Effective information retrieval from the Internet : an advanced user's guide / Alison Stacey, Adrian Stacey.

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Stacey, Alison

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Series: Chandos information professional series2004Description: 1 online resource (1 ebook (324 pages))Content type:

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9781780631769
1780631766

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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.

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Summary: 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. Although the book provides a brief but thorough review of the technologies which are available for these purposes, most of the book concerns practical 'future-proof' techniques which are independent of changes in the tools available. For example, the book covers: how to retrieve salient information quickly; how to remove or compensate for bias; and tuition of novice Internet users.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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. Although the book provides a brief but thorough review of the technologies which are available for these purposes, most of the book concerns practical 'future-proof' techniques which are independent of changes in the tools available. For example, the book covers: how to retrieve salient information quickly; how to remove or compensate for bias; and tuition of novice Internet users.

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