Online searching : a guide to finding quality information efficiently and effectively / Karen Markey.

Author/creator Markey, Karen author.
Format Electronic
EditionSecond edition.
PublicationLanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019]
Description1 online resource (xxi, 397 pages)
Supplemental ContentEBSCOhost
Subjects

Contents Intro; Contents; List of Figures, Textboxes, and Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Online Searching in the Age of the Information Explosion; 2. Accessing Quality Information at the Library Website; 3. The Reference Interview; 4. Selecting a Relevant Database; 5. Presearch Preparation; 6. Controlled Vocabulary for Precision in Subject Searches of Boolean Systems; 7. Free Text for Recall in Subject Searches of Boolean Systems; 8. Free-Text for Recall in Subject Searches of Extended-Boolean Systems; 9. Known-Item Searching; 10. Assessing Research Impact; 11. Search Strategies
Contents 12. Displaying and Assessing Retrievals and Responding Tactically to the Search System; 13. Performing a Technical Reading of a Database's Search System; 14. Interacting with Library Users; 15. Online Searching Now and in the Future; Glossary; Index; About the Author
Abstract Online Searching is your complete guide to becoming a superstar searcher, wielding advanced searching features, strategies, and tactics for answering questions on any topic under the sun as well as finding answers in trusted, quality sources.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Source of descriptionDescription based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 22, 2019).
Issued in other formPrint version: Markey, Karen, author. Online searching Second edition. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019] 9781538115077
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018043110
ISBN9781538115091 Electronic
ISBN1538115093
ISBNhardcover alkaline paper

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