The Facts on File Guide to Research, 2nd Edition (Facts on File Library of Language and Literature) - Hardcover

Lenburg, Jeff

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0816081212 ISBN 13: 9780816081219

Publisher: Facts on File, 2010

Synopsis

The Facts On File Guide to Research, Second Edition by Jeff Lenburg is the most comprehensive guide available to conducting thorough and accurate research. It includes detailed lists of thousands of resources and explains general research methods and proper citation of sources. This expanded and updated edition contains new information on Internet research, including up-to-date discussions of Google and other search engines, subject-specific keyword search strategies, a cautionary note about Wikipedia, and much more.

The volume is divided into four easy-to-use sections:    

• Researching Your Topic contains a step-by-step guide to the research process, 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, newspapers, and magazines, from online and electronic services to radio and television, and many more  
• Finding Sources by Subject contains detailed lists of credible 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, Second Edition 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 30 popular nonfiction books, including celebrity biographies and entertainment histories, several of which have been nominated for awards, including the American Library Association's "Best Non-Fiction Award." He is also the author of The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons, Third Edition for Facts On File. He teaches courses and workshops on research and writing at colleges and universities.

About this edition

• Publisher: Facts on File
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0816081212
• ISBN 13: 9780816081219
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 720