The modern researcher
by
Barzun, Jacques, 1907-
Title
:
The modern researcher
Author
:
Barzun, Jacques, 1907-
ISBN
:
9780155055292
9780495318705
Personal Author
:
Barzun, Jacques, 1907-
Edition
:
6th ed.
Publication Information
:
Belmont, CA : Thomson/Wadsworth, c2004.
Physical Description
:
xiii, 322 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
General Note
:
"The classic work on research and writing--completely updated for the Internet age"--Cover.
Contents
:
Pt. I. Principles and methods of research. 1. Research and report: characteristics -- 2. The ABC of technique -- 3. Finding the facts -- 4. Verification -- 5. Handling ideas -- 6. Truth, causes, and conditions -- 7. Pattern, bias, and revisionism -- Pt. II. Writing, speaking, and publishing. 8. Organizing: paragraph, chapter, and part -- 9. Plain words: the war on jargon and clichés -- 10. Clear sentences: emphasis, tone, and rhythm -- 11. The arts of quoting and translating -- 12. The rules of citing: footnotes and bibliography -- 13. Revising for printer and public -- 14. Modes of presentation.
Subject Term
:
Academic writing.
Research.
Historiography.
Writing.
Added Author
:
Graff, Henry F. (Henry Franklin), 1921-
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168025565066 | 001.432 B296M 2004 | 1 |