| Edition |
8th edition. |
| Physical description |
xv, 448 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing. |
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Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing.
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| Notes |
"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. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-433) and index. |
| Contents |
Part I. Research and writing : from planning to production / Wayne C. Booth, Gregory C. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams. -- 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. |
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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 specific types of sources. |
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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. |
| Summary |
Turabian's set of guidelines to help students understand how to write, cite, and formally submit research writing. |
| Related to |
Booth, Wayne C. Craft of research. 3rd ed. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2008 (OCoLC)175218191. |
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Chicago manual of style. 16th ed. Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, ©2010 (OCoLC)495102182. |
| Other author |
Booth, Wayne C.
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Colomb, Gregory G.
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Williams, Joseph M.
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| Subject |
Dissertations, Academic -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Academic writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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| ISBN |
9780226816371 (hbk. : alkaline paper) |
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0226816370 (hbk. : alkaline paper) |
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9780226816388 (paperback: alkaline paper) |
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0226816389 (paperback: alkaline paper) |
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9780226816395 (ebk.) |
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