Doing a Literature Search : A Comprehensive Guide for the Social Sciences

by Chris Hart

• ISBN13: 9780761968108
• ISBN10: 0761968105
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-06-25
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd

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.The text will be an invaluable research tool for postgraduates and researchers across the social sciences.

Table of Contents

List of figures and tables	vii
Preface	x
Acknowledgements	xiv
Part A: Basic knowledge: organization of the literature, planning techniques and search management	1	(48)
The purpose of searching the literature	2	(20)
Search preparation and planning	22	(14)
Search management	36	(13)
Part B: Literature types: working through the bibliographical framework	49	(78)
Quick reference materials	50	(12)
Finding books and bibliographies	62	(17)
Finding journal articles	79	(15)
Finding grey literature	94	(13)
Finding official publications, statistics and archives	107	(9)
Finding citations and reviews	116	(11)
Part C: Using information communications technology: more advanced knowledge and techniques	127	(37)
Using the Internet for literature searching	128	(19)
Advanced searching techniques	147	(17)
Appendix 1: the Dewey Decimal Classification and Library of Congress Classification	164	(2)
Appendix 2: Dewey Decimal Classes for sample subjects	166	(2)
Appendix 3: literature search profile	168	(1)
Appendix 4: how to cite sources	169	(10)
Appendix 5: examples of subject dictionaries	179	(1)
Appendix 6: examples of subject encyclopaedias	180	(2)
Appendix 7: a selection of subject indexes and abstracts	182	(2)
Appendix 8: Internet file types and applications	184	(1)
Appendix 9: Internet search profile	185	(1)
Glossary	186	(5)
Index	191