Research Within the Disciplines - Foundations for Reference and Library Instruction

Research within the Disciplines is designed to help reference librarians - and students studying to become librarians - gain that deeper understanding of disciplinary differences that allows them to comfortably solve information needs rather than merely responding to questions, and practical knowledge about how to work with researchers in a library setting.

List of contents

Introduction

1. Research in the Humanities - Peggy Keeran

2. Creative and Performance Arts Research - Peggy Keeran

3. Historical Research - David A. Lincove and Michael Levine-Clark

4. Research in the Social Sciences - Jennifer Bowers

5. Business Research - Esther Gil

6. Research with US Government Information - Christopher C. Brown

7. Research with International Organizations - Margaret M. Jobe

8. Research in the Sciences - Jane Kinkus Yatcilla and Michael Fosmire

9. Engineering Research - Michael Fosmire

10. Clinical Sciences Research - Jane Kinkus Yatcilla

11. Critical Information Literacy and Research Instruction in the Disciplines - Carrie Forbes

12. Visual Literacy across the Disciplines - Jennifer Mayer

13. Research in Foreign Languages - Allison Hicks

14. Interdisciplinary Research - Erin E. Meyer

Index

About the Authors

About the author

Edited by Peggy Keeran and Michael Levine-Clark

Summary

Research within the Disciplines is designed to help reference librarians - and students studying to become librarians - gain that deeper understanding of disciplinary differences that allows them to comfortably solve information needs rather than merely responding to questions, and practical knowledge about how to work with researchers in a library setting.

Product details

• Authors: Peggy Levine-Clark Keeran
• Assisted by: Peggy Keeran (Editor), Michael Levine-Clark (Editor), Levine-Clark Michael (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.04.2014
• EAN: 9781442232754
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-3275-4
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Book trade, library system; REFERENCE / Research, Library & Information Sciences, Research methods: general, Library and information sciences / Museology, Research methods / methodology