A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations : Chicago Style for students and researchers / Kate L. Turabian ; revised by Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams, and the University of Chicago Press editorial staff.
Series Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishingEditor: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2013Fecha de copyright: ♭2013Edición: 8th editionDescripción: xv, 448 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmTipo de contenido:- text
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A little more than seventy-five years ago, Kate L. Turabian drafted a set of guidelines to help students understand how to write, cite, and formally submit research writing. Seven editions and more than nine million copies later, the name Turabian has become synonymous with best practices in research writing and style. Her Manual for Writers continues to be the gold standard for generations of college and graduate students in virtually all academic disciplines. Now in its eighth edition, A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations has been fully revised to meet the needs of today's writers and researchers.
The Manual retains its familiar three-part structure, beginning with an overview of the steps in the research and writing process, including formulating questions, reading critically, building arguments, and revising drafts. Part II provides an overview of citation practices with detailed information on the two main scholarly citation styles (notes-bibliography and author-date), an array of source types with contemporary examples, and detailed guidance on citing online resources.
The final section treats all matters of editorial style, with advice on punctuation, capitalization, spelling, abbreviations, table formatting, and the use of quotations. Style and citation recommendations have been revised throughout to reflect the sixteenth edition of The Chicago Manual of Style . With an appendix on paper format and submission that has been vetted by dissertation officials from across the country and a bibliography with the most up-to-date listing of critical resources available, A Manual for Writers remains the essential resource for students and their teachers.
"Portions of this book have been adapted from The Craft of Research, 3rd edition, by Wayne C. Booth, Gregory C. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams, ♭1995, 2003, 2008 by The University of Chicago; and The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th edition, ♭2010 by The University of Chicago"--title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-433) and index.
A Note to Students -- Preface -- Part I Research and Writing: From Planning to Production -- 1. What Research Is and How Researchers Think about It -- 2. Moving from a Topic to a Question to a Working Hypothesis -- 3. Finding Useful Sources -- 4. Engaging Sources -- 5. Planning Your Argument -- 6. Planning a First Draft -- 7. Drafting Your Report -- 8. Presenting Evidence in Tables and Figures -- 9. Revising Your Draft -- 10. Writing Your Final Introduction and Conclusion -- 11. Revising Sentences -- 12. Learning from Your Returned Paper -- 13. Presenting Research in Alternative Forums -- 14. On the Spirit of Research -- Part II. Source Citation -- 15. General Introduction to Citation Practices -- 16. Notes-Bibliography Style: The Basic Form -- 17. Notes-Bibliography Style: Citing Specific Types of Sources -- 18. Author-Date Style: The Basic Form -- 19. Author-Date Style: Citing Specifi c Types of Sources -- Part III. Style -- 20. Spelling -- 21. Punctuation -- 22. Names, Special Terms, and Titles of Works -- 23. Numbers -- 24. Abbreviations -- 25. Quotations -- 26. Tables and Figures -- Appendix: Paper Format and Submission -- A.1 General Format Requirements -- A.2 Format Requirements for Specific Elements -- A.3 File Preparation and Submission Requirements -- Bibliography -- Authors -- Index.
When Kate L. Turabian first put her famous guidelines to paper, she could hardly have imagined the world in which today’s students would be conducting research. Yet while the ways in which we research and compose papers may have changed, the fundamentals remain the same: writers need to have a strong research question, construct an evidence-based argument, cite their sources, and structure their work in a logical way. A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations—also known as “Turabian”—remains one of the most popular books for writers because of its timeless focus on achieving these goals. This new edition filters decades of expertise into modern standards. While previous editions incorporated digital forms of research and writing, this edition goes even further to build information literacy, recognizing that most students will be doing their work largely or entirely online and on screens. Chapters include updated advice on finding, evaluating, and citing a wide range of digital sources and also recognize the evolving use of software for citation management, graphics, and paper format and submission. The ninth edition is fully aligned with the recently released Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition, as well as with the latest edition of The Craft of Research. Teachers and users of the previous editions will recognize the familiar three-part structure. Part 1 covers every step of the research and writing process, including drafting and revising. Part 2 offers a comprehensive guide to Chicago’s two methods of source citation: notes-bibliography and author-date. Part 3 gets into matters of editorial style and the correct way to present quotations and visual material. A Manual for Writers also covers an issue familiar to writers of all levels: how to conquer the fear of tackling a major writing project. Through eight decades and millions of copies, A Manual for Writers has helped generations shape their ideas into compelling research papers. This new edition will continue to be the gold standard for college and graduate students in virtually all academic disciplines.
