Research strategies : finding your way through the information fog /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Badke, William B., 1949- author.
Edition:	5th edition.
Imprint:	Bloomington, IN : iUniverse, LLC, 2014.
Description:	xix, 292 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Public services (Libraries) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Libraries and students -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Bibliography -- Methodology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Research -- Methodology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Report writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Database searching -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Online bibliographic searching -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Internet searching -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Information retrieval -- Methodology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Electronic information resource searching -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Bibliography -- Methodology. Database searching. Internet searching. Libraries and students. Online bibliographic searching. Public services (Libraries) Report writing. Research -- Methodology. Handbooks and manuals. Handbooks and manuals.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13168383

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Varying Form of Title:	Finding your way through the information fog
ISBN:	9781491722336 1491722339 9781491722343
Notes:	Includes index. committed to retain from JKM Seminaries Library 2023 JKM University of Chicago Library
Summary:	With the information provided here, writing research papers does not have to be frustrating or boring. It is possible to develop significant skills in order to make the writing process much easier, and the author explains the skills and strategies you need to efficiently and effectively complete a research project. In this book, the author offers a clear, simple, roadmap for conducting research and navigating the vast new world of information and technology. He details the entire research paper process from start to finish, and provides insightful and helpful information.

Table of Contents:

Welcome to the information fog
Taking charge
Database searching with keywords and hierarchies
Metadata and the power of controlled vocabularies
Discovery searches, library catalogs and journal databases
Internet research
Other resources and case studies in research
Learning how to read for research
Organizing your resources to write your paper
Tips on research writing
Appendix 1 : A research paper clinic: more tips and troubleshooting for development of great research papers
Appendix 2: This textbook and Information literacy competency standards for higher education (ACRL).

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