Research Catalog

Title

The elements of information gathering : a guide for technical communicators, scientists, and engineers / by Donald E. Zimmerman and Michel Lynn Muraski.

Author

Zimmerman, Donald E.

Publication

Phoenix, Ariz. : Oryx Press, 1995.

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Additional Authors

Muraski, Michel Lynn.

Description

xiii, 242 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Subject

• Science > Methodology > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Technology > Methodology > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Information storage and retrieval systems > Methodology > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Communication in science > Methodology > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Communication of technical information > Methodology > Handbooks, manuals, etc

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Pt. 1. Gathering and Exploring Information Sources. Ch. 1. Extracting Information with Scientific Methodology. Ch. 2. Extracting Information with a Problem-Solving Methodology. Ch. 3. Identifying Library Resources. Ch. 4. Using Printed Resources. Ch. 5. Using Electronic Resources. Ch. 6. Using the Literature -- Pt. 2. Planning and Conducting Interviews and Surveys. Ch. 7. Interviewing. Ch. 8. Conducting Group Interviews. Ch. 9. Planning Surveys. Ch. 10. Identifying the Population and Sampling. Ch. 11. Developing Questionnaires. Ch. 12. Administering the Survey. Ch. 13. Analyzing and Interpreting Data -- Pt. 3. Exploring Advanced Research and Evaluation Methodologies. Ch. 14. Usability Testing - An Evaluation Technique. Ch. 15. Ethnography and Case Studies. Ch. 16. Exploring Advanced Research Methodologies -- Appendix A: Accessing Libraries and Databases via the Internet -- Appendix B: A Closer Look at Four Database Programs.

ISBN

089774800X (alk. paper)

LCCN

94036806

OCLC

• 31207408
• ocm31207408

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries