Doing a Literature Search : A Comprehensive Guide for the Social Sciences
by Chris HartFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-06-25
Publisher(s): SAGE Publications Ltd
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Summary
Doing a Literature Search provides a practical and comprehensive guide to searching the literature on any topic within the social sciences. The book will enable the reader to search the literature effectively, identifying useful books, articles, statistics and many other sources of information.The text will be an invaluable research tool for postgraduates and researchers across the social sciences.
Table of Contents
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vii | ||||
| Preface | x | ||||
| Acknowledgements | xiv | ||||
| Part A: Basic knowledge: organization of the literature, planning techniques and search management | 1 | (48) | |||
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2 | (20) | |||
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22 | (14) | |||
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36 | (13) | |||
| Part B: Literature types: working through the bibliographical framework | 49 | (78) | |||
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50 | (12) | |||
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62 | (17) | |||
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79 | (15) | |||
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94 | (13) | |||
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107 | (9) | |||
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116 | (11) | |||
| Part C: Using information communications technology: more advanced knowledge and techniques | 127 | (37) | |||
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128 | (19) | |||
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147 | (17) | |||
| Appendix 1: the Dewey Decimal Classification and Library of Congress Classification | 164 | (2) | |||
| Appendix 2: Dewey Decimal Classes for sample subjects | 166 | (2) | |||
| Appendix 3: literature search profile | 168 | (1) | |||
| Appendix 4: how to cite sources | 169 | (10) | |||
| Appendix 5: examples of subject dictionaries | 179 | (1) | |||
| Appendix 6: examples of subject encyclopaedias | 180 | (2) | |||
| Appendix 7: a selection of subject indexes and abstracts | 182 | (2) | |||
| Appendix 8: Internet file types and applications | 184 | (1) | |||
| Appendix 9: Internet search profile | 185 | (1) | |||
| Glossary | 186 | (5) | |||
| Index | 191 |
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