A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations : Chicago Style for students and researchers / Kate L. Turabian ; revised by Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams, and the University of Chicago Press editorial staff.

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Turabian, Kate L

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Contents Part I. Research and writing: from planning to production Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams. Overview of part 1 1. What research is and how researchers think about it How researchers think about their aims Three kinds of questions that researchers ask 2. Moving from a topic to a question to a working hypothesis Find a question in your topic Propose some working answers Build a storyboard to plan and guide your work Organize a writing support group 3. Finding useful sources Understand the kinds of sources readers expect you to use Record your sources fully, accurately, and appropriately Search for sources systematically Evaluate sources for relevance and reliability Look beyond the usual kinds of references 4.Engaging sources Read generously to understand, then critically to engage and evaluate Take notes systematically Take useful notes Write as you read Review your progress Manage moments of normal panic 5. Planning your argument What a research argument is and is not Build your argument around answers to readers' questions Turn your working hypothesis into a claim Assemble the elements of your argument Distinguish arguments based on evidence from arguments based on warrants Assemble an argument 6. Planning a first draft Avoid unhelpful plans Create a plan that meets your readers' needs File away leftovers 7. Drafting your report Draft in the way that feels most comfortable Develop productive drafting habits Use your key terms to keep yourself on track Quote, paraphrase, and summarize appropriately Integrate quotations into your text Use footnotes and endnotes judiciously Interpret complex or detailed evidence before you offer it Be open to surprises Guard against inadvertent plagiarism Guard against inappropriate assistance Work through chronic procrastination and writer's block 8. Presenting evidence in tables and figures Choose verbal or visual representations Choose the most effective graphic Design tables and figures Communicate data ethically 9. Revising your draft Check your introduction, conclusion, and claim Make sure the body of your report is coherent Check your paragraphs Let your draft cool, then paraphrase it 10. Writing your final introduction and conclusion Draft your final introduction Draft your final conclusion Write your title last 11. Revising sentences Focus on the first seven or eight words of a sentence Diagnose what you read Choose the right word Polish it off Give it up and print it out 12. Learning from your returned paper Find general principles in specific comments Talk to your instructor 13. Presenting research in alternative forums Plan your oral presentation Design your presentation to be listened to Plan your poster presentation Plan your conference proposal 14. On the spirit of research Part II. Source citation. 15. General introduction to citation practices Reasons for citing your sources Requirements of citation Two citation styles Citation of electronic sources Preparation of citations Word on citation software 16. Notes-bibliography style: the basic form Basic patterns Bibliographies Notes Short forms for notes 17. Notes-bibliography style: citing specific types of sources Books Journal articles Magazine articles Newspaper articles Additional types of published sources Unpublished sources Informally published electronic sources Sources in the visual and performing arts Public documents One source quoted in another 18. Author-Date Style: the basic form Basic patterns Reference lists Parenthetical citations 19. Author-Date Style: citing specific types of sources Books Journal articles Magazine articles Newspaper articles Additional types of published sources Unpublished sources Informally published electronic sources Sources in the visual and performing arts Public documents One source quoted in another Part III. Style. 20. Spelling Plurals Possessives Compounds and words formed with prefixes Line breaks 21. Punctuation Period Comma Semicolon Colon Question mark Exclamation point Hyphen and dashes Parentheses and brackets Slashes Quotation marks Multiple punctuation marks 22.Names, special terms, and titles of works Names Special terms Titles of works 23. Numbers -- Words or numerals? Plurals and punctuation Date systems Numbers used outside the text 24. Abbreviations General principles Names and titles Geographical terms Time and dates Units of measure Bible and other sacred works Abbreviations in citations and other scholarly contexts 25. Quotations Quoting accurately and avoiding plagiarism Incorporating quotations into your text Modifying quotations 26. Tables and figures General issues Tables Figures

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-433) and index.

