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Informationen zum Autor By Cheryl Knott 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
