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Research and Documentation in the Digital Age with 2016 MLA Update
Sixth Edition©2015 Diana Hacker; Barbara Fister
Engage in help for the research process, find entry points in debates, and develop your authority as a researcher. Research and Documentation in the Digital Age with 2016 MLA Update covers the fundamental information you need in college to successfully complete research assignments in more than 30 disciplines. Get useful advice on finding, evaluating, and documenting sources as you hone your research paper writing abilities.
Table of Contents
Part I. Getting startedSeeing the big picture Developing a focused research question Using references to get an overviewDeveloping effective search termsIdentifying and filling gapsAccessing sources
Part II. Choosing sources
Finding sourcesEvaluating sourcesKnowing what sources to avoidTracing the influence of a sourceGetting involved in scholarly conversationsPart III: Managing information
Staying organized anywhere Using information from sources in your writingAvoiding unintentional plagiarism Using citation management toolsPart IV: Research and documentation in the humanities
Finding sources in the humanitiesGeneral resourcesArt and architectureClassicsLiteratureMusicPhilosophyReligionTheater, dance, and filmWorld languages and linguisticsCiting sources in the humanities: MLA style MLA in-text citationsMLA list of works citedMLA manuscript formatSample MLA research paperPart V: Research and documentation in history
Finding sources in historyGeneral resourcesWorld historyAmerican historyCiting sources in history: Chicago style Chicago documentation styleChicago manuscript formatSample pages from a Chicago research paperPart VI: Research and documentation in the social sciences
Finding sources in the social sciencesGeneral resourcesAnthropologyBusiness and economicsCommunication studies Criminal justiceEducationEthnic and area studiesGender and women’s studiesGeographyNursing and health sciencesLawPolitical sciencePsychologySociologyCiting sources in the social sciences: APA StyleAPA in-text citationsAPA list of referencesAPA manuscript formatSample APA research paperPart VII: Research and documentation in the sciences
Finding sources in the sciencesGeneral resourcesBiologyChemistryComputer scienceEngineeringEnvironmental sciencesGeologyMathematicsPhysics and astronomyCiting sources in the sciences: CSE StyleCSE documentation systemsCSE in-text citationsCSE referencesCSE manuscript formatSample pages from a CSE research paperList of Style Manuals
Part VIII: Glossary of research terms
Diana Hacker
Diana Hacker personally class-tested her handbooks with nearly four thousand students over thirty-five years at Prince George’s Community College in Maryland, where she was a member of the English faculty. Hacker handbooks, built on innovation and on a keen understanding of the challenges facing student writers, are the most widely adopted in America. Hacker handbooks, all published by Bedford/St. Martin’s, include A Writer’s Reference, Ninth Edition (2018); A Pocket Style Manual, Eighth Edition (2018); The Bedford Handbook, Tenth Edition (2017); Rules for Writers, Eighth Edition (2016); and Writer’s Help 2.0, Hacker Version.
Barbara Fister
Barbara Fister is a professor and librarian at Gustavus Adolphus College, where she directs the library's instruction program, works with the John S. Kendall Center for Engaged Learning, and teaches several courses, including a first-term seminar. She has published widely on information literacy, the future of publishing, and popular reading practices; she also has published a book on third world women's literatures, three novels, and is a weekly columnist for Library Journal and Inside Higher Ed.
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