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Find the Information You Need!: Resources and Techniques for Making Decisions, Solving Problems, and Answering Questions

Autor Cheryl Knott
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 18 feb 2016

This guide to the fundamentals of information discovery can be used as a textbook in undergraduate and graduate online searching courses and as a manual for anyone who wants to move beyond keyword searching on the web. Whether you need to make a decision, solve a problem, answer a question or write a research report, Find the Information You Need! can help by introducing you to the resources, techniques, and practices that professional information searchers use every day.
 

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781442262485
ISBN-10: 1442262486
Pagini: 152
Dimensiuni: 150 x 229 x 11 mm
Greutate: 0.24 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Rowman & Littlefield
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Cuprins

Preface
Introduction: Don't Google That, Do This

Section I: Make It Work
Chapter 1: Magazines and Newspapers in General-Interest Databases
Chapter 2: Research Riches
Chapter 3: Is There an Opp for That?
Chapter 4: Dazzle Them with Statistics
Chapter 5: Doing Good, Searching Well
Chapter 6: Here's to Your Health

Section II: How and Why It Works
Chapter 7: Make It Work for You
Chapter 8: The Elements of Search
Chapter 9: A Map of the Information World
Chapter 10: Browsing and Searching
Chapter 11: Evaluating and Managing Search Results
Chapter 12: Crowding out the Experts
Appendix 1: Databases Accessible from State Libraries or other State Agencies
Appendix 2: Encyclopedias and Other Reference Tools Freely Accessible on the Web
Appendix 3: Freely Available Information Resources by Subject

Index
About the Author

Recenzii

Cheryl Knott has created a well written, thorough, and accessible guide and using it leads to only one outcome -- a mastery of information resources on the Internet.
Using everyday language, humor, and real-life examples, this book explains how ordinary people can develop superior online searching skills. The tools, strategies, and step-by-step techniques are discussed in just enough detail to build the confidence of the readers without overwhelming them.