Digital Paper: A Manual For Research And Writing With Library And Internet Materials (chicago Guides To Writing, Editing, And Publishing)
by Andrew Abbott /
2014 / English / PDF
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Today’s researchers have access to more information than ever
before. Yet the new material is both overwhelming in quantity and
variable in quality. How can scholars survive these twin problems
and produce groundbreaking research using the physical and
electronic resources available in the modern university research
library? In
Today’s researchers have access to more information than ever
before. Yet the new material is both overwhelming in quantity and
variable in quality. How can scholars survive these twin problems
and produce groundbreaking research using the physical and
electronic resources available in the modern university research
library? InDigital Paper,
Digital Paper, Andrew Abbott provides some
much-needed answers to that question.
Andrew Abbott provides some
much-needed answers to that question.
Abbott tells what every senior researcher knows: that research is
not a mechanical, linear process, but a thoughtful and
adventurous journey through a nonlinear world. He breaks
library research down into seven basic and simultaneous tasks:
design, search, scanning/browsing, reading, analyzing, filing,
and writing. He moves the reader through the phases of research,
from confusion to organization, from vague idea to polished
result. He teaches how to evaluate data and prior research; how
to follow a trail to elusive treasures; how to organize a
project; when to start over; when to ask for help. He shows how
an understanding of scholarly values, a commitment to hard work,
and the flexibility to change direction combine to enable the
researcher to turn a daunting mass of found material into an
effective paper or thesis.
Abbott tells what every senior researcher knows: that research is
not a mechanical, linear process, but a thoughtful and
adventurous journey through a nonlinear world. He breaks
library research down into seven basic and simultaneous tasks:
design, search, scanning/browsing, reading, analyzing, filing,
and writing. He moves the reader through the phases of research,
from confusion to organization, from vague idea to polished
result. He teaches how to evaluate data and prior research; how
to follow a trail to elusive treasures; how to organize a
project; when to start over; when to ask for help. He shows how
an understanding of scholarly values, a commitment to hard work,
and the flexibility to change direction combine to enable the
researcher to turn a daunting mass of found material into an
effective paper or thesis.
More than a mere how-to manual, Abbott’s guidebook helps
teach good habits for acquiring knowledge, the foundation of
knowledge worth knowing. Those looking for ten easy steps to a
perfect paper may want to look elsewhere. But serious scholars,
who want their work to stand the test of time, will appreciate
Abbott’s unique, forthright approach and relish every page of
More than a mere how-to manual, Abbott’s guidebook helps
teach good habits for acquiring knowledge, the foundation of
knowledge worth knowing. Those looking for ten easy steps to a
perfect paper may want to look elsewhere. But serious scholars,
who want their work to stand the test of time, will appreciate
Abbott’s unique, forthright approach and relish every page ofDigital Paper
Digital Paper.
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