Doing Research
2nd Edition
Published on 16. September 1998
Book
Spiral bound
351 pages
978-0-07-057979-8 (ISBN)
Description
Illustrating both the "hows" and "whys" of research, DOING RESEARCH encourages students to view research as an exciting avenue for learning. Its distinctive process approach is designed to stimulate the creative processes behind successful research as students learn its procedures and conventions.
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Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 224 mm
Width: 168 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
488 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-057979-8 (9780070579798)
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Previous edition
Dorothy U. Seyler
The Complete Research Paper Guide
Book
07/1993
McGraw Hill Higher Education
€29.70
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Person
Dorothy Seyler holds advanced degrees from Columbia University and the State University of New York at Albany and is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the College of William and Mary. Dr. Seyler is professor emerita of English at Northern Virginia Community College and has taught at Ohio State University, the University of Kentucky, and Nassau Community College. In addition to articles published in both scholarly journals and popular magazines, Dr. Seyler is the author of 10 college textbooks, including Introduction to Literature, Doing Research, Steps to College Reading, and Patterns of Reflection. Read, Reason, Write was first published in 1984. In 2007, Dr. Seyler was elected to membership in the Cosmos Club in Washington, D.C., for excellence in education.
Content
CHAPTER 1: Doing ResearchWhat Doing Research MeansThe Rewards of ResearchTypes of Research ProjectsThe Process of Research WritingFinding a Workable TopicWriting a Thesis or Research ProposalKeeping a Research JournalEstablishing a ScheduleCHAPTER 2: Locating SourcesDetermining a Search StrategySelecting a Method and Format for Documenting SourcesKnowing Your LibraryLocating BooksUsing the Reference CollectionUsing Indexes to PeriodicalsLocating Government Documents and Related PublicationsSearching the InternetLocating Sources Outside the LibraryCHAPTER 3: Preparing a BibliographyGuidelines for Preparing a Working BibliographyWriting Bibliography Cards for Your Field of StudyWriting Bibliography Cards: MLA StyleConventions of Bibliographic FormPreparing MLA Citations for the "Works Cited" PageCHAPTER 4: Understanding Sources and Taking NotesYour Relationship to SourcesUnderstanding the Roles of Primary and Secondary SourcesEvaluating SourcesPreparing a Preliminary OutlineTaking NotesWriting about SourcesCHAPTER 5: Presenting and Documenting ResearchReferring to People and WorksDocumenting SourcesPresenting Direct QuotationsUsing Punctuation CorrectlyPresenting NumbersPresenting GraphicsCHAPTER 6: Writing the PaperOrganizing the PaperWriting Formal OutlinesDrafting the PaperRevising the PaperPreparing the Complete Paper (In MLA Style)CHAPTER 7: Observing Other Style of DocumentationGeneral Guide to Documentation PatternsAPA Author/Year StyleCBE (Council of Biology Editors) Name/Year StyleUSGS (U.S.Geological Survey) StyleFootnote/Endnote StyleNumber StyleAppendix A: A List of AbbreviationsScholarly AbbreviationsAbbreviations of Publishers' NamesAbbreviations for MonthsAbbreviations for StatesAbbreviations for Books of the BibleAbbreviations for Literary WorksAppendix B: Key Reference Works by DisciplineIndex to List of Reference Works by DisciplineList of Reference Works by Discipline