Online Searching av Karen Markey

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Online Searching prepares students in library and information science programs to assist information seekers at all levels, from university faculty to elementary school students. Included in the third edition are interviews with librarians and other information professionals whose words of wisdom broaden graduate students'' perspectives regarding online searching in a variety of work settings serving different kinds of information seekers.The book''s chapters are organized according to the steps in the search process:1. Conducting a reference interview to determine what the seeker wants2. Identifying sources that are likely to produce relevant information for the seeker''s query3. Determining whether the user seeks a known item or information about a subject4. Dividing the query into main ideas and combining them logically5. Representing the query as input to the search system6. Conducting the search and responding strategically7. Displaying retrievals, assessing them, and responding t