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The information world has undergone drastic changes since the publication of the 3rd edition of The Oxford Guide to Library Research in 2005, and Thomas Mann, a veteran reference librarian at the Library of Congress, has extensively revised his text to reflect those changes. This book will answer two basic questions: First, what is the extent of the significant research resources you will you miss if you confine your research entirely, or even primarily, to sources available on the open Internet? Second, if you are trying to get a reasonably good overview of the literature on a particular topic, rather than just "something quickly" on it, what are the several alternative methods of subject searching--which are not available on the Web--that are usually much more efficient for that purpose than typing keywords into a blank search box, with the results displayed by relevance-ranking computer algorithms?This book shows researchers how to do comprehensive research on any topic. It explains the variety of search mechanisms available, so that the researcher can have the reasonable confidence that s/he has not overlooked something important. This includes not just lists of resources, but discussions of the ways to search within them: how to find the best search terms, how to combine the terms, and how to make the databases (and other sources) show relevant material even when you don't know how to specify the best search terms in advance. The book's overall structuring by nine methods of searching that are applicable in any subject area, rather than by subjects or by types of literature, is unique among guides to research. Also unique is the range and variety of concrete examples of what to do--and of what not to do. The book is not "about" the Internet: it is about the best alternatives to the Internet--the sources that are not on the open Web to begin with, that can be found only through research libraries and that are more than ever necessary for any kind of substantive scholarly research. More than any other research guide available, this book directly addresses and provides solutions to the serious problems outlined in recent studies documenting the profound lack of research skills possessed by today's "digital natives."

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Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0199931062
ISBN-13
9780199931064
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Author
Thomas Mann
Publication Name
Oxford Guide to Library Research
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2015
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Number of Pages
392 Pages

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Z710
Edition Number
4
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"A masterful summary of the main techniques and resources for conducting 'serious' research at postgraduate level and above." --Reference Reviews, "A masterful summary of the main techniques and resources for conducting 'serious' research at postgraduate level and above."--Reference Reviews
Table of Content
Preface 1. Initial Overview Sources: Specialized Encyclopedias 2. Subject Headings and the Library Catalog 3. General Browsing, Focused Browsing, and Use of Classified Bookstacks 4. Subject Headings and Descriptors in Databases for Journal Articles 5. Keyword Searches 6. Citation Searches 7. Related Record Searches 8. Higher Level Overview Sources: Literature Review Articles 9. Published Bibliographies 10. Boolean Combinations and Search Limitations 11. Locating Material in Other Libraries 12. People Sources 13. Hidden Treasures 14. Special Subjects and Formats 15. Reference Sources: Types of Literature Appendix I: Wisdom Appendix II: Scholarship vs. Quick Information Seeking Index, Preface1. Initial Overview Sources: Specialized Encyclopedias2. Subject Headings and the Library Catalog3. General Browsing, Focused Browsing, and Use of Classified Bookstacks4. Subject Headings and Descriptors in Databases for Journal Articles5. Keyword Searches6. Citation Searches7. Related Record Searches8. Higher Level Overview Sources: Literature Review Articles9. Published Bibliographies10. Boolean Combinations and Search Limitations11. Locating Material in Other Libraries12. People Sources13. Hidden Treasures14. Special Subjects and Formats15. Reference Sources: Types of LiteratureAppendix I: WisdomAppendix II: Scholarship vs. Quick Information SeekingIndex
Copyright Date
2015
Topic
Library & Information Science / General, General, Référence, Research
Lccn
2014-041525
Dewey Decimal
025.5/24
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Education, Référence, Language Arts & Disciplines, History, Social Science

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