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| To the Instructor | |
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| To the Student | |
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| Shaping Your Topic | |
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| Conducting Your Research | |
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| Uses of Research | |
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| Making Preliminary Decisions | |
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| Some Helpful Techniques | |
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| Searching for a Topic | |
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| Formulating a Thesis | |
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| Writing a Prospectus | |
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| Recording Possible Sources | |
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| Considering Main Points | |
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| Preliminary Decisions | |
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| First Steps | |
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| Learning Library Procedures | |
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| Layout of a Library | |
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| Using the Catalog | |
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| Locating Books | |
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| Computer Searching | |
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| The Reference Room | |
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| Exploring the Library | |
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| Using Basic Reference Sources | |
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| Listings of Books | |
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| Listings of Articles | |
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| Listings of Both Books and Articles | |
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| Searching Reference Works | |
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| Finding, Evaluating, and Recording Material | |
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| Evaluating Sources | |
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| Kinds of Material | |
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| Purposeful Reading | |
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| Using Sources Efficiently | |
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| Taking Notes | |
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| Types of Notes | |
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| The Perils of Plagiarism | |
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| Differentiating Fact and Opinion | |
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| Taking Notes | |
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| Constructing Your Outline | |
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| Types of Outlines | |
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| The Outlining Process | |
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| Conventions of Outlining | |
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| Examples of Formal Outlines | |
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| Classification | |
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| Classification: Specific to General | |
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| Classification: General to Specific | |
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| Arrangement | |
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| Analyzing a Faulty Outline | |
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| Writing Your First Draft | |
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| Putting Words on Paper | |
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| Getting Started | |
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| Managing Borrowed Material | |
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| Plagiarism Once More | |
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| Avoiding Plagiarism | |
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| Preparing Your Final Copy | |
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| Effective Revision | |
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| Developing Your Outline | |
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| Writing in an Appropriate Style | |
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| Proofreading and Revision | |
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| Manuscript Form | |
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| Proofreading and Revision | |
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| Documenting a Paper: MLA Style (In-Text Citation) | |
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| Consistency | |
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| Listing Sources | |
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| In-Text Citation | |
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| Explanation and Reference Notes | |
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| Sample Papers: In-Text Citation | |
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| The Edsel: What Went Wrong? | |
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| The Losers in "The Lottery." | |
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| Exercise N: Listing Sources in Works Cited | |
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| Documenting a Paper: Endnotes | |
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| Basic Procedure | |
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| Kinds of Citation Notes | |
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| Sample Primary Note Forms | |
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| Sample Paper: Endnotes | |
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| Decline and Fall of the Oneida Community | |
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| Exercise O: Citing Sources in Endnotes | |
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| Documenting a Paper: APA Style | |
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| Listing References | |
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| Author-Date Citation | |
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| Other Differences between MLA and APA Styles | |
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| Sample Paper: APA Style | |
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| SIDS: The Need for Counseling | |
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| Documenting a Paper: Other Styles | |
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| Variations of APA Style | |
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| The Number System | |
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| Documentation in Notes | |
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| Abbreviations and Basic Terms | |
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| Scholarly Forms | |
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| Library Terms and Abbreviations | |
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| Computer Terms | |
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| Publishers' Names | |
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| Months and States | |
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| Specialized Reference Works | |
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| Art | |
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| Biology | |
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| Business | |
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| Chemistry | |
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| Computer Science | |
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| Criminal Justice | |
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| Ecology | |
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| Economics | |
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| Education | |
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| Ethnic Studies | |
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| Film | |
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| History | |
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| Journalism | |
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| Literature | |
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| Music | |
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| Myth/Folklore | |
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| Nursing | |
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| Philosophy | |
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| Physics | |
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| Political Science | |
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| Psychology | |
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| Religion | |
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| Sociology/Social Work | |
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| Women's Studies | |
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| Index | |