Summary
In today's information age, it is easy to feel bewildered by the vast amount of data that is readily available. The importance of research and knowing how to analyze information is essential in many careers. Research and Information Management, Fifth Edition helps students learn how to acquire and manage all types of information. Coverage includes the different ways of approaching research and information management with special tips and exercises for developing and mastering key skills, true-or-false quizzes on skills knowledge, and much more.
Chapters include:
- Welcome to the Information Age
- Acquiring Research Skills
- Evaluating Information
- Now What Do I Do with It?
- Creating Effective Presentations and Memos
- Making the Presentation Fit the Data
- Staying Sane in the Information Age.
About the Author(s)
Andrew Morkes is the founder and editorial director of College & Career Press in Chicago, Illinois. He has written about college-and career-related topics for more than 25 years. Andrew has written and edited many books for Ferguson’s including the Encyclopedia of Careers & Vocational Guidance and many volumes in the Careers in Focus, Discovering Careers, Vault Career Guides, and Career Skills Library series. He is also the author of Nontraditional Careers for Women and Men: More Than 30 Great Jobs for Women and Men With Apprenticeships Through PhDs; Nature in Chicagoland: More Than 120 Fantastic Nature Destinations That You Must Visit; and They Teach That in College!?: A Resource Guide to More Than 100 Interesting College Majors, which was selected as one of the best books of the year by the library journal Voice of Youth Advocates. Andrew is the author and publisher of “The Morkes Report: College and Career Planning Trends” blog. Articles about his work have appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Practical Homeschooling, and other publications. Andrew's poetry has appeared in Cadence, Wisconsin Review, Poetry Motel, Strong Coffee, and Mid-America Review.