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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 808.042 EAN: 9780226816234 Edition: 3 Revised ISBN: 0226816230 Label: University Of Chicago Press Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 268 Publication Date: March 15, 1977 Publisher: University Of Chicago Press Studio: University Of Chicago Press Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: This third edition of Kate L. Turabian's Student's Guide for Writing College Papers is designed for high school, junior college, or college students faced with writing their first long, documented paper. Besides the book's step-by-step directions for all aspects of paper writing, the sixth chapter, "Some Matters of Style," has been extensively revised, and the List of Reference Works useful to students has been recompiled and greatly expanded by Donald F. Bond, a specialist in bibliography. Students and teachers will appreciate a new system of numbering each paragraph which facilitates locating any desired item through the Index or cross-references in the text. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Outdated, but great for teaching outliningYes, this book is outdated for citing internet resources, etc. However if you need to understand how to put together and outline, this book has an excellent section with an example of an actual outline. This is something that I have found to be missing from current handbooks and it has proved very valuable to me. Rating:  - Student;'s Guide for Writing College PapersI was disappointed with this book for several reasons: 1) It was written pre-video, pre-internet; therefore, many aspects of incorporating sources into class papers lack any directives by Turabian. 2) While sharing the "what not to do's", this book lacked many "to do's". For example, in the footnoting section, she indicated when not to use Ibid., but the book lacks specific direction on what to do. 3) Information is not easily accessible for specific points...lots ... Read More Rating:  - DatedIn it's time this was probably THE reference for writing term papers, but with the passing of time, it has become dated. With information on such things as footnotes, it is simply not up-to-date with the styles currently in use at most colleges. Probably manuals such as the Beacon Handbook or the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers would be better reference choices. 
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