Pt. 1. Basic Knowledge: Organization of the Literature, Planning Techniques and Search Management -- The Purpose of Searching the Literature -- Search Preparation and Planning -- Search Management -- Pt. 2. Literature Types: Working Through the Bibliographical Framework -- Quick Reference Materials -- Finding Books and Bibliographies -- Finding Journal Articles -- Finding Grey Literature -- Finding Official Publications, Statistics and Archives -- Finding Citations and Reviews -- Pt. 3. Using Information Communications Technology: More Advanced Knowledge and Techniques -- Using the Internet for Literature Searching -- Advanced Searching Techniques
Summary
"Doing a Literature Search provides a practical and comprehensive guide to searching the literature on any topic within the social sciences. The book will enable the reader to search the literature effectively, identifying useful books, articles, statistics and many other sources of information."--BOOK JACKET
