The St. Martin's Pocket Guide to Research and Documentation

The St. Martin's Pocket Guide to Research and Documentation, is small enough to fit in a pocket but big enough to provide the reliable help students need with research assignments across the disciplines. Offering advice for planning, conducting, and documenting research, this guide includes: * annotated source maps that give step-by-step guidelines for citing print and electronic materials * advice on evaluating sources and navigating wired libraries * tips for about getting started on a research project * guidelines for avoiding plagiarism and for quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing sources * helpful lists of resource materials, both print and electronic, for over twenty-five disciplines * up-to-date documentation guidelines for MLA, Chicago, APA, CSE, and AIP styles * sample student research writing in a variety of disciplines and documentation styles