PART Ⅰ:The Processes of Research and Writing

Chapter 1:Writing Research Papers

Choosing a Topic

Collecting Information

Outlining the Paper

Writing the Paper

Elements of Research Papers:Sample Pages

Chapter 2:Theses and Dissertations

The Preliminaries(Front Matter)

The Text(Body)of the Paper

Reference Materials(Back Matter,or End Matter)

Elements of Theses and Dissertations:Sample Pages

Chapter 3:Quotations

Indirect Quotation(Summary and Paraphrase)

Direct Quotation

Chapter 4:Style and Mechanics

Style

Mechanics

Editing and Proofreading

Chapter 5:Figures and Tables

Figures

Tables

Tables and Figures:Sample Pages

Chapter 6:The Finished Copy

The Final Draft

Equipment and Supplies

Printing Your Paper

PART Ⅱ:Systems of Documentation

General Information on Documentation

Purposes of Notes and Parenthetical References

The List of Sources

Chapter 7:Chicago Manual Style

Footnotes and Endnotes

Bibliographies

Examples of Footnote and Endnote Forms and Bibliography Forms

Chapter 8:Modern Language Association Style

Content of Parenthetical Citations

Placement and Punctuation of Parenthetical Documentation

The List of Works Cited

Works Cited Forms

MLA-Style Shortened Forms of Publishers'Names and Imprints

Sample Pages

Chapter 9:American Psychological Association Style

Parenthetical Reference Citations in Text

Reference Forms

The List of References

Sample Pages

Glossary

Index