Student guide to research in the digital age

how to locate and evaluate information sources

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Student guide to research in the digital age

how to locate and evaluate information sources

One of the most perplexing aspects of research today is what to do when there's too much information on a topic. What then of the librarian, charged with teaching new generations to appreciate the search for intellectual wheat, especially when the chaff has greater appeal? The key, suggests Leslie Stebbins, is to impress upon students the importance of good filtering instincts and careful management of search results. At the same time, it is equally essential to impress upon them the particular challenges and controversies that accompany research in a digital environment. Chapter one provides a step-by-step introduction to both research and critical evaluation that can be followed for any assignment. Chapters two through seven focus on specific types of information resources: when to use them, where to find them, and how to evaluate them. Chapter eight offers guidance on how to develop a note-taking system, cite sources, avoid plagiarism, and organize references. Students and librarians alike will benefit from Stebbin's suggestions, strategies and straightforward examples.

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English
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202

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Student Guide to Research in the Digital Age: How to Locate and Evaluate Information Sources
December 30, 2005, Libraries Unlimited
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Table of Contents

Research and critical evaluation
Finding books and ebooks
Scholarly and popular articles
Primary sources : online tools and digitized collections
Biographical research
Legal research
Government documents and statistics
Citing sources, avoiding plagiarism, and organizing references.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Westport, Conn
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Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
025.5/24
Library of Congress
ZA3075 .S74 2006, ZA3075

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
202

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL3414680M
ISBN 10
1591580994
LCCN
2005030844
OCLC/WorldCat
62152874
LibraryThing
1323878
Goodreads
1295626

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OL5838607W

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