Research shortcuts / Judi Kesselman-Turkel and Franklynn Peterson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kesselman-Turkel, Judi.

Contributor:

Peterson, Franklynn.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Report writing.

Research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (118 p.)

Edition:

Rev. ed.

Place of Publication:

Madison : University of Wisconsin Press, [2003]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

There are proper ways to research a paper...and there are the ways most students do it: laboriously, tediously, and inefficiently. Here are the techniques and shortcuts that the pros use. They will enable students to find their way to the best resources for their own projects. From preparing the preliminary outline, work file, and bibiliography, Research Shortcuts proceeds to using the appropriate resource guides, as well as modern aids to research. It also discusses shortcuts that reach the experts: writing letters that get questions answered, and making face-to-face (or telephone) interviews pay off. A final section is devoted to using the research data: first drafts, choosing specific quotes wisely, paraphrasing, and final drafts.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Introduction

PART I: MAPPING YOUR ROUTE: SHORTCUTS TO TAKE BEFORE YOU GO ANYWHERE

SHORTCUT 1 Decide Who You're Researching For

SHORTCUT 2 Make Sure You Know What Your Topic Is

SHORTCUT 3 Isolate the Purpose of Your Research

SHORTCUT 4 Keep Your Topic's Time Requirements under Control

SHORTCUT 5 Pick Out the Correct Working Title

SHORTCUT 6 Prepare a Preliminary Outline

SHORTCUT 7 Turn Your Research Needs into Precise Questions

SHORTCUT 8 Determine What Kind of Answers You Need

SHORTCUT 9 Decide Whether Your Answers Should Come from Secondary or Primary Sources

PART II: PACKING YOUR GEAR: SHORTCUTS THAT MAKE RESEARCH-GATHERING EASY

SHORTCUT 10 Prepare a Work File

SHORTCUT 11 Keep a Bibliography as You Go

SHORTCUT 12 Key Your Notes for Easy Access

SHORTCUT 13 Take Adequate Notes

SHORTCUT 14 Keep Your Notes Legible and Segmented

PART III: TRAVELING THE ROAD: SHORTCUTS FOR SELECTING THE RIGHT RESOURCE CENTER

SHORTCUT 15 Head for the Right Library

SHORTCUT 16 Learn the Library's Book Storage System

SHORTCUT 17 Find the Storage Places for Periodicals

SHORTCUT 18 Discover Where Pamphlets, Clippings, and Nonprinted Resources Are Stored

SHORTCUT 19 Use the Most Specific Resource Guides First

SHORTCUT 20 Skim the Front Matter Before You Use a Reference Guide

SHORTCUT 21 Make Wise Use of Modern Aids to Research

SHORTCUT 22 Ask the Librarian

SHORTCUT 23 Research to Fit the Rule of Three

SHORTCUT 24 Stick to Dependable Sources

SHORTCUT 25 Skim for Your Answers

SHORTCUT 26 Find Leads to Literature from Groups with Causes

PART IV: GETTING INTO UNEXPLORED TERRITORY: SHORTCUTS THAT REACH THE EXPERTS

SHORTCUT 27 Write Letters That Get Your Questions Answered

SHORTCUT 28 Make Face-to-Face Interviews Pay Off

SHORTCUT 29 Use the Telephone or E-mail.

SHORTCUT 30 Become Your Own Expert

PART V: ROADMAP FOR A GRADE-A PAPER: USING YOUR RESEARCH MATERIALS

SHORTCUT 31 Rethink Before You Write

SHORTCUT 32 Zip Through Your First Draft

SHORTCUT 33 Choose the Best Specifics in Your File

SHORTCUT 34 Quote Wisely

SHORTCUT 35 Paraphrase Carefully

SHORTCUT 36 Know the Fine Line between Fair Use and Plagiarism

SHORTCUT 37 Fiddle with Your First Draft

SHORTCUT 38 Print a First-Class Final Draft.

Notes:

Previous ed.: Chicago : Contemporary Books, c1982.

ISBN:

9786612445798

9781282445796

1282445790

9780299191634

029919163X

OCLC:

472453573