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010			_a 98022888
020			_a0805830200 (cloth : alk. paper)
020			_a0805830219 (pbk. : alk. paper)
082	0	0	_a070.4/3/0285 _221
100	1		_aGarrison, Bruce, _d1950-
245	1	0	_aComputer-assisted reporting / _cBruce Garrison.
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_aMahwah, N.J. : _bL. Erlbaum Associates, _c1998.
300			_axi, 487 p. ; _c24 cm.
440		0	_aLEA's communication series
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 465-475) and index.
505			_aCONTENTS: 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. _g _r _t
520			_aThis 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.
650		0	_aComputer-assisted reporting.
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