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| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Madison :
University of Wisconsin Press,
[2003]
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| Edición: | Rev. ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.