A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations

Chicago style for students and researchers

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A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations

Chicago style for students and researchers

7th ed
  • 9 Want to read

The author's practical advice on the successful completion and submission of the student research paper is preserved in this updated new edition of the classic reference that embraces the new modes of research, writing, and source citation brought about by the Internet.

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A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations: Chicago style for students and researchers
2007, University of Chicago Press
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Table of Contents

pt. 1. research and writing from planning to production. What research is and how researchers think about it
Moving from a topic to a question to a working hypothesis
Finding useful sources
Engaging sources
Planning your argument
Planning a first draft
Drafting your report
Presenting evidence in tables and figures
Revising your draft
Writing your final introduction and conclusion
Revising sentences
Learning from your returned paper
Presenting research in alternative forums
On the spirit of research
pt. 2. Source citation. General introduction to citation practices
Notes-bibliography style: the basic form
Notes-bibliography style: citing specific types of sources
Parenthetical citations-reference list style: the basic form
Parenthetical citations-reference list style: citing specific
pt. 3. Style. Punctuation
Names, special terms, and titles of works
Numbers
Abbreviations
Quotations
Tables and figures

Edition Notes

"Portions of this book have been adapted from The Craft of Research, 2nd edition, by Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams, 1995, 2003 by The University of Chicago; and from The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, 1982, 1993, 2003 by The University of Chicago"--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references (p. 409-435) and index

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Chicago
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Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing
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Handbooks, manuals, etc

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Library of Congress
LB2369 .T8 2007, LB2369.T8 2007

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Pagination
xviii, 466 p. :
Number of pages
466

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL17238135M
Internet Archive
manualforwriters00tura_0
ISBN 10
0226823369, 0226823377
ISBN 13
9780226823362, 9780226823379
LCCN
2006025443, 12345678
OCLC/WorldCat
70866962
Library Thing
160
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201004
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