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- A Note to Students
- Preface
- Part I Research and Writing: From Planning to Production
- Overview of Part I
- 1 What Research Is and How Researchers Think about It
- 1.1 How Researchers Think about Their Aims
- 1.2 Three Kinds of Questions That Researchers Ask
- 2 Moving from a Topic to a Question to a Working Hypothesis
- 2.1 Find a Question in Your Topic
- 2.2 Propose Some Working Answers
- 2.3 Build a Storyboard to Plan and Guide Your Work
- 2.4 Organize a Writing Support Group
- 3 Finding Useful Sources
- 3.1 Understand the Kinds of Sources Readers Expect You to Use
- 3.2 Record Your Sources Fully, Accurately, and Appropriately
- 3.3 Search for Sources Systematically
- 3.4 Evaluate Sources for Relevance and Reliability
- 3.5 Look beyond the Usual Kinds of References
- 4 Engaging Sources
- 4.1 Read Generously to Understand, Then Critically to Engage and Evaluate
- 4.2 Take Notes Systematically
- 4.3 Take Useful Notes
- 4.4 Write as You Read
- 4.5 Review Your Progress
- 4.6 Manage Moments of Normal Panic
- 5 Planning Your Argument
- 5.1 What a Research Argument Is and Is Not
- 5.2 Build Your Argument around Answers to Readers' Questions
- 5.3 Turn Your Working Hypothesis into a Claim
- 5.4 Assemble the Elements of Your Argument
- 5.5 Distinguish Arguments Based on Evidence from Arguments Based on Warrants
- 5.6 Assemble an Argument
- 6 Planning a First Draft
- 6.1 Avoid Unhelpful Plans
- 6.2 Create a Plan That Meets Your Readers' Needs
- 6.3 File Away Leftovers
- 7 Drafting Your Report
- 7.1 Draft in the Way That Feels Most Comfortable
- 7.2 Develop Productive Drafting Habits
- 7.3 Use Your Key Terms to Keep Yourself on Track
- 7.4 Quote, Paraphrase, and Summarize Appropriately
- 7.5 Integrate Quotations into Your Text
- 7.6 Use Footnotes and Endnotes Judiciously
- 7.7 Interpret Complex or Detailed Evidence Before You Offer It
- 7.8 Be Open to Surprises
- 7.9 Guard against Inadvertent Plagiarism
- 7.10 Guard against Inappropriate Assistance
- 7.11 Work Through Chronic Procrastination and Writer's Block
- 8 Presenting Evidence in Tables and Figures
- 8.1 Choose Verbal or Visual Representations
- 8.2 Choose the Most Effective Graphic
- 8.3 Design Tables and Figures
- 8.4 Communicate Data Ethically
- 9 Revising Your Draft
- 9.1 Check for Blind Spots in Your Argument
- 9.2 Check Your Introduction, Conclusion, and Claim
- 9.3 Make Sure the Body of Your Report Is Coherent
- 9.4 Check Your Paragraphs
- 9.5 Let Your Draft Cool, Then Paraphrase It
- 10 Writing Your Final Introduction and Conclusion
- 10.1 Draft Your Final Introduction
- 10.2 Draft Your Final Conclusion
- 10.3 Write Your Title Last
- 11 Revising Sentences
- 11.1 Focus on the First Seven or Eight Words of a Sentence
- 11.2 Diagnose What You Read
- 11.3 Choose the Right Word
- 11.4 Polish It Up
- 11.5 Give It Up and Print It Out
- 12 Learning from Your Returned Paper
