Bookmarks : a guide to research and writing / John Ruszkiewicz, Janice R. Walker, Michael A. Pemberton.
Record details
- ISBN: 0321271343
- ISBN: 9780321271341
- Physical Description: xix, 428 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Edition: 3rd ed.
- Publisher: New York : Longman, 2006.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | pt. I. Beginning research -- 1. Starting your research project -- a. Think of yourself as a researcher and writer -- b. Size up your assignment carefully -- Focus on...collaboration -- c. Establish the hard points of your project -- d. Define the stages of your project -- e. Assess your strengths and weaknesses -- f. Create a schedule for your project -- Web sites worth knowing -- Managing your project -- 2. Finding a topic -- a. Find a topic in your world -- b. Connect your topic to a wider community -- c. Browse the library in your topic area -- Focus on...finding a topic -- d. Browse the Internet -- Web sites worth knowing -- Managing your project -- 3. Establishing a purpose -- Focus on...audience -- a. Consider the topic as a question of fact -- b. Consider the topic as a question of definition -- c. Consider the topic as a question of value -- d. Consider the topic as a question of cause and effect -- e. Consider the topic as a question of consequence -- Web sites worth knowing -- Managing your project -- 4. Planning your research strategy -- a. Pose questions -- b. Focus your topic choice carefully -- c. Identify the information your project requires -- Focus on...ethics -- d. Determine where to locate the information your project requires -- e. Review library catalogs, databases, and Web directories -- f. Talk to other people -- g. Prepare a research proposal or prospectus -- Sample research proposal -- Web sites worth knowing -- Managing your project -- pt. II. Gathering ideas and information -- 5. Using library resources -- a. Learn about our library -- b. Use library catalogs efficiently -- c. Locate the reference room -- d. Locate suitable bibliographies -- e. Locate suitable periodical databases or indexes -- Focus on...electronic databases -- f. Consult biographical resources -- g. Consult guides to reference works -- h. Locate statistics -- i. Check news sources -- j. Check special collections -- k. Consult government documents -- l. Check book and film reviews -- Web sites worth knowing -- Managing your project -- 6. Locating online resources -- a. Find the most useful search engines -- b. Understand how a simple keyword search works -- c. Refine your search with Boolean operators -- d. Truncate terms to extend your search -- e. Refine your search with exact phrases -- f. Use more than one search engine or database -- g. Evaluate our electronic search -- h. Keep a record of your search -- i. Join in electronic conversations -- Focus on...listserv etiquette -- j. Write or email professional organizations -- Web sites worth knowing -- Managing your project -- 7. Conducting field research -- a. conduct interviews -- Focus on...ethics in field research -- b. Conduct surveys -- c. Make systematic observations -- Web sites worth knowing -- Managing your project -- 8. Keeping track of information -- a. Organize and safeguard your materials -- b. Prepare a working bibliography -- Focus on...citing databases correctly -- c. Prepare an annotated bibliography -- Sample annotated bibliography -- d. Make copies of important sources -- e. Back up your work frequently -- Web sites worth knowing -- Managing your project -- pt. III. Working with sources -- 9. Understanding academic responsibility and avoiding plagiarism -- a. Understand the ethics of research -- b. Avoid intentional and unintentional plagiarism -- Focus on...avoiding plagiarism -- c. Understand the special nature of collaborative projects -- d. Understand intellectual property rights -- e. Understand the special nature of online resources -- f. Using graphics or audio or video files -- Web sites worth knowing -- Managing your project -- 10. Evaluating sources -- a. Consider the relevance of your sources -- b. Consider the purpose and bias of a source -- c. Consider the authority and reputation of a source -- Focus on...evaluating Web sites -- d. Consider the credentials of experts, authors, and sponsoring agencies -- e. Consider the timeliness and stability of a source -- f. Consider how well a source presents key information -- g. Consider commercial intrusions into a source -- h. Consult librarians and instructors -- i. Conduct interviews -- j. Consult listservs and Usenet groups -- Web sites worth knowing -- Managing your project -- 11. Reading and annotating sources -- a. HIghlight key information -- b. Use marginal comments to start a dialogue with your sources -- Sample annotated article -- Web sites worth knowing -- Managing your project -- 12. Reviewing and positioning sources -- a. Review data