Preface to the Instructor | |
Preface to the Student | |
Writing from Research | |
Why Do Research? | |
Learning Format Variations | |
Understanding a Research Assignment | |
Understanding the Terminology | |
Establishing a Schedule | |
Finding a Topic | |
Relating Your Personal Ideas to a Scholarly Problem | |
Connecting Personal Experience to Scholarly Topics | |
Speculating about Your Subject to Discover Ideas and to Focus on the Issues | |
Talking with Others to Refine the Topic | |
Personal Interviews | |
Internet Discussion Groups | |
Using the World Wide Web to Refine Your Topic | |
Using an Internet Subject Directory | |
Using an Internet Keyword Search | |
Using the Library's Electronic Databases to Find and Narrow a Subject | |
Using the Library's Electronic Book Catalogs to Find a Topic | |
Expressing a Thesis Sentence, Enthymeme, or Hypothesis | |
Your Research Project | |
Drafting a Research Proposal | |
The Short Proposal | |
The Long Proposal | |
Finding and Filtering Internet Sources | |
Beginning an Internet Search | |
Reading an Internet Address | |
Using a Search Engine | |
Subject Directory Search Engines | |
Robot-Driven Search Engines | |
Metasearch Engines | |
Specialized Search Engines | |
Educational Search Engines | |
Educational Search Engines Maintained by Libraries | |
Searching for Articles on Journals and Magazines | |
Online Journals | |
Online Magazines | |
Searching for Articles in Newspapers and Media Sources | |
Accessing eBooks | |
Using Listserv, Usenet, and Chat Groups | |
E-mail News Groups | |
Real-time Chatting | |
Examining Library Holdings via Internet Access | |
Finding an Internet Bibliography | |
Conducting Archival Research on the Internet | |
Go to the Library | |
Go to an Edited Search Engine | |
Go to a Metasearch Engine | |
Use Search Engine Directories | |
Go to a Listserv or Usenet Group | |
Go to Newspaper Archives | |
Your Research Project | |
Gathering Data in the Library | |
Launching the Search | |
Developing a Working Bibliography | |
Finding Books on Your Topic | |
Using Your Library's Electronic Book Catalog | |
Using the Library's Printed Bibliographies | |
Finding Articles in Magazines and Journals | |
Searching the General Indexes to Periodicals | |
Finding Indexes by Discipline in Appendix B | |
Using the H.W. Wilson Indexes | |
Searching for an Index to Abstracts | |
Searching for Abstracts of Dissertations | |
Searching for a Biography | |
Searching for Articles in the Newspaper Indexes | |
Searching the Indexes to Pamphlet Files | |
Searching for Government Documents | |
Searching for Essays within Books | |
Using the Microforms | |
Your Research Project | |
Conducting Research Outside the Library | |
Investigating Local Sources | |
Interviewing Knowledgeable People | |
Writing Letters and Corresponding by E-mail | |
Reading Personal Papers | |
Attending Lectures and Public Addresses | |
Investigating Government Documents | |
Examining Audiovisual Materials, Television, and Radio | |
Conducting a Survey with a Questionnaire | |
Conducting Experiments, Tests, and Observation | |
Your Research Project | |
Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism | |
Using Sources to Enhance Your Credibility | |
Placing Your Work in Its Proper Context | |
Honoring Property Rights | |
Avoiding Plagiarism | |
Common Knowledge Exceptions | |
Borrowing from a Source Correctly | |
Sharing Credit in Collaborative Projects | |
Honoring and Crediting Sources in Online Classrooms | |
Seeking Permission to Publish Material on Your Web Site | |
Your Research Project | |
Reading and Evaluati | |
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