Comprehensive and well-balanced, this writing guide is designed to help students prepare effective documents
for their social science courses. The revised fourth edition includes important coverage on efficiently using the
Internet for research as well as traditional information resources.
Features
Coverage of oral communication.
Continued up-to-date coverage of internet's influence on research.
Student writing examples throughout.
Continued emphasis on the need for sustained and thoughtful revision.
New To This Edition
Updated Checklists at chapter end.
Updated section on technology.
Discussion of evaluating Web resources and print publications.
Updated discussion of oral communication in Chapter 6, including new suggestions for students and professionals.
Chapter 7 broadens discussion of documentation forms by explaining more explicitly the different citation styles
as well as their basic commonalities.
Table of Contents
1. The Practice of Writing.
2. Using the Library and the Internet.
3. Summaries and Reviews of Social Science Literature.
4. Papers Bases on Original Research.
5. Library Research Papers.
6. Oral Presentations and Written Examinations.
7. Form.
8. Revising.
