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A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations : Chicago Style for students and researchers / Kate L. Turabian ; revised by Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams, and the University of Chicago Press editorial staff.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishingPublisher: Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, ©2013Edition: Eighth editionDescription: xv, 448 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780226816371 (cloth : alkaline paper)
  • 0226816370 (cloth : alkaline paper)
  • 9780226816388 (paperback : alkaline paper)
  • 0226816389 (paperback : alkaline paper)
Other title:
  • Chicago Style for students and researchers
  • Chicago manual of style for students and researchers
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 808.06/6378 23
LOC classification:
  • LB2369 .T8 2013
Other related works: Booth, Wayne C. Craft of research; Chicago manual of style
Contents:
Part I. Research and writing : from planning to production / Wayne C. Booth, Gregory C. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams. -- 1. What research is and how researchers think about it -- 2. Moving from a topic to a question to a working hypothesis -- 3. Finding useful sources -- 4. Engaging sources -- 5. Planning your argument -- 6. Planning a first draft -- 7. Drafting your report -- 8. Presenting evidence in tables and figures -- 9. Revising your draft -- 10. Writing your final introduction and conclusion -- 11. Revising sentences -- 12. Learning from your returned paper -- 13. Presenting research in alternative forums -- 14. On the spirit of research. --
Part II. Source citation. -- 15. General introduction to citation practices -- 16. Notes-bibliography style: the basic form -- 17. Notes-bibliography style : citing specific types of sources -- 18. Author-date style : the basic form -- 19. Author-date style : citing specific types of sources. --
Part III. Style. -- 20. Spelling -- 21. Punctuation -- 22. Names, special terms, and titles of works -- 23. Numbers -- 24. Abbreviations -- 25. Quotations -- 26. Tables and figures -- Appendix: Paper format and submission.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Vol info Copy number Status Date due Barcode Course reserves
Book on Reserve Krauth Memorial Branch Philadelphia Reserve Books (Short-term Checkouts) LB2369 .T8 2013 1 Available 31794003154003

ULS: Ph.D Research Methods ULS: Spring 2025

Print book for loan Krauth Memorial Branch Philadelphia General Collection LB2369 .T8 2013 2 Available 31794003126795
Reference book Lineberger Memorial Library Southern Reference Collection (Main Level) LB2369 .T8 2013 1 Missing 35898001676184
Print book for loan Wentz Memorial Branch Gettysburg General Collection (Lower Level) LB2369 .T8 2013 8th ed. 1 Available 31826003422293
Print book for loan Wentz Memorial Branch Gettysburg General Collection (Lower Level) LB2369 .T8 2013 8th ed. 3 Available 31826003430122

"Portions of this book have been adapted from The Craft of Research, 3rd edition, by Wayne C. Booth, Gregory C. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams, ©1995, 2003, 2008 by The University of Chicago; and The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th edition, ©2010 by The University of Chicago"--title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 410-433) and index.

Part I. Research and writing : from planning to production / Wayne C. Booth, Gregory C. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams. -- 1. What research is and how researchers think about it -- 2. Moving from a topic to a question to a working hypothesis -- 3. Finding useful sources -- 4. Engaging sources -- 5. Planning your argument -- 6. Planning a first draft -- 7. Drafting your report -- 8. Presenting evidence in tables and figures -- 9. Revising your draft -- 10. Writing your final introduction and conclusion -- 11. Revising sentences -- 12. Learning from your returned paper -- 13. Presenting research in alternative forums -- 14. On the spirit of research. --

Part II. Source citation. -- 15. General introduction to citation practices -- 16. Notes-bibliography style: the basic form -- 17. Notes-bibliography style : citing specific types of sources -- 18. Author-date style : the basic form -- 19. Author-date style : citing specific types of sources. --

Part III. Style. -- 20. Spelling -- 21. Punctuation -- 22. Names, special terms, and titles of works -- 23. Numbers -- 24. Abbreviations -- 25. Quotations -- 26. Tables and figures -- Appendix: Paper format and submission.

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