Kate L. Turabian

A Manual for Writers

of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations

What’s New in the Seventh Edition

A substantial new section by the authors of the best-selling Craft of Research discusses what research is and how to think about it. This section includes information on such topics as

• searching your own interests for research topics
• building a storyboard to organize your thoughts
• reading sources critically rather than passively
• anticipating your reader’s questions
• sensing when it is time to stop researching and start writing
• managing anxiety and working through writer’s block
• presenting evidence visually
• learning from an instructor’s comments

The material on source citation and style has been thoroughly updated to reflect the recommendations of The Chicago Manual of Style, fifteenth edition. It now includes advice on citing a wider range of sources—including online sources—and on other aspects of writing influenced by electronic technology.

The appendix offers updated guidelines for formatting research papers, theses, and dissertations and preparing them for submission using today’s electronic technology.