McAdoo, Monty L. The Student's Survival Guide to Research. Chicago: Neal-Schuman, 2015. ISBN: 978-0-8389-1276-8
Publisher's Description
Jumping head first into a research project is a surefire recipe for stress and confusion. But if you’re a newbie, how do you know where to begin, let alone where to go from there? Library instruction expert McAdoo has penned a primer specifically tailored to novice researchers, offering beginning-to-end guidance for every step of the research process, from planning and preparing to conducting and writing. Structured in a way that’s easy to digest, McAdoo shows students...
- what research is and what it entails, the stages of research, and the elements of a term paper;
- the essential steps in preparing for research, and how to understand the assignment;
- how libraries and librarians can help;
- pointers for selecting a research topic and appropriate information tools;
- strategies for conducting searches that will save time and effort, from using keywords to constructing more sophisticated searches;
- how to understand, read, and evaluate search results;
- the dos and don’ts of conducting research ethically, including how to cite sources and how and why to avoid plagiarism; and
- guidance for shaping research results into quality writing.
Table of Contents
List of Figures
Introduction
Chapter 1 What Is Research?
Chapter 2 Preparing for Research
Chapter 3 Understanding Libraries and Librarians
Chapter 4 Understanding Your Assignment
Chapter 5 Selecting a Research Topic
Chapter 6 Locating Information Resources
Chapter 7 Accessing and Acquiring Information Resources
Chapter 8 Constructing Effective Search Strategies
Chapter 9 Understanding Search Results
Chapter 10 Reading and Evaluating Information
Chapter 11 Conducting Ethically and Legally Responsible Research
Chapter 12 Writing Your Paper
Chapter 13 Sample Search
Glossary
Index
