bibliographic requests

[Lois Bloom]

Good advice!  I'd also add that the replies to the list are not
necessarily 'complete.'   --Lois Bloom


On Thu, 18 Mar 1999, Tamara Al-Kasey wrote:

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> --On Thu, Mar 18, 1999 1:13 PM +0100 "Annick.DeHouwer"
> <vhouwer at uia.ua.ac.be> wrote:
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> >> Can anybody help me with one of the following questions (or perhaps
> >> both)?
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> Dear readers,
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> I enjoy reading the discussions of issues relevant to the field and rejoice
> when a discussion can lead researchers to a solution they are looking for
> or help them to find obscure and/or unpublished sources or a request from
> experts for "the best" of something.  Unfortunately, various lists have
> become overwhelmingly requests for bibliographies. Many students seem to
> believe that such lists are a replacement for going to the library.  If you
> have students that are beginning a research project and you don't have the
> subexpertise to give them a starter bibliography, please refer them to a
> relevant search site or print bibliography rather than helping them to take
> the easy way out and let others do the work for them.
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> Tamara Al-Kasey
> Carnegie Mellon
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