The major chapters contain exercises to reinforce their most important points, and the bibliography provides students with reliable reference sources in 24 different fields. Appropriate Courses Designed for First Year Composition courses, this text can also be used for any course that requires a research paper. Features Full coverage of the latest MLA and APA documentation styles plus brief descriptions of styles in many other disciplines, such as CBE, provide guidelines for writing and documentation in all types of research papers. Chapter-ending exercises for the first nine chapters reinforce the most important material and offer practice in research. Checklists on the inside covers encourage students to plan ahead and follow a schedule.
Plagiarism is discussed in relation to note-taking and to writing.
Updated examples of reference sources help students locate and document the most useful and timely research materials in various fields. To This Edition Coverage of documentation from electronic sources has been expanded and updated to include the latest MLA and APA guidelines. New screenshots illustrate student examples of an Internet search and how to narrow a search using keywords and Boolean operators. Expanded and updated coverage of electronic sources includes new discussion of Library sources and Web-based databases. New material on evaluating Internet sources help students determine the legitimacy of what they find there.