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The Research Process

Check out these books on the research process. Available books can be requested at the Welcome Desk at the K-State Student Union.

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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