The Oxford guide to library research - Mann, Thomas, 1948- (New York : Oxford University Press, 2005)
13. Hidden treasures -- Resources not shelved or cataloged with conventional research materials -- Microform sets and counterpart Web sites -- Web collections -- Government documents -- Particular importance of Congressional hearings -- Archives, manuscripts, and public records -- 14. Special subjects and formats -- Biography -- Book reviews -- Business and economics -- Copyright status information -- Genealogy and local history -- Illustrations, pictures, and photographs -- Literary criticism -- Maps -- Newspapers -- Out-of-print and secondhand books -- Primary sources -- Standards and specifications -- Statistics -- Tabular data -- Tests (psychological and educational) -- Translations -- 15. Reference sources : searching by types of literature -- Reference questions vs. research questions -- Review of search techniques for research questions -- Type of literature searches -- Internet sources for fact searches -- Coverage of the various types of literature -- Understanding the formal properties of retrieval systems -- The discipline of library and information science -- Sources for identifying types of literature in any subject area -- Concluding thoughts -- Appendix : Wisdom -- Index.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Keywords: Library research -- United States; Recherche documentaire -- États-Unis.