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Subject(s)

• Library research—United States [Browse]

Related work(s)

Mann, Thomas, 1948- Guide to library research methods. [Browse]

Notes

Rev. and updated ed. of: A guide to library research methods. 1987.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Initial overviews: encyclopedias
• Subject headings and the library catalog
• Systematic browsing, scanning, and use of classified bookstacks
• Subject headings and indexes to journal articles
• Keyword searches
• Citation searches
• Related-record searches
• Higher-level overviews: review articles
• Published bibliographies
• The differences betwen real and virtual libraries
• Computer searches: types of sources
• Computer searches: types of searches
• Locating materials in other libraries
• People sources
• Hidden treasures: Microform sets
• CD-ROM collections --Government documents
• Reference sources: searching by types of literature
• Special cases: Archives, manuscripts, and public records
• Biography
• Book reviews
• Business and economics
• Conference proceedings
• Consumer product evaluations
• Current awareness sources
• Films and audiovisual material
• Genealogy and local history
• Illustrations, pictures, and photographs
• Literary criticism
• Maps
• Newspapers and newspaper indexes
• Out-of-print and secondhand books
• Primary sources
• Psychological and educational tests
• Reports --Standards and specifications
• Statistics
• Tabular data
• Translations.

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ISBN

• 0195123123 (acid-free paper)
• 0195123131 (pbk. : acid-free paper))

LCCN

98005888

OCLC

38485844

RCP

N - O

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