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" The Facts On File guide to research / "
Jeff Lenburg.
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BL
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982075
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b736445
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Lenburg, Jeff.
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The Facts On File guide to research /\ Jeff Lenburg.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Facts On File,, ©2005.
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| Series Statement
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Facts on File library of language and literature
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xxxii, 560 pages ;; 24 cm.
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0816057419
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: 0816057427
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: 9780816057412
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: 9780816057429
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Includes bibliographical references (page 541) and index.
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| Contents
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Researching Your Topic -- Developing Your Subject -- Choosing Your Topic -- Searching Your Topic -- Defining and Narrowing Your Topic -- Doing Preliminary Research -- Gathering Your Information -- Planning Your Research -- Finding Your Sources -- Using Libraries -- Other Library Resources -- Using Specialized Sources -- Knowing When to Stop -- Evaluating Your Sources -- Understanding Your Source -- Considering the Source -- Considering Who Said It -- Considering the Facts -- Finding Sources of Information -- Finding Archives and Archival Collections -- Types of Archives -- Researching Archives and Archival Collections -- Local Archives -- Internet Archives -- Special Collections -- Finding Associations, Societies, and Organizations -- Researching Associations -- Associations on the Net -- Finding Biographical Information -- Researching Biographical Information -- Biographical Indexes -- Popular Biographical References -- References for Regional Figures -- References for International Figures -- References by Subject -- Biographical Information in Electronic Form -- Biographical Information Online -- Finding CD-ROM Collections -- Researching CD-ROM Collections -- Locating CD-ROM Collections -- Popular Titles by Subject -- Finding Electronic Databases -- Researching Electronic Databases -- General Databases -- Databases by Subject -- VHS and DVD Collections -- Finding Electronic Journals, Zines, and Newsletters -- Researching Electronic Journals -- Subscription-Based Journal Article Index Databases -- Free Journal Article Index Databases -- Multiple Subject Directories of E-Journals -- Single-Subject Directories of Journal Collections -- Free E-Journals on the Web -- Finding E-mail Discussion Groups and Newsgroups -- Researching Discussion Groups -- Understanding Discussion Groups -- Deciding to Join a Discussion Group -- Joining a Discussion Group -- Finding Discussion Groups -- Using Discussion Groups for Research -- Finding Further Information on Discussion Groups -- Researching Newsgroups -- Understanding Newsgroups -- Deciding to Join a Newsgroup -- Joining a Newsgroup -- Finding Newsgroups -- Using Newsgroups for Research -- Finding General References -- Researching General References -- Almanacs -- Atlases -- Chronicles: By Eras and Decades -- Chronologies and Daybooks -- Dictionaries -- Directories -- Encyclopedias -- Guides to Books and References -- Microform Collections -- Periodical and Newspaper Indexes -- Popular Quotations -- Public Opinion Polls -- Statistical Abstracts -- Yearbooks -- Additional References -- Web References -- Finding Government Publications and Agencies -- Researching Government Publications and Agencies -- Government Guides and Catalogs -- Federal Government Information -- State and Local Government Information -- Foreign Government Information -- Government Journals and Publications -- Government Sources Online -- Other Government Documents -- Finding Libraries: Academic, Government, Research, Public, School, State, and Special Libraries -- Researching Libraries -- Academic Libraries -- Government Libraries -- Independent Research Libraries -- Public Libraries -- School Libraries -- Special Libraries -- State Libraries -- Library Directories -- Library Online Public Access Catalogs -- Virtual Libraries -- Finding Newspapers, Magazines, Journals, and Radio and Television News -- Researching Newspapers, Magazines, and Journals -- Microfilm and Microfiche Periodicals -- U.S. Newspapers by State -- Foreign Newspapers -- Magazines and Journals -- News Digests -- Newspaper and Magazine Indexes, Databases and Directories -- Publication Web Sites -- Researching Radio and Television News -- Researching on the Web -- Narrowing Your Focus -- Research Sites by Category -- Best References on the Web -- Finding Other Web Databases -- Finding Search Engines -- Researching Search Engines -- Using Search Engines -- Categories of Search Engines -- Topical Search Engines -- Web Search Engine Tutorials -- Finding Sources by Subject -- Aging -- Selected Books and References -- Selected Article Indexes and Abstracts -- Selected Full-Text Article Databases -- Selected Periodicals -- Selected Web Sites -- Business and Economics -- Selected Books and References -- Selected Article Indexes and Abstracts -- Selected Full-Text Article Databases -- Selected Periodicals -- Selected Web Sites -- Criminal Justice -- Selected Books and References -- Selected Article Indexes and Abstracts -- Selected Full-Text Article Databases -- Selected Periodicals -- Selected Web Sites -- Ecology and the Environment -- Selected Books and References -- Selected Article Indexes and Abstracts -- Selected Full-Text Article Databases -- Selected Periodicals -- Selected Web Sites -- Film and Television -- Selected Books and References -- Selected Article Indexes and Abstracts -- Selected Full-Text Article Databases -- Selected Periodicals -- Selected Web Sites -- Health and Medicine -- Selected Books and References -- Selected Article Indexes and Abstracts -- Selected Full-Text Article Databases -- Selected Periodicals -- Selected Web Sites -- History -- Selected Books and References -- Selected Article Indexes and Abstracts -- Selected Full-Text Article Databases -- Selected Periodicals -- Selected Web Sites -- Law -- Selected Books and References -- Selected Article Indexes and Abstracts -- Selected Full-Text Article Databases -- Selected Periodicals -- Selected Web Sites -- Literature and Literary Criticism -- Selected Books and References -- Selected Article Indexes and Abstracts -- Articles and Literature -- Selected Full-Text Article Databases -- Selected Periodicals -- Selected Web Sites -- Music -- Selected Books and References -- Selected Article Indexes and Abstracts -- Selected Full-Text Article Databases -- Selected Periodicals -- Selected Web Sites -- Nursing -- Selected Books and References -- Selected Article Indexes and Abstracts -- Selected Full-Text Article Databases -- Selected Periodicals -- Selected Web Sites -- Politics and Public Policy -- Selected Books and References -- Selected Article Indexes and Abstracts -- Selected Full-Text Article Databases -- Selected Periodicals -- Selected Web Sites -- Psychology -- Selected Books and References -- Selected Article Indexes and Abstracts -- Selected Full-Text Article Databases -- Selected Periodicals -- Selected Web Sites -- Religion and Theology -- Selected Books and References -- Selected Article Indexes and Abstracts -- Selected Full-Text Article Databases -- Selected Periodicals -- Selected Web Sites -- Science and Technology -- Selected Books and References -- Selected Article Indexes and Abstracts -- Selected Full-Text Article Databases -- Selected Periodicals -- Selected Web Sites -- Sports -- Selected Books and References -- Selected Article Indexes and Abstracts -- Selected Full-Text Article Databases -- Selected Periodicals -- Selected Web Sites -- Theater and Dance -- Selected Books and References -- Selected Article Indexes and Abstracts -- Selected Full-Text Article Databases -- Selected Periodicals -- Selected Web Sites -- Women's Studies -- Selected Books and References -- Selected Article Indexes and Abstracts -- Selected Full-Text Article Databases -- Selected Periodicals -- Selected Web Sites -- Using Your Sources -- Citing Your Sources -- Avoiding Plagiarism -- Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing -- Creating In-Text Citations -- Finding Online Guides and Tutorials -- Creating Your Bibliography, Works Cited, or References -- APA Style -- MLA Style -- The Chicago Manual of Style -- Online Bibliography Creators -- APA Style -- MLA Style -- The Chicago Manual of Style.
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Presents a basic guide which discusses research strategies, including finding research items by categories such as type or subject area, and providing critieria that can be used to evaluate each resource.
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Information retrieval, Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Library research, Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Research-- Methodology, Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Research.
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Information retrieval.
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Library research.
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Research-- Methodology.
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| Dewey Classification
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025.5/24
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ZA3075.L46 2005
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| Parallel Title
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Guide to research
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