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Researching can be a daunting task, but once one learns efficient research techniques and proper format and documentation, the process becomes much easier. This book teaches both these techniques and formats. This user-friendly book continues to be a leading book for teaching research techniques and current practices in research documentation. Spiral-bound, the book is structured to correspond to the step-by-step process of writing research papers, from the initial research to the documentation of sources Its description of library use illustrates both print and electronic sources, including more than 50 examples of proper documentation. Discussions of computer catalogs, the Internet, and CD-ROM bring readers up to date on the most recent innovations in library research techniques. While stressing the MLA style throughout, the author also discusses APA style in depth, and includes a sample paper in that style. The major chapters contain exercises to reinforce the most important points, and the bibliography serves as a reliable reference source for 24 different fields. Anyone who needs to write and research.

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• To the Instructor
• To the Student
• 1 Shaping Your Topic
• Conducting Your Research
• Uses of Research
• Making Preliminary Decisions
• Some Helpful Techniques
• Searching for a Topic
• Formulating a Thesis
• Writing a Prospectus
• Recording Possible Sources
• Considering Main Points
• Exercise A Preliminary Decisions
• Exercise B First Steps
• 2 Learning Library Procedures
• Layout of a Library
• Using the Catalog
• Locating Books
• Computer Searching
• The Reference Room
• Exercise C Exploring the Library
• 3 Using Basic Reference Sources
• Listings of Books
• Listings of Articles
• Listings of Both Books and Articles
• Exercise D Searching Reference Works
• 4 Finding, Evaluating, and Recording Material
• Evaluating Sources
• Kinds of Material
• Purposeful Reading
• Using Sources Efficiently
• Taking Notes
• Types of Notes
• The Perils of Plagiarism
• Exercise E Differentiating Fact and Opinion
• Exercise F Taking Notes
• 5 Constructing Your Outline
• Types of Outlines
• The Outlining Process
• Conventions of Outlining
• Examples of Formal Outlines
• Exercise G Classification
• Exercise H Classification: Specific to General
• Exercise I Classification: General to Specific
• Exercise J Arrangement
• Exercise K Analyzing a Faulty Outline
• 6 Writing Your First Draft
• Putting Words on Paper
• Getting Started
• Managing Borrowed Material
• Plagiarism Once More
• Exercise L Avoiding Plagiarism
• 7 Preparing Your Final Copy
• Effective Revision
• Developing Your Outline
• Writing in an Appropriate Style
• Proofreading and Revision
• Manuscript Form
• Exercise M Proofreading and Revision
• 8 Documenting a Paper: MLA Style (In-Text Citation)
• Consistency
• Listing Sources
• In-Text Citation
• Explanation and Reference Notes
• Sample Papers: In-Text Citation
• The Edsel: What Went Wrong?
• The Losers in "The Lottery."
• Exercise N: Listing Sources in Works Cited
• 9 Documenting a Paper: Endnotes
• Basic Procedure
• Kinds of Citation Notes
• Sample Primary Note Forms
• Sample Paper: Endnotes
• Decline and Fall of the Oneida Community
• Exercise O: Citing Sources in Endnotes
• 10 Documenting a Paper: APA Style
• Listing References
• Author-Date Citation
• Other Differences between MLA and APA Styles
• Sample Paper: APA Style
• SIDS: The Need for Counseling
• 11 Documenting a Paper: Other Styles
• Variations of APA Style
• The Number System
• Documentation in Notes
• Appendix A Abbreviations and Basic Terms
• Scholarly Forms
• Library Terms and Abbreviations
• Computer Terms
• Publishers' Names
• Months and States
• Appendix B Specialized Reference Works
• Art
• Biology
• Business
• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Criminal Justice
• Ecology
• Economics
• Education
• Ethnic Studies
• Film
• History
• Journalism
• Literature
• Music
• Myth/Folklore
• Nursing
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Religion
• Sociology/Social Work
• Women's Studies
• Index