The definitive research paper guide, Writing Research Papers combines a traditional and practical approach to the research process with the latest information on electronic research and presentation.
This market-leading text provides students with step-by-step guidance through the research writing process from selecting and narrowing a topic, to formatting the finished document. Also, Writing Research Papers backs up its instruction with the most complete array of samples of any research writing guide on the market. The text continues its extremely thorough and accurate coverage of citation styles for a wide variety of disciplines. The eleventh edition maintains Lester's successful approach while detailing the uses of new computer technologies that are changing the face of research.
Available in two formats–perfect and spiral-bound with tabs (a handier format at a slightly higher price)–Lester's text is one that students will keep throughout their college careers.
Features:
- Step-by-step instruction in a clear, non-intimidating writing style, takes the reader from the selection and narrowing of a topic, through research, note taking, planning, drafting, revising, to preparation of the finished document.
- Unparalleled coverage of using and evaluating print and electronic sources, including extensive examples of how to summarize, paraphrase, and quote appropriately.
- The texts four-color design makes the information more accessible to students, and the incorporation of more sample papers in diverse disciplines provides students with more writing examples than any other research writing guide available.
- The text Web Site is filled with resources including summaries and activities for each chapter of the text, a Web tutorial, online style and citation guides, online newsletter, and instructor archive.
- Featuring a strong emphasis on Internet research, every chapter explores the various aspects of the Internets effect on the entire research paper writing process–from topic searches to documentation of sources.
New to this edition:
- Seven new fully documented student sample papers illustrate how actual students approached their topics. Sample papers include representative online sources to help students apply proper documentation style to the wide variety of Internet sources now available.
- New MLA, APA, CMS, and CSE guidelines and models for citing electronic sources reflect the latest changes to these documentation systems.
- New Chapter 6, "Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism," provides strategies for researching and documenting sources that students can use in practicing ethical research.
- Chapter 3, "Finding and Filtering Internet Sources," has been updated and expanded to reflect new strategies for evaluating online sources and documenting Web sites to help students use the Internet effectively and ethically in their research projects.
- New Appendix B, "Finding Reference Works for Your General Topic," provides a wealth of reference sources online and print by topic area to help students get started with reliable and authoritative sources.
- New section in chapter 10, "Drafting Electronic Research Papers," teaches students how to incorporate visuals and graphics into a research paper and demonstrates the technique in a sample MLA student paper.
