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Research strategies : finding your way through the information fog / William B. Badke.

By: Badke, William B, 1949-.

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BookPublisher: Bloomington, IN: IUniverse, Inc., 2011Edition: 4th ed.Description: xvii, 263 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9781462010172; 1462010172.Subject(s): 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

Contents:

Welcome to the information fog -- Taking charge -- Database searching with keywords and hierarchies -- Metadata and the power of controlled vocabularies -- 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 competancy standars for higher education (ACRL)

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