Students are helped to learn to research and write papers in the social sciences with this guide. The book provides discipline-specific guidance and sample papers which assist students in preparing their own social science papers. The text also covers general research methods and resources, with a comprehensive list of library resources and an introduction to the library's latest information access tools. With material on the impact of computers in research, and exercises which develop the skills of summarizing, synthesizing and criticizing source materials, the text provides a complete guide to research styles and processes in the social sciences.