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Burke, Arvid J.; Burke, Mary A. – 1967
After a summary of background knowledge useful in searching for information, the authors cover extensively the sources available to the researcher interested in locating educational data or conducting a search of bibliographic materials. They list reference books, dictionaries, almanacs, yearbooks, subject matter summaries; and sources for…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Book Catalogs, Catalogs, Coordinate Indexes
Peer reviewedAubry, John – Library Quarterly, 1972
Experiments were designed and carried out in an attempt to identify some parameters relating to ease of manual searching in library catalogs. A comparison of the difficulty of searching the same file in card form and book form indicated that searching the book catalog generally requires more time. (4 references) (Author/NH)
Descriptors: Book Catalogs, Catalogs, Classification, Experiments
Oberman-Soroka, Cerise – 1979
Used as a primary text for a required one-hour basic research methods course at the College of Charleston, this handbook is designed to familiarize the student with the basic precepts and tools used in research. Each of the seven chapters represents a different step in the research process: (1) locating background information--encyclopedias; (2)…
Descriptors: Biographies, Catalogs, Citations (References), College Libraries
Download full textMcCormick, Regina – 1982
Over 20 data bases available to social science educators are listed and described in this fact sheet. The data bases provide a wide variety of topics including American and world history, statistics, economics, philosophy, and social and political science. Educationally oriented data bases provide information on such topics as educational media,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Book Reviews, Catalogs, Computers
ALTMANN, BERTHOLD; BROWN, WILLIAM G. – 1965
THE FIRST-GENERATION APPROACH BY CONCEPT (ABC) STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL METHOD, A METHOD WHICH UTILIZES AS A SUBJECT APPROACH APPROPRIATE STANDARDIZED ENGLISH-LANGUAGE STATEMENTS PROCESSED AND PRINTED IN A PERMUTED INDEX FORMAT, UNDERWENT A PERFORMANCE TEST, THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF WHICH WAS TO SPOT DEFICIENCIES AND TO DEVELOP A SECOND-GENERATION…
Descriptors: Automation, Catalogs, Computer Programs, Costs
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
