| Preface to the Instructor |
| Preface to the Student |
| Chapter 1 Writing from Research |
| 1a Why Do Research |
| 1b Learning Format Variations |
| 1c Understanding a Research Assignment |
| Understanding the Terminology |
| 1d Establishing a Schedule |
| Chapter 2 Finding a Topic |
| 2a Relating Your Personal Ideas to a Scholarly Problem |
| Connecting Personal Experience to Scholarly Topics |
| Speculating about Your Subject to Discover Ideas and to Focus on the Issues |
| 2b Talking with Others to Find and Refine the Topic |
| Personal Interviews |
| Online Discussion Groups 2 |
| Using the World Wide Web to Refine Your Topic |
| Using an Online Subject Directory |
| Using an Internet Key-word Search 2 |
| Using the Library's Electronic Databases to Find and Narrow a Subject 2 |
| Using the Library's Electronic Book Catalogs to Find a Topic 2 |
| Expressing a Thesis Statement, Enthymeme, or Hypothesis 2 |
| Drafting a Research Proposal |
| The Short Proposal |
| The Long Proposal |
| Your Research Project |
| Chapter 3 Finding and Filtering Electronic Sources |
| 3a Beginning an Online Search |
| 3b Reading an Online Address |
| 3c Using a Search Engine |
| Subject Directory Search Engines |
| Robot-Driven Search Engines |
| Metasearch Engines |
| Specialized Search Engines |
| Educational Search Engines |
| Educational Search Engines Maintained by Libraries |
| 3d Searching for Articles in Journals and Magazines |
| Online Journals |
| Online Magazines |
| 3e Searching for Articles in Newspapers and Media Sources |
| 3f Accessing E-Books |
| 3g Using Listserv, Usenet, and Chat Groups |
