The craft of research / Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams, Joseph Bizup, William T. FitzGerald.
2016
Q180.55.M4 B668 2016
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Title
The craft of research / Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams, Joseph Bizup, William T. FitzGerald.
Author
Edition
Fourth edition.
ISBN
9780226239569 (cloth ; alkaline paper)
022623956X (cloth ; alkaline paper)
9780226239736 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
022623973X (paperback ; alkaline paper)
022623956X (cloth ; alkaline paper)
9780226239736 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
022623973X (paperback ; alkaline paper)
Published
Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2016.
Copyright
©2016.
Language
English
Description
xvi, 316 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Call Number
Q180.55.M4 B668 2016
Summary
"With more than three-quarters of a million copies sold since its first publication, The Craft of Research has helped generations of researchers at every level-from first-year undergraduates to advanced graduate students to research reporters in business and government-learn how to conduct effective and meaningful research. Conceived by seasoned researchers and educators Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams, this fundamental work explains how to find and evaluate sources, anticipate and respond to reader reservations, and integrate these pieces into an argument that stands up to reader critique. The fourth edition has been thoroughly but respectfully revised by Joseph Bizup and William T. FitzGerald. It retains the original five-part structure, as well as the sound advice of earlier editions, but reflects the way research and writing are taught and practiced today. Its chapters on finding and engaging sources now incorporate recent developments in library and Internet research, emphasizing new techniques made possible by online databases and search engines. Bizup and FitzGerald provide fresh examples and standardized terminology to clarify concepts like argument, warrant, and problem. Following the same guiding principle as earlier editions-that the skills of doing and reporting research are not just for elite students but for everyone-this new edition retains the accessible voice and direct approach that have made The Craft of Research a leader in the field of research reference. With updated examples and information on evaluation and using contemporary sources, this beloved classic is ready for the next generation of researchers"--The publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-311) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
pt. I. Research, researchers, and readers. Prologue : becoming a researcher
Thinking in print : the uses of research, public and private
Connecting with your reader : creating a role for yourself and your readers
pt. II. Asking questions, finding answers. Prologue : planning your project-an overview
From topics to questions
From questions to a problem
From problems to sources
Engaging sources
pt. III. Making an argument. Prologue : assembling a research argument
Making good arguments : an overview
Making claims
Assembling reasons and evidence
Acknowledgments and responses
Warrants
pt. IV. Writing your argument. Prologue : planning again
Planning and drafting
Organizing your argument
Incorporating sources
Communicating evidence visually
Introductions and conclusions
Revising style : telling your story clearly
pt. V. Some last considerations
The ethics of research
A postscript for teachers.
Thinking in print : the uses of research, public and private
Connecting with your reader : creating a role for yourself and your readers
pt. II. Asking questions, finding answers. Prologue : planning your project-an overview
From topics to questions
From questions to a problem
From problems to sources
Engaging sources
pt. III. Making an argument. Prologue : assembling a research argument
Making good arguments : an overview
Making claims
Assembling reasons and evidence
Acknowledgments and responses
Warrants
pt. IV. Writing your argument. Prologue : planning again
Planning and drafting
Organizing your argument
Incorporating sources
Communicating evidence visually
Introductions and conclusions
Revising style : telling your story clearly
pt. V. Some last considerations
The ethics of research
A postscript for teachers.
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