Book Research Everything you need to know about book research

The Do’s Be confident you know what you are looking for. Do ask for advice and help on how to use the library catalogue. Do always write down the reference information for your book to build a complete list of sources.

Be confident you know what you are looking for.

Do ask for advice and help on how to use the library catalogue.

Do always write down the reference information for your book to build a complete list of sources.

The Don’ts Don’t rely on the title, use the index. Don’t give up! As you read, look for answers to your questions. Don’t read it and then walk away! Tell yourself the main points or ideas of what you’ve just read and MAKE NOTES.

Don’t rely on the title, use the index.

Don’t give up! As you read, look for answers to your questions.

Don’t read it and then walk away! Tell yourself the main points or ideas of what you’ve just read and MAKE NOTES.

Harvard Referencing System Use the title page, not the book cover, for the reference details. The required elements for a book reference are: Author, Initials/First name., Year. Title of book . Edition. Place of publication: Publisher.

Use the title page, not the book cover, for the reference details.

The required elements for a book reference are:

Author, Initials/First name., Year. Title of book . Edition. Place of publication: Publisher.

Example of Harvard Referencing Mason, Jennifer. 1996. Qualitative Researching. London: Sage Publications.

Mason, Jennifer. 1996. Qualitative Researching. London: Sage Publications.

Useful websites to assist with book research Long Road Library link on Moodle http://moodle.longroad.ac.uk/moodle/login/index.php Google books http://books.google.co.uk/ Questia, an online library of books http://www.questia.com/search This website allows you to see the index of a book but you have to pay to see the pages. It is still a useful tool.

Long Road Library link on Moodle

http://moodle.longroad.ac.uk/moodle/login/index.php

Google books

http://books.google.co.uk/

Questia, an online library of books

http://www.questia.com/search

This website allows you to see the index of

a book but you have to pay to see the

pages. It is still a useful tool.