Preface

Chapter 1 Writing from Research
Chapter 2 Finding a Topic
Chapter 3 Organizing Ideas and Setting Goals
Chapter 4 Gathering Sources Online
Chapter 5 Gathering Sources in the Library
Chapter 6 Conducting Field Research
Chapter 7 Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism
Chapter 8 Reading and Evaluating Sources
Chapter 9 Writing Effective Notes and Creating Outlines
Chapter10 Drafting the Paper in an Academic Style
Chapter11 Blending Reference Material into Your Writing by Using MLA Style
Chapter12 Writing the Introduction, Body, and Conclusion,
Chapter13 Revising, Proofreading, and Formatting the Rough Draft
Chapter14 Woks Cited: MLA Style
Chapter15 Writing in APA Style
Chapter16 The Footnote System: CMS Style
Chapter17 CSE Style for the Natural and Applied Sciences
Chapter18 Creating Electronic Research Projects

APPENDIX A Glossary: Rules and Techniques for Preparing the Manuscript in MLA Style
APPENDIX B Finding Reference Works for Your General Topic
Credits
Index