Garrison, Bruce,  1950- <br/><br/>
Computer-assisted reporting / 
Bruce Garrison. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Mahwah, N.J. :  L. Erlbaum Associates,  1998. 
 - xi, 487 p. ;  24 cm. 
 - LEA's communication series .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 465-475) and index. 
<br/><br/>CONTENTS: Preface/Acknowledgments. Part I: Introduction.  The Second Wave. Using Personal Computers. Part II:  Online News and Information. Online Information. Online  and CD-ROM Databases. Using the Internet. Government  Databases. Accessing Public Databases. Portable CAR. Part  III: Elementary Information Management. News Research.  Word Processors and Personal Information Managers. Part  IV: Advanced Database Reporting Strategies. Merging Data  Analysis With News. Building and Editing Databases.  Spreadsheets and Basic Data Analysis. Relational  Databases and Mapping. Statistics and Advanced Analysis.  Survey Research as CAR. Part V: Goals for Journalists.  The Computer-Literate Journalist. Appendices: CAR on the  World Wide Web. Government World Wide Web Sites. World  Wide Web Search Engines. NICAR Databases List.       
<br/><br/> This revised text introduces the reader to computer- assisted reporting (CAR). It describes methods reporters  can use to obtain more from their computers, including data  retrieval and analysis, information storage, and the  dissemination of that information in both processed and  unprocessed forms. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0805830200 (cloth : alk. paper) 0805830219 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>98022888 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Computer-assisted reporting.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>070.4/3/0285