Web Search Savvy
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Web Search Savvy

Strategies and Shortcuts for Online Research

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  2. English
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Web Search Savvy

Strategies and Shortcuts for Online Research

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About This Book

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 techniques in a straightforward, user-friendly manner.Anyone who uses the Internet for research will find much of value here, including techniques that harness the power of advanced searches to optimize search results, avoid advertising clutter, and locate low- or no-cost databases. Screen captures and diagrams illustrate the steps, rationale, and results to accompany various search strategies. This book emphasizes techniques that make the Web work for individuals rather than for advertisers, such as choosing the most appropriate search engine for the job and tweaking its advanced options to narrow a search and optimize results; identifying cost-free sources of online data; using creative approaches to locate information; evaluating the integrity of online data; and protecting the privacy of the researchers and the researched. Web Search Savvy is an essential resource for students, scholars, and practitioners in journalism and mass communications, and it offers practical and useful guidance for anyone researching information online.

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Publisher
Psychology Press
Year
2004
ISBN
9781135647599
Edition
1
Topic
Computer Science
Subtopic
Web Development
Index
Computer Science

Table of contents

  1. Book Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. 1 Getting Started
  7. 2 When Seconds Count: Search Engine Strategies
  8. 3 Skipping the Middleman: Alternate Ways to Find Information
  9. 4 Staying Connected: Mailing Lists, Newsletters, Newsgroups, and Web Logs
  10. 5 Finding Out About People
  11. 6 Finding and Using Databases
  12. 7 Evaluating the Information You Find
  13. 8 What’s Next?
  14. Appendix A Finding People
  15. Appendix B Internet Domains and Country Codes
  16. Appendix C Useful Web Sites
  17. Appendix D Glossary of Terms
  18. Web Search Savvy Screen Capture Information
  19. Illustrations and Figures
  20. Author Index
  21. Subject Index