A-Z common reference questions for academic librarians / Heather Dawson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dawson, Heather, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Information retrieval.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 370 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

London : Facet, 2019.

Summary:

<div><i>A-Z Common Reference Questions for Academic Librarians </i>is a survival guide for frontline library staff to help them find appropriate information quickly, whether they are answering questions at a physical help desk or remotely by telephone, email or instant messaging service.</div> <div>The book will help academic librarians tackle the questions most commonly asked by students, academics and researchers. A broad cross-disciplinary A-Z of themes including topics such as literature searching, plagiarism and using online resources are covered helping you to address an query confidently and quickly. Each topic is split into three sections to guide your response:</div> <div><ul> <li>typical questions: listing the common enquiries encountered</li> <li>points to consider: exploring the issues and challenges that might arise</li> <li>where to look: listing annotated UK and international resources in print and online including key organisations, scholarly bodies, digital libraries, statistical data and journal article indexes.</li> </ul> </div> <div><i>A-Z Common Reference Questions for Academic Librarians</i> updates and expands the author's previous book, <i>Know it All, Find it Fast for Academic Libraries</i>, and includes new sections on</div> <div><ul> <li>blogging and social media</li> <li>text and data mining and data visualization</li> <li>assistive technology resources</li> <li>early career researchers</li> <li>impact measurement including bibliometrics; citation analysis and journal rankings</li> <li>academic internet searching</li> <li>LGBT studies</li> <li>Middle East studies</li> <li>project management</li> <li>open access publishing</li> <li>research data management</li> <li>study skills</li> <li>systematic reviews.</li> </ul> </div> <div>This will be an indispensable day-to-day guide for anyone working with students, academics and researchers in an academic library.</div>

Contents:

Introduction

A. Accountancy

Acronyms and Abbreviations

African Studies

Anthropology

Archives

Art and Design

Asian Studies

B. Banks and Banking

Biographical Information

Biology

Book Reviews

Business Studies

C. Careers and Employability

Charities and Non-profit Organisations

Chemistry

Citing, Referencing and Plagiarism

Classical studies

Company Information

Computing Science

Copyright

Country Information

Courses and Qualifications

Criminology and Criminal Justice

Current Awareness Tools

D. Data Visualisation

Development Studies

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Disabled Students

Doctoral Students and Early Career Researchers

E. E-books

East European and Russian Studies

Economics

Economic History

Education

Electronic Journals

Engineering

English Literature

Environment

European Union

F. Films, Documentaries and TV Programmes

Food Science and Agriculture

Freedom of Information Requests

G. Geography

Government and Parliamentary Publications

Grants and Funding

Grey Literature

H. Higher Education

History

Human Rights

I. Images and Photograph

Impact Measurement

Information Literacy

International Organisations

International Relations

International Security

International Students

Internet Searching

J. Journal Articles

L. Latin American Studies

Law

Legislation

LGBT+ Studies

Library Catalogues

Literature Searching

M. Management

Maps

Marketing

Mathematics

Media and Film Studies

Medicine and Nursing

Middle East Studies

Modern Languages

Music

N. News Resources

O. Opinion Polls and Surveys

P. Philosophy

Physics

Political Science

Population and Demography

Professional Associations and Trade Unions

Project Management

Psychology

Publishing

R. Reference Management Tools

Religious Studies and Theology

Research Data Management

Research Methods

S. Social Policy

Speeches and Quotations

Sport Studies

Standards

Statistical Data

Study Skills

Systematic Reviews

T. Text and Data Mining

Theatre, Drama and Performing Arts

Theses and Dissertations

Tourism and Hospitality

Treaties

U. United Nations

W. Women's Studies

Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 19 Mar 2020).

ISBN:

9781783304134 (ebook)

9781783304127 (hbk.)

9781783304110 (pbk.)