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A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations : Chicago Style for students and researchers / Kate L. Turabian ; revised by Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams, and the University of Chicago Press editorial staff.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishingPublication details: Chikago The University of Chicago Press 2013Edition: 8th editionDescription: xv, 448 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780226816371 (cloth : alkaline paper)
  • 0226816370 (cloth : alkaline paper)
  • 9780226816388 (paperback : alkaline paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 808.06/6378 23
LOC classification:
  • LB 2369 .T8 2013
Other related works: Booth, Wayne C. Craft of research.; Chicago manual of style.Summary: A little more than seventy-five years ago, Kate L. Turabian drafted a set of guidelines to help students understand how to write, cite, and formally submit research writing. Seven editions and more than nine million copies later, the name Turabian has become synonymous with best practices in research writing and style. Her Manual for Writers continues to be the gold standard for generations of college and graduate students in virtually all academic disciplines. Now in its eighth edition, A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations has been fully revised to meet the needs of todays writers and researchers
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Judith Thomas Library Judith Thomas Library Research Section JTL Research Collection LB 2369 .T8 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA014012 1 Available AUA014012
Judith Thomas Library Judith Thomas Library Research Section JTL Research Collection LB 2369 .T8 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA014013 2 Available AUA014013

"Portions of this book have been adapted from The Craft of Research, 3rd edition, by Wayne C. Booth, Gregory C. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams, ©1995, 2003, 2008 by The University of Chicago; and The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th edition, ©2010 by The University of Chicago"--title page verso.

Kate L. Turabian died in 1987 after the publication of the fifth edition, which was revised by members of the Press editorial staff; they also revised the sixth and seventh editions. For the seventh edition, Booth, Colomb and Williams expanded the focus of the book by adding extensive new material adapted from their book The craft of research.
Original edition published as: A manual for writers of term papers, theses, and dissertations / Kate L. Turabian. 1955.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-433) and index.

A little more than seventy-five years ago, Kate L. Turabian drafted a set of guidelines to help students understand how to write, cite, and formally submit research writing. Seven editions and more than nine million copies later, the name Turabian has become synonymous with best practices in research writing and style. Her Manual for Writers continues to be the gold standard for generations of college and graduate students in virtually all academic disciplines. Now in its eighth edition, A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations has been fully revised to meet the needs of todays writers and researchers