Full Description
This book introduces Germanists to the mechanics and methodology of modern library research. It explains the use of various bibliographic access systems, providing step-by-step search strategies to the most modern computerized data bases for the whole field of German studies.
Contents
Foreward -- Preface -- Introduction -- Library Research -- Bibliographic Access Systems -- Searching Library Catalogs -- Searching Indexes and Abstracts -- Search Strategies -- Selected Reference Works -- General Reference Materials -- German Language -- German Literature -- German Civilization -- Supplementary Resources -- Guides to Reference Works -- Guides to Writing Research Papers -- Computerized Literature Searches -- Library Classification Systems for German Studies -- Library of Congress Subject Headings for German Studies