The Oxford Guide to Library Research (3rd edition)

This book first appeared in 1987 as the Guide to Library Research Methods with a second edition in 1998 under the present title. It is published by Oxford University Press, from New York rather than the UK, and may be more familiar to North American readers than those on this side of the Atlantic. The author is Thomas Mann, a Reference Librarian in the Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress and, intriguingly, an ex‐private investigator. The book comes with an established reputation and the back cover endorsement from no less than American Library Association President, Michael Gorman, and...