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| Preface | |
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| Defining Your Quest | |
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| Understanding the Purpose of Research | |
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| Defining Your Quest | |
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| Planning Your Project | |
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| Managing Your Research Project | |
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| Generating Ideas and Forming a Research Question | |
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| Organizing Your Project | |
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| Finding Sources in the Library | |
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| Searching for Reliable Sources | |
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| Using the Online Catalog | |
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| Searching Databases: Periodical Indexes and Bibliographies | |
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| Consulting Reference Materials | |
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| Locating Special Materials | |
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| Selecting Relevant and Reliable Sources | |
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| Finding Sources on the Internet | |
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| Using the Internet for Research | |
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| Conducting Advanced Electronic Searches | |
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| Finding Specialized Online Materials | |
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| Finding Sources in the Field | |
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| Gathering Information in the Field | |
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| Corresponding with Others | |
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| Attending Public and Online Events | |
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| Evaluating Sources | |
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| Evaluating Possible Sources | |
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| Evaluating Library and Internet Sources | |
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| Evaluating Field Sources | |
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| Reconsidering Your Purpose and Your Thesis | |
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| Drawing Information from Sources | |
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| Reading for Information and Supporting Evidence | |
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| Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing in Your Notes | |
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| Capturing Source Material in Your Paper | |
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| Launching Source Material in Your Paper | |
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| Citing Source Material in Your Paper | |
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| Avoiding Plagiarism | |
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| Conducting Research and Writing with Integrity | |
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| Acknowledging the Thoughts and Words of Sources | |
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| Crediting Sources Fairly and Accurately | |
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| Writing Your Research Paper | |
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| Planning and Drafting | |
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| Revising and Editing | |
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| Crediting Your Sources | |
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| Deciding What to Credit | |
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| Citing Sources in Your Text | |
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| Listing Sources at the End | |
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| Using MLA Style | |
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| Understanding MLA Style | |
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| Citing Sources: MLA Style | |
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| Listing Sources: MLA Style | |
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| A Sample Research Paper in MLA Style | |
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| Using APA Style | |
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| Understanding APA Style | |
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| Citing Sources: APA Style | |
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| Listing Sources: APA Style | |
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| A Sample Research Paper in APA Style | |
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| Using Chicago Style | |
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| Understanding Chicago Style | |
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| Citing Sources: Chicago Style | |
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| Listing Sources: Chicago Style | |
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| A Sample Research Paper in Chicago Style | |
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| Using CSE Style | |
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| Understanding Scientific Style | |
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| Citing Sources: CSE Style | |
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| Listing Sources: CSE Style | |
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| A Sample Research Paper in CSE Style | |
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| Index | |