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The craft of research / Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishingPublication details: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c1995.Description: xii, 294 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0226065839 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0226065847 (paper : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 001.4/2 BOO 20
LOC classification:
  • Q180.55.M4 B66 1995
Partial contents:
1. Thinking in Print: The Uses of Research, Public and Private -- 2. Connecting with Your Reader: (Re)Creating Your Self and Your Audience -- 3. From Topics to Questions -- 4. From Questions to Problems -- 5. From Questions to Sources -- 6. Using Sources -- 7. Making Good Arguments: An Overview -- 8. Claims and Evidence -- 9. Warrants -- 10. Qualifications -- 11. Pre-Drafting and Drafting -- 12. Communicating Evidence Visually -- 13. Revising Your Organization and Argument -- 14. Revising Style: Telling Your Story Clearly -- 15. Introductions.
Summary: Here's a concise, practical guide to mastering the art of research. Filled with the tested strategies and expert advice of three distinguished scholars, this book helps you plan, carry out, and report on research in any field, at any level - a term paper, a dissertation, an article, or a book.Summary: The Craft of Research is about more than the mechanics of fact gathering: it's a unique introduction to doing research effectively. Clearly written and easy to use, it teaches the skills that are essential to the success of any research project.Summary: Wayne Booth, Gregory Colomb, and Joseph Williams chart every stage of the research process, from finding a topic and generating research questions about it to marshalling evidence, constructing arguments, creating a first draft, and revising that draft for a final report that meets the needs of a community of readers.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-270) and index.

1. Thinking in Print: The Uses of Research, Public and Private -- 2. Connecting with Your Reader: (Re)Creating Your Self and Your Audience -- 3. From Topics to Questions -- 4. From Questions to Problems -- 5. From Questions to Sources -- 6. Using Sources -- 7. Making Good Arguments: An Overview -- 8. Claims and Evidence -- 9. Warrants -- 10. Qualifications -- 11. Pre-Drafting and Drafting -- 12. Communicating Evidence Visually -- 13. Revising Your Organization and Argument -- 14. Revising Style: Telling Your Story Clearly -- 15. Introductions.

Here's a concise, practical guide to mastering the art of research. Filled with the tested strategies and expert advice of three distinguished scholars, this book helps you plan, carry out, and report on research in any field, at any level - a term paper, a dissertation, an article, or a book.

The Craft of Research is about more than the mechanics of fact gathering: it's a unique introduction to doing research effectively. Clearly written and easy to use, it teaches the skills that are essential to the success of any research project.

Wayne Booth, Gregory Colomb, and Joseph Williams chart every stage of the research process, from finding a topic and generating research questions about it to marshalling evidence, constructing arguments, creating a first draft, and revising that draft for a final report that meets the needs of a community of readers.

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