"Portions of this book have been adapted from The Craft of Research, 2nd edition, by Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams, 1995, 2003 by The University of Chicago; and from The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, 1982, 1993, 2003 by The University of Chicago"--T.p. verso. "Portions of this book have been adapted from The Craft of Research, 2nd edition, by Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams, 1995, 2003 by The University of Chicago; and from The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, 1982, 1993, 2003 by The University of Chicago." Instructor Resource Center (IRC) Collection.

Anote to students -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- pt. 1. Research and writing : from planning to production / Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams -- Overview of part 1 -- 1. What research is and how researchers think about it -- 1.1. How researchers think about their aims -- 1.2. Three kinds of questions that researchers ask -- 2. Moving from a topic to a question to a working hypothesis -- 2.1. Find a question in your topic -- 2.2. Propose some working answers -- 2.3. Build a storyboard to plan and guide your work -- 2.4. Organize a writing support group -- 3. Finding useful sources -- 3.1. Understand the kinds of sources readers expect you to use -- 3.2. Record your sources fully, accurately, and appropriately -- 3.3. Search for sources systematically -- 3.4. Evaluate sources for relevance and reliability -- 3.5. Look beyond the usual kinds of references -- 4. Engaging sources -- 4.1. Read generously to understand, then critically to engage and evaluate -- 4.2. Take notes systematically -- 4.3. Take useful notes -- 4.4. Write as you read -- 4.5. Review your progress -- 4.6. Manage moments of normal panic --