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Online Searching - A Guide to Finding Quality Information Efficiently and Effectively (Paperback, Third Edition)
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Online Searching - A Guide to Finding Quality Information Efficiently and Effectively (Paperback, Third Edition)
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Online Searching prepares students in library and information
science programs to assist information seekers at all levels, from
university faculty to elementary school students. Included in the
third edition are interviews with librarians and other information
professionals whose words of wisdom broaden graduate students'
perspectives regarding online searching in a variety of work
settings serving different kinds of information seekers. The book's
chapters are organized according to the steps in the search
process: 1. Conducting a reference interview to determine what the
seeker wants 2. Identifying sources that are likely to produce
relevant information for the seeker's query 3. Determining whether
the user seeks a known item or information about a subject 4.
Dividing the query into main ideas and combining them logically 5.
Representing the query as input to the search system 6. Conducting
the search and responding strategically 7. Displaying retrievals,
assessing them, and responding tactically A new chapter on web
search engines builds on students' existing experience with keyword
searching and relevance ranking by introducing them to more
sophisticated techniques to use in the search box and on the
results page. A completely revised chapter on assessing research
impact discusses the widespread use of author and article iMetrics,
a trend that has developed rapidly since the publication of the
second edition. More than 100 figures and tables provide readers
with visualizations of concepts and examples of real searches and
actual results. Textboxes offer additional topical details and
professional insights. New videos supplement the text by delving
more deeply into topics such as database types, information
organization, specialized search techniques, results filtering, and
the role of browsing in the information seeking process. An updated
glossary makes it easy to find definitions of terms used throughout
the book. With new and updated material, this edition of Online
Searching gives students knowledge and skills for success when
intermediating between information seekers and the sources they
need.
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