Library Research 102 Textbook

Making Sense of Library Research:
A Guide for Undergraduate Students

Editor: Bryan Sinclair 
Contributors: Araby Greene, Anita White-Carter, Ellie Marsh, Leith Tate, & Helen Wykle

University of North Carolina at Asheville
Copyright 2001 Revised Electronic Edition 

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Title Page (1 page; 73K)
Table of Contents (3 pages; 9K)

Chapter 1 - Using the D. Hiden Ramsey Library (16 pages; 160K)
Chapter 2 - Developing a Library Research Strategy (14 pages; 124K)
Chapter 3 - The Library Catalog & Other Electronic Databases (32 pages; 316K)
Chapter 4 - Finding Information in Periodicals (24 pages; 226K)
Chapter 5 - The Reference Collection (26 pages; 275K)
Chapter 6 - Using the Internet & World Wide Web for Research (18 pages; 360K)
Chapter 7 - Government Information (12 pages; 80K)
Chapter 8 - Other Formats & Collections: The Media Center & Special
Collections (10 pages; 597K)

Appendix A - Sample Exam Questions (10 pages; 28K)
Appendix B - Library of Congress Classification System (4 pages; 12K)
Appendix C - Ramsey Library Locations (2 pages; 7K)
Appendix D - Style Manuals & Formatting a Bibliography (4 pages; 15K)

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