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The Research Process

Check out these books on the research process. Available books can be requested at Library Help on the 2nd floor of Hale Library.

MLA Handbook by The Modern Language Association of America
Call Number: Reserves--Request at Library Help, 2nd Floor LB2369 .G53 2016
ISBN: 1603292624
Publication Date: 2016
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by American Psychological Association Staff
Call Number: BF76.7 .P83 2010 - on reserve at Library Help
ISBN: 1433805618
Publication Date: 2009
The ultimate guide for citations and writing tips for those doing research in the social sciences.
Research Strategies: Finding Your Way Through the Information Fog by William Badke
Call Number: Z710 .B23 2011
ISBN: 1462010172
Publication Date: 2011
A thorough treatise on finding your way through the deluge of information out there, this guide is great for finding out about the many types of sources--AND--how to use them effectively.
The Rowman and Littlefield Guide to Writing with Sources by James P. Davis
Call Number: PE1478 .D37 2012
ISBN: 1442205695
Publication Date: 2011
A guide to incorporating sources into your writing. Contains sections on when to credit a source, quoting directly from a source, and paraphrasing.
A Writer's Reference by Diana Hacker; Nancy Sommers (Contribution by); Tom Jehn (Contribution by); Jane Rosenzweig (Contribution by)
ISBN: 0312450257
Publication Date: 2006-11-23
Divided into three main categories, Hacker's reference book covers composition/style, correctness, and research/basic grammar.

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