Mastering online research : a comprehensive guide to effective and efficient search strategies /
By: Shaw, Maura D
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BookPublisher: Cincinnati OH : Writers Digest Books, c2007.Description: 340 p. : 23 cm. ill.ISBN: 9781582974583Subject(s): Internet searching | Computer network resources | Web sites -- Directories | Internet researchDDC classification: 025.04 SH MA Online resources: Location Map | Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 025.04 SH MA (Browse shelf) | Available | T0012168 |
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| 025.04 ON LI Online information 2009 : | 025.04 RE SE Research data management : | 025.04 SE VI Virtual unreality : | 025.04 SH MA Mastering online research : | 025.04 UP RE Recordkeeping informatics for a networked age / | 025.040289 LA CY Cyberdanger and Internet safety : | 025.040688 ZH MA Marketing services and resources in information organizations / |
Includes index.
Ch. 1. The Internet defined -- Ch. 2. Conducting basic searches -- Ch. 3. Conducting advanced searches -- Ch. 4. Evaluating Websites -- Ch. 5. The world of hyperlinks -- Ch. 6. The best Websites to begin your research -- Ch. 7. Searching for people and places -- Ch. 8. Accessing special search areas -- Ch. 9. Searching for image, audio, and video files -- Ch. 10. Research skills for writers -- Ch. 11. Permissions and copyright issues -- Ch. 12. Concluding your research.
The Internet is a valuable research tool for anyone, but finding relevant, accurate information isn't always as easy as the click of a mouse. If you've found yourself at a dead end on the information superhighway, then let experienced researcher Maura Shaw show you the way. Shaw takes you through the techniques and tools you need to find information ranging from historical data to medical information to images and videos. Screen shots of different pages enable you to follow along as Shaw explains the process of finding information. With the skills and knowledge found in this comprehensive guide, you'll be able to search the Internet with speed and accuracy in no time, so you spend less time digging for information and more time putting it to good use.