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Kentucky Univ., Lexington. Univ. Libraries. – 1975
Continuing the question/answer format method of instruction used in the two previous units, this third and last part of a guide to the M.I. King Library deals with reference material and library search strategy. Each section focuses on a specific type of reference book, describes its functions and features utilizing many excerpts from…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Flow Charts, Library Guides, Library Instruction
Dennett, Beth E. – 1981
Search strategies and library reference materials are suggested for retrieving literature on general business topics, industries, and specific companies. Guidelines provided for each area include getting an overview through general sources, finding books and periodical and newspaper articles, and locating statistics. Reference materials listed…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Business, Industry, Information Retrieval
American Library Association Video/Library Video Network, Towson, MD. – 1997
This 20-minute videotape looks at techniques for searching the Web and deals with other pertinent issues, such as performing Boolean searches, evaluating the usefulness of search engines and evaluating the resource materials found on the Web. A resource guide accompanies the tape. The guide consists of print training materials written by library…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Information Sources, Online Searching, Reference Materials

Unruh, Betty – Online Review, 1981
Intended for novice searchers, this review of available materials comments on availability and cost, as well as the relationship between the search materials and the topic area of the file or the organizational type of the producer. An extensive bibliography is provided. (SW)
Descriptors: Databases, Guides, Information Retrieval, Needs Assessment
Kartis, Alexia M.; Watters, Annette Jones – Capstone Journal of Education, 1981
The authors present information sources and retrieval techniques for persons wishing to search recent educational literature. They discuss card catalogs, bibliographies, periodical indexes, abstracting services, computer databases, interlibrary loaning, and institutional resources. In many cases they name and briefly describe specific reference…
Descriptors: Databases, Educational Research, Educational Researchers, Indexes
Patterson, Thomas H. – 1977
This library skills test was designed to assess university students' knowledge of and ability to use sources of information commonly found in a college or university library with a particular emphasis on the literature of political studies. It is divided into three parts: (1) matching and completion questions assessing students' familiarity with…
Descriptors: College Libraries, College Students, Diagnostic Tests, Library Science

Reid, Judith P. – RQ, 1983
Describes how genealogists visiting the Library of Congress can use Library of Congress Information System (LOCIS) to identify genealogies in library's collections. Search strategies within two LOCIS systems--Multiple-Use MARC System (MUMS) and Subject-Oriented-Retriever for Processing Information Online (SCORPIO)--and the PREMARC database for…
Descriptors: Databases, Information Retrieval, Library Catalogs, Library Collections

Fox, Howard A. – RQ, 1982
Describes bibliographic tools to aid the librarian in locating standards and specifications in the two most commonly faced situations: when the designation of the standard is known, and when standards on a particular subject are needed. International, government, and military standards are covered. A 24-item bibliography is included. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Databases, Indexes, Information Retrieval, Information Sources
Johnson, Bruce L.; And Others – 1976
Written for an undergraduate course at the University of California at Berkeley, this handbook also serves as a general text on library use. Detailed instruction is given on the use of card catalogs, reference materials, periodicals, newspapers, microforms, government documents, and other library collections. Major general reference works are…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Catalogs, College Libraries, Government Publications
Guerena, Salvador; Gonzales, Raquel Quiroz – 1984
Designed to acquaint persons conducting library research in Chicano Studies with the numerous reference materials found in the University Library at the University of California-Santa Barbara, the manual provides information on the Coleccion Tloque Nahuaque, relevant subject headings, and a useful search strategy. The Coleccion Tloque Nahuaque,…
Descriptors: Indexes, Information Seeking, Information Sources, Library Collections
Smith, Barbara J. – 1975
THis annotated bibliography is designed to help students beginning educational research at Pattee Library of Pennsylvania State University Libraries. Grouped in sections A through H in the body of the guide by the type of information they contain, items listed include: bibliographies, guides to theses and dissertations; indexes and abstracts;…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliographies, Biographical Inventories, Citation Indexes
Rominger, Carol A., Ed. – 1975
A handbook has been produced at the University of California at Davis (UCD) for an English course titled "Introduction to Library Research and Bibliography." The course includes a term project, practical assignments, and eight lectures: (1) introduction to the library; (2) card catalog; (3) reference works; (4) serials, indexes, and abstracts; (5)…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Book Reviews, Catalogs, College Libraries
Nelson, Bonnie R. – 1997
In addition to covering the enduring elements of traditional research on criminal justice, this new edition provides full coverage on research using the World Wide Web, hypertext documents, computer indexes, and other online resources. It gives an in-depth explanation of such concepts as databases, networks, and full text, and covers the Internet…
Descriptors: Criminal Law, Criminology, Full Text Databases, Information Retrieval