The Craft of Research is a book by Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams, Joseph Bizup, and William T. Fitzgerald. 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. 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.

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

Part 2: Asking Questions, Finding Answers

Part 3: Making an Argument

Part 4: Writing Your Argument

Part 5: Some Last Considerations

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