Science and Technology Research

Tina M. Neville is Head of Reference at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg Library. She is a reviewer for Library Journal and has published in College & Research Libraries News. Deborah B. Henry is a reference librarian and a marine science liaison at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg Library. Bruce D. Neville is the Collection Development Coordinator and reference librarian at the Centennial Science and Engineering Library at the University of New Mexico.

• Chapter 1 Entering the Library WorldChapter 2 Getting FocusedChapter 3 The First Step: Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Other Ready-Reference ResourcesChapter 4 Getting Down to BusinessChapter 5 Composing Your Search StrategyChapter 6 Advanced On-line SearchingChapter 7 Moving Along: Locating BooksChapter 8 Locating Information in Journals, Conference Proceedings, and NewspapersChapter 9 Locating Quality Information on the World Wide WebChapter 10 Government ResourcesChapter 11 What Have I Found? Evaluating InformationChapter 12 Where Do I Go From Here?Chapter 13 Appendix 1: Ten Tips for Efficient Library ResearchChapter 14 Appendix 2: Sample Research Strategy

An excellent guide to literature research and evaluation skills…a great book to recommend to students about to confront a research library for the first time.