The Research Process: Books and Beyond

Myrtle S. Bolner

ISBN 10: 1465213694 / ISBN 13: 9781465213693

Verlag: Kendall Hunt Publishing, 2013

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 1465213694-VB

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The new 5th edition of The Research Process: Books and Beyond reflects changes that have taken place over the last few years in information storage and retrieval, particulary on the Internet.

The Research Process: Books and Beyond provides an introduction to the materials and services available in a typical library and discusses the ways information is organized. This text covers the principal tools for accessing information:

• Library catalogs
• The Internet
• Reference books
• Indexes
• Government publications
• Statistical sources
• Biographical sources
• Book reviews
• Literary criticism
• Literature in collections

Many Internet sites and titles of reference books, indexes, and electronic databases have been included on a variety of subjects as well as examples for documenting sources using both the MLA and APA styles.

The purpose of The Research Process: Books and Beyond is:

• to make you aware of the different kinds of information that are available in libraries and beyond.
• to provide you with a guide to the means of accessing information.
• to help you evaluate and use information efficiently and effectively.

 

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Research Process: Books and Beyond
Verlag: Kendall Hunt Publishing
Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
Einband: paperback
Zustand: As New
Auflage: 5. oder spätere Auflage