How do I find relevant information for my thesis, dissertation or report? How do I evaluate the relevance and quality of the information I find? How do I find the most up to date information in my subject area?Anyone setting out to research a topic, whether at undergraduate or postgraduate level, needs to find information to inform their work and support their arguments. This book enables researchers to become expert in finding, accessing and evaluating information for dissertations, projects or reports. The book works systematically through the information-seeking process, from planning the search to evaluating and managing the end results. It suggests how to do this efficiently and effectively whilst using a range of sources including online bibliographic databases and the internet. This edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the use of new technologies in research by offering the most contemporary information on: Online research Critical evaluation of resources Intellectual property rights Research communities The changing landscape of research information Subject-specific resourcesWritten by an academic librarian, this book provides key reading, not only for academic researchers, but for anyone working for commercial, public or government bodies who has to contribute to research projects.

薩莉·拉姆奇(Sally Rumsey)是英國倫敦政治經濟學院的電子信息服務圖書館員(E－Services Librarian)，曾擔任過薩裏大學藝術學院圖書館的學術聯絡管理員。她為本科生和研究生提供圖書館和文獻檢索方麵的在綫訓練。2001年她因為優異的實踐研究而獲得剋拉剋奬(Daphne Clarke Prize)。