Eclectic, ecumenical and exemplary.

Eclectic, ecumenical and exemplary. Tucker, Dennis C Research techniques for scholars and students inreligion and theology. Medford, NJ: Information Today, 2000. 108pUS$24.95 soft ISBN ISBNabbr.International Standard Book NumberISBNInternational Standard Book NumberISBNn abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m1573870897 THIS IS A GREAT LITTLE BOOK, BROAD IN ITS TARGET AUDIENCE ANDAPPEAL, and very good value. It is a must-have work for anybody engagedin areas of religions, including those working in areas of missions,church work, or Christian education/teaching. While this resourcecrosses most religious terrain, examples of key Protestant, Catholic,and Jewish resources are emphasised. There are six major components of this book, as set out withsubheadings in the contents pages. These build sequentially to provide afirm foundation in information retrieval information retrievalRecovery of information, especially in a database stored in a computer. Two main approaches are matching words in the query against the database index (keyword searching) and traversing the database using hypertext or hypermedia links. and information utilisationskills. In the first part Tucker examines overall library layout,covering different types of libraries and their organisation ofholdings, their various categories and functions. Typical library staffroles and references to general information policies and libraryutilisation are considered. The next section discusses the library catalogue, includingcatalogue records. These are considered in some detail with the purposeof showing that `each library resource record contains a wealth ofinformation that many non-librarians don't even know exists andthat can serve as a springboard to a vast pool of other resources'.The third section addresses reference collections, ranging fromelementary differences between reference and non-reference books throughevaluation criteria and concluding with reviews of selected standardresources. The fourth section looks at periodicals and associated resources.Here both manual and automated indexes are illustrated, compared anddiscussed. In the next section Tucker discusses and compares theinternet and other electronic resources. The sixth section discusses andillustrates effective methods of research documentation and outlines howto develop a research paper from the choice of the initial topic tocompletion. This chapter is in three basic parts: search strategy, topicdevelopment, the organisational framework. Twenty pages of appendices follow. These appendices are generallyin the form of resource genre bibliographies of key titles, webaddresses, et cetera ET CETERA. A Latin phrase, which has been adopted into English; it signifies. "and the others, and so of the rest," it is commonly abbreviated, &c. 2. Formerly the pleader was required to be very particular in making his defence. (q.v. , for each type of resource--for example, atlases,lexicons, indexes, periodicals, electronic information. These twentypages in themselves increase the value of this book as a libraryresource because they provide the grounds for a core collection. Stylesheets for citing electronic information are also presented in theappendix section. This is a book of broad appeal, useful for establishing newlibraries or collections, new students, or religious folk wanting astarting point Noun 1. starting point - earliest limiting pointterminus a quocommencement, get-go, offset, outset, showtime, starting time, beginning, start, kickoff, first - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the for further reading or online study, it also hastremendous worth as a text for information literacy Several conceptions and definitions of information literacy have become prevalent. For example, one conception defines information literacy in terms of a set of competencies that an informed citizen of an information society ought to possess to participate intelligently and classes or as afoundation for librarians planning orientation, tutorials, or other usereducation activities. Deborah A Cronau, Christian Heritage Christian Heritage can refer to: The Christian Heritage Party of Canada, a political party. Christian Heritage New Zealand, a defunct New Zealand political party. Christian Heritage School, the name of several different private schools in the United States. College