Question 1. Which search would you choose if this book was on your reading list?
Smith, M. 1999, Burma: insurgency and the politics of ethnicity (rev. ed.) Zed Books, UK.
A. AUTHOR SEARCH: Smith M
B. TITLE SEARCH: Burma insurgency and the politics of ethnicity
C. KEYWORD SEARCH: Smith Burma insurgency
Answer:
C. is the best choice here. A Keyword search is the most efficient way to find this book.
There is less typing than a Title search (B.) which will also work well.
There are too many Smiths for an Author search (A.) to succeed.
Question 2: If this reference is on your reading list, which catalogue search would you use?
Lee, Y. & Kleiner, B.H. 2005, 'How to use humour for stress management', Management Research News, vol.28, no.11/12, pp. 179-186..
A. TITLE SEARCH: Management Research News
B. KEYWORD SEARCH: Kleiner humour stress
C. AUTHOR SEARCH: Lee
Answer:
A. - a Title search is correct. Library catalogues only list the titles of the journals. They do not list the authors or titles of the articles within them as there would be too many!
Question 3: If this is a reference on your reading list, which catalogue search would be the best to use ?
Velde, B.P.1999, 'Codes of meaning: play, games, and sports', in G.S. Fidler & B.P. Velde (eds), Activities, Slack, Thorofare, NJ, pp. 120-135.
A. KEYWORD SEARCH: Velde codes meaning
B. KEYWORD SEARCH: Fidler Velde activities
C. AUTHOR SEARCH: Velde
Answer:
B. is correct. A Keyword search on title words and editors of the whole book (not the chapter in the book) will find the book.
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