About the Author:
Julia Mary Johns was the research coordinator for SourceAid's popular Citation Builder software. She lives in Sterling, Massachusetts. Sarah Jane Keller is a researcher who specializes in writing style guidelines. She lives in Lake Forest, Illinois.
From School Library Journal:
Grade 9 Up—An outstanding tool. Chapter one, "Writing Ethics," discusses the reason for citing information and gives students examples of lessons from "real life." The second chapter, "Research," provides advice on choosing a topic, formulating a thesis, using the library, and evaluating sources. "Writing" teaches students how to compose introductions, body paragraphs, and conclusions, and provides advice on making revisions. These initial instructions are followed by individual chapters on citing information according to the Modern Language Association (MLA), the American Psychological Association (APA), the Chicago Manual of Style, and The Council of Science Editors. Each chapter explains why one would choose that particular style and has its own index. Because of its abbreviated format, the book is a welcome alternative to the style handbooks produced by MLA and APA. While both of these publications provide excellent, detailed information for scholarly writers, much of it is not necessary for high school term papers. The information in this volume truly addresses creating citations in an accessible way.—Joanne K. Cecere, Monroe-Woodbury High School, Central Valley, NY
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