The College Student's Research CompanionThis thoroughly revised second edition of The College Student's Research Companion is a user-friendly guide ideal for students faced with writing their first assignment using the college library, and makes a perfect text for information skills classes and workshops. The highly current manual covers everything college students need in all formats available, including effective Web searching skills. It begins with using the OPAC and understanding library organization, and moves through essential reference books, how to use periodical indexes to find articles, CD-ROM databases and how they are used in libraries, an explanation of online databases and how they can help with research, and an overview of how to cruise the Internet to find information. |
Contents
Hitting the Road | 1 |
The Key to the Online Catalog Database | 15 |
Traveling Through the Stacks | 35 |
Copyright | |
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Academic Universe advanced search Apollo 13 basic binge drinking Bookmarks Options Directory browsing call number chapter Chicago style citation citing computerized databases Dewey Decimal Dewey Decimal Classification Directory Window Help drug abuse Eating disorders EBSCOhost Edit View Go electronic indexes Encyclopedia enter evaluating example Expanded Academic ASAP File Edit View find articles FirstSearch format full text Go Bookmarks Options homepage InfoTrac InfoTrac's Expanded Academic Internet journals keyword searching LEXIS-NEXIS librarian look LookSmart Lycos magazines material Mount Everest Netscape Northern Light online catalog online services Opening search screen Options Directory Window periodical articles popular Power Search print index records reference sources retrieve Revolution X search engines Search Search SilverPlatter Snap.com specific subject headings subject searching Television ticles topic View Go Bookmarks Websites Window Help Location words World Wide Web Y2K bug Yahoo