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A manual for writers of term papers, theses, and dissertations /

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chicago : University of Chicago Press c1955, 1967.Edition: 3rd ed. (revised)Description: ix, 164 pSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 808.02 TUR
LOC classification:
  • LB2369 .T8 1967
Summary: This manual has a three-part structure, beginning with an overview of the steps in the research and writing process, including formulating questions, reading critically, building arguments, and revising drafts. Part II provides an overview of citation practices with detailed information on the two main scholarly citation styles (notes-bibliography and author-date), an array of source types with contemporary examples, and detailed guidance on citing online resources. The final section treats all matters of editorial style, with advice on punctuation, capitalization, spelling, abbreviations, table formatting, and the use of quotations. Style and citation recommendations have been revised throughout to reflect the sixteenth edition of The Chicago Manual of Style. The Manual retains its familiar three-part structure, beginning with an overview of the steps in the research and writing process, including formulating questions, reading critically, building arguments, and revising drafts.
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Monograph & others Monograph & others CBN HQ Library General Stacks Non-fiction 808.02 TUR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available 31008100125760
Monograph & others Monograph & others CBN HQ Library General Stacks Non-fiction 808.02 TUR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.2 Available 31008100125885

Includes index.

This manual has a three-part structure, beginning with an overview of the steps in the research and writing process, including formulating questions, reading critically, building arguments, and revising drafts. Part II provides an overview of citation practices with detailed information on the two main scholarly citation styles (notes-bibliography and author-date), an array of source types with contemporary examples, and detailed guidance on citing online resources. The final section treats all matters of editorial style, with advice on punctuation, capitalization, spelling, abbreviations, table formatting, and the use of quotations. Style and citation recommendations have been revised throughout to reflect the sixteenth edition of The Chicago Manual of Style.
The Manual retains its familiar three-part structure, beginning with an overview of the steps in the research and writing process, including formulating questions, reading critically, building arguments, and revising drafts.

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