The Research Virtuoso: How to Find Anything You Need to Know

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The Research Virtuoso: How to Find Anything You Need to Know

Fully Revised and Updated Edition


	Format	Softcover
	Catalogue No.	978-1-55451-394-9
	Pages	122
	Language	English only
	Price	$14.95

Produced by the Toronto Public Library. Art by victoR gad.
Published by Annick Press Ltd., 2012.

Description:

Take your research skills beyond googling – for school and for life.

Armed with this lively guidebook, students will be ready to face the often daunting prospect of conducting serious research in the information age.

Fully revised and updated, The Research Virtuoso covers all aspects of research: how to decide on a topic, take notes, skim material, evaluate which sources (especially those on the Internet) are most reliable, organize information, and create a bibliography. Readers will also learn how to access a treasure trove of sources they may never have known existed, such as special collections and private libraries.

Fully revised, The Research Virtuoso is divided into three key sections:

1. Getting Organized
- how to avoid being overwhelmed
- how to focus on and refine a topic
- concept-mapping software
2. Locating Information
- primary and secondary sources (encyclopedias, almanacs)
- primary and secondary sources (encyclopedias, almanacs)
- online tools such as DogPile and metasearches
- digital collections, library databases, archives, academic journals
3. Evaluating and Processing Information
- assessing the accuracy, relevance, and authority of source
- how to take notes
- crediting sources and organizing citations
- cloud computing

The guide goes on to show how effective research skills will help students succeed not only at school, but also in life: when considering a company to work for or purchasing anything from electronics to a house. Charts, lists, diagrams, and Grab and Go templates clarify and expand the text. An essential tool for every student!

The Research Virtuoso was developed by a team of experts within the Toronto Public library system. The contributors have extensive backgrounds in the classroom, both as librarians and as authors of award-winning publications on research.

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