The Facts on File Guide to Research, 2nd Edition (Facts on File Library of Language and Literature)

Cover......Page 1 Half-Title......Page 2 Title......Page 3 Copyright page......Page 4 CONTENTS......Page 6 EXPANDED TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 9 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 32 INTRODUCTION......Page 34 Section I RESEARCHING YOUR TOPIC......Page 36 Developing Your Subject......Page 38 Gathering Your Information......Page 46 Evaluating Your Sources......Page 64 Section II FINDING SOURCESOF INFORMATION......Page 72 Finding Archives andArchival Collections......Page 74 Finding Associations,Societies, and Organizations......Page 91 Finding BiographicalInformation......Page 114 Finding CD-ROM Collections......Page 137 Finding Electronic Databases......Page 157 Finding Electronic Journals, Zines, and Newsletters......Page 192 Finding E-mail Discussion Groups and Newsgroups......Page 230 Finding General References......Page 240 Finding Government Publications and Agencies......Page 272 Finding Libraries Academic, Government, Research, Public, School, State, and Special Libraries......Page 299 Finding Newspapers, Magazines, Journals, and Radio and Television News......Page 320 Researching on the Web......Page 371 Finding Search Engines......Page 399 Section III FINDING SOURCES BY SUBJECT......Page 414 Aging......Page 416 Business and Economics......Page 429 Criminal Justice......Page 443 Ecology and the Environment......Page 460 Education......Page 474 Film and Television......Page 486 Health and Medicine......Page 506 History......Page 518 Law......Page 531 Literature and Literary Criticism......Page 545 Mathematics......Page 565 Music......Page 578 Nursing......Page 590 Politics and Public Policy......Page 603 Psychology......Page 617 Religion and Theology......Page 631 Science and Technology......Page 645 Sports......Page 663 Theater and Dance......Page 677 Women’s Studies......Page 695 Section IV USING YOUR SOURCES......Page 710 Citing Your Sources......Page 712 Creating Your Bibliography, Works Cited, or References......Page 721 APPENDIX I APA Style......Page 726 APPENDIX II MLA Style......Page 730 Appendix III The Chicago Manual of Style......Page 733 SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 735 INDEX......Page 737 The Facts On File Guide to Research, Second Edition is the most comprehensive guide available to conducting thorough and accurate research. It includes detailed lists of thousands of resources and explains general research methods and proper citation of sources. This expanded and updated edition contains new information on Internet research, including up-to-date discussions of Google and other search engines, subject-specific keyword search strategies, a cautionary note about Wikipedia, and much more.: The volume is divided into four easy-to-use sections: Researching Your Topic contains a step Includes detailed lists of thousands of resources and explains general research methods and proper citation of sources. This expanded and updated edition contains new information on Internet research, including up-to-date discussions of Google and other search engines, subject-specific keyword search strategies, and a cautionary note about Wikipedia. --from publisher description