The Oxford Guide to Library Research
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The Oxford Guide to Library Research by Thomas Mann
Maps out an array not just of important databases and print sources, but of several specific search techniques that can be applied profitably in various areas of research. Showing readers how best to exploit controlled subject headings, this work is useful for students, scholars, professional researchers, and laypersons.
"Mann's exceptionally intelligent, succinct, and practical guide will become essential for novices as well as experienced scholarsHe adroitly combines up-to-date expertise in electronic sources with reassuring mastery of traditional methods."-Robert Parks, Robert H. Taylor Curator of Autograph Manuscripts, The Pierpont Morgan Library "Of great use and enlightenment to anyone with a scholarly, professional, commercial, or recreational interest in research into any field, and also to both students and practitioners of librarianship. This is the only book that combines (very successfully) elements of reference work and of the organization and retrieval of knowledge and information. It is highly accessible to the general reader as well as being the authority for those in library and related fields wishing to add to their skills and understanding."-Michael Gorman, President, American Library Association "This insightful, timely work deserves a place in every researcher's toolkit. Thomas Mann expertly assesses the myriad resources available to scholars in the digital age, while at the same time arguing for the continuing, crucial role of the library as the repository of all human knowledge."-Paul LeClerc, President of the New York Public Library
Thomas Mann, Ph.D., a former private investigator, is currently a Reference Librarian in the Main Reading Rook of the Library of Congress. He lives in Washington, D.C.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780195189988 |
| ISBN 10 | 0195189981 |
| Title | The Oxford Guide to Library Research |
| Author | Thomas Mann |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 2005-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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