Know it all, find it fast for academic libraries / Heather Dawson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dawson, Heather.

Contributor:

Delphine Okie Richardson Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Information resources.

Physical Description:

xi, 387 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London, UK. : Facet Publishing, 2012.

Summary:

Dawson, an academic support librarian in information services at the London School of Economics and Political Science Library, UK, helps academic library staff locate answers to the most common queries in key categories. She covers categories in alphabetical order such as study skills, different types of resources, PhD and researcher questions, academic staff questions, and subject literature and resources in areas like African studies, law, psychology, computer science, among many others. For each topic, she lists some typical questions, points to consider, and where to look, with sub-sections listing and descriptions of key organizations, libraries, and archives; dictionaries and encyclopedias; news services; journal indexing services; and Internet gateways and portals. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Delphine Okie Richardson Book Fund.

ISBN:

1856047598

9781856047593

OCLC:

767726839

Publisher Number:

99950837795