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Informationen zum Autor As a member of the faculty of the University of Arizona School of Information, Cheryl Knott teaches courses in online searching, government information, and other topics related to information access. She earned her PhD in library and information science at the University of Texas while working as a reference librarian at the Perry-Castañeda Library. Klappentext 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceIntroduction: Don't Google That, Do ThisSection I: Make It WorkChapter 1: Magazines and Newspapers in General-Interest DatabasesChapter 2: Research RichesChapter 3: Is There an Opp for That?Chapter 4: Dazzle Them with StatisticsChapter 5: Doing Good, Searching WellChapter 6: Here's to Your HealthSection II: How and Why It WorksChapter 7: Make It Work for YouChapter 8: The Elements of SearchChapter 9: A Map of the Information WorldChapter 10: Browsing and SearchingChapter 11: Evaluating and Managing Search ResultsChapter 12: Crowding out the ExpertsAppendix 1: Databases Accessible from State Libraries or other State AgenciesAppendix 2: Encyclopedias and Other Reference Tools Freely Accessible on the WebAppendix 3: Freely Available Information Resources by SubjectIndexAbout the Author