and resources critically -- b. Position your research materials -- Focus on...balanced arguments -- Sample article with positioning information and sample quotations -- Web sites worth knowing -- Managing your project -- 13. Summarizing and paraphrasing sources -- a. Choose whether to summarize or paraphrase a source -- Focus on...summaries and paraphrases -- b. Summarize sources effectively -- c. Paraphrase sources effectively -- d. Acknowledge all borrowings -- Web sites worth knowing -- Managing your project -- 14. Quoting sources -- a. Select direct quotations strategically -- b. Introduce all direct and indirect borrowings -- Focus on...quoting from interviews -- c. Integrate graphical elements correctly -- d. Handle quotation marks correctly -- e. Tailor your quotations to fit your sentences -- f. Use ellipses to indicate omissions -- g. Use square brackets to add necessary information to a quotation -- h. Use [sic] to acknowledge errors in sources -- i. Present quotations correctly-- j. Document the source of all quotations -- Web sites worth knowing -- Managing your project -- pt. IV. Developing the project -- 15. Reflecting on what you have -- a. Consider whether you need to do more research -- Focus on...logic -- b. Consider whether you have a fair balance of sources and opinions -- c. Consider whether you need to revise your purpose -- d. Consider whether you need to narrow your focus -- Web sites worth knowing -- Managing your project -- 16. Refining your claim -- a. Be sure you have a point to make -- b. Grab your reader's attention -- c. Limit your claim -- Focus on...refining your topic using indexes and tables of contents -- Web sites worth knowing -- Managing your project -- 17. Organizing and outlining -- a. Create a blueprint for your project -- b. Consider general patterns of organization -- Focus on...low-tech cutting and pasting -- c. Accommodate dissenting voices -- d. Follow professional templates -- e. Create a formal outline -- Sample formal outline -- Web sites worth knowing -- Managing your project -- 18. Drafting your project -- a. Prepare a version of your project early -- b. Draft your project for an audience -- c. Present your material thoroughly -- d. Write a strong introduction and conclusion -- Sample introduction and conclusion for a research project -- 3. Make connections and use transitions -- f. Write stylishly -- Focus on...writing centers -- Web sites worth knowing -- Managing your project -- 19. Revising your project and reviewing documentation -- a. Review your project's content and focus -- b. Evaluate the organization of your project -- c. Provide a source for every direct quotation -- d. Provide a source for all paraphrased material -- Focus on...citing sources responsibly -- e. Document all ideas not from common knowledge -- f. Document information from field research -- g. Document all material that might be questioned -- h. Furnish source information for all graphics, audio files, and other borrowings -- i. Furnish dates and other useful information -- j. Use links to document electronic sources -- k. Include all the parts your project requires -- Web sites worth knowing -- Managing your project -- pt. V. Presenting your research -- 20. Designing documents -- a. Consider the formats your project might take -- b. Understand the principles of document design -- c. Apply design principles -- Focus on...creating graphics and visuals -- d. Organize Web projects logically -- e. Submit your project professionally -- Web sites worth knowing -- Managing your project -- 21. Preparing oral and visual presentations -- a. Designing oral and visual presentations -- b. Drafting oral and visual presentations -- c. Delivering oral and visual presentations -- Focus on...mastering oral communication -- d. Considering special situations -- Web sites worth knowing -- Managing your project -- 22. Presenting research in many genres -- a. Presenting your research in different genres -- b. Reports -- Sample technical report -- c. Newsletters and brochures -- Sample newsletter -- Sample brochure -- d. Web sites -- Sample Web site -- Web sites worth knowing -- Managing your project -- pt. VI. Documentation -- 23. COS documentation -- a. How do you use COS documentation? -- b. COS form directory, humanities (MLA) -- c. Sample COS pages, humanities (MLA) -- d. COS form directory, sciences (APA) -- e. Sample COS pages, sciences (APA) -- 24. MLA documentation -- a. How do you use MLA documentation? -- b. MLA form directory -- c. Sample MLA paper -- 25. APA documentation -- a. How do you use APA documentation? -- b. APA form directory -- c. Sample APA paper -- 26. CMS documentation -- a. CMS notes -- b. CMS bibliographies -- c. CMS form directory -- d. Sample CMS paper -- 27. CSE documentation -- a. Provide in-text citations -- b. List sources used. |
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