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01]
How to Find Information - a guide for researchers
by Sally Rumsey
ISBN: 0335214282,
Division: Open University Press,
Price: 16.99,
Pub Date: 10/2004,
No of pages: 288 pages,
Edition: 01
Format: Soft Back
(see below for fuller details)
02]
Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing
By Andrew M. St. Laurent
1st Edition August 2004
ISBN: 0-596-00581-4
208 pages, $24.95 US, $36.95 CA, 17.50 UK
(see below for fuller details)
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01]
How to Find Information - a guide for researchers
Sally Rumsey
ISBN: 0335214282,
Division: Open University Press,
Price: 16.99,
Pub Date: 10/2004,
No of pages: 288 pages,
Edition: 01
Format: Soft Back
Description
What's the best way to find the information I need for my
thesis / dissertation / project?
How do I evaluate the relevance and quality of the information?
How can I keep up to date in my subject?
Anyone setting out to research a topic, whether undertaking a project,
report, dissertation or PhD, needs to find appropriate resources to
inform their work and support their arguments. This book enables
researchers to become expert at tracking down, accessing and
evaluating information.
The book works systematically through the information-seeking
process, from planning the search to evaluating and managing the
end results:
Formulating a search strategy to find and evaluate the most relevant
resources
Guidance for using online bibliographic databases and the Web
Includes referencing, copyright, plagiarism, and keeping up with new
developments in your field
This concise and contemporary book covers all major areas of
information seeking and selection for researchers. Written by an
information professional, it is invaluable for anyone researching
a topic including academics and students, public and government
researchers and researchers in the private sector.
CONTENTS
List of figures
List of tables
List of abbreviations
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
1. The information gathering process
2. Using a library
3. Formats of information sources
4. Identifying the information need
5. Finding information about existing research
6. Resource discovery
7. The online searching process
8. Citation searching
9. Resource location
10. Using the World Wide Web for research
11. Accessing materials
12. Evaluation of resources
13. Citing references
14. Keeping records
15. Intellectual property and plagiarism
16. The research community and keeping up to date
17. The changing landscape of research
Glossary
References and bibliography
Web addresses
02]
Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing
By Andrew M. St. Laurent
1st Edition August 2004
ISBN: 0-596-00581-4
208 pages, $24.95 US, $36.95 CA, 17.50 UK
If you've held back from developing open source or free software
projects because you don't understand the implications of the
various licenses, you're not alone. Many developers believe in
releasing their software freely, but have hesitated to do so
because they're concerned about losing control over their software.
Licensing issues are complicated, and both the facts and fallacies
you hear word-of-mouth can add to the confusion.
Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing helps you
make sense of the different options available to you. This concise
guide focuses on annotated licenses, offering an in-depth explanation
of how they compare and interoperate, and how license choices affect
project possibilities. Written in clear language that you don't have
to be a lawyer to understand, the book answers such questions as:
What rights am I giving up? How will my use of OS/FS licensing affect
future users or future developers? Does a particular use of this
software--such as combining it with proprietary software--leave me
vulnerable to lawsuits?
Following a quick look at copyright law, contracts, and the definition
of "open source," the book tackles the spectrum of licensing, including:
The MIT (or X), BSD, Apache and Academic Free licenses
The GPL, LGPL, and Mozilla licenses
The QT, Artistic, and Creative Commons licenses
Classic Proprietary licenses
Sun Community Source license and Microsoft Shared Source project
The book wraps up with a look at the legal effects--both positive and
negative--of open source/free software licensing.
Licensing is a major part of what open source and free software are
all about, but it's still one of the most complicated areas of law. Even
the very simple licenses are tricky. Understanding Open Source and Free
Software Licensing bridges the gap between the open source vision and
the practical implications of its legal underpinnings. If open source
and free software licenses interest you, this book will help you
understand them. If you're an open source/free software developer, this
book is an absolute necessity.
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