This is an indispensable guide to research writing; it has been relied upon by millions of students & instructors over the years. Lester explains how documentation has changed from footnotes to in-text citations, while the content of research papers now includes cross-curricular topics. In this 1993 edition, there is new material on using electronic sources, generating papers on a computer, setting goals, drafting research proposals, & reading & evaluating reference sources. In addition, there are several new student sample papers, as well as updated coverage of the writing process.