TY - BOOK ID - 657443 TI - Digital paper : a manual for research and writing with library and internet materials AU - Abbott, Andrew AU - University of Chicago Press PY - 2014 VL - *10 SN - 9780226167640 9780226167787 9780226167817 022616764X 022616778X PB - Chicago ; London University of Chicago Press DB - UniCat KW - Science KW - Computer architecture. Operating systems KW - Documentation and information KW - Report writing KW - Research KW - Searching, Bibliographical KW - Rapports KW - Recherche KW - Recherche documentaire KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc. KW - Rédaction KW - Guides, manuels, etc KW - Guides, manuels, etc. KW - Rédaction scientifique et technique KW - Rédaction de rapports, notes et comptes rendus KW - Bibliographical searching KW - Libraries KW - Information retrieval KW - Rédaction KW - Rédaction scientifique et technique KW - Rédaction de rapports, notes et comptes rendus UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:657443 AB - Today’s researchers have access to more information than ever before. Yet the new material is both overwhelming in quantity and variable in quality. How can scholars survive these twin problems and produce groundbreaking research using the physical and electronic resources available in the modern university research library? In Digital Paper, Andrew Abbott provides some much-needed answers to that question.Abbott tells what every senior researcher knows: that research is not a mechanical, linear process, but a thoughtful and adventurous journey through a nonlinear world. He breaks library research down into seven basic and simultaneous tasks: design, search, scanning/browsing, reading, analyzing, filing, and writing. He moves the reader through the phases of research, from confusion to organization, from vague idea to polished result. He teaches how to evaluate data and prior research; how to follow a trail to elusive treasures; how to organize a project; when to start over; when to ask for help. He shows how an understanding of scholarly values, a commitment to hard work, and the flexibility to change direction combine to enable the researcher to turn a daunting mass of found material into an effective paper or thesis.More than a mere how-to manual, Abbott’s guidebook helps teach good habits for acquiring knowledge, the foundation of knowledge worth knowing. Those looking for ten easy steps to a perfect paper may want to look elsewhere. But serious scholars, who want their work to stand the test of time, will appreciate Abbott’s unique, forthright approach and relish every page of Digital Paper. ER -