1st Edition
Web Search Savvy Strategies and Shortcuts for Online Research
By Barbara G. Friedman
Copyright 2004
240 Pages
by
Psychology Press
240 Pages
by
Psychology Press
240 Pages
by
Psychology Press
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Web Search Savvy: Strategies and Shortcuts for Online Research provides readers of all skill levels with efficient search strategies for locating, retrieving, and evaluating information on the Internet. Utilizing her experience as a reporter working on deadline, author Barbara G. Friedman offers the most effective methods for finding useful and trustworthy data online, and presents these... Read more
Contents: Preface. Getting Started. When Seconds Count: Search Engine Strategies. Skipping the Middleman: Alternate Ways to Find Information. Staying Connected: Mailing Lists, Newsletters, Newsgroups, and Web Logs. Finding out About People. Finding and Using Databases. Evaluating the Information You Find. What's Next? Appendices.
Biography
Barbara G. Friedman
"This is a good general starter book for the beginner and will help many online searchers organize their time online more efficiently and effectively. There are a number of helpful appendices such as Internet domains and country codes, useful web sites and a glossary."
—Emerald Journal: Online Information Review
