Overview

"This brand new edition of Wolf's acclaimed work provides a self-contained, short course in essential library skills for patrons of college, high school and public libraries. The intent is to provide a quick and easy way to learn to do library research. The exercises contained herein give students hands-on experience by applying rules stated in the text to situations that approach real ""research problems."" Subjects addressed include a brief tour of the library; card catalogs and cataloging systems; filing rules; online public access catalogs; subject searching; bibliographies; book reviews and parts of a book; dictionaries; encyclopedias; handbooks; atlases; gazetteers; periodicals; newspapers; online database searching and reference sources; literature and criticism; e-books; government information and government documents; biographies; business, career and consumer information; non-print materials and special services; online computer use in libraries and schools; and hints for writing term papers. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here."

Full Product Details

Author:   Carolyn Wolf
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Edition:   5th Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.295kg
ISBN:  

9780786426355

ISBN 10:   0786426357
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   24 February 2006
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface and Acknowledgments     Introduction: A Brief Historical Perspective     1 A Walking Tour of the Library     2. The Catalog and Cataloging Systems      3. Online Public Access Catalogs      4. Subject Headings      5. Bibliography      6. Book Reviews and the Parts of a Book      7. General Information Sources      8. Periodicals and Newspapers      9. Online Database Searching and Reference Sources      10. Literature and Criticism      11. E-Books      12. Government Information and Government Documents      13. Biography      14. Business, Career and Consumer Information      15. Nonprint Materials and Special Services     16. Online Computer Use in Libraries and Schools      17. Hints for Writing Term Papers      Appendix: Answers to Exercises      Index     

Reviews

will be of great value...an excellent job --VOYA; thoroughly written and illustrated...a welcome update...solid --ARBA; a powerful schematic and hands-on guidebook...excellent...helpful --Public Libraries; a ready-made course on library instruction for patrons of college, high school, and public libraries --American Libraries; a new edition of a classic library manual of essential library skills --The Book Report; useful...easy to understand language --Reference & User Services Quarterly.

"""will be of great value...an excellent job""--VOYA; ""thoroughly written and illustrated...a welcome update...solid""--ARBA; ""a powerful schematic and hands-on guidebook...excellent...helpful""--Public Libraries; ""a ready-made course on library instruction for patrons of college, high school, and public libraries""--American Libraries; ""a new edition of a classic library manual of essential library skills""--The Book Report; ""useful...easy to understand language""--Reference & User Services Quarterly."

Author Information

Carolyn Wolf is professor emeritus of Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York. Currently a reference librarian at Francis T. Bourne Jacaranda Public Library, she lives in Venice, Florida.

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