- 12.1 Find General Principles in Specific Comments
- 12.2 Talk to Your Instructor
- 13 Presenting Research in Alternative Forums
- 13.1 Plan Your Oral Presentation
- 13.2 Design Your Presentation to Be Listened To
- 13.3 Plan Your Poster Presentation
- 13.4 Plan Your Conference Proposal
- 14 On the Spirit of Research
- Part II Source Citation
- 15 General Introduction to Citation Practices
- 15.1 Reasons for Citing Your Sources
- 15.2 The Requirements of Citation
- 15.3 Two Citation Styles
- 15.4 Electronic Sources
- 15.5 Preparation of Citations
- 15.6 Citation Management Software
- 16 Notes-Bibliography Style: The Basic Form
- 16.1 Basic Patterns
- 16.2 Bibliographies
- 16.3 Notes
- 16.4 Short Forms for Notes
- 17 Notes-Bibliography Style: Citing Specific Types of Sources
- 17.1 Books
- 17.2 Journal Articles
- 17.3 Magazine Articles
- 17.4 Newspaper Articles
- 17.5 Additional Types of Published Sources
- 17.6 Unpublished Sources
- 17.7 Websites, Blogs, Social Networks, and Discussion Groups
- 17.8 Sources in the Visual and Performing Arts
- 17.9 Public Documents
- 17.10 One Source Quoted in Another
- 18 Author-Date Style: The Basic Form
- 18.1 Basic Patterns
- 18.2 Reference Lists
- 18.3 Parenthetical Citations
- 19 Author-Date Style: Citing Specific Types of Sources
- 19.1 Books
- 19.2 Journal Articles
- 19.3 Magazine Articles
- 19.4 Newspaper Articles
- 19.5 Additional Types of Published Sources
- 19.6 Unpublished Sources
- 19.7 Websites, Blogs, Social Networks, and Discussion Groups
- 19.8 Sources in the Visual and Performing Arts
- 19.9 Public Documents
- 19.10 One Source Quoted in Another
- Part III Style
- 20 Spelling
- 20.1 Plurals
- 20.2 Possessives
- 20.3 Compounds and Words Formed with Prefixes
- 20.4 Line Breaks
- 21 Punctuation
- 21.1 Periods
- 21.2 Commas
- 21.3 Semicolons
- 21.4 Colons
- 21.5 Question Marks
- 21.6 Exclamation Points
- 21.7 Hyphens and Dashes
- 21.8 Parentheses and Brackets
- 21.9 Slashes
- 21.10 Quotation Marks
- 21.11 Apostrophes
- 21.12 Multiple Punctuation Marks
- 22 Names, Special Terms, and Titles of Works
- 22.1 Names
- 22.2 Special Terms
- 22.3 Titles of Works
- 23 Numbers
- 23.1 Words or Numerals?
- 23.2 Plurals and Punctuation
- 23.3 Date Systems
- 23.4 Numbers Used outside the Text
- 24 Abbreviations
- 24.1 General Principles
- 24.2 Names and Titles
- 24.3 Geographical Terms
- 24.4 Time and Dates
- 24.5 Units of Measure
- 24.6 The Bible and Other Sacred Works
- 24.7 Abbreviations in Citations and Other Scholarly Contexts
- 25 Quotations
- 25.1 Quoting Accurately and Avoiding Plagiarism
- 25.2 Incorporating Quotations into Your Text
- 25.3 Modifying Quotations
- 26 Tables and Figures
- 26.1 General Issues
- 26.2 Tables
- 26.3 Figures
- Appendix: Paper Format and Submission
- A.1 General Format Requirements
- A.2 Format Requirements for Specific Elements
- A.3 File Preparation and Submission Requirements
- Bibliography
- Authors
- Index