Effective Information Retrieval from the Internet: An Advanced User’s Guide (Chandos Information Professional Series) - Hardcover

Stacey, Alison; Stacey, Adrian

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 184334078X ISBN 13: 9781843340782

Publisher: Chandos Publishing, 2004

Synopsis

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

About this title

About the Author

Alison Stacey works at the Learning Resource Centre, Cambridge Regional College, UK.

Adrian Stacey, formerly based at Cambridge University, UK, is a software programmer.

Edition details

• Publisher: Chandos Publishing
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 184334078X
• ISBN 13: 9781843340782
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 324