II. Research (Chapters 8-15)

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Ideas and assistance for writing research papers (p. 176) Getting started on a research paper (p. 177) The process of research (p. 178) Mastering internet search techniques (p. 182) Using TakeNote! software (p. 190) Reference books and online reference resources (p. 194) More on the anatomy of URLs (p. 214) Using Search.com for advanced searches (p. 217) Access to online search tools (p. 220) Access to online libraries and collections (p. 222) Access to online government documents (p. 223) Access to online periodicals (p. 224) Finding a site's homepage (p. 230) Distinguishing popular and professional journals (p. 231) A sample site evaluation reveals a parody (p. 242) Avoid plagiarism with these in-depth guidelines. (p. 252) Recognizing and preventing plagiarism (p. 255) Myths and excuses about plagiarism exposed (p. 263) Examples of paraphrasing sources (p. 264) Examples of summarizing sources (p. 272) Examples of integrating quotations into a paper (p. 278) A complete guide to writing a research paper (p. 286) An online guide to writing research papers (p. 287) How to start the first draft. (p. 291) Revision Checklist (p. 295) Examples of student papers on the Web (p. 299) Citing an entire Web site (p. 352) Citing a course homepage (p. 353) Citing an online periodical (p. 356) Citing a document from an information database or scholarly project (p. 359) Citing a document from a full-text article found via a library subscription service (p. 360)

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Audio: Breaking research tasks into manageable parts (p. 176) Audio: Insert your comments into research notes (p. 186) Audio: Keeeping accurate records of sources (p. 190) Audio: Searching print and online sources (p. 198) Audio: Tips for keyword searching (p. 198) Audio: Take advantage of Internet browser tools (p. 211) Audio: Tips for working with URLs (p. 213) Audio: Practice Internet searching. (p. 216) Audio: Conduct your own Internet search. (p. 247) Audio: Using sources accurately (p. 251) Audio: Take accurate notes to avoid plagiarism. (p. 260) Audio: Three sets of guidelines (p. 269)

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Video: Narrowing a subject online (p. 199) Video: Understanding online citation. (p. 216) Video: Conducting online keyword searches (p. 217) Video: Comparing online sources (p. 235) Video: How to avoid plagiarism (p. 256)

Exercises

Chapter 8: For Collaboration, page 178 Chapter 8: For Collaboration, page 180 Exercise 8.1 Exercise 8.2 Exercise 8.3 Exercise 8.4 Exercise 8.5 Exercise 9.1 Exercise 9.2 Exercise 9.3 Exercise 10.1 Exercise 10.2 Exercise 11.1 Exercise 11.2 Exercise 11.3 Exercise 12.1

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