A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations : Chicago Style for students and researchers /
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| Author / Creator: | Turabian, Kate L. |
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| Edition: | 8th edition. |
| Imprint: | Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2013. ©2013 |
| Description: | xv, 448 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing. |
| Subject: | |
| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9045456 |
| Related Items: | Other relationship:
Craft of research. Other relationship: Chicago manual of style. |
Table of Contents:
- A Note to Students
- Preface
- Part I. Research and Writing: From Planning to Production
- Overview of Part I
- 1. What Research Is and How Researchers Think about It
- 1.1. How Researchers Think about Their Aims
- 1.2. Three Kinds of Questions That Researchers Ask
- 2. Moving from a Topic to a Question to a Working Hypothesis
- 2.1. Find a Question in Your Topic
- 2.2. Propose Some Working Answers
- 2.3. Build a Storyboard to Plan and Guide Your Work
- 2.4. Organize a Writing Support Group
- 3. Finding Useful Sources
- 3.1. Understand the Kinds of Sources Readers Expect You to Use
- 3.2. Record Your Sources Fully, Accurately, and Appropriately
- 3.3. Search for Sources Systematically
- 3.4. Evaluate Sources for Relevance and Reliability
- 3.5. Look beyond the Usual Kinds of References
- 4. Engaging Sources
- 4.1. Read Generously to Understand, Then Critically to Engage and Evaluate
- 4.2. Take Notes Systematically
- 4.3. Take Useful Notes
- 4.4. Write as You Read
- 4.5. Review Your Progress
- 4.6. Manage Moments of Normal Panic
- 5. Planning Your Argument
- 5.1. What a Research Argument Is and Is Not
- 5.2. Build Your Argument around Answers to Readers' Questions
- 5.3. Turn Your Working Hypothesis into a Claim
- 5.4. Assemble the Elements of Your Argument
- 5.5. Distinguish Arguments Based on Evidence from Arguments Based on Warrants
- 5.6. Assemble an Argument
- 6. Planning a First Draft
- 6.1. Avoid Unhelpful Plans
- 6.2. Create a Plan That Meets Your Readers' Needs
- 6.3. File Away Leftovers
- 7. Drafting Your Report
- 7.1. Draft in the Way That Feels Most Comfortable
- 7.2. Develop Productive Drafting Habits
- 7.3. Use Your Key Terms to Keep Yourself on Track
- 7.4. Quote, Paraphrase, and Summarize Appropriately
- 7.5. Integrate Quotations into Your Text
- 7.6. Use Footnotes and Endnotes Judiciously
- 7.7. Interpret Complex or Detailed Evidence Before You Offer It
- 7.8. Be Open to Surprises
- 7.9. Guard against Inadvertent Plagiarism
- 7.10. Guard against Inappropriate Assistance
- 7.11. Work Through Chronic Procrastination and Writer's Block
- 8. Presenting Evidence in Tables and Figures
- 8.1. Choose Verbal or Visual Representations
- 8.2. Choose the Most Effective Graphic
- 8.3. Design Tables and Figures
- 8.4. Communicate Data Ethically
- 9. Revising Your Draft
- 9.1. Check for Blind Spots in Your Argument
- 9.2. Check Your Introduction, Conclusion, and Claim
- 9.3. Make Sure the Body of Your Report Is Coherent
- 9.4. Check Your Paragraphs
- 9.5. Let Your Draft Cool, Then Paraphrase It
- 10. Writing Your Final Introduction and Conclusion
- 10.1. Draft Your Final Introduction
- 10.2. Draft Your Final Conclusion
- 10.3. Write Your Title Last
- 11. Revising Sentences
- 11.1. Focus on the First Seven or Eight Words of a Sentence
- 11.2. Diagnose What You Read
- 11.3. Choose the Right Word
- 11.4. Polish It Up
- 11.5. Give It Up and Print It Out
- 12. Learning from Your Returned Paper
- 12.1. Find General Principles in Specific Comments
- 12.2. Talk to Your Instructor
- 13. Presenting Research in Alternative Forums
- 13.1. Plan Your Oral Presentation
- 13.2. Design Your Presentation to Be Listened To
- 13.3. Plan Your Poster Presentation
- 13.4. Plan Your Conference Proposal
- 14. On the Spirit of Research
- Part II. Source Citation
- 15. General Introduction to Citation Practices
- 15.1. Reasons for Citing Your Sources
- 15.2. The Requirements of Citation
- 15.3. Two Citation Styles
- 15.4. Electronic Sources
- 15.5. Preparation of Citations
- 15.6. Citation Management Software
- 16. Notes-Bibliography Style: The Basic Form
- 16.1. Basic Patterns
- 16.2. Bibliographies
- 16.3. Notes
- 16.4. Short Forms for Notes
- 17. Notes-Bibliography Style: Citing Specific Types of Sources
- 17.1. Books
- 17.2. Journal Articles
- 17.3. Magazine Articles
- 17.4. Newspaper Articles
- 17.5. Additional Types of Published Sources
- 17.6. Unpublished Sources
- 17.7. Websites, Blogs, Social Networks, and Discussion Groups
- 17.8. Sources in the Visual and Performing Arts
- 17.9. Public Documents
- 17.10. One Source Quoted in Another
- 18. Author-Date Style: The Basic Form
- 18.1. Basic Patterns
- 18.2. Reference Lists
- 18.3. Parenthetical Citations
- 19. Author-Date Style: Citing Specific Types of Sources
- 19.1. Books
- 19.2. Journal Articles
- 19.3. Magazine Articles
- 19.4. Newspaper Articles
- 19.5. Additional Types of Published Sources
- 19.6. Unpublished Sources
- 19.7. Websites, Blogs, Social Networks, and Discussion Groups
- 19.8. Sources in the Visual and Performing Arts
- 19.9. Public Documents
- 19.10. One Source Quoted in Another
- Part III. Style
- 20. Spelling
- 20.1. Plurals
- 20.2. Possessives
- 20.3. Compounds and Words Formed with Prefixes
- 20.4. Line Breaks
- 21. Punctuation
- 21.1. Periods
- 21.2. Commas
- 21.3. Semicolons
- 21.4. Colons
- 21.5. Question Marks
- 21.6. Exclamation Points
- 21.7. Hyphens and Dashes
- 21.8. Parentheses and Brackets
- 21.9. Slashes
- 21.10. Quotation Marks
- 21.11. Apostrophes
- 21.12. Multiple Punctuation Marks
- 22. Names, Special Terms, and Titles of Works
- 22.1. Names
- 22.2. Special Terms
- 22.3. Titles of Works
- 23. Numbers
- 23.1. Words or Numerals?
- 23.2. Plurals and Punctuation
- 23.3. Date Systems
- 23.4. Numbers Used outside the Text
- 24. Abbreviations
- 24.1. General Principles
- 24.2. Names and Titles
- 24.3. Geographical Terms
- 24.4. Time and Dates
- 24.5. Units of Measure
- 24.6. The Bible and Other Sacred Works
- 24.7. Abbreviations in Citations and Other Scholarly Contexts
- 25. Quotations
- 25.1. Quoting Accurately and Avoiding Plagiarism
- 25.2. Incorporating Quotations into Your Text
- 25.3. Modifying Quotations
- 26. Tables and Figures
- 26.1. General Issues
- 26.2. Tables
- 26.3. Figures
- Appendix: Paper Format and Submission
- A.1. General Format Requirements
- A.2. Format Requirements for Specific Elements
- A.3. File Preparation and Submission Requirements
- Bibliography
- Authors
- Index