Contents

Part I. Research and writing: from planning to production
Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams.
Overview of part 1
1. What research is and how researchers think about it
How researchers think about their aims
Three kinds of questions that researchers ask

2. Moving from a topic to a question to a working hypothesis
Find a question in your topic
Propose some working answers
Build a storyboard to plan and guide your work
Organize a writing support group

3. Finding useful sources
Understand the kinds of sources readers expect you to use
Record your sources fully, accurately, and appropriately
Search for sources systematically
Evaluate sources for relevance and reliability
Look beyond the usual kinds of references

4.Engaging sources
Read generously to understand, then critically to engage and evaluate
Take notes systematically
Take useful notes
Write as you read
Review your progress
Manage moments of normal panic

5. Planning your argument
What a research argument is and is not
Build your argument around answers to readers' questions
Turn your working hypothesis into a claim
Assemble the elements of your argument
Distinguish arguments based on evidence from arguments based on warrants
Assemble an argument

6. Planning a first draft
Avoid unhelpful plans
Create a plan that meets your readers' needs
File away leftovers

7. Drafting your report
Draft in the way that feels most comfortable
Develop productive drafting habits
Use your key terms to keep yourself on track
Quote, paraphrase, and summarize appropriately
Integrate quotations into your text
Use footnotes and endnotes judiciously
Interpret complex or detailed evidence before you offer it
Be open to surprises
Guard against inadvertent plagiarism
Guard against inappropriate assistance
Work through chronic procrastination and writer's block

8. Presenting evidence in tables and figures
Choose verbal or visual representations
Choose the most effective graphic
Design tables and figures
Communicate data ethically

9. Revising your draft
Check your introduction, conclusion, and claim
Make sure the body of your report is coherent
Check your paragraphs
Let your draft cool, then paraphrase it

10. Writing your final introduction and conclusion
Draft your final introduction
Draft your final conclusion
Write your title last

11. Revising sentences
Focus on the first seven or eight words of a sentence
Diagnose what you read
Choose the right word
Polish it off
Give it up and print it out

12. Learning from your returned paper
Find general principles in specific comments
Talk to your instructor

13. Presenting research in alternative forums
Plan your oral presentation
Design your presentation to be listened to
Plan your poster presentation
Plan your conference proposal

14. On the spirit of research

Part II. Source citation.
15. General introduction to citation practices
Reasons for citing your sources
Requirements of citation
Two citation styles
Citation of electronic sources
Preparation of citations
Word on citation software

16. Notes-bibliography style: the basic form
Basic patterns
Bibliographies
Notes
Short forms for notes

17. Notes-bibliography style: citing specific types of sources
Books
Journal articles
Magazine articles
Newspaper articles
Additional types of published sources
Unpublished sources
Informally published electronic sources
Sources in the visual and performing arts
Public documents
One source quoted in another

18. Author-Date Style: the basic form
Basic patterns
Reference lists
Parenthetical citations

19. Author-Date Style: citing specific types of sources
Books
Journal articles
Magazine articles
Newspaper articles
Additional types of published sources
Unpublished sources
Informally published electronic sources
Sources in the visual and performing arts
Public documents
One source quoted in another

Part III. Style.
20. Spelling
Plurals
Possessives
Compounds and words formed with prefixes
Line breaks

21. Punctuation
Period
Comma
Semicolon
Colon
Question mark
Exclamation point
Hyphen and dashes
Parentheses and brackets
Slashes
Quotation marks
Multiple punctuation marks

22.Names, special terms, and titles of works
Names
Special terms
Titles of works

23. Numbers --
Words or numerals?
Plurals and punctuation
Date systems
Numbers used outside the text

24. Abbreviations
General principles
Names and titles
Geographical terms
Time and dates
Units of measure
Bible and other sacred works
Abbreviations in citations and other scholarly contexts

25. Quotations
Quoting accurately and avoiding plagiarism
Incorporating quotations into your text
Modifying quotations

26. Tables and figures
General issues
Tables
Figures

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A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations : Chicago Style for students and researchers / Kate L. Turabian ; revised by Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams, and the University of Chicago Press editorial staff.