The Contents and Structure of Social Science Research Literature : An Indian Perspective
Overview
The objective of this book is to familiarise social science researchers with the different genres of the source material they use. It is an insightful guide to four types of print, as well as born digital material, namely books, periodicals, national literature, and non-scholarly works. It also deals with metrics used by funding agencies to evaluate research output, literature use patterns and information-seeking behaviour of scholars. The author's work experience at the Indian Council of Social Science Research as Head of the Documentation Unit has helped in framing the contents. Two chapters have been written on a) government information and b) sources of socioeconomic data. This work aims to acquaint researchers with the provenance of primary sources of information. Apart from academics and scholars enrolled for doctoral degrees, students of library and archival sciences as well as research methodology-related courses will benefit from this work.
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- ISBN-13: 9781036477608
- ISBN-10: 1036477606
- Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
- Publish Date: July 2026
- Dimensions: 8 x 6 x 0.7 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
- Page Count: 240
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