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The Oxford guide to library research / Thomas Mann.

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Format:
Book
Database & Article Index
Author/Creator:
Mann, Thomas, 1948- author.
Contributor:
ebrary, Inc.
Christine Hikawa Fund.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Library research--United States.
Library research.
United States.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xxx, 359 pages.)
Edition:
Fourth edition.
Place of Publication:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2015]
System Details:
text file
Contents:
Machine generated contents note:
Preface
1. Initial Overview Sources: Specialized Encyclopedias
2. Subject Headings and the Library Catalog
3. General Browsing, Focused Browsing, and Use of Classified Bookstacks
4. Subject Headings and Descriptors in Databases for Journal Articles
5. Keyword Searches
6. Citation Searches
7. Related Record Searches
8. Higher Level Overview Sources: Literature Review Articles
9. Published Bibliographies
10. Boolean Combinations and Search Limitations
11. Locating Material in Other Libraries
12. People Sources
13. Hidden Treasures
14. Special Subjects and Formats
15. Reference Sources: Types of Literature
Appendix I: Wisdom
Appendix II: Scholarship vs. Quick Information Seeking
Index.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on print version record.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Christine Hikawa Fund.
ISBN:
9780199931057
0199931054
Publisher Number:
99962930485
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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