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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1982
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED229011 |
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- Library Research Manual: History. Bryson, Emily Montez Kelly, Walter, Ed. College Libraries Higher Education History Information Retrieval Library Guides Library Instruction Library Materials Library Skills Problem Sets Reference Materials Research Skills Research Tools Search Strategies Student Research Undergraduate Students Intended for use by undergraduate students taking a course in western civilization at Chicago State University, this workbook discusses basic library information resources for history students and introduces a search strategy useful in gathering materials for research papers. It is noted that the workbook is the product of cooperation between librarians and faculty members. The manual describes: (1) the card catalog; (2) the LCS system, an online circulation system which enables library users at Chicago State University to locate materials by author and/or title; (3) the Library of Congress (LC) classification system and the location of library books; (4) encyclopedias; (5) sources of biographic information; (6) periodical indexes, serials holding lists, and location of periodicals; (7) newspaper and other news indexes; (8) government documents; (9) quick answer sources, including handbooks, manuals, yearbooks, dictionaries, directories, and atlases; and (10) a term paper research strategy covering use of resources, organization of information, footnoting, and the creation of bibliographies. A list of four guidebooks for writing papers and sets of exercises to be used with the manual are included. (ESR)