A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Ninth Edition
Chicago Style for Students and Researchers
Kate L. Turabian
Revised by Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams, Joseph Bizup, William T. FitzGerald, and the University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff
464 pages
| April 16, 2018
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When
Kate L. Turabian first put her famous guidelines to paper, she could
hardly have imagined the world in which today’s students would be
conducting research. Yet while the ways in which we research and compose
papers may have changed, the fundamentals remain the same: writers need
to have a strong research question, construct an evidence-based
argument, cite their sources, and structure their work in a logical way.
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations—also
known as “Turabian”—remains one of the most popular books for writers
because of its timeless focus on achieving these goals.
This new
edition filters decades of expertise into modern standards. While
previous editions incorporated digital forms of research and writing,
this edition goes even further to build information literacy,
recognizing that most students will be doing their work largely or
entirely online and on screens. Chapters include updated advice on
finding, evaluating, and citing a wide range of digital sources and also
recognize the evolving use of software for citation management,
graphics, and paper format and submission. The ninth edition is fully
aligned with the recently released
Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition, as well as with the latest edition of
The Craft of Research.
Teachers and users of the previous editions will recognize the familiar
three-part structure. Part 1 covers every step of the research and
writing process, including drafting and revising. Part 2 offers a
comprehensive guide to Chicago’s two methods of source citation:
notes-bibliography and author-date. Part 3 gets into matters of
editorial style and the correct way to present quotations and visual
material.
A Manual for Writers also covers an issue familiar to writers of all levels: how to conquer the fear of tackling a major writing project.
Through eight decades and millions of copies,
A Manual for Writers has
helped generations shape their ideas into compelling research papers.
This new edition will continue to be the gold standard for college and
graduate students in virtually all academic disciplines.
