The Craft of Research is a influential study guide written by Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb and Joseph M. Williams, supplemented by Joseph Bizup and William T. FitzGerald. The book supports researchers at all levels, from beginning students to professionals in business and government, in effectively conducting research. This reference work from The University of Chicago Press covers research and writing techniques that are essential in the modern academic and professional context.
Essential content
With more than three-quarters of a million copies sold, this book provides clear explanations of how to find, evaluate, and process sources. It explains how to build a strong argument that can be critically tested. The fourth edition includes updated examples and adapts the terminology to align with contemporary methods and the use of online databases and search engines.
Product specifications
- Author: Wayne C. Booth (Late of University of Chicago)
- Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
- Imprint: University of Chicago Press
- Publication date: 2016-10-18
- Number of pages: 336
- ISBN: 9780226239736
- Theme: Research methods / methodology
- BISAC: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Writing / General
About the authors
Joseph Bizup and William T. FitzGerald are respectively associate professor at Boston University and assistant professor at Rutgers University. The original authors Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb and Joseph M. Williams were prominent academics affiliated with top universities. They laid the foundation for this standard work on research skills.