This book will help academic librarians tackle the questions most commonly asked by students, academics and researchers. A broad cross-disciplinary A-Z of themes including topics such as literature searching, plagiarism, and using online resources are covered, helping you to address a query confidently and quickly. Each topic is split into three sections to guide your response:
- common inquiries encountered;
- points to consider, with an exploration of the issues and challenges that might arise; and
- guidance on where to look, listing annotated UK and international resources in print and online including key organizations, scholarly bodies, digital libraries, statistical data, and journal article indexes.
A-Z Common Reference Questions for Academic Librarians updates and expands the author’s previous book, Know it All, Find it Fast for Academic Libraries, and includes new sections on
- blogging and social media;
- text and data mining and data visualization;
- assistive technology resources;
- early career researchers;
- impact measurement including bibliometrics, citation analysis, and journal rankings;
- academic internet searching;
- LGBT studies;
- Middle East studies;
- project management;
- open access (OA) publishing;
- research data management;
- study skills; and
- systematic reviews
Published: 2019
Imprint: Facet Publishing, UK
Pages: 384
Copyright for Archivists, Sixth Edition
