Effective information retrieval from the Internet : an advanced user's guide / Alison Stacey and Adrian Stacey.
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TextSeries: Chandos series for information professionalsPublication details: Oxford : Chandos, 2004.Description: xiii, 310 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: - 1843340771 (pbk.) :
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- 9781843340775 (pbk.)
- 9781843340782
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-296) and index.
CONTENTS: Fundamentals of information retrieval on the Internet -- Query choice: pinpointing information on the Internet -- Query reformulation, automation, and analysis -- Assessing websites for accuracy and bias -- Teaching Internet searching skills to novice users.
Effective Information Retrieval from the Internet discusses practical strategies which enable the advanced web user to locate information effectively and to form a precise evaluation of the accuracy of that information.