A Guide to Library Research Methods

By - Mann, Thomas

Floor - Floor 1

Published - Oxford University Press, New York, 1987

ISBN 10 - 0195049446

ISBN 13 - 9780195049442

Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.

Subject - United States

Shelf No - 9

Call Number - 027.0020 MAN

Physical Description - xiv, 199 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Notes - Includes index

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Mann identifies certain patterns in research behavior: the types of questions people ask and how they ask them; the usually unconscious assumptions they hold about what can be done; the bad advice they are given by teachers, employers, and colleagues; and the mistakes and omissions that reduce the efficiency of their research. Concentrating on this group of concerns, he observes that these patterns suggest the areas in which people need the most help. Drawing from his experiences, Mann has created examples in this book which show not only the strengths of the various approaches but their limitations as well. In this way he hopes to provide a perspective of how the advantages and disadvantages of the different methods of searching tend to correct and balance each other in the total information system. ISBN 0-19-504943-8: $16.95 (For use only in the library).

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