martins Pr

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(2)
A Survey of General Sources	3	(24)
Exploring Library and Database Resources	3	(1)
Directory of Library Resources	4	(8)
Guides to Reference Materials	4	(1)
General Encyclopedias	5	(1)
Biographical Resources	5	(2)
Almanacs, Yearbooks, and Atlases	7	(1)
Book and Review Indexes	8	(1)
General Periodical Indexes	9	(2)
Government Documents	11	(1)
Other Library Resources	12	(1)
Directory of Internet and WWW Resources	12	(1)
Navigating the Internet and World Wide Web	12	(8)
Access to the Internet	13	(2)
Access to Other Parts of the Internet for Research	15	(2)
Using Resources about the Internet and the World Wide Web	17	(2)
Selected General Web Sites	19	(1)
Searching Databases	20	(1)
Building a Working Bibliography	21	(1)
Keeping a Working Bibliography	22	(1)
Assessing the Usefulness of a Source	23	(2)
Evaluating Electronic Sources	25	(2)
Research in the Humanities	27	(104)
Exploring Resources in the Humanities	27	(14)
General Indexes, Abstracts, and Guides to Further Resources	27	(1)
General Web Sites for the Humanities	28	(1)
Art and Architecture	28	(3)
Classics	31	(1)
History	32	(3)
Literature	35	(2)
Music	37	(2)
Philosophy and Religion	39	(1)
Theater and Film	40	(1)
MLA Style	41	(1)
Directory to MLA Style	42	(2)
MLA Format for Parenthetical Citations	44	(6)
MLA Format for Explanatory and Bibliographic Notes	50	(1)
MLA Format for a List of Works Cited	51	(25)
Books	52	(8)
Periodicals	60	(4)
Electronic Sources	64	(8)
Other Kinds of Sources	72	(4)
A Sample Research Essay, MLA Style	76	(28)
Chicago Style	104	(1)
Directory to Chicago Style	104	(2)
Chicago Format for In-text Citations and Notes	106	(8)
Books	107	(1)
Periodicals	108	(1)
Internet Sources	109	(5)
Subsequent Notes for Previously Cited Sources	114	(1)
Chicago Format for a Bibliography	114	(5)
Books	115	(1)
Periodicals	116	(1)
Internet Sources	117	(2)
A Sample Research Essay, Chicago Style	119	(12)
Research in the Social Sciences	131	(50)
Exploring Resources in the Social Sciences	131	(21)
General Information Sources	131	(1)
General Indexes, Abstracts, and Guides to Further Resources	131	(1)
General Web Sites for the Social Sciences	132	(1)
Anthropology	133	(1)
Business and Economics	134	(3)
Communications and Linguistics	137	(1)
Education	138	(2)
Ethnic Studies	140	(3)
Geography	143	(1)
Judicial and Legal Systems	144	(2)
Political Science	146	(2)
Psychology	148	(2)
Sociology and Social Work	150	(1)
Women's Studies	151	(1)
APA Style	152	(1)
Directory to APA Style	153	(2)
APA Format for Parenthetical Citations	155	(3)
APA Format for Content Notes	158	(1)
APA Format for a List of References	159	(13)
Books and Periodicals	160	(5)
Internet Sources	165	(5)
Other Sources	170	(2)
A Sample Research Essay, APA Style	172	(9)
Research in the Natural Sciences	181	(27)
Exploring Resources in the Natural Sciences	181	(12)
General Information Sources	181	(1)
General Indexes, Abstracts, and Guides to Further Resources	182	(1)
General Web Sites for the Natural Sciences	182	(1)
Astronomy	183	(1)
Chemistry	184	(2)
Earth Sciences	186	(2)
Life Sciences	188	(2)
Mathematics	190	(2)
Physics	192	(1)
CBE Style	193	(1)
Directory to CBE Style	194	(1)
CBE Formats for In-text Citations	195	(1)
CBE Format for a List of References	196	(11)
Books	196	(4)
Periodicals	200	(2)
Electronic Sources	202	(1)
Internet Sources	203	(4)
A Sample Research Essay, CBE Style	207	(1)
Research in the Applied Sciences	208	(36)
Exploring Resources in the Applied Sciences	217	(9)
General Information Sources	217	(1)
General Indexes, Abstracts, and Guides to Further Resources	217	(1)
General Web Sites for the Applied Sciences	217	(1)
Agriculture	218	(2)
Computer Science	220	(1)
Engineering	221	(3)
Environmental Studies	224	(2)
AIP Style	226	(1)
Directory to AIP Style	226	(1)
AIP Format for In-text Notes	227	(1)
AIP Format for a List of Notes	228	(3)
Books	228	(1)
Periodicals	229	(1)
Electronic Sources	230	(1)
Other Sources	230	(1)
A Sample Research Essay, AIP Style	231	(13)
Taking Accurate Notes	244	(1)
Deciding Whether to Quote, Paraphrase, or Summarize	244	(1)
Quoting Accurately	245	(1)
Paraphrasing Accurately	245	(1)
Summarizing Accurately	246