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The Facts On File guide to research /

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The Facts On File guide to research /

[Book]

Jeff Lenburg.

New York :

Facts On File,

©2005.

xxxii, 560 pages ;

24 cm.

Facts on File library of language and literature

Includes bibliographical references (page 541) and index.

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.

Guide to research

Information retrieval, Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Library research, Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Research-- Methodology, Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Research.

Information retrieval.

Library research.

Research-- Methodology.

Lenburg, Jeff.

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