RESEARCH PAPERS

Contents 1. What Is Research? Doing Research The Research Process in Action 2. Finding a Subject and Narrowing to a Topic Choosing a Subject Reading to Discover Topics Defining Your Purpose and Choosing a Topic Forming a Research Question Formulating a Working Thesis Creating a Research Plan Writing a Research Proposal 3. Finding Sources Gauging Existing Knowledge About a Subject Finding and Evaluating Primary and Secondary Sources The Library Catalog Finding What You Need on the Internet Finding Specialized Sources 4. Retrieving and Evaluating Sources Retrieving Sources Evaluating What You Have Found Evaluating Web Sites Formulating a Working Bibliography 5. Recording Information from Sources Reading Sources Selective Reading Taking Notes Avoiding Plagiarism Paraphrasing Summarizing Quoting 6. Organizing and Outlining Research Material Understanding Outlines Organization: Formal Outlines Types of Formal Outlines Choosing an Outline Form 7. Writing the Paper Before You Write Writing Out Your Paper 8. Documenting Your Sources Using MLA Style MLA Documentation Style for Works Cited Annotated Student Research Paper 9. Documenting Your Paper in APA and Other Documentation Styles APA Style Other Styles of Documentation 10. Preparing and Proofreading the Final Draft Formatting the Final Manuscript Research Mechanics Reviewing for Style Revising the Paper Proofreading the Final Version Appendixes A. Glossary of Research Terms B. List of Library of Congress Abbreviations C. List of Selected Print Sources by Subject Area D. List of Selected Web SitesArkin, Marian is the author of 'RESEARCH PAPERS' with ISBN 9780395904565 and ISBN 0395904560.