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050302s2005 nyua b 001 0 eng |
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2005006087 |
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124519251 |
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9780195189971 (hardcover : acid-free paper) |
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0195189973 (hardcover : acid-free paper) |
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9780195189988 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
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0195189981 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
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NZ1 |
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9193979 |
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(Sirsi) i9780195189971 |
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(OCoLC)124519251 |
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Z710 |
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.M23 2005 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
| Personal name |
Mann, Thomas, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1948- |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
| Title |
The Oxford guide to library research / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Thomas Mann. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
| Edition statement |
3rd ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
New York : |
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Oxford University Press, |
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c2005. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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xx, 293 p. : |
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ill. ; |
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22 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| 505 00 - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
| Title |
Preface -- |
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What research libraries can offer that the Internet cannot (both resources and search techniques) -- |
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Trade-offs of what, who, and where restrictions on free access -- |
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Hierarchy of levels of learning -- |
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Data, information, opinion, knowledge, understanding -- |
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Wisdom separate -- |
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Implications of format differences -- |
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Nine methods of subject searching -- |
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Patterns in inefficient searches -- |
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1. |
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Initial overviews : encyclopedias -- |
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Characteristics of encyclopedias -- |
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Specialized vs. general encyclopedias -- |
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Examples -- |
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How to find articles in specialized encyclopedias -- |
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Cross-disciplinary searching -- |
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How to identify additional specialized encyclopedias -- |
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Peculiar strengths of general sets -- |
| Miscellaneous information |
2. |
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Subject headings and the library catalog -- |
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Problems in determining the right subject headings -- |
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Uniform heading -- |
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Scope-match specificity and its modifications -- |
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Specific entry -- |
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Four ways to find the right subject headings -- |
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Cross-references -- |
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Alphabetically adjacent terms -- |
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Subject tracings -- |
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Browse displays of subdivisions -- |
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Recognition vs. prior specification -- |
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Use of three menu listings -- |
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Precoordination and postcoordination -- |
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Particularly useful subdivisions -- |
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Miscellaneous tips on subject headings -- |
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Narrowing a topic -- |
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Proper names -- |
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Finding foreign language books -- |
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Pattern headings -- |
| 505 00 - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
| Miscellaneous information |
3. |
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General browsing, focused browsing, and use of classified bookstacks -- |
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Alternative methods of shelving book collections -- |
| Miscellaneous information |
The |
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problems with shelving by accession number, by height, or in remote warehouses -- |
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Serendipity and recognition -- |
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General browsing vs. focused browsing -- |
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Full-text searching and depth of access -- |
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Lighthouse libraries example -- |
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Searching for a single word -- |
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Valery and Dreyfus example -- |
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Inadequacy of Google Print as a replacement for classified bookstacks -- |
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The |
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complementary relationship of the library catalog and the classified bookstacks -- |
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The |
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catalog as the index to the classification scheme -- |
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Trade-offs and remedies -- |
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Exploiting the internal structure of the cataloging system -- |
| Miscellaneous information |
The |
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problems that result when the system is ignored -- |
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Browsing in other contexts -- |
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Importance of full texts of books arranged in subject groupings -- |
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| Miscellaneous information |
4. |
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Subject headings and indexes to journal articles -- |
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Descriptors -- |
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Separate thesauri -- |
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Descriptor fields in online records -- |
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Eureka databases -- |
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Browse search feature -- |
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FirstSearch databases and WilsonWeb counterparts -- |
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Related subjects search feature -- |
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Contrast of Eureka and FirstSearch softwares -- |
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EBSCO host research databases -- |
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Search features -- |
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Dialog and DataStar databases -- |
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ProQuest databases -- |
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Miscellaneous databases with controlled descriptors -- |
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Cross-disciplinary searching -- |
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Finding where journals are indexed and which journals are available electronically -- |
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Identifying the best journals -- |
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Problems with abbreviations of journal titles -- |
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The |
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change in cataloging rules for serials -- |
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5. |
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Keyword searches -- |
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Problems with controlled searches -- |
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Advantages of controlled vocabularies -- |
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Problems with keyword searches -- |
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Advantages of keywords -- |
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Index-Abstract-level keyword databases and printed sources -- |
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Full-text databases -- |
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Convenience vs. quality of access -- |
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ProQuest databases -- |
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EBSCO host research databases - |
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InfoTrac databases -- |
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JSTOR -- |
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Project Muse -- |
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LexisNexis -- |
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Web sites on the open Internet -- |
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Search engines -- |
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Subject directories -- |
