The Advanced Internet Searcher's Handbook

The Advanced Internet Searcher's Handbook
Author: Phil Bradley
Publisher: Facet Publishing
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2004
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

The handbook offers help with topics such as free-text search engines, index-based search engines, searching the 'hidden web', finding images, sounds and multimedia information, finding people, and weblogs.

The Extreme Searcher's Internet Handbook

The Extreme Searcher's Internet Handbook
Author: Randolph Hock
Publisher: Information Today, Inc.
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2007
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780910965767

A guide to effectively searching the Internet covers such topics as search engines, directories, newsgroups, image resources, and reference resources.

The Internet Searcher's Handbook

The Internet Searcher's Handbook
Author: Peter Morville
Publisher:
Total Pages: 210
Release: 1999
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

Providing assistance to both newbies and advanced researchers in navigating the still not quite natural language-friendly Internet, expanded chapters encompass search fundamentals; web guides; online communities; and virtual libraries, directories, andsearch tools. The guide concludes with brief comments on a subject deemed beyond its scope: the quality of located material. Includes quick reference charts, and a list of featured web sites by chapter.

Expert Internet Searching

Expert Internet Searching
Author: Phil Bradley
Publisher: Facet Publishing
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2013
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1856046052

The highly anticipated new edition of Phil Bradley's essential guide to internet search (formerly titled The Advanced Internet Searcher's Handbook) is here. This no-nonsense handbook will give you the tools to find the information that you need more quickly and effectively than ever before. Since the last edition was published internet search has changed dramatically, with both the amount of information to be found online and the diversity of tools to unlock it expanding exponentially. This new edition, rewritten from scratch, gives readers the information and guidance they need to choose the right search tools and strategies for each information need. From searching social media effectively to tracking down an expert or a news story, and from searching by image to searching multimedia, Bradley introduces the best search engines and tools and explains how to get the most out of them. Whether you are a casual searcher or an expert information retriever, you will find information on a wide variety of search engines that you've never tried before and lists of tools and resources that will make you an even better searcher than you already are. Key topics include: An introduction to the internet An introduction to search engines The Google experience Other free-text search engines Directory- and category-based search engines Multi- and meta-search engines Social media search engines Visual searching Finding people People-based resources Academic and other specialized search engines News-based search engines Multimedia search engines Sample searches with hints and tips on better searching Search utilities and resources to make life easier The future of search. Readership: This book will be an invaluable guide for anyone searching the internet for information, whether you are taking your first steps or are becoming more expert. Those teaching others how to search the internet efficiently will find suggestions and strategies and an eloquent rebuttal of the claim that 'it's all on Google'.

Organizing Knowledge

Organizing Knowledge
Author: Jennifer Rowley
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 349
Release: 2017-05-15
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1351913271

The fourth edition of this standard student text, Organizing Knowledge, incorporates extensive revisions reflecting the increasing shift towards a networked and digital information environment, and its impact on documents, information, knowledge, users and managers. Offering a broad-based overview of the approaches and tools used in the structuring and dissemination of knowledge, it is written in an accessible style and well illustrated with figures and examples. The book has been structured into three parts and twelve chapters and has been thoroughly updated throughout. Part I discusses the nature, structuring and description of knowledge. Part II, with its five chapters, lies at the core of the book focusing as it does on access to information. Part III explores different types of knowledge organization systems and considers some of the management issues associated with such systems. Each chapter includes learning objectives, a chapter summary and a list of references for further reading. This is a key introductory text for undergraduate and postgraduate students of information management.

Reference and Information Services

Reference and Information Services
Author: Kay Ann Cassell
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 532
Release: 2013
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1555708595

Search skills of today bear little resemblance to searches through print publications. Reference service has become much more complex than in the past, and is in a constant state of flux. Learning the skill sets of a worthy reference librarian can be challenging, unending, rewarding, and-- yes, fun.

LA Record

LA Record
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2002
Genre: Libraries
ISBN:

Your Guide to Google Web Search

Your Guide to Google Web Search
Author: Ren Djurup
Publisher: Rebidu
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2010
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 8777930290

Written for lay people searching for information on the Web, this resource describes all Google Web Search features and tools in detail. All critical steps are illustrated with detailed screenshots.

Googlization of Libraries

Googlization of Libraries
Author: William Miller
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2014-07-16
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1317990064

This book includes a variety of articles which look critically and judiciously at Google and its products, with a focus on Google Scholar and Google Book Search. It also examines their usefulness in a public service context. Its ultimate aim is to assess the use of Google as a major information resource. Its subject matter deals with online megasearch engines and their influence on reference librarianship, the impact of Google on information seeking, librarianship and the development of book digitization projects in which Google Book Search plays its part. This book will be of interest to librarians across all educational sectors, library science scholars and publishers. This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of Library Administration.

Perspectives on Knowledge Management

Perspectives on Knowledge Management
Author: I V Malhan
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 480
Release: 2008-05-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1461707021

In an effort to integrate the thought processes of prominent scholars in the field of Knowledge Management (KM), editors I V Malhan and Shivarama Rao K have selected contributions from these scholars and encapsulated them in a single volume. Compiled primarily to make information professionals and knowledge workers aware of the growing diversity and importance of KM, the comprehensive coverage provided in Perspectives on Knowledge Management will contribute to better understanding of the evolving and significant field of KM. Consisting of five sections divided into 28 chapters, each essay was selected based on careful review of its suitability to the theme, as well as the experience and contributions to the field of KM by its author. Chapters cover a wide range of areas, such as changing management through KM, bringing green revolution with knowledge revolution, KM for good governance in developing countries, KM to improve business performance, and KM in corporate organizations. Library and information science professionals, as well as business professionals, information and communications technology professionals, agriculture extension departments, and others interested in management of information and knowledge resources will find this work extremely useful.