{"product_id":"the-college-students-research-companion-finding-evaluating-and-citing-the-resources-you-need-to-succeed-sixth-edition-paperback","title":"The College Student's Research Companion: Finding, Evaluating, and Citing the Resources You Need to Succeed, Sixth Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArlene Rodda Quaratiello\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Most college students are novice researchers for whom Google is the option of first resort. But the information provided by the surface websites usually found this way often lacks substance and is of questionable authority. You can save your students from fruitless, random web searching with the help of this cutting-edge guide, newly updated to reflect the broad range of today's information sources. It's a must-have tool for first-year composition and information literacy courses, LIS collections, and graduate-level research. With this trusted resource by their side, students will \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e master the skills needed to integrate quality informational sources into their writing, enabling them to craft better essays; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e receive guidance on topic selection, time management, and research planning; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e learn a five-step process for evaluating sources; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e be introduced to the fundamentals of database searching, using reference sources, and finding periodical articles, books, and websites; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e get pointers on using sources properly, with advice on citing them according to widely used documentation styles, avoiding plagiarism, quoting or paraphrasing correctly, and incorporating notes; and \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e find review questions and exercises at the end of each chapter, reinforcing the concepts they have just learned. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArlene Quaratiello\u003c\/b\u003e was the Coordinator of Library Instruction at Emerson College before she began her career as a college English instructor. For many years she taught writing courses at St. Anselm College in Manchester, NH and several other schools in the Boston area. She has written numerous essays for biographical encyclopedias as well as \u003ci\u003eRachel Carson: A Biography\u003c\/i\u003e (a volume in the Greenwood Press Biography series).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 12, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752574517536,"sku":"9780838938386","price":44.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/901ad16c19939eb0bf8d6e426af75efc.webp?v=1779999156","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-college-students-research-companion-finding-evaluating-and-citing-the-resources-you-need-to-succeed-sixth-edition-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}