Research within the Disciplines by Peggy Keeran

Research within the Disciplines by Peggy Keeran

Research within the Disciplines is designed to help reference librarians – and students studying to become librarians – gain that deeper understanding of disciplinary differences that allows them to comfortably solve information needs rather than merely responding to questions, and practical knowledge about how to work with researchers in a library setting. The book has three chapters that cover the disciplines at the broadest level – humanities, social sciences, and sciences, plus supplemental chapters that focus on associated disciplines (research in history, business, and engineering, research using government sources) and across disciplines (interdisciplinary and critical information literacy). For the second edition of Research within the Disciplines, several chapters have been added that together give a broader and deeper overview of research across all subject areas: research practices of creative and performing artists and of clinical scientists, research in international documents, research strategies for foreign language materials, and visual literacy across the disciplines. Major shifts in technology have been accounted for that have changed how we do research and have expanded the range of resources available to researchers in all disciplines. All of the chapters have been rewritten or heavily revised; this is much more a new book than a new edition.

This work is a comprehensive, informative and useful handbook for reference librarians who hope to provide better information service to academic clients in different disciplinesIt provides deep understanding of disciplinary differences, allowing librarians and students who study to become librarians to comfortably solve information needs in academic contexts. . . .Overall, this book provides a quick way ‘a librarian can begin to understand and speak the language’ of researchers in a specific discipline. It is a must-read for reference librarians and students in library studies. It could also be an interesting and helpful read for early-career academics and postgraduate students generally. * Australian Library Journal *

Peggy Keeran is the Arts and Humanities Reference Librarian at the University of Denver. She is co-editor of the Scarecrow Press series, Literary Research: Strategies and Sources. Suzanne L. Moulton-Gertig is the head of the University of Denver music library. Michael Levine-Clark is the Collections Librarian at the University of Denver. Nonny Schlotzhauer is the Social Sciences Librarian at the Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. Esther L. Gil is the Business & Economics Reference Librarian at the University of Denver. Christopher C. Brown is the Reference Services Coordinator and Government Documents Librarian at the University of Denver Penrose Library. Joseph R. Kraus is the Science and Engineering Reference Librarian at the University of Denver, Penrose Library. Carrie Forbes is the Instruction Coordinator and Reference Librarian at the University of Denver Penrose Library. Jennifer Bowers is the Social Sciences Librarian at the University of Denver Penrose Library. She is co-editor of the Scarecrow Press series, Literary Research: Strategies and Sources.

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ISBN 13	9781442232754
ISBN 10	1442232757
Title	Research within the Disciplines
Author	Peggy Keeran
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Rowman And Littlefield Publishers
Year published	2014-04-28
Number of pages	368
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