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The Craft of Research
Contributor(s): Booth, Wayne C. (Author), Colomb, Gregory G. (Author), Williams, Joseph M. (Author)

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ISBN: 022623973X     ISBN-13: 9780226239736
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- Science | Research & Methodology
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - General
Dewey: 001.42
LCCN: 2016000143
Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.5" W x 8.3" L (1.00 lbs) 336 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product
Review Citations: Choice 05/01/2017
 
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With more than three-quarters of a million copies sold since its first publication, The Craft of Research has helped generations of researchers at every level--from first-year undergraduates to advanced graduate students to research reporters in business and government--learn how to conduct effective and meaningful research. Conceived by seasoned researchers and educators Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams, this fundamental work explains how to find and evaluate sources, anticipate and respond to reader reservations, and integrate these pieces into an argument that stands up to reader critique.

The fourth edition has been thoroughly but respectfully revised by Joseph Bizup and William T. FitzGerald. It retains the original five-part structure, as well as the sound advice of earlier editions, but reflects the way research and writing are taught and practiced today. Its chapters on finding and engaging sources now incorporate recent developments in library and Internet research, emphasizing new techniques made possible by online databases and search engines. Bizup and FitzGerald provide fresh examples and standardized terminology to clarify concepts like argument, warrant, and problem.

Following the same guiding principle as earlier editions--that the skills of doing and reporting research are not just for elite students but for everyone--this new edition retains the accessible voice and direct approach that have made The Craft of Research a leader in the field of research reference. With updated examples and information on evaluation and using contemporary sources, this beloved classic is ready for the next generation of researchers.


Contributor Bio(s): Colomb, Gregory G.: - Gregory G. Colomb (1951-2011) was professor of English at the University of Virginia and the author of Designs on Truth: The Poetics of the Augustan Mock-Epic. He is coauthor, with Wayne C. Booth and Joseph M. Williams, of the best-selling guide The Craft of Research, published by the University of Chicago Press.Bizup, Joseph: - Joseph Bizup is associate professor in the Department of English at Boston University. He is coeditor of the thirteenth edition of the Norton Reader and editor of the eleventh edition of Williams's Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace.Fitzgerald, William T.: - William T. FitzGerald is associate professor in the Department of English at Rutgers University-Camden.
 
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