[PDF] Area Handbook Series eBook

Author : Library of Congress. Federal Research Division
Publisher : Library of Congress
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 37,12 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :

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Understand a particular foreign country through dynamic descriptions and analyses of its historical, social, environmental, economic, governmental, political, and national security systems and institutions. Particular attention is devoted to the people who make up the society, their origins, beliefs, interests, and their attitudes towards their social system and political order. Each study is written by a multidisciplinary team of social scientists. This series is a recognized standard in the field.

Author : Rex A. Hudson
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 10,38 MB
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 9780844410456

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"Describes and analyzes the economic, national security, political, and social systems and institutions of Cuba."--Amazon.com viewed Jan. 4, 2021.

Author : Thomas Collelo
Publisher :
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 32,77 MB
Release : 1987
Category :
ISBN :

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This volume is one in a continuing series of books now being prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies-Area Handbook Program. Most books in the series deal with a particular foreign country, describing and analyzing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, and examining the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors. Particular attention is devoted to the people who make up the society, their origins, dominant beliefs and values, their common interests and the issues on which they ar divided, the nature and extent of their involvement with national institutions, and their attitudes toward each other and toward their social system and political order. Syria, Handbooks. (jes).

Author : Sarah Bonato
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 18,36 MB
Release : 2018-06-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1538100657

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Searching the Grey Literature is for librarians interested in learning more about grey literature. If you have ever been asked for a grey literature search but didn’t know where to start, this book will help you craft your search successfully. If you are an expert searcher but find that your library patrons are unfamiliar with the vast body of grey literature, this book may be a useful teaching aid. Those that are both new arrivals and established professionals in the field of librarianship will learn much about grey literature from reading this book, and hopefully acquire new search skills and knowledge. Although a wide range of different types of librarians or information professionals may find the content of this book useful, those working in the areas of health or social science will benefit the most from the book’s content. Searching the Grey Literature discuss different aspects of grey literature, including an introduction to grey literature, the value of grey literature, search sources for grey literature and how to conduct needs assessment before beginning a grey literature search. Search techniques for identifying grey literature documents, selecting and evaluating grey literature search sources and best searching practices are also discussed in detail.