The Facts On File Guide To Research (Facts on File Library of Language and Literature)

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Contents\r......Page 8
Expanded Table of Contents......Page 10
Acknowledgments......Page 30
Introduction......Page 32
Section I: Researching Your Topic......Page 34
Ch 1: Developing Your Subject......Page 36
Ch 2: Gathering Your Information......Page 43
Ch 3: Evaluating Your Sources......Page 61
Section II: Finding Sources of Information......Page 68
Ch 4: Finding Archives and Archival Collections......Page 70
Ch 5: Finding Associations, Societies, and Organizations......Page 87
Ch 6: Finding Biographical Information......Page 107
Ch 7: Finding CD-ROM Collections......Page 128
Ch 8: Finding Electronic Databases......Page 143
Ch 9: Finding Electronic Journals, Zines, and Newsletters......Page 169
Ch 10: Finding E-mail Discussions Groups and Newsgroups......Page 194
Ch 11: Finding General References......Page 204
Ch 12: Finding Government Publications and Agencies......Page 233
Ch 13: Finding Libraries: Academic, Government, Research, Public, School, State, and Special Libraries......Page 259
Ch 14: Finding Newspapers, Magazines, Journals, and Radio and Television News......Page 281
Ch 15: Researching on the Web......Page 309
Ch 16: Finding Search Engines......Page 336
Section III: Finding Sources by Subject......Page 350
Ch 17: Aging......Page 352
Ch 18: Business and Economics......Page 361
Ch 19: Criminal Justice......Page 371
Ch 20: Ecology and the Enviornment......Page 384
Ch 21: Film and Television......Page 394
Ch 22: Health and Medicine......Page 410
Ch 23: History......Page 419
Ch 24: Law......Page 429
Ch 25: Literature and Literary Criticism......Page 439
Ch 26: Music......Page 455
Ch 27: Nursing......Page 463
CH 28: Politics and Public Policy......Page 473
Ch 29: Psychology......Page 483
Ch 30: Religion and Theology......Page 492
Ch 31: Science and Technology......Page 502
Ch 32: Sports......Page 514
Ch 33: Theater and Dance......Page 525
Ch 34: Women\'s Studies......Page 539
Section IV: Using Your Sources......Page 550
Ch 35: Citing Your Sources......Page 552
Ch 36: Creating Your Bibliography, Works Cited, or References......Page 561
Appendix I: APA Style......Page 566
Appendix II: MLA Style......Page 570
Appendix III: The Chicago Manual of Style......Page 572
Selected Bibliography......Page 574
Index......Page 575