Doing a literature search : a comprehensive guide for the social sciences

"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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hart, Chris (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Thousands Oaks, California : SAGE Publications , c2010
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Online Access:Table of contents only
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. The purpose of searching the literature
  • 2. Search preparation and planning
  • 3. Search management
  • 4. Quick reference materials
  • 5. Finding books and bibliographies
  • 6. Finding journal articles
  • 7. Finding grey literature
  • 8. Finding official publications, statistics and archives
  • 9. Finding citations and reviews
  • 10. Using the internet for literature searching
  • 11. Advanced searching techniques