A-Z common reference questions for academic librarians
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A-Z common reference questions for academic librarians
Facet Publishing, 2020
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Available at / 2 libraries
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University of Tsukuba Library, Library on Library and Information Science
: pbk015.2-D4710020007468
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
A-Z Common Reference Questions for Academic Librarians is a survival guide for frontline library staff to help them find appropriate information quickly, whether they are answering questions at a physical help desk or remotely by telephone, email or instant messaging service.
The book will help academic librarians tackle the questions most commonly asked by students, academics and researchers. A broad cross-disciplinary A-Z of themes including topics such as literature searching, plagiarism and using online resources are covered helping you to address an query confidently and quickly. Each topic is split into three sections to guide your response:
typical questions: listing the common enquiries encountered
points to consider: exploring the issues and challenges that might arise
where to look: listing annotated UK and international resources in print and online including key organisations, scholarly bodies, digital libraries, statistical data and journal article indexes.
A-Z Common Reference Questions for Academic Librarians updates and expands the author’s previous book, Know it All, Find it Fast for Academic Libraries, and includes new sections on
blogging and social media
text and data mining and data visualization
assistive technology resources
early career researchers
impact measurement including bibliometrics; citation analysis and journal rankings
academic internet searching
LGBT studies
Middle East studies
project management
open access publishing
research data management
study skills
systematic reviews.
This will be an indispensable day-to-day guide for anyone working with students, academics and researchers in an academic library.
Table of Contents
A-Z List of entries
Accountancy Acronyms and Abbreviations African Studies Anthropology Archives Art and Design Asian Studies Banking and finance Biographical Information Biology Book Reviews Blogging Careers and employability Charities Chemistry Citing, Referencing and plagiarism Citizenship Classical studies Company and Stock Market Information Computing and ICT Copyright Country Information Courses Criminology and Criminal Justice Current Awareness Data / Text Mining / Data visualisation Development Studies Dictionaries and encyclopedias Disabled Students Electronic books Early Career researchers East Europe and Russian Studies Economics Economic History Education Elections Electronic Journals Engineering English Literature Environment and conservation European Union Films, Documentaries and Moving Images Fod science and agriculture Foreign Languages Freedom of Information Requests Gender studies including feminism, and women’s studies Geography Government Publications Grants and Funding Grey Literature Higher and further Education History Human Rights Images and Photographs Impact measurement Information Literacy International Organisations International Relations International security and wars Internet searching International Students Journal Articles Latin American Studies Law Legislation LGBT studies Library Catalogues Literature Searching Management Mapping services Market Research/ opinion polls Marketing Mathematics Media and film Studies Medical science and Nursing Middle East Studies Music News resources Open Access Parliaments / Parliamentary Proceedings Performing Arts, including theatre/ drama Philosophy Physics Political Science Population and demography Presentation Skills Professional associations, trade unions Project Management Publishing Reference Management Tools Religion and Theology Research data Management Research methods Research students Social Media Social Policy Speeches and quotations Sport and Leisure studies Standards Statistical Data Study Skills Systematic reviews Teaching Theses and Dissertations Think Tanks/ Policy Institutes Tourism and Hospitality Treaties United Nations Writing and style guides
by "Nielsen BookData"