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The Craft of Research

Book by Wayne C. Booth et al.

Field	Value
name	The Craft of Research
image	The Craft of Research.jpg
caption	First edition
authors	Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams, Joseph Bizup, and William T. Fitzgerald
country	United States
language	English
subject	research methods
publisher	University of Chicago Press
pub_date	1995 (2nd ed. 2003, 3rd ed. 2008, 4th ed. 2016, 5th ed. 2024)
media_type	Print
pages	368
isbn	978-0226826677
oclc	1411307366

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 fifth 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

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

Edition	Year	ISBN	In Print?
First	1995		No
Second	2003		No
Third	2008	(Cloth)	Yes
Fourth	2016		Yes
Fifth	2024		Yes

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

References

Bromley, Anne E.. (October 13, 2011). "In Memoriam: Greg Colomb".

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