TY - BOOK AU - Orna, Elizabeth AU - Stevens, Graham TI - Managing information for research : : practical help in researching,writing, and designing dissertations SN - 13:978-0-33-522142-4 AV - 001.4 Or61m c2009 PY - 2009/// CY - New york PB - Open University Press KW - Resarch KW - Information for research N1 - Includes 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 N2 - 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 ER -