Information skills
Subtitle: finding and using the right resources
By: Jonathan Grix, Gerald Watkins
Contributors: Watkins, Gerald, 1954-
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 163
ISBN-13: 9780230222502
Subjects: Information resources; Research; Electronic information resources; Report writing; Methodology; Academic Dissertations; Electronic information resource searching; Information retrieval; Evaluation; Social sciences
Description: "Written by an academic and a librarian, this book is dedicated to helping students find and use a variety of resources, both print and online. It includes guidance on how to carry out a literature review as well as the skills needed for finding and evaluating information, with advice on referencing correctly and avoiding plagiarism"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-157) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction; title: 'Traditional' Literature Review; title: Using and Finding On-line Resources; title: Understanding Research Material; title: Referencing and Plagiarism; title: Summary; title: Glossary; title: Index.