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What is a study book?
A study book or academic book, also referred to as a scholarly book, is a type of book written for an audience of researchers, professionals, and students in a specific field of study. Here are some key characteristics of academic books:
- Purpose: Their primary goal is to disseminate research findings, advance knowledge in a discipline, and contribute to ongoing academic discussions.
- Authorship: They are typically written by experts or scholars with a Ph.D. or extensive experience in the field.
- Content: They delve into a specific topic in great depth, presenting complex ideas, research methodologies, and theoretical frameworks.
- Style: The writing style is formal and uses discipline-specific terminology. They often include extensive citations and references to support the arguments and findings presented.
- Publication: They are often published by university presses or academic publishers known for rigorous peer review processes.
Here are some contrasts between academic books and popular non-fiction books:
- Target Audience: Academic books are aimed at a specialized audience with some background knowledge, whereas popular non-fiction targets a general audience.
- Content Depth: Academic books offer a much deeper and more nuanced exploration of a topic compared to popular non-fiction, which is often broader and more accessible.
- Sources and Citations: Academic books heavily rely on citations and references to scholarly sources to substantiate claims, while popular non-fiction may or may not include them.
Here are some examples of different formats academic books can take:
- Monographs: In-depth studies on a single, focused topic written by one or two authors.
- Edited Collections: Compiled works featuring contributions from multiple scholars on a specific theme or related subtopics within a discipline.
- Five common structures: linear, problem-solution, thematic, skill-based, and reference
- Conference Proceedings: Collections of papers originally presented at academic conferences.
Overall, academic books are essential resources for researchers and students pursuing in-depth knowledge and understanding within a particular field of study.
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- Use the menu above every page to go to one of the main starting pages
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- The topics and taxonomy of the study and working fields gives you insight in the amount of summaries that are tagged by authors on specific subjects. This type of navigation can help find summaries that you could have missed when just using the search tools. Tags are organised per field of study and per study institution. Note: not all content is tagged thoroughly, so when this approach doesn't give the results you were looking for, please check the search tool as back up
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