The Facts on File Guide to Research, 2nd Edition (Facts on File Library of Language and Literature)

Cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Title......Page 3
Copyright page......Page 4
CONTENTS......Page 6
EXPANDED TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 9
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 32
INTRODUCTION......Page 34
Section I RESEARCHING YOUR TOPIC......Page 36
Developing Your Subject......Page 38
Gathering Your Information......Page 46
Evaluating Your Sources......Page 64
Section II FINDING SOURCESOF INFORMATION......Page 72
Finding Archives andArchival Collections......Page 74
Finding Associations,Societies, and Organizations......Page 91
Finding BiographicalInformation......Page 114
Finding CD-ROM Collections......Page 137
Finding Electronic Databases......Page 157
Finding Electronic Journals, Zines, and Newsletters......Page 192
Finding E-mail Discussion Groups and Newsgroups......Page 230
Finding General References......Page 240
Finding Government Publications and Agencies......Page 272
Finding Libraries Academic, Government, Research, Public, School, State, and Special Libraries......Page 299
Finding Newspapers, Magazines, Journals, and Radio and Television News......Page 320
Researching on the Web......Page 371
Finding Search Engines......Page 399
Section III FINDING SOURCES BY SUBJECT......Page 414
Aging......Page 416
Business and Economics......Page 429
Criminal Justice......Page 443
Ecology and the Environment......Page 460
Education......Page 474
Film and Television......Page 486
Health and Medicine......Page 506
History......Page 518
Law......Page 531
Literature and Literary Criticism......Page 545
Mathematics......Page 565
Music......Page 578
Nursing......Page 590
Politics and Public Policy......Page 603
Psychology......Page 617
Religion and Theology......Page 631
Science and Technology......Page 645
Sports......Page 663
Theater and Dance......Page 677
Women’s Studies......Page 695
Section IV USING YOUR SOURCES......Page 710
Citing Your Sources......Page 712
Creating Your Bibliography, Works Cited, or References......Page 721
APPENDIX I APA Style......Page 726
APPENDIX II MLA Style......Page 730
Appendix III The Chicago Manual of Style......Page 733
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 735
INDEX......Page 737