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The student's survival guide to research / Monty L. McAdoo.

McAdoo, Monty L. (Author).

Summary:

A guidebook for beginning researchers, this work introduces the search tools, strategies, methods, and key terms that students will need to know as they enter the world of research.-- (Source of description not identified)

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780838912768
  • ISBN: 0838912761
  • Physical Description: xii, 218 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Chicago : Neal-Schuman, 2015.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
What is research? -- Preparing for research -- Understanding libraries and librarians -- Understanding your assignment -- Selecting a research topic -- Locating information resources -- Accessing and acquiring information resources -- Constructing effective search strategies -- Understanding search results -- Reading and evaluating information -- Conducting ethically and legally responsible research -- Writing your paper -- Sample search.
Language Note:
Text in English.
Subject: Research > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Information retrieval > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Report writing > Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Kirtland Community College Library ZA 3075 .M33 2015 30775305501943 General Collection Available -

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The Student's Survival Guide to Research
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Research can be taught, and this book offers beginning-to-end instructions. McAdoo's (Fundamentals of Library Instruction) intention is to provide "a working knowledge of the language" used in research. A librarian with more than 20 years of experience, McAdoo understands the need to provide students with a simple step-by-step survival guide to writing a research paper. Numerous steps in the research process are presented including understanding libraries and librarians, comprehending the assignment, selecting a topic, locating information resources, constructing effective search strategies, organizing search results, reading and evaluating information, conducting ethically and legally responsible research such as how to cite sources as well as both how and why to avoid plagiarism, and guidance for shaping research results into quality writing. The diagrams, charts, glossary, and examples make this book a great resource for novice researchers. VERDICT Highly recommended for high school and undergraduate students.-Karen -Venturella, Union Cty. Coll. Libs, Cranford, NJ © Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.


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