The Elements of Library Research (eBook)

What Every Student Needs to Know

Mary W. George (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2008
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4008-3041-1 (ISBN)

Infos

To do solid academic research, college students need to look beyond the computer search engine. This short, practical book introduces students to the important components of the information-seeking process. The Elements of Library Research provides a foundation for success in any research assignment, from a freshman paper to a senior thesis. Unlike guides that describe the research process but do not explain its logic, this book focuses entirely on basic concepts, strategies, tools, and tactics for research--in both electronic and print formats. Drawing on decades of experience with undergraduates, reference librarian Mary George arms students with the critical thinking skills and procedures they need to approach any academic project with confidence. Ways to turn a topic into a research question Techniques for effective online searches How to evaluate primary and secondary sources When and how to confer with reference librarians and faculty How to avoid plagiarism Glossary of key terms, from Boolean search to peer review Checklists, timelines, and hints for successful research projects

Autor

Mary W. George is acting head of reference and senior reference librarian at Princeton University Library. She is the coauthor of Learning the Library: Concepts and Methods for Effective Bibliographic Instruction.

Produkt-Details

• Zusatzinfo: 6 line illus. 24 Tables.
• Verlagsort: Princeton
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Schulbuch / Allgemeinbildende Schulen
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Datenbanken
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Buchhandel / Bibliothekswesen
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung
• Schlagworte: academic journal • academic library • Academic publishing • Addition • Adjective • Alphabetical order • annotated bibliography • apa style • Article (publishing) • author • Bibliography • book review • Brainstorming • browsing • Career • Cataloging • checklist • Classroom • Computer file • Concept search • Council of Science Editors • Database • diagram • editorial • Email • Encyclopedia • EndNote • Faculty (division) • Finding • Flowchart • full text search • Glossary • Guideline • Handbook • How-To • Illustration • information seeking • ingredient • Instance (computer science) • Known-item search • learning • librarian • library classification • Library consortium • Library of Congress • Library of Congress classification • Library of Congress Subject Headings • literature review • Login • Manuscript • Measurement • Microform • Monograph • newspaper • Online public access catalog • Outline (list) • Paragraph • Peer Review • Periodical Literature • Phrase • plagiarism • presentation • primary source • Project • Publication • public library • Punctuation • Qualitative research • Quotation mark • Recipe • Reprint • result • Scientific Method • Search Algorithm • secondary source • Server (computing) • Social Science • Special Collections • Special library • Stage (cooking) • Suggestion • table of contents • Technology • Terminology • Textbook • The Chicago Manual of Style • Thesaurus • Thesis • thesis statement • Thought • Tool • Understanding • University of Chicago Press • Usage • Verb • vocabulary • Web search engine • word processor • Writing • Writing Process
• ISBN-10: 1-4008-3041-9 / 1400830419
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-3041-1 / 9781400830411