Full Description
The St. Martin's Pocket Guide to Research and Documentation, is small enough to fit in a pocket but big enough to provide the reliable help students need with research assignments across the disciplines. Offering advice for planning, conducting, and documenting research, this guide includes: * annotated source maps that give step-by-step guidelines for citing print and electronic materials * advice on evaluating sources and navigating wired libraries * tips for about getting started on a research project * guidelines for avoiding plagiarism and for quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing sources * helpful lists of resource materials, both print and electronic, for over twenty-five disciplines * up-to-date documentation guidelines for MLA, Chicago, APA, CSE, and AIP styles * sample student research writing in a variety of disciplines and documentation styles
Contents
1 Preparing for a Research Project Narrowing a Topic Determining What You Know Preliminary Research Plan 2 Conducting Research Kinds of Sources Using the Library to Get Started Finding Library Resources Internet Research 3 Evaluating Sources and Taking Notes Your Working Bibliography Evaluating Usefulness and Credibility Critical Reading and Interpretation Synthesizing Sources Notes and Annotations 4 Acknowledging Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism Which Sources to Acknowledge Academic Integrity and Plagiarism 5 Research in the Humanities Resources in the Humanities MLA Style A Student Research Essay, MLA Style Chicago Style A Student Research Essay, Chicago Style 6 Research in the Social Sciences Resources in the Social Sciences APA Style A Student Research-Based Essay, APA Style 7 Research in the Natural and Physical Sciences and in Mathematics Resources in the Natural and Physical Sciences and in Mathematics CSE Style A Student Paper, CSE Style 8 Research in the Applied Sciences Resources in the Applied Sciences AIP Style
