This is my second review of books about getting involved in student research of the day. This is the better of the two books. It is informed by the experiences of the authors and the many researchers with whom they have interacted. It still isn't the book that I was looking for. I'm looking for a short book that is equally valuable for students and for their faculty members, particularly new prospective mentors. I may have commented before that I have found books like the Cambridge Monograph Series of old to be the most useful, and the older ones tended to be between 80 and 120 pages. At 180 pages, this book is too long.
The book begins with a section on what is research and why do we do it, it then has the following chapters:
1. Finding the tools to become a scholar
2. Getting started with undergraduate research: What, Why, and How.
3. How to fit research in with everything else: Time and Energy Mangement
4. Research with Professors and Mentors
5. Writing and Presenting Research
6. Underrepresented Scholars in the Academy: Making A Way
7. In Conclusion: Research in Action
This book contains much that is useful - but it is aimed at all disciplines. If I want a book that focuses on the sciences and mathematics and mentions the latest on funding and the appropriate tools, I think that I will have to write it myself. I should note that I would have bought a copy of this one - even if I had first borrowed a copy from the library.
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