Research Shortcuts

Judi Kesselman-Turkel, Franklynn Peterson

• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Year: 2003
• Print ISBN: 9780299191641
• eBook ISBN: 9780299191634

     There are proper ways to research a paper...and there are the ways most students do it: laboriously, tediously, and inefficiently. Here are the techniques and shortcuts that the pros use. They will enable students to find their way to the best resources for their own projects.
     From preparing the preliminary outline, work file, and bibiliography, Research Shortcuts proceeds to using the appropriate resource guides, as well as modern aids to research. It also discusses shortcuts that reach the experts: writing letters that get questions answered, and making face-to-face (or telephone) interviews pay off.
     A final section is devoted to using the research data: first drafts, choosing specific quotes wisely, paraphrasing, and final drafts.

Table of contents

• Contents
• Introduction
• PART I: MAPPING YOUR ROUTE: SHORTCUTS TO TAKE BEFORE YOU GO ANYWHERE
• PART II: PACKING YOUR GEAR: SHORTCUTS THAT MAKE RESEARCH-GATHERING EASY
• PART III: TRAVELING THE ROAD: SHORTCUTS FOR SELECTING THE RIGHT RESOURCE CENTER
• PART IV: GETTING INTO UNEXPLORED TERRITORY: SHORTCUTS THAT REACH THE EXPERTS
• PART V: ROADMAP FOR A GRADE-A PAPER: USING YOUR RESEARCH MATERIALS