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Author Muth, Marcia, 1919-

Title Researching and writing : a portable guide / Marcia Muth.

Publication Info. Boston, MA. : Bedford/St. Martin's, [2006]
©2006

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Description xvi, 349 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Bibliography 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.
Report writing.
Research -- Methodology.
Research -- Methodology.
Library resources.
Library resources.
ISBN 0312454856
0312607563
0312444427
9780312607562
9780312444426