The Oxford guide to library research /
"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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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2015]
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| Edition: | Fourth edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- 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.