Social science reference services
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Social science reference services
Haworth Press, c1995
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Includes bibliographical references and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
This new book examines the topics and issues important to information professionals and librarians-in-training who serve clientele using social science materials. Social Science Reference Services addresses reference services across the spectrum of the social sciences and embraces a multidisciplinary approach to providing both materials and services to users. Chapters illuminate the variety of information formats available through a bewildering array of delivery mechanisms from an astounding number of sources. Social Science Reference Services discusses areas not adequately covered in previous publications, including data files, federal economic statistics, and reference literature on the European Community. Contributing authors address dissertation development, improving the handling of business reference queries, user education/bibliographic instruction, data files for social research, strategies for locating information on environmental public policy, and using economic statistics from the federal government. Additionally, chapters focus on:
the importance of government-produced information to social science research
providing quality reference services to the many constituencies within an academic community
supplementing academic classroom experience with library programs that enhance the information-seeking skills of students
the importance of data sets to social science research and incorporating their use into providing quality information servicesSocial Science Reference Services also explores some of the challenges of the automated environment, including the impact of technology on the availability and accessibility of information. This book is an ideal guide for information professionals and students of library science who need efficient access to information in the social science field in order to help patrons effectively.
目次
Contents
Introduction
The Doctoral Student, the Dissertation, and the Library: A Review of the Literature
The Lexicography of Scholarly Concepts
Scholarly Research and Reference Service in the Automated Environment
Improving the Quality of Business Reference Service
Issues in Implementing and Teaching the LEXIS (R)/NEXIX (R) Services in an Undergraduate Library
Taking the Mystery Out of the Library: User Education at UNLV's Dickinson Library
Complex Reference Services: Data Files for Social Research
Something for Everyone: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Census Data
A Walk Through the Obscure With Federal Economic Statistics
The European Community: A Guide to the Reference Literature
Searching for Information on Tests: Reference Sources and a Search Strategy
A Library Research Strategy for Locating Information on Environmental Public Policy
Index
Reference Notes Included
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