100 Research Topic Guides for Students (Greenwood Professional Guides in School Librarianship)

Hand them this easy-to-use, comprehensive guide to researching 100 popular research papers, and high school students will get off on the right track on their research papers. Designed by a reference and young adult librarian for use in her library, this guide saves both student and librarian time and is a shortcut to effective research. Each photocopyable guide will help the student to locate print and nonprint information about the topic, narrow the scope of the paper, and find related topics. This will reduce student frustration in the research process and introduce the student to the full scope of materials the library has to offer on the topic. Each guide serves not only as a map to library resources but as an outline of library research procedures. From abortion to youth gangs, the 100 topic guides are organized into sections on science and technology, social issues, social studies, and biography. Each guide contains a capsule description of the topic, call numbers for shelf browsing, subject headings, pamphlet file sources, reference materials, book and CD-ROM periodical indexes, online databases, key words and descriptors to use in searching indexes and databases, a list of videotapes on the topic, fiction relating to the topic, organizations to contact for further information, suggestions for narrowing the topic, and suggestions for related topics. In addition to the guides, an appendix of aids to research will help students with note-taking, bibliographic citations, and electronic database searching. The book is thoroughly indexed for easy access of topic information by students and librarians. Once you use these topic guides you'll wonder how you and your students ever got along without them.

a Student's Guide To Researching 100 Popular Research Topics.

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borne Has Created A Basic Template To Help Students Research One Hundred Common Topics In The Areas Of Science And Technology, Social Issues, Social Studies, And Biography. The Template Headings Are Background, Book Call Numbers, Card Or Computer Catalog Subjects, Vertical File Headings, Reference Books Or Cd-roms, Periodical Indexes, Online Databases, Keywords And Descriptors, Videotape Titles, Related Fiction Books, National Organizations, Suggestions For Narrowing Topic, And Related Topics. These Templates Serve As Pathfinders To Help Students Successfully Gather Information From Various Sources And Formats With A Minimum Of Frustration. Borne Suggests The Book Or Copies Of The Pages Be Prominently Displayed, For Use By The Students Alone Or With The Help Of A Librarian. Permission Is Given To Photocopy The Topic Guides. The Author Has Designed A Tool Similar To What Some School Library Media Specialists Might Already Have Done Or Wish They Had Time To Do. Although Recommended For High School Students, These Guides Would Work With Middle School Students, Too, Especially As A Teaching Tool For Their First Research Paper. Borne Has Hit The Nail On The Head With Her Choice Of Frequently Assigned As Well As Popular Topics. The Brief Background Statement About Each Topic Is Concise And Well Written, And Most Of The Information Is General Enough So As Not To Become Out Of Date Too Quickly. Videotape Titles That Include Producers And National Organizations, With Their Addresses, Encourage The Use Of Broader Formats And Sources. Suggestions For Narrowing The Topic, A Skill Most Students Need To Develop, Are Instructive. The Appendices Include Guides To Note Taking, To Bibliographic Citation Format (mla), And To Searching Databases. School Librarians May Have To Wrestle With The Question Of Whether Too Much Of The Search Has Been Done For The Student, But In Busy Libraries These Guides Could Help A Student Produce A Worthwhile Paper And Prepare Her To Do So Again Independently In The Future. Index. Biblio. Appendix.

This book is a comprehensive guide to 100 popular research topics for high school students. Each guide, which can be photocopied, will help the student to locate print and nonprint information about the topic, narrow the scope of the paper, and find related topics. In addition to serving as a map to library resources, each guide acts as an outline of library research procedures. From "abortion" to "youth gangs," the 100 topic guides are organized into sections on science and technology, social issues, social studies, and biography. Each guide contains a capsule description of the topic; Dewey Decimal call numbers for shelf browsing; subject headings; pamphlet file sources; reference materials; book and CD-ROM periodical indexes; online databases; key words and descriptors to use in searching; a list of videotapes on the topic; fiction information; suggestions for narrowing the topic; and suggestions for related topics. An appendix of aids to research is included to help students with note-taking, bibliographic citations, and electronic database searching. (Author/AEF) A guide to conducting library research, providing 100 topic guides organized under the headings of science and technology, social issues, social studies, and biography, each containing a capsule description of the topic, call numbers for shelf browsing, subject headings, a list of online databases, and other related information. Presents a guide to researching popular topics for high school reports, helps students locate print and non-print resources, and discusses bibliographic citations and note-taking