Effective Information Retrieval from the Internet : An Advanced User's Guide

ISBN-13: 9781843340775 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 324 str.

Alison Stacey; Adrian Stacey

Opis

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.

• Importantly, the book enables readers to develop strategies which will continue to be useful despite the rapidly-evolving state of the Internet and Internet technologies - it is not about technological tricks
• Enables readers to be aware of and compensate for bias and errors which are ubiquitous on the Internet
• Provides contemporary information on the deficiencies in web skills of novice users as well as practical techniques for teaching such users

Spis treści

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.