Hacker, Diana,

Research and documentation in the electronic age. / Diana Hacker, Barbara Fister. - 3rd ed. - Boston : Bedford/St Martin's, 2010. - xii, 288 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.

Spiral binding.

Includes bibliographical references.

Content:Part I: Research questions and research strategies -- Posing a question -- Mapping out a search strategy -- Part II:Finding and evaluating sources -- Finding articles using a database or print index --Finding books in the library catalog -- Finding a wide variety of sources on the web -- Considering other search tools -- Evaluating sources -- Part III: Specialized library and web resources -- Researching in the humanities -- Researching history -- Researching in the social sciences -- Researching in the sciences -- Part IV: Documentation styles -- MLA style: English and other humanities -- APA style:The social sciences -- Chicago style:History -- CBE style:biology and other sciences -- List of style manuals -- Part VB: Glossary of library and web terms.



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