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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 ans...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mann, Thomas, 1948- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Edición:Fourth edition.
Temas:
Library research > United States.
Research > Methodology.
Recherche documentaire > États-Unis.
Recherche > Méthodologie.
REFERENCE > Research.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Library & Information Science > General.
Research > Methodology
Library research
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Initial overview sources : specialized encyclopedias
  • Subject headings and the library catalog
  • General browsing, focused browsing, and use of classified bookstacks
  • Subject headings and descriptors in databases for journal articles
  • Keyword searches
  • Citation searches
  • Related record searches
  • Higher-level overview sources : literature review articles
  • Published subject bibliographies
  • Truncations, combinations and limitations
  • Locating material in other libraries
  • People sources
  • Hidden treasures
  • Special subjects and formats
  • Reference sources : types of literature
  • Appendix A: Wisdom and information science
  • Appendix B: Scholarship vs. quick information seeking.

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