Basic Library Research Handbook

Basic Library Research Handbook (3rd. edition) FULL DOCUMENT (101 pages; 1.28MB)

An introduction to library research, the Handbook exposes students to the concepts and skills necessary to find information using the appropriate tools. It is self-paced and intended to be a resource that students can turn to for library research methods. The Handbook was developed and is maintained by the Business, Humanities, and Social Sciences Department of the UHM Library.

Note: the Handbook is also available (spiral-bound with double-sided printing) at the UH Manoa Bookstore for $5.50.

Updates: Changes in the library that affect the this edition of the Handbook are available here.
Individual Chapter downloads	Companion Exercises
Title & Preface \| TOC \| Introduction
Chapter 1: Getting Started UH Manoa Libraries Getting help: reference services Accessing and borrowing library materials Other services
Chapter 2: Exploring the library Library organization Library collections and services
Chapter 3: Planning your research Nature of research Types of information sources and their uses A research scenario Topic analysis
Chapter 4: Finding books Library catalogs Catalog as database Database searching Searching a library catalog — Hawaii Voyager Locating a book in the library	Database Searching - UH Library Catalog
Chapter 5: Finding articles Types of periodicals Periodical indexes Searching an index — Academic Search Premier Locating articles
Chapter 6: Finding other resources Reference sources Other libraries Interlibrary loan and intrasystem loan World Wide Web
Chapter 7: Evaluating information Why evaluate? Identifying your information need Evaluation criteria Evaluating information content Evaluating World Wide Web resources
Chapter 8: Documenting and citing sources Purposes of documentation Styles of documentation Citations styles — examples
Library of Congress Classification \| How To Read Call Numbers
Glossary \| Bibliography

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