The Oxford guide to library research / Thomas Mann.

New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.

xx, 316 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Rev. and updated ed. of: A guide to library research methods. 1987.

Includes index and bibliography.

Initial overviews: encyclopedias -- Subject headings and the library catalog -- Systematic browsing, scanning, and use of classified bookstacks -- Subject headings and indexes to journal articles -- Keyword searches -- Citation searches -- Related-record searches -- Higher-level overviews: review articles -- Published bibliographies -- The differences betwen real and virtual libraries -- Computer searches: types of sources -- Computer searches: types of searches -- Locating materials in other libraries -- People sources -- Hidden treasures: Microform sets -- CD-ROM collections --Government documents -- Reference sources: searching by types of literature -- Special cases: Archives, manuscripts, and public records -- Biography -- Book reviews -- Business and economics -- Conference proceedings -- Consumer product evaluations -- Current awareness sources -- Films and audiovisual material -- Genealogy and local history -- Illustrations, pictures, and photographs -- Literary criticism -- Maps -- Newspapers and newspaper indexes -- Out-of-print and secondhand books -- Primary sources -- Psychological and educational tests -- Reports --Standards and specifications -- Statistics -- Tabular data -- Translations.