Research Shortcuts

     There are proper ways to research a paper...and there are the ways most students do it: laboriously, tediously, and inefficiently. Here are the techniques and shortcuts that the pros use. They will enable students to find their way to the best resources for their own projects.
     From preparing the preliminary outline, work file, and bibiliography, Research Shortcuts proceeds to using the appropriate resource guides, as well as modern aids to research. It also discusses shortcuts that reach the experts: writing letters that get questions answered, and making face-to-face (or telephone) interviews pay off.
     A final section is devoted to using the research data: first drafts, choosing specific quotes wisely, paraphrasing, and final drafts.

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Research Shortcuts

     There are proper ways to research a paper...and there are the ways most students do it: laboriously, tediously, and inefficiently. Here are the techniques and shortcuts that the pros use. They will enable students to find their way to the best resources for their own projects.
     From preparing the preliminary outline, work file, and bibiliography, Research Shortcuts proceeds to using the appropriate resource guides, as well as modern aids to research. It also discusses shortcuts that reach the experts: writing letters that get questions answered, and making face-to-face (or telephone) interviews pay off.
     A final section is devoted to using the research data: first drafts, choosing specific quotes wisely, paraphrasing, and final drafts.

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Research Shortcuts

Research Shortcuts

Research Shortcuts

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     There are proper ways to research a paper...and there are the ways most students do it: laboriously, tediously, and inefficiently. Here are the techniques and shortcuts that the pros use. They will enable students to find their way to the best resources for their own projects.
     From preparing the preliminary outline, work file, and bibiliography, Research Shortcuts proceeds to using the appropriate resource guides, as well as modern aids to research. It also discusses shortcuts that reach the experts: writing letters that get questions answered, and making face-to-face (or telephone) interviews pay off.
     A final section is devoted to using the research data: first drafts, choosing specific quotes wisely, paraphrasing, and final drafts.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780299191634
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Publication date: 10/27/2003
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 116
File size: 448 KB

About the Author

Judi Kesselman-Turkel and Franklynn Peterson write and publish the newsletter CPA Computer Report. They have written hundreds of articles and more than twenty books including The Author’s Handbook, Good Writing, and The Magazine Writer’s Handbook. They live in Madison, Wisconsin.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS

Introduction

PART I:

MAPPING YOUR ROUTE: SHORTCUTS TO TAKE BEFORE YOU GO ANYWHERE

1.

Decide Who You're Researching For

2.

Make Sure You Know What Your Topic Is

3.

Isolate the Purpose of Your Research

4.

Keep Your Topic's Time Requirements under Control

5.

Pick Out the Correct Working Title

6.

Prepare a Preliminary Outline

7.

Turn Your Research Needs into Precise Questions

8.

Determine What Kind of Answers You Need

9.

Decide Whether Your Answers Should Come from Secondary or Primary Sources

PART II:

PACKING YOUR GEAR: SHORTCUTS THAT MAKE RESEARCH-GATHERING EASY

10.

Prepare a Work File

11.

Keep a Bibliography as You Go

12.

Key Your Notes for Easy Access

13.

Take Adequate Notes

14.

Keep Your Notes Legible and Segmented

PART III:

TRAVELING THE ROAD: SHORTCUTS FOR SELECTING THE RIGHT RESOURCE CENTER

15.

Head for the Right Library

16.

Learn the Library's Book Storage System

17.

Find the Storage Places for Periodicals

18.

Discover Where Pamphlets, Clippings, and Nonprinted Resources Are Stored

19.

Use the Most Specific Resource Guides First

20.

Skim the Front Matter Before You Use a Reference Guide

21.

Make Wise Use of Modern Aids to Research

22.

Ask the Librarian

23.

Research to Fit the Rule of Three

24.

Stick to Dependable Sources

25.

Skim for Your Answers

26.

Find Leads to Literature from Groups with Causes

PART IV:

GETTING INTO UNEXPLORED TERRITORY: SHORTCUTS THAT REACH THE EXPERTS

27.

Write Letters That Get Your Questions Answered

28.

Make Face-to-Face Interviews Pay Off

29.

Use the Telephone or E-mail

30.

Become Your Own Expert

PART V:

ROADMAP FOR A GRADE-A PAPER: USING YOUR RESEARCH MATERIALS

31.

Rethink Before You Write

32.

Zip Through Your First Draft

33.

Choose the Best Specifics in Your File

34.

Quote Wisely

35.

Paraphrase Carefully

36.

Know the Fine Line between Fair Use and Plagiarism

37.

Fiddle with Your First Draft

38.

Print a First-Class Final Draft

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