Librarian*s Internet Survival Guide : Strategies for the High-Tech Reference Desk

Irene E. McDermott

ISBN 10: 157387129X / ISBN 13: 9781573871297

Published by Information Today, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Librarian*s Internet Survival Guide : Strategies for the High-Tech Reference Desk
• Publisher: Information Today
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 157387129X
• ISBN 13: 9781573871297
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

In this updated and expanded second edition of her popular guidebook, Searcher columnist Irene E. McDermott once again exhorts her fellow reference librarians to don their pith helmets and follow her fearlessly into the Web jungle. She presents new and improved troubleshooting tips and advice, Web resources for answering reference questions, and strategies for managing information and keeping current. In addition to helping librarians make the most of Web tools and resources, the book offers practical advice on privacy and child safety, assisting patrons with special needs, Internet training, building library Web pages, and more.

Reviews

Subscribers to Searcher magazine will recognize these chapters as a collection of "Internet Express" columns about useful Web sites and related advice on a wide range of topics. McDermott personalizes her resource annotations with comments on some of the authors and compilers as well as her sometimes saucy summaries of the content. Some chapters offer practical advice on using Web-based e-mail wisely, teaching tips, developing Web pages, and basic computer troubleshooting. Librarians preparing sets of topical reference pages for their own libraries will find many useful suggestions among the numerous Web resources recommended here. Library science students preparing library Web sites for course projects could use this book as reference. RBB
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