A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations Chicago style for students and researchers

"This new edition of the classic reference work on writing research papers recognizes recent developments in information literacy--including finding, evaluating, and citing a wide range of digital sources--and the evolving use of software for citation management, graphics, and paper format and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Turabian, Kate L. (Author)
Other Authors:	Booth, Wayne C. (Editor), Colomb, Gregory G. (Editor), Williams, Joseph M. (Editor), Bizup, Joseph 1966- (Editor), FitzGerald, William T. (Editor)
Resource Type:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago The University of Chicago Press [2018]
Edition:	Ninth edition.
Series:	Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing.
Subjects:	Dissertations, Academic > Handbooks, manuals, etc. Academic writing > Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Table of Contents:

Appendix: paper format and submission. Part III: Style. Part I: Research and writing. Source citation. On the spirit of research
Tables and figures
Quotations
Abbreviations
Numbers
Names, special terms, and titles of works
Spelling
Punctuation
Author-date style: citing specific types of sources
Author-date style: the basic form
Notes-bibliography style: citing specific types of sources
Notes-bibliography style: the basic form
General introduction to citation practices
Presenting research in alternative forums
Learning from comments on your paper
Revising sentences
Writing your final introduction and conclusion
Revising your draft
Presenting evidence in tables and figures
Drafting your paper
Planning a first draft
Constructing your argument
Engaging your sources
Finding useful sources
Defining a project: topic, question, problem, working hypothesis
What research is and how researchers think about it