''The Craft of Research'' is a book by

Wayne C. Booth Wayne Clayson Booth (February 22, 1921, in American Fork, Utah – October 10, 2005, in Chicago, Illinois) was an American literary critic. He was the George M. Pullman Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in English Language & Literature an ...

, Gregory G. Colomb,

Joseph M. Williams Joseph M. Williams (18 August 1933, Cleveland, Ohio – 22 February 2008, South Haven, Michigan) was a professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Chicago where he promoted clarity in writing for many years. ...

, Joseph Bizup, and William T. Fitzgerald. The work is published by the

University of Chicago Press The University of Chicago Press is the largest and one of the oldest university presses in the United States. It is operated by the University of Chicago and publishes a wide variety of academic titles, including ''The Chicago Manual of Style'', ...

. The book aims to provide a basic overview of how to

research Research is "creativity, creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge". It involves the collection, organization and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular att ...

, 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. Material from ''The Craft of Research'' has also been adapted to form the first part of

Kate L. Turabian Kate Larimore Turabian (born Laura Kate Larimore, February 26, 1893 – October 25, 1987) was an American educator who is best known for her book ''A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations''. In 2018 the Universit ...

's ''

A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations ''A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations'' is a style guide for writing and formatting research papers, theses, and dissertations and is published by the University of Chicago Press. The work is often referred to ...

''.

Structure

Below is the structure of the work, as outlined in the fourth edition.

Preface: The Aims of This Edition

Part 1: Research, Researchers, and Readers

*Thinking in Print: The Uses of Research, Public and Private *Connecting with Your Reader: Creating a Role for Yourself and Your Readers

Part 2: Asking Questions, Finding Answers

*From Topics to Questions *From Questions to Problems *From Problems to Sources *Engaging Sources

Part 3: Making an Argument

*Making Good Arguments: An Overview *Making Claims *Assembling Reasons and Evidence *Acknowledgments and Responses *Warrants

Part 4: Writing Your Argument

*Planning and Drafting *Organizing Your Argument *Incorporating Sources *Communicating Evidence Visually *Introductions and Conclusions *Revising Style: Telling Your Story Clearly

Part 5: Some Last Considerations

*The Ethics of Research *A Postscript for Teachers *Appendix: Bibliographical Resources

Editions

Translations

* Swedish: ''Forskning och skrivande: konsten att skriva enkelt och effektivt'', (from 4th ed. 2019) * Japanese: ''Risachi no giho'', (from 4th ed. 2018) * Korean: ''Haksul nonmun chaksongbop'', (from 4th ed. 2017) * Chinese: ''Yan jiu shi yi men yi shu'', (from 2nd ed. 2009) * Portuguese: ''A arte da pesquisa'', (from 2nd ed. 2008) * Spanish: ''Cómo convertirse en un hábil investigador'', (from 1st ed. 2001)

Notes

External links

''The Craft of Research'', Fourth Edition
at the University of Chicago Press

Yale Library Research Guide
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