The essential guide to using the Web for research /
Nigel Ford.
- Los Angeles : Sage Publications Ltd, 2012.
- vi, 246 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1.Introduction
Why Read This Book? The Book's Underlying Rationale Search Tools Covered in this Book
2.Learning and Critical Thinking: The Essentials
Learning and Assessment Basics Essential Learning Components Summary
3.Clarifying What Is Required of You
Clarifying the Nature of your Assignment Planning your Assignment Summary
4.Finding High-Quality Information
Defining 'Authoritative' Information Information Seeking Summary
5.How to Do a Literature Review
Initial Explorations Strategies for Finding High-Quality Academic Sources Summary
6.Information Sources and Search Tools
Types of information source Types of search tool Summary
7.Mapping Search Approaches and Techniques to Information Needs
Directory-Based Browsing and Searching Topic Similarity Searching Document Similarity Searching Filtering Citation Searching Boolean and Other Advanced Search Engine Operators Summary
8.Scholarly Search Tools in Detail
When to Use Which Search Tools Google Scholar SciVerse Scopus Web of Knowledge Incorporating Web of Science Summary
9.Transforming Information into Evidence-Based Arguments
Making Information 'Your Own' Critically Evaluating Information Validity, Reliability, Objectivity and Generalisability as Critical Tools Developing Your Own Evidence-Based Arguments Summary
10.Presenting Your Evidence Effectively Plagiarism Citing Your Sources Summary
11.Keeping up to Date
A New Document is Published on your Topic Documents in Which You Are Interested Are Cited in a Newly Published Document An Author is Cited by a New Document or Publishes a New Document A New Issue of a Journal in which you are Interested is Published A website in Which You Are Interested is Updated Summary
12.Organizing and Sharing Your Information
Mendeley Basics Importing Data from Google Scholar and Other Search Tools Adding PDF Files to Your Library Inserting References into Your Work Summary