Research Strategies: Finding Your Way Through the Information Fog

Do the demands of carrying out research in today s high-tech environment leave you baffled? Did the grade on your last term paper leave you doubting that getting an education was worth the effort? As a student in higher education, do you long for a simple, comprehensive guide to research?

Here it is. Now in its third edition, extensively revised and 32-percent larger than the second edition, Research Strategies is your indispensable guide to informational research.

With his concise, empathetic, witty manner, William Badke shows you that research does not need to be painful. You ll learn the skills that are essential to the success of any research project so that you can take control of the research process and make it work for you. Research Strategies is as friendly as a puppy, as informative as your friend s Facebook account, and as helpful as a personal servant. Don t start your research project without it.

William Badke is Associate Librarian at Trinity Western University, Langley, BC, Canada, with responsibilities for Associated Canadian Theological Schools and Information Literacy. He has been teaching research skills to undergraduate and graduate students for more than two decades, and he well understands the challenges of today’s high-tech research environment.