The modern researcher
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The modern researcher
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992
5th ed
Available at 3 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Previous ed.: 1985
Bibliography: p. 391-393
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This classic introduction to the techniques of research and the art of expression is used widely in historiography courses in many departments other than history. This book thoroughly covers every aspect of research from the selection of a topic, through the methods of finding and verifying data, writing and revising, to preparing a manuscript for publication. It offers invaluable guidance on using all major research sources and effectively reporting the results of research. The Fifth Edition focuses on writing and critical thinking skills. Chapter 4 on sources includes the information on the new library cards and the various databases. Chapter 15 presents new material on techniques of presentation and an expanded discussion of the computer and its uses.
Table of Contents
Part I: Principles and Methods of Research. Research and Report: Characteristics. The ABC of Technique. The Searcher's Mind and Virtues. Finding the Facts. Verification. Handling Ideas. Truth, Causes, And Conditions. Patterns, Bias, And Revisionism. Part II: Writing, Speaking, And Publishing. Organizing: Paragraph, Chapter, And Part. Plain Words: The War on Jargon and Cliches. Clear Sentences: Emphasis, Tone, And Rhythm. The Arts of Quoting and Translating. The Rules of Citing: Footnotes and Bibliography. Revising for Printer and Public. Modes of Presentation.
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