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The student's survival guide to research / Monty L. McAdoo.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McAdoo, Monty L., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Research--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Research.
- Information retrieval.
- Information retrieval--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Report writing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Report writing.
- Genre:
- Handbooks and manuals.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 218 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : Neal-Schuman, 2015.
- Language Note:
- Text in English.
- Summary:
- A guidebook for beginning researchers, this work introduces the search tools, strategies, methods, and key terms that students will need to know as they enter the world of research.
- Contents:
- What is research?
- Preparing for research
- Understanding libraries and librarians
- Understanding your assignment
- Selecting a research topic
- Locating information resources
- Accessing and acquiring information resources
- Constructing effective search strategies
- Understanding search results
- Reading and evaluating information
- Conducting ethically and legally responsible research
- Writing your paper
- Sample search.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780838912768
- 0838912761
- OCLC:
- 912140484
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