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      Lenses on Composition Studies

      Series Editors, Sheryl Fontaine and Steve Westbrook

      Lenses on Composition Studies offers authors the unique opportunity to write for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students who are new to the discipline of Composition Studies. While the series aims to maintain the rigor and depth of contemporary composition scholarship, it seeks to offer this particular group of students an introduction to key disciplinary issues in accessible prose that does not assume prior advanced knowledge of scholars and theoretical debates. The series provides instructors of advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate students texts that are both appropriate and inviting for this fresh but professionally directed audience.

      Bibliographic Research in Composition Studies

      Vicki Byard

      Parlor Press

      Anderson, South Carolina

      www.parlorpress.com

      Parlor Press LLC, West Lafayette, Indiana 47906

      © 2009 by Parlor Press

      All rights reserved.

      Printed in the United States of America

      S A N: 2 5 4 - 8 8 7 9

       Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Byard, Vicki, 1961-

       Bibliographic research in composition studies / Vicki Byard.

       p. cm. -- (Lenses on composition studies)

       Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

       ISBN 978-1-60235-131-8 (pbk. : alk. paper) -- ISBN 978-1-60235-132-5 (alk. paper) -- ISBN 978-1-60235-133-2 (adobe ebook : alk. paper)

       1. English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching. 2. English language--Rhetoric--Research--Methodology. I. Title.

       PE1404.B93 2009

       808’.04207--dc22

       2009036437

      This book is printed on acid-free paper.

      Parlor Press, LLC is an independent publisher of scholarly and trade titles in print and multimedia formats. This book is available in paperback, cloth, and Adobe eBook formats from Parlor Press on the World Wide Web at http://www.parlorpress.com. For submission information or to find out about Parlor Press publications, write to Parlor Press, 816 Robinson St., West Lafayette, Indiana, 47906, or e-mail [email protected].

      Contents

       1 Directions to the Parlor: The Need for a Guide to Scholarship in Composition Studies

       The Need for Student-Centered Introductions to Composition Studies

       The Need for Bibliographic Instruction in Academia

       The Need for Bibliographic Instruction in Composition Studies

       Suggestions for Using This Book

       Some Cautions about This Book

       Works Cited

       For Further Reading

       2 Voices in the Parlor: The Construction of Knowledge in Composition Studies

       Scholarship

       Definition of Scholarship

       Examples of Scholarship

       Advice for Locating Scholarship

       Empirical Research

       Definition of Empirical Research

       Examples of Empirical Research

       Advice for Locating Empirical Research

       Practice

       Definition of Practice

       Examples of Practice

       Advice for Locating Practice

       Hybrid Knowledge

       Works Cited

       For Further Reading

       3 Genres in the Parlor: The Dissemination of Knowledge in Composition Studies

       Books and Edited Collections

       Print and Electronic Journals

       Theses and Dissertations

       Professional Organizations’ Websites, Position Statements, and Conventions

       Mailing Lists and Their Archives

       Works Cited

       For Further Reading

       4 Approaching the Parlor’s Threshold: Preparing for Your Bibliographic Search in Composition Studies

       Assessing Your Library’s Resources

       Identifying Your Search Terms

       Keywords

       Controlled Vocabulary

       Understanding Web Search Options

       Boolean Operators

       Advanced Search Options

       Search Histories

       Establishing Your Criteria for Sources

       Quantity

       Credibility

       Relevance

       Timeliness

       Cumulative Merit

       Choosing a Documentation Style

       MLA

       APA

       Reference Management Software

       Works Cited

       For Further

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