 First edition | |
| Authors | Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams, Joseph Bizup, and William T. Fitzgerald |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Publication date | 1995 (2nd ed. 2003, 3rd ed. 2008, 4th ed. 2016) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 336 |
| ISBN | 978-0226239736 |
The Craft of Research is a book by Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams, Joseph Bizup, and William T. Fitzgerald.[1] The work is published by the University of Chicago Press. The book aims to provide a basic overview of how to research, from the process of selecting a topic and gathering sources to the process of writing results. The book has become a standard text in college composition classes and is now in its fourth edition.
The first edition of The Craft of Research was a winner of the 1995–1996 Critics' Choice Award.[2] Material from The Craft of Research has also been adapted to form the first part of Kate L. Turabian's A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations.
- ^ Joseph Bizup and William T. Fitzgerald became contributing authors with the fourth edition.
- ^ Booth, Wayne C.; Booth, Wayne Clayson; Colomb, Gregory G.; Williams, Joseph M. (1995). Amazon.com Review: The Craft of Research (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing) 1st Edition. ISBN 0226065847.