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Download full textMcLaughlin, Pamela W. – 1987
Designed for use in the reading room of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources, this set of three self-instructional guides provides step-by-step instructions for locating information in the ERIC system. The first instruction sheet explains how to use the Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors to identify appropriate subject headings, or…
Descriptors: Databases, Guidelines, Indexes, Search Strategies
White, Lucinda M. – 1987
This two-page guide suggests an eight-step term paper research strategy for students using the Fogler Library at the University of Maine. The student is first guided to encyclopedias for overview articles with bibliographies, then directed to the card catalog; periodical indexes; and indexes for books, journal articles, and newspaper articles.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Encyclopedias, Guidelines, Higher Education
Courtois, Martin P.; Matthews, Judith A. – Database, 1993
Examines the challenges of using the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) Indexes to perform citation searches for personnel decisions and offers specific guidelines for searchers to follow during the presearch interview. Potential obstacles, search techniques, and systems commands are also described. (five references) (KRN)
Descriptors: Citation Indexes, Databases, Guidelines, Interviews
Barnett, Lynn – 1983
This chapter describes how ERIC addresses the problems resulting from four conditions that make it unique in the indexing field: (1) its subject area includes a wide range of subspecialists; (2) its clientele is extremely diverse; (3) it has a dual retrieval purpose--for both manual and computer access; and (4) its retrieval is challenged by the…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Databases, Guidelines, Indexes
McMillan, Patricia; Kennedy, James R., Jr. – 1981
One in a series, this guide takes the college student through the steps involved in a thorough, systematic research of any topic in sociology. Beginning with the basics, the guide covers selecting a topic, locating an authoritative summary of the topic, taking clear notes, and narrowing the topic. Subsequent chapters cover the use of general…
Descriptors: Card Catalogs, Guidelines, Higher Education, Indexes
Frick, Elizabeth – 1980
One in a series, this guide takes the college student through the steps involved in a thorough, systematic research of any topic in history. Beginning with the basics, the guide covers selecting a topic, locating an authoritative summary of the topic, taking clear notes, and narrowing the topic. Subsequent chapters cover the use of general guides…
Descriptors: Card Catalogs, Guidelines, Higher Education, History Instruction
