1 Basic Information about the Research Paper
1a Fear of the research paper
1b Definition of the research paper
1c Format of the research paper
1d Reasons for the research paper
1e The report paper and the thesis paper
1f Drafts of the research paper
1g Writing the research paper: Steps and schedule
2 Choosing a Topic
2a How to choose a topic
2b Topics to avoid
2b-1 Topics that are too big
2b-2 Topics based on a single source
2b-3 Topics that are too technical
2b-4 Topics that are trivial
2b-5 Topics that are overused
2b-6 Topics that are contemporary
2c Narrowing the topic
3 The Library
3a Layout of the library
3a-1 The computer
3a-2 Online full-text databases
3a-3 Microform indexes
3a-4 Stacks
3a-5 Reference room or shelf
3a-6 Main desk
3a-7 Reserve desk
3a-8 Audiovisual room
3a-9 Microform room
3a-10 Newspaper racks
3a-ll Computer room
3a-12 Carrels
3b Organization of the library collections
3b-1 The Dewey Decimal System
3b-2 The Cutter-Sanborn Author Marks
3b-3 The Library of Congress Classification System
3b-4 Classification of periodicals
3b-5 Classification of nonbooks
4 The Thesis and the Outline
4a The thesis: Definition and function
4a-1 Formulating the thesis
4a-2 Rules for wording the thesis
4a-3 Placing the thesis
4a-4 Choosing a title
4b The outline
4b-1 Visual conventions of the outline
4b-2 Equal ranking in outline entries
4b-3 Parallelism in outline entries
4b-4 Types of outlines
a. The topic outline
b. The sentence outline
c. The paragraph outline
d. Decimal outline notation
4C Choosing an outline form
5 Using the Computer in Your Research
6 Doing the Research
7 Transforming the Notes into a Rough Draft
8 Revising Your Rough Draft
9 The MLA System of Dovumentation
10 The APA System of Dovumentaion
11 The Traditional Sstem of Dovumentation
12 Sample Student Papers
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