Basic Library Skills - Couverture souple

Wolf, Carolyn

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0786426357 ISBN 13 : 9780786426355

Editeur : McFarland & Co Inc, 2006

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McFarland & Co Inc
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0786426357
• ISBN 13: 9780786426355
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 5
• Nombre de pages: 216
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible