Description |
xvi, 349 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Defining your quest -- Managing your research project -- Finding sources in the library -- Finding sources on the Internet -- Finding sources in the field -- Evaluating sources -- Using sources ethically -- Drawing information from sources -- Pulling together your research paper -- Using MLA style -- Using APA style -- Using Chicago style -- Using CSE style -- Appendix : Adapting your research and documentation skills. |
Summary |
Whether your students are working with just a couple of sources or many, writing a literary analysis or scientific report, Research and Writing : A Portable Guide will be a valuable resource for all their college research assignments. Brief and inexpensive - yet very thorough - this guide offers everything students need to strengthen their research and writing skills: clear practical advice on every step of the research project; help with using sources effectively, including evaluating print and electronic resources, avoiding plagiarism, and integrating sources into a paper; numerous checklists that provide research and writing tips; unique source navigators illustrating how to locate identifying details in original sources - from books to databases - and how to transfer those details into source citations and lists; and the most recent guidelines documenting sources using MLA, APA, Chicago, and CSE styles. |
Subject |
Report writing.
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Report writing. |
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Research -- Methodology.
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Research -- Methodology. |
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Library resources.
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Library resources. |
ISBN |
0312454856 |
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0312607563 |
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0312444427 |
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9780312607562 |
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9780312444426 |
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