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30 June 2012
29 June 2012
Economic and Political Weekly archive
The Economic and Political Weekly (EPW) is an Indian
magazine published from Mumbai by the Sameeksha Trust, a charitable
trust. The magazine was first published in 1949 as the Economic
Weekly and since 1966 was re-christened the Economic and Political
Weekly.
The EPW publishes both scholarly research and
information about current events. In addition to news, editorial
comment and book reviews, the Weekly carries academic articles by top
scholars, especially in its twice-yearly special issues.
28 June 2012
100 Best Blogs for International Business Students
International business students not only have to learn all there is to
know about business, but they also need to learn plenty of other things
too, like the culture and society of other countries. The following
blogs provide an excellent opportunity for students to find out
first-hand about doing business in countries around the world, hear from
other b-school students living and studying abroad, find out what
professors have to say, and even explore the developing field of
micro financing.
Read more
21 June 2012
The 25 Best Leadership Bloggers
Anyone who has ever tried to lead people will tell you leadership is
more like art than science. And as with art, perfecting the craft of
leadership requires studying under a master. Of course, an aspiring
leader must have a foundation of communication, decision-making, and
problem-solving skills, but owning the tools and knowing how to use them
to maximum effect are two different things. The blogosphere is full of
leaders with either outstanding leadership knowledge or strong writing
ability, but far fewer have both. These 25 bloggers earn our endorsement
as the best of the best.
11 June 2012
Research Report
GENERAL OUTLINE OF THE
RESEARCH REPORT
The
Preliminaries/Front Matter
1. Abstract—A brief
summary which restates the problem, the procedures, the main findings,
and the major conclusions. It is usually about 200 words or less
in length. It is considered optional unless the report or journal format
specifically calls for it.
2. Title—The title, in
effect, serves as part of the abstract and should, within a reasonable
length, be descriptive of the study.
3. Copyright notice—copyright protection is effective for the life of the author plus seventy
years. All publications automatically receive copyright
protection, but there are possible advantages to be gained from actually registering
a publication with the Copyright Office.
4. Acknowledgments
(optional).
5. Table of contents—this
is particularly important if the report is relatively long.
6.List of tables (where
needed).
7.List of figures
(graphic illustrations other than tables).
The Text
1. Introduction and
problem
a. Brief
introduction—This is not always considered desirable as it usually
summarizes the report and therefore becomes somewhat redundant. It
can help to express the purpose of the study at an early point
in
the report.
b. Statement of the
problem—This section also typically includes a brief
review of
documents relevant to the problem.
c. Identification of
subproblems, if any
d. Delimitations of the
study
e. Conceptual definitions
of key terms
f. Abbreviations, if
needed
g. Statement of the need
or justification for the study
h. A note on the
organization of the remainder of the report
2. Review of related
literature—This review will build on the briefer literature
review
provided for the problem statement. It should provide the conceptual
basis for the hypothesis to follow. It may also draw on related
subject
fields. If individuals are cited, their authority should be
indicated.
3. Conceptual framework
of the study—As is true for the proposal, many
researchers prefer
that this section precede the literature review and
often include it
in the introductory or problem section.
a. Hypothesis(es) and/or
research questions
b. Assumptions—These
basic assumptions help to support the logic of
the hypothesis.
c.Operational definitions
of important concepts
4. Design of the
study—The design of the study is broader than the basic
research
method (e.g., survey), which should already be apparent at
this
point. The description of the design should be clear and precise
about what was done and how it was done.
a. The population and
sampling procedures, if any—This section should
include a
description of the research locale or setting if important.
b. Sources of relevant
data, including criteria for admissibility
c. Data collection
techniques and instruments
d. Data analysis
techniques.
5. Results
a. Descriptive
statistics, if utilized
b. Inferential
statistics—The section where hypotheses, if any, are tested
c. Other findings—An
optional section of miscellaneous findings or
results not directly
related to the hypothesis
d. Summary of results
6. Summary and
conclusions
a.
Summary of the study
b.Interpretations and
conclusions
c.Limitations of the
results
d.Recommendations, if
any, for future research
Back Matter
1. References—The list
of citations or footnotes, if not provided at the
appropriate
locations in the text.
2. Bibliography—A list
of other “classic” studies and highly relevant
items; it also
will include the references, if not listed separately.
3. Appendix—The
appendix or appendices should include only supplementary material not
essential to an understanding of the text.
4 June 2012
Book Arrangement
Books in ASB library are
arranged by subject using the Dewey Decimal
Classification system.
Each subject is given a number called a Call number, and
the books are
then shelved in numerical order.
The Dewey Decimal
Classification divides all knowledge into ten main subject
areas,
which are each assigned a range of numbers:
000
– 099
General subjects, computing
100
– 199
Philosophy, psychology
200
– 299
Religion
300
– 399
Social sciences
400
– 499
Language
500
– 599
Natural sciences, mathematics
600
– 699
Technology (applied sciences)
700
– 799
Arts, entertainment
800
– 899
Literature
900
– 999
History, geography
The main subject areas are subdivided
into smaller and smaller sections, giving
more specific subjects
like:
600 Technology (applied sciences)
610 Medical sciences and medicine
620 Engineering & allied operations
630 Agriculture
640 Home economics & family living
650 Management & auxiliary services
660 Chemical engineering
670 Manufacturing
680 Manufacture for specific uses
690 Buildings
620 Engineering & allied operations
630 Agriculture
640 Home economics & family living
650 Management & auxiliary services
660 Chemical engineering
670 Manufacturing
680 Manufacture for specific uses
690 Buildings
and again subdivided into ...
650 Management & auxiliary services
- 650.1 Personal success in business
- 651.3 Office management
- 651.5 Records management
- 651.7 Communication Creation and transmission of records
- 651.8 Data processing Computer applications
- 652.3 Typewriting
- 652.5 Word processing
654 not used
655 not used
656 not used
657 Accounting
658 General management
- 658.1 Organization and finance
- 658.2 Plant management
- 658.3 Personal management
- 658.4 Executive management
- 658.5 Management of production
- 658.7 Management of materials
- 658.8 Management of distribution (Marketing)
Every DDC call number begins with a three-digit whole number, and some are followed by decimal numbers. The second part contains three letters called book number.So a call number is the combination of both Class number and Book Number.
DDC Call Number
973.3
|
The Declaration of Independence |
UNI
|
by the United States of America |
- The first number, 9, places the book in the 900s which is History & Geography,
- The second number, 7, places the book in the 970s which is General History of North America,
- The third number, 3, places the book the in 973s which is United States,
- The fourth number, 3, places the book the in 973.3s which is Revolution and confederation, 1775-1789,
- Thus 973.3 is used for materials about the
American revolution and confederation which occurred between 1775
and 1789.
The second line identifies the author of the work by
using the first three letters of the author's last name, or the
corporate name. In this example, the author is a group or corporate
entity with no "last name," so the first three letters of
the whole name are used, UNI.
When using the call number, treat the number that
precedes the decimal/period/full stop as a whole number, and that
which follows it as a decimal number. Therefore, 091 comes before
910, and 940.13 comes before 940.3. Letters on the second line are
read alphabetically.
DDC Numbers
Arranged in Alpha-Numeric Order
098
HAN |
973.3
UNI |
976.3
HAL |
976.4
CAR |
976.4
JOH |
977.219
AYL |
977.5
ARC |
977.5
GAR |
978.827
ARN |
1 June 2012
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