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Invisible web sites -- |
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Google Print project -- |
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Summary -- |
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| Miscellaneous information |
6. |
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Citation searches -- |
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Finding where a known source has been footnoted by a subsequent journal article -- |
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ISI indexes -- |
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Web of Science -- |
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Cross-disciplinary coverage -- |
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Cycling sources -- |
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"Reviews" of journal articles -- |
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Additional features of ISI indexes -- |
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Citation searching in other databases -- |
| Miscellaneous information |
7. |
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Related record searches -- |
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Finding articles that have footnotes in common with a starting-point article -- |
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Examples -- |
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Differences between CD-ROM versions and Web of Science -- |
| Miscellaneous information |
8. |
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Higher-level overviews : review articles -- |
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"Literature review" or "state of the art" assessments -- |
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Differences from book reviews and encyclopedia articles -- |
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Web of Science "review" limit capability -- |
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Other sources of literature reviews -- |
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9. |
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Published bibliographies -- |
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Differences from computer printouts of sources -- |
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Doing Boolean combinations without a computer -- |
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Two problems in identifying published bibliographies -- |
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Bibliographies not shelved with regular books -- |
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Subdivision "- Bibliography" can be missed in library catalog -- |
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Finding bibliographies via the library catalog -- |
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Finding bibliographies in Z class shelving area -- |
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Other sources for finding bibliographies -- |
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Guides to the literature -- |
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Bibliographies not superseded by computer sources -- |
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| Miscellaneous information |
10. |
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Boolean combinations and search limitations -- |
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Boolean combinations -- |
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Component word searching within controlled subject strings -- |
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Word truncation -- |
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Proximity searches -- |
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Limitations of sets -- |
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Limiting by time periods -- |
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Limiting by geographic area codes -- |
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Limiting by document types -- |
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Combining keywords and citation searches -- |
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Boolean combinations without computers -- |
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Precoordinated headings and browse displays -- |
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Published subject bibliographies -- |
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Focused shelf-browsing -- |
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How to identify which databases exist -- |
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11. |
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Locating material in other libraries -- |
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Determining library locations of desired items -- |
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WorldCat, RLG Union Catalog, National Union Catalog of Pre-1956 Imprints -- |
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Other union lists and databases -- |
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Web sites for identifying out-of-print books for sale -- |
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Determining which libraries have special collections on your subject -- |
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Interlibrary loan and document delivery -- |
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12. |
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People sources -- |
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Journalists and academics -- |
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Inhibiting assumptions -- |
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"Find it on your own" -- |
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Advantages of people sources -- |
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Listservs and discussion groups online -- |
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Techniques for students -- |
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Sources for identifying experts -- |
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Associations and directories -- |
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How to talk to reference librarians -- |
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| Miscellaneous information |
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Hidden treasures -- |
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Resources not shelved or cataloged with conventional research materials -- |
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Microform sets and counterpart Web sites -- |
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Web collections -- |
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Government documents -- |
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Particular importance of Congressional hearings -- |
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Archives, manuscripts, and public records -- |
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14. |
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Special subjects and formats -- |
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Biography -- |
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Book reviews -- |
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Business and economics -- |
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Copyright status information -- |
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Genealogy and local history -- |
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Illustrations, pictures, and photographs -- |
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Literary criticism -- |
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Maps -- |
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Newspapers -- |
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Out-of-print and secondhand books -- |
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Primary sources -- |
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Standards and specifications -- |
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Statistics -- |
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Tabular data -- |
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Tests (psychological and educational) -- |
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Translations -- |
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15. |
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Reference sources : searching by types of literature -- |
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Reference questions vs. research questions -- |
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Review of search techniques for research questions -- |
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Type of literature searches -- |
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Internet sources for fact searches -- |
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Coverage of the various types of literature -- |
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Understanding the formal properties of retrieval systems -- |
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The |
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discipline of library and information science -- |
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Sources for identifying types of literature in any subject area -- |
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Concluding thoughts -- |
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Appendix : Wisdom -- |
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Index. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Library research |
| Geographic subdivision |
United States. |
| 650 #6 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Recherche documentaire |
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�Etats-Unis. |
| 650 17 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
LIBRARIES. |
| Source of heading or term |
unbist |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
LIBRARY COLLECTIONS. |
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unbist |
| 650 17 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
LIBRARY INFORMATION SERVICES. |
| Source of heading or term |
unbist |
| 650 17 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
RESEARCH. |
| Source of heading or term |
unbist |
| 650 17 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
UNITED STATES. |
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unbist |
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