Research Papers
- ISBN13:
9780618918379
- ISBN10:
061891837X
- Edition: 14th
- Format: Spiral Bound
- Copyright: 2007-01-01
- Publisher: Heinle
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Summary
The first and still the best of its kind in the market, this manual leads students through the step-by-step process of writing research papers, from initial research to the final proofreading stage. The authors make researching straightforward by providing a sequential description of the process. A wealth of examples, exercises that provide hands-on practice, and up-to-date information about documentation styles, plagiarism, and online research make Research Papers a valuable resource for today's students. The manual's spiral binding makes it easy to use, and its large format allows for papers and research notes to be reproduced in actual size for easy reference.
Table of Contents
| Shaping Your Topic | |
| Conducting Your Research Making Preliminary Decisions | |
| Narrowing Your Subject Formulating a Thesis | |
| Writing a Prospectus Recording Possible Sources | |
| Considering Main Points | |
| Checklist for Shaping Your Topic | |
| Preliminary Decisions | |
| First Steps | |
| Learning Research Resources and Procedures | |
| Understanding the Library Using the Catalog | |
| Locating Books | |
| Understanding Internet Resources | |
| Searching Commercial Databases | |
| Using the Reference Room | |
| Checklist for Learning | |
| Research Resources and Procedures | |
| Exploring the Library | |
| Searching Reference Works | |
| Using Basic Reference Sources | |
| General Listings of Books and Articles | |
| Newspaper Indexes | |
| General Indexes | |
| Checklist for Using Basic Reference Sources | |
| Searching for Books and Articles | |
| Evaluating and Recording Material Responsibility | |
| Evaluating Sources | |
| Fact vs. Opinion | |
| Other Sources of Information | |
| Using Sources Efficiently | |
| Checklist for Evaluating and Recording Material Responsibly | |
| Differentiating Fact and Opinion | |
| Taking Notes | |
| Avoiding Plagiarism | |
| Defining Common Knowledge | |
| Avoiding Unintentional Plagiarism: Paraphrase, Summary, and Quotation | |
| Checklist for Avoiding Plagiarism | |
| Avoiding Plagiarism | |
| Constructing Your Outline | |
| Types of Outlines | |
| Conventions of Outlining | |
| Examples of Formal Outlines | |
| Checklist for Constructing Your Outline | |
| Analyzing a Faulty Outline | |
| Writing Your First Draft | |
| Putting Words on Paper | |
| Getting Started | |
| Getting Your Draft on Paper | |
| Managing Borrowed Material | |
| Checklist for Writing Your First Draft | |
| Managing Borrowed Material | |
| Preparing Your Final Copy | |
| Effective Revision | |
| Developing Your Outline | |
| Writing in an Appropriate Style | |
| Proofreading | |
| Formatting Your Paper | |
| Checklist for Preparing Your Final Copy | |
| Proofreading and Revision | |
| Documenting a Paper MLA Style: Works Cited and In-Text Citation | |
| Listing Sources | |
| In-Text Citation | |
| Explanation and Reference | |
| Notes | |
| Sample Papers: In-Text Citation | |
| Checklist for Documenting a Paper MLA Style: Works Cited and In-Text Citation | |
| Listing Sources in Works Cited | |
| Documenting a Paper MLA Style: Endnotes | |
| Kinds of Citation Notes | |
| Sample First Reference Note Forms Sample Paper: Endnotes | |
| Checklist for Documenting a Paper MLA Style: Endnotes | |
| Citing Sources in Endnotes | |
| Documenting a Paper APA Style | |
| Listing References In-Text Citation | |
| Sample Paper: APA Style Checklist for Documenting a Paper APA Style | |
| Documenting a Paper: Other Styles | |
| Chicago Manual of Style (CMS) | |
| Discipline-Specific Variations of APA or Chicago Style | |
| The Number System | |
| Documentation in Footnotes | |
| Checklist for Documenting a Paper: Other Styles | |
| Abbreviations and Basic Terms | |
| Scholarly Forms | |
| Library Terms and Abbreviations | |
| Publishers' Names Months and States | |
| Specialized Reference Works | |
| Credits | |
| Index | |
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