A Research Guide for Undergraduate Students: English and American Literature [Paperback]

Nancy L. Baker (Author), Nancy Huling (Author)

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Publication Date: December 2000 | ISBN-10: 0873529782 | ISBN-13: 978-0873529785 | Edition: 5th

The new edition of the popular Research Guide has been updated and significantly expanded to help beginning researchers navigate the library of the computer era. "Designed to give the harried undergraduate a road map of the reference library in literary research, (the guide) is fast becoming a 'standard.'"--American Reference Books Annual.

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"This title holds place in the undergraduate reference canon alongside the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. It belongs in every undergraduate library and in the hands of students writing research papers on American or English literature." -- Choice --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 105 pages
• Publisher: Modern Language Assn of Amer; 5th edition (December 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873529782
• ISBN-13: 978-0873529785
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,594,164 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An invaluable guide, October 3, 2006

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This review is from: Research Guide for Undergraduate Students (Sixth Edition) (Paperback)

Now in a newly updated and expanded sixth edition, the 104 page reference, "A Research Guide For Undergraduate Students: English And American Literature", by co-authors and librarians Nancy L. Baker and Nancy Huling offers a succinct and informative descriptional tour of the typical college library along with easy-to-understand summaries of the print and electronic research tools available to students and faculty. The research aids and reference works range from the 'Literary Resource Center', to the 'Expanded Academic ASAP', to 'Literature Online', to 'Library of Congress Subject Headings', to the 'MLA International Bibliography', to the 'Oxford English Dictionary', to the 'ProQuest Research Library', and dozens of others. "A Research Guide For Undergraduate Students" also provides a wealth of examples taken from the showcased reference materials, explains how to navigate a college library's electronic catalog, how to search for articles and books, the use of primary sources, locating biographic information, quotations, and miscellaneous facts. Of special note is a new chapter focused on dealing with bibliographic citation managers such as 'EndNote'. "A Research Guide For Undergraduate Students" is an invaluable guide, especially for new students and returning students wanting to take maximum advantage of what their college library has to offer them in support of their academic endeavors.