Information is everywhere—in public libraries, universities, government organizations, the memories of experts, historical societies, museums, computer databases, churches, etc., etc. The problem is knowing how to access the specific information you need. That’s called research, and here’s a well-organized manual for conducting all kinds of information searches, written by Lois Horowitz, a University of California/San Diego reference librarian and newspaper columnist. She points us wisely to a wide range of reference tools, well-known and obscure directories, indexes, bibliographies, microfilm subject sets, and registers. And she introduces research strategies.
