Description
For over fifty years Turabian's Manual for Writers has offered comprehensive and detailed guidance to authors of research papers. The fifth edition, extensively revised and issued in a larger format, retains the features that have made the manual, in its earlier editions, the choice of over 5000000 writers and students. Throughout, the advice and examples of style usage are based on the thirteenth edition (1982) of the Chicago Manual of Style.Among the new features are the following:
โ a complete revision of guidelines for the preparation of manuscripts, focusing on the needs of computer users
โ advice on what to look for in software, hardware, and other equipment
โ expanded information on the preparation and presentation of tables
โ an updated guide to standard reference styles, with a simplified form of parenthetical reference
โ examples of notes and bibliographical entries with corresponding entries for parenthetical references and reference lists
โ a selected bibliography of style guides recommended for various academic disciplines
โ extensive new examples throughout the text and a new chapter of twenty- eight annotated sample pages
A Manual for Writers remains the definitive "how to" guide, designed to help the author take full advantage of current methods, materials, and technologies. It is an indispensable tool for writers of formal papers in all disciplines and at all levels.
ISBN:9780226816258
