The Facts On File Guide To Research (Writers Library) - Softcover

Lenburg, Jeff

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0816057427 ISBN 13: 9780816057429

Publisher: Checkmark Books, 2005

Synopsis

The essential guide to doing effective research.

Praise for the hardcover edition:
"This is a winner."—Reference Reviews on www.gale.com

The Facts On File Guide to Research is a comprehensive guide to doing thorough and accurate research. It includes detailed lists of available resources and explains general research methods and proper citation of sources. An invaluable reference, this book helps researchers make use of the many new resources available today. It is divided into four easy-to-use sections:

• Researching Your Topic contains a step-by-step guide to the process of doing research, with information on developing a subject and planning research, gathering information, and evaluating sources
• Finding Sources of Information explains how to find, access, and use a number of different sources, from archival collections and biographical indexes to government agencies and newspapers, from online and electronic services to radio and television
• Finding Sources by Subject contains lists of important research sources categorized by subject matter
• Using Your Sources explains how to cite sources, avoid plagiarism, and create a bibliography.

The Facts On File Guide to Research helps students and general readers prepare for research papers and class studies. Valuable appendixes cover style guides, including APA, MLA, and The Chicago Manual of Style.

About this title

From the Author

The most important part of writing is finding credible and reliable research and sources of information. With the vast explosion of growth of electronic technology, virtual libraries, the Internet, and traditional libraries, it's not always easy to know what sources to consult first or consider accurate. This newly expanded and updated edition takes readers through the process of developing their research and, more importantly, the tool and resources to find everything they need from start to finish.

For many people, their entire concept of researching a subject is surfing Yahoo! and Google, or other popular Internet search engines. As my book demonstrates, there are far more reputable resources, besides the Web, that one should check first. Many are available for free at your local public and college libraries that you can access.

Countless library and trade association professionals, faculty members and instructors from other major universities and colleges, fellow researchers and authors, and a wide variety of other sources were consulted in researching and writing this second edition to deliver the most informative and only single-volume reference work on the subject of its kind.

Written for students, businesspeople, and general readers of all ages needing to research and write research papers, articles, books, reports, essays, and class studies, besides discussing general methods to planning and conducting research, this guide meticulously details thousands of different sources of information and outlets of information available in the United States and throughout the world. They include archives and archival collections; associations, societies, and organizations with research; biographical information; electronic databases with full-text articles; and electronic journals and newsgroups; general references (almanacs, bibliographies, periodical and newspaper indexes, yearbooks, and more); government agencies and publications, libraries (academic, government, public, school, research, special, and state libraries); newspapers, magazines, journals, and radio and television stations; and research on the Web on virtually any subject.

Likewise, this latest edition surveys the most recommended information sources by libraries and researchers, listing important research sources, such selected books and references, print and Web article indexes, periodicals and Web sites, to research any subject or field of interest.

About the Author

Jeff Lenburg is the author of 14 popular nonfiction books, including celebrity biographies and entertainment histories, that have been nominated for numerous honors, including the American Library Association's "Best Non-Fiction Award." He also teaches courses and workshops on research and writing, and is a part-time faculty member at Arizona State University West.

Edition details

• Publisher: Checkmark Books
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0816057427
• ISBN 13: 9780816057429
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 560