Thomas Mann is writing a guide on how to do research. He introduces us to the concept of encyclopedias. As a student there have been many times that I have referenced an encyclopedia,especially prior to the advent of the Internet. Now with the Internet I personally have become a little lazy in my research techniques.
The specialized encyclopedia and dictionaries that Mann introduces here can be very helpful to me as a researcher. I am embarrassed to admit that I was not aware of the array of encyclopedias and dictionaries out there. The reference sites that Mann shares here for us to access to find out which encyclopedias or dictionaries to turn to can be very helpful as well.
Mann also demystifies the Library catalog. There are so many times that I am sure I have ended up with a general topic that could have been more specific for the lack of knowledge of how to search these catalogs. Also to find out that there is a Library of Congress Subject Heading reference is something that I can see will be invaluable.
Mann's reading while dry was quite the page turner for me, because I am being introduced to some things that I probably should have known about by now but did not.
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Thank you for those insights. I read the Mann book last year and I even posted on it...but now, in light of other people's posts about the book, I've gained a new appreciation for the book's content. I'm not as depressed as I was about having to read it again. I'm feeling more like I'm learning new features of the book by way of other people's views. Thanks all.
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