Thomas Mann received his Ph.D. from Loyola University of Chicago and his M.L.S. from Louisiana State University. A former private investigator, he has been a general reference librarian in the Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress since 1981. He is the author of A Guide to Library Research Methods.
"Thomas Mann is one of the two or three most important voices in
contemporary library science. He unites a depth of practical
experience with an intellectual vision to produce texts that are
thought-provoking, instructive, and readable. Library Research
Models is a fine book that should be read by all librarians and all
interested in scholarship."--Michael Gorman, Dean of Library
Services, California State University, Fresno
"Mann, currently on the reference staff of the Library of Congress
and author of A Guide to Library Research Models presents his
readers with an intelligent, lively approach to maximizing the
potential of modern research libraries. Using his own public
service experiences and citing widely available print and online
sources, Mann proposes and describes six models he believes
exemplify current research needs and strategies of academics and
the general
public. Each model is placed in a well-documented historical
perspective and carefully analyzed for probably results. This very
readable book is valuable not for any ground-breaking new theory or
idea but for
the author's comprehensive overview of the research quest and
librarianship's response.."--Library Journal
"This book should be read by all who make use of libraries for
serious study (and those who seek diversion too)....Interesting,
readable and useful....It will make a valuable contribution to the
literature and the practice of the profession of
librarianship."--Journal of Documentation
"Will be a most helpful reading for my courses."--Nancy Zimmerman,
SUNY Buffalo
"Librarians and other information professionals will be most
interested in this book. Those librarians involved with
bibliographic instruction will certainly want to read this book to
increase their knowledge of how individuals approach the library
and the methods they use to search for needed information....This
book will also be useful in various library and information science
classes, including general reference, cataloging and
classification, and
information retrieval theory."--Pergamon
"Thomas Mann is one of the two or three most important voices in
contemporary library science. He unites a depth of practical
experience with an intellectual vision to produce texts that are
thought-provoking, instructive, and readable. Library Research
Models is a fine book that should be read by all librarians and all
interested in scholarship."--Michael Gorman, Dean of Library
Services, California State University, Fresno
"Mann, currently on the reference staff of the Library of Congress
and author of A Guide to Library Research Models presents his
readers with an intelligent, lively approach to maximizing the
potential of modern research libraries. Using his own public
service experiences and citing widely available print and online
sources, Mann proposes and describes six models he believes
exemplify current research needs and strategies of academics and
the general
public. Each model is placed in a well-documented historical
perspective and carefully analyzed for probably results. This very
readable book is valuable not for any ground-breaking new theory or
idea but for
the author's comprehensive overview of the research quest and
librarianship's response.."--Library Journal
"A must-read." --Beau David Case, Ohio State University
"This book should be read by all who make use of libraries for
serious study (and those who seek diversion too)....Interesting,
readable and useful....It will make a valuable contribution to the
literature and the practice of the profession of
librarianship."--Journal of Documentation
"Will be a most helpful reading for my courses."--Nancy Zimmerman,
SUNY Buffalo
"Librarians and other information professionals will be most
interested in this book. Those librarians involved with
bibliographic instruction will certainly want to read this book to
increase their knowledge of how individuals approach the library
and the methods they use to search for needed information....This
book will also be useful in various library and information science
classes, including general reference, cataloging and
classification, and
information retrieval theory."--Pergamon
"Clearly and engagingly written; reiterates major points in a way
that enables the reader to follow [the] argument and remember [the]
content."--Linda Speck, Oakland University
"Thomas Mann...writes a lively text brimming with real-life
examples, aimed at researchers as well as librarians....As one
would expect from a librarian of his caliber, Mann provides an
excellent index and bibliography."--The Serials Librarian
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