Handbook for College Research - Softcover

Complete, concise, and specially designed for easy access, this guide to the process of writing the research paper features a no-nonsense handbook format that helps students quickly find the information they need. The Third Edition of Handbook for College Research provides the latest information on locating and evaluating print and electronic source material as well as documenting sources in four different styles (the APA, Chicago, CBE, and updated MLA guidelines). In addition to guiding students in the stages of writing the research paper?planning, drafting, and revising, this edition includes convenient, in-text annotations with each citation, providing clear visual models of the four styles.

• Coverage of electronic research includes the latest information on conducting electronic research, interpreting search engines, evaluating Internet and other electronic sources, and documenting electronic sources in the four documentation styles.