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| Most chapters conclude with "Your Research Project." | |
| Preface to the Instructor | |
| Preface to the Student | |
| Writing from Research | |
| Why Do Research? | |
| Learning Format Variations | |
| Understanding a Research Assignment | |
| Understanding the Terminology | |
| Establishing a Schedule | |
| Finding a Topic | |
| R... MORE | |
| Connecting Personal Experience to Scholarly Topics | |
| Speculating about Your Subject to Discover Ideas and to Focus on the Issues | |
| Talking with Others to Refine the Topic | |
| Personal Interviews | |
| Internet Discussion Groups | |
| Using the World Wide Web to Refine Your Topic | |
| Using an Internet Subject Directory | |
| Using an Internet Keyword Search | |
| Using the Library's Electronic Databases to Find and Narrow a Subject | |
| Using the Library's Electronic Book Catalogs to Find a Topic | |
| Expressing a Thesis Sentence, Enthymeme, or Hypothesis | |
| Your Research Project | |
| Drafting a Research Proposal | |
| The Short Proposal | |
| The Long Proposal | |
| Finding and Filtering Internet Sources | |
| Beginning an Internet Search | |
| Reading an Internet Address | |
| Using a Search Engine | |
| Subject Directory Search Engines | |
| Robot-Driven Search Engines | |
| Metasearch Engines | |
| Specialized Search Engines | |
| Educational Search Engines | |
| Educational Search Engines Maintained by Libraries | |
| Searching for Articles on Journals and Magazines | |
| Online Journals | |
| Online Magazines | |
| Searching for Articles in Newspapers and Media Sources | |
| Accessing eBooks | |
| Using Listserv, Usenet, and Chat Groups | |
| E-mail News Groups | |
| Real-time Chatting | |
| Examining Library Holdings via Internet Access | |
| Finding an Internet Bibliography | |
| Conducting Archival Research on the Internet | |
| Go to the Library | |
| Go to an Edited Search Engine | |
| Go to a Metasearch Engine | |
| Use Search Engine Directories | |
| Go to a Listserv or Usenet Group | |
| Go to Newspaper Archives | |
| Gathering Data in the Library | |
| Launching the Search | |
| Developing a Working Bibliography | |
| Finding Books on Your Topic | |
| Using Your Library's Electronic Book Catalog | |
| Using the Library's Printed Bibliographies | |
| Finding Articles in Magazines and Journals | |
| Searching the General Indexes to Periodicals | |
| Finding Indexes by Discipline in Appendix B | |
| Using the H. W. Wilson Indexes | |
| Searching for an Index to Abstracts | |
| Searching for Abstracts of Dissertations | |
| Searching for a Biography | |
| Searching for Articles in the Newspaper Indexes | |
| Searching the Indexes to Pamphlet Files | |
| Searching for Government Documents | |
| Searching for Essays within Books | |
| Using the Microforms | |
| Conducting Research Outside the Library | |
| Investigating Local Sources | |
| Interviewing Knowledgeable People | |
| Writing Letters and Corresponding by E-mail | |
| Reading Personal Papers | |
| Attending Lectures and Public Addresses | |
| Investigating Government Documents | |
| Examining Audiovisual Materials, Television, and Radio | |
| Conducting a Survey with a Questionnaire | |
| Conducting Experiments, Tests, and Observation | |
| Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism | |
| Using Sources to Enhance Your Credibility | |
| Placing Your Work in Its Proper Context | |
| Honoring Property Rights | |
| Avoiding Plagiarism | |
| Common Knowledge Exceptions | |
| Borrowing from a Source Correctly | |
| Sharing Credit in Collaborative Projects | |
| Honoring and Crediting Sources in Online Classrooms | |
| Seeking Permission to Publish Material on Your Web Site | |
| Reading and Evaluating the Best Sources | |
| Finding the Best Source Materials | |
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