Managing information for research /
Elizabeth Orna with Graham Stevens.
- 1st ed.
- Buckingham [England] ; Philadelphia : Open University Press, 1995.
- 191 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword Acknowledgements First things first Part 1 The territory 1 Dear Reader ... 2 Mapping the research domain Part 2 Managing two kinds of information 3 Information to support research - and how to manage it 4 Keeping the record straight: documenting the research 5 Keeping on good terms with Time Part 3 Planning the end product 6 Thinking ahead: questions and decisions 7 A design brief for your dissertation Part 4 The final transformation 8 Integrating design and writing 9.1 Design is more than cosmetic: background and observations 9.2 Design is more than cosmetic: a basic toolkit for dissertation design 9.3 Design is more than cosmetic: seeing is perceiving 10 Designing your writing Index
This book is aimed at students from all disciplines undertaking research projects for the first time. Unusually for a book of this kind it also deals with the design issues involved in presenting information.