A research and reference tool that treats the multitude of options involved in doing research and provides a clear guide to the way in which they may be categorised. Topics covered include subject headings and the card catalogue, the use of systematic browsing, subject headings and indexes to journal articles, key word searches, citation searches, review articles, published bibliographies, computer searches, locating materials in other libraries, reference sources and an appendix on special cases.
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Thomas Mann received his Ph.D. from Loyola University of Chicago and his M.L.S. degree from Louisiana State University. A former private investigator, he is now a general reference librarian in the Main Reading Room of the Library of the Congress.
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