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100 1 _aMann, Thomas,
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245 1 4 _aThe Oxford guide to library research /
_cThomas Mann.
250 _a3rd ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bOxford University Press,
_cc2005.
300 _axx, 293 p. :
_bill. ;
_c22 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505 0 0 _tPreface --
_tWhat research libraries can offer that the Internet cannot (both resources and search techniques) --
_tTrade-offs of what, who, and where restrictions on free access --
_tHierarchy of levels of learning --
_tData, information, opinion, knowledge, understanding --
_tWisdom separate --
_tImplications of format differences --
_tNine methods of subject searching --
_tPatterns in inefficient searches --
_g1.
_tInitial overviews : encyclopedias --
_tCharacteristics of encyclopedias --
_tSpecialized vs. general encyclopedias --
_tExamples --
_tHow to find articles in specialized encyclopedias --
_tCross-disciplinary searching --
_tHow to identify additional specialized encyclopedias --
_tPeculiar strengths of general sets --
_g2.
_tSubject headings and the library catalog --
_tProblems in determining the right subject headings --
_tUniform heading --
_tScope-match specificity and its modifications --
_tSpecific entry --
_tFour ways to find the right subject headings --
_tCross-references --
_tAlphabetically adjacent terms --
_tSubject tracings --
_tBrowse displays of subdivisions --
_tRecognition vs. prior specification --
_tUse of three menu listings --
_tPrecoordination and postcoordination --
_tParticularly useful subdivisions --
_tMiscellaneous tips on subject headings --
_tNarrowing a topic --
_tProper names --
_tFinding foreign language books --
_tPattern headings --
505 0 0 _g3.
_tGeneral browsing, focused browsing, and use of classified bookstacks --
_tAlternative methods of shelving book collections --
_gThe
_tproblems with shelving by accession number, by height, or in remote warehouses --
_tSerendipity and recognition --
_tGeneral browsing vs. focused browsing --
_tFull-text searching and depth of access --
_tLighthouse libraries example --
_tSearching for a single word --
_tValery and Dreyfus example --
_tInadequacy of Google Print as a replacement for classified bookstacks --
_gThe
_tcomplementary relationship of the library catalog and the classified bookstacks --
_gThe
_tcatalog as the index to the classification scheme --
_tTrade-offs and remedies --
_tExploiting the internal structure of the cataloging system --
_gThe
_tproblems that result when the system is ignored --
_tBrowsing in other contexts --
_tImportance of full texts of books arranged in subject groupings --
505 0 0 _g4.
_tSubject headings and indexes to journal articles --
_tDescriptors --
_tSeparate thesauri --
_tDescriptor fields in online records --
_tEureka databases --
_tBrowse search feature --
_tFirstSearch databases and WilsonWeb counterparts --
_tRelated subjects search feature --
_tContrast of Eureka and FirstSearch softwares --
_tEBSCO host research databases --
_tSearch features --
_tDialog and DataStar databases --
_tProQuest databases --
_tMiscellaneous databases with controlled descriptors --
_tCross-disciplinary searching --
_tFinding where journals are indexed and which journals are available electronically --
_tIdentifying the best journals --
_tProblems with abbreviations of journal titles --
_gThe
_tchange in cataloging rules for serials --
_g5.
_tKeyword searches --
_tProblems with controlled searches --
_tAdvantages of controlled vocabularies --
_tProblems with keyword searches --
_tAdvantages of keywords --
_tIndex-Abstract-level keyword databases and printed sources --
_tFull-text databases --
_tConvenience vs. quality of access --
_tProQuest databases --
_tEBSCO host research databases -
_tInfoTrac databases --
_tJSTOR --
_tProject Muse --
_tLexisNexis --
_tWeb sites on the open Internet --
_tSearch engines --
_tSubject directories --
_tInvisible web sites --
_tGoogle Print project --
_tSummary --
505 0 0 _g6.
_tCitation searches --
_tFinding where a known source has been footnoted by a subsequent journal article --
_tISI indexes --
_tWeb of Science --
_tCross-disciplinary coverage --
_tCycling sources --
_t"Reviews" of journal articles --
_tAdditional features of ISI indexes --
_tCitation searching in other databases --
_g7.
_tRelated record searches --
_tFinding articles that have footnotes in common with a starting-point article --
_tExamples --
_tDifferences between CD-ROM versions and Web of Science --
_g8.
_tHigher-level overviews : review articles --
_t"Literature review" or "state of the art" assessments --
_tDifferences from book reviews and encyclopedia articles --
_tWeb of Science "review" limit capability --
_tOther sources of literature reviews --
_g9.
_tPublished bibliographies --
_tDifferences from computer printouts of sources --
_tDoing Boolean combinations without a computer --
_tTwo problems in identifying published bibliographies --
_tBibliographies not shelved with regular books --
_tSubdivision "- Bibliography" can be missed in library catalog --
_tFinding bibliographies via the library catalog --
_tFinding bibliographies in Z class shelving area --
_tOther sources for finding bibliographies --
_tGuides to the literature --
_tBibliographies not superseded by computer sources --
505 0 0 _g10.
_tBoolean combinations and search limitations --
_tBoolean combinations --
_tComponent word searching within controlled subject strings --
_tWord truncation --
_tProximity searches --
_tLimitations of sets --
_tLimiting by time periods --
_tLimiting by geographic area codes --
_tLimiting by document types --
_tCombining keywords and citation searches --
_tBoolean combinations without computers --
_tPrecoordinated headings and browse displays --
_tPublished subject bibliographies --
_tFocused shelf-browsing --
_tHow to identify which databases exist --
_g11.
_tLocating material in other libraries --
_tDetermining library locations of desired items --
_tWorldCat, RLG Union Catalog, National Union Catalog of Pre-1956 Imprints --
_tOther union lists and databases --
_tWeb sites for identifying out-of-print books for sale --
_tDetermining which libraries have special collections on your subject --
_tInterlibrary loan and document delivery --
_g12.
_tPeople sources --
_tJournalists and academics --
_tInhibiting assumptions --
_t"Find it on your own" --
_tAdvantages of people sources --
_tListservs and discussion groups online --
_tTechniques for students --
_tSources for identifying experts --
_tAssociations and directories --
_tHow to talk to reference librarians --
505 0 0 _g13.
_tHidden treasures --
_tResources not shelved or cataloged with conventional research materials --
_tMicroform sets and counterpart Web sites --
_tWeb collections --
_tGovernment documents --
_tParticular importance of Congressional hearings --
_tArchives, manuscripts, and public records --
_g14.
_tSpecial subjects and formats --
_tBiography --
_tBook reviews --
_tBusiness and economics --
_tCopyright status information --
_tGenealogy and local history --
_tIllustrations, pictures, and photographs --
_tLiterary criticism --
_tMaps --
_tNewspapers --
_tOut-of-print and secondhand books --
_tPrimary sources --
_tStandards and specifications --
_tStatistics --
_tTabular data --
_tTests (psychological and educational) --
_tTranslations --
_g15.
_tReference sources : searching by types of literature --
_tReference questions vs. research questions --
_tReview of search techniques for research questions --
_tType of literature searches --
_tInternet sources for fact searches --
_tCoverage of the various types of literature --
_tUnderstanding the formal properties of retrieval systems --
_gThe
_tdiscipline of library and information science --
_tSources for identifying types of literature in any subject area --
_tConcluding thoughts --
_tAppendix : Wisdom --
_tIndex.
650 0 _aLibrary research
_zUnited States.
650 6 _aRecherche documentaire
_zÉtats-Unis.
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