Research within the Disciplines

Edited by Peggy Keeran and Michael Levine-Clark

Research within the Disciplines is designed to help reference librarians - and students studying to become librarians - gain that deeper understanding of disciplinary differences that allows them to comfortably solve information needs rather than merely responding to questions, and practical knowledge about how to work with researchers in a library setting. The book has three chapters that cover the disciplines at the broadest level - humanities, social sciences, and sciences, plus supplemental chapters that focus on associated disciplines (research in history, business, and engineering, research using government sources) and across disciplines (interdisciplinary and critical information literacy). For the second edition of Research within the Disciplines, several chapters have been added that together give a broader and deeper overview of research across all subject areas: research practices of creative and performing artists and of clinical scientists, research in international documents, research strategies for foreign language materials, and visual literacy across the disciplines. Major shifts in technology have been accounted for that have changed how we do research and have expanded the range of resources available to researchers in all disciplines. All of the chapters have been rewritten or heavily revised; this is much more a new book than a new edition.

Introduction1. Research in the Humanities - Peggy Keeran2. Creative and Performance Arts Research - Peggy Keeran3. Historical Research - David A. Lincove and Michael Levine-Clark4. Research in the Social Sciences - Jennifer Bowers5. Business Research - Esther Gil6. Research with US Government Information - Christopher C. Brown7. Research with International Organizations - Margaret M. Jobe8. Research in the Sciences - Jane Kinkus Yatcilla and Michael Fosmire9. Engineering Research - Michael Fosmire10. Clinical Sciences Research - Jane Kinkus Yatcilla11. Critical Information Literacy and Research Instruction in the Disciplines - Carrie Forbes12. Visual Literacy across the Disciplines - Jennifer Mayer13. Research in Foreign Languages - Allison Hicks14. Interdisciplinary Research - Erin E. MeyerIndexAbout the Authors