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Whether you're beginning a college thesis or searching for a new toaster, Researching Online For Dummies, 2nd Edition, is your key to finding the information you need -- online and anytime. This book helps you develop a multitiered research strategy using keywords and index terms to dive deep into the sources found on the Web... * Explore the mental tools and online resources successful researchers rely on every day. * Take a look at the online world that goes beyond the Internet. * Familiarize yourself with search engines, indexes, quick reference aids, and other online professional services you can access from your computer. * See how Boolean searching and other power-search tips and techniques can greatly aid your research. * Apply these search techniques to real-life research situations. * Get acquainted with some of the best -- and best-hidden -- resources in important subject areas, such as news, business, technology, and government information. Researching Online For Dummies, 2nd Edition, also offers a 30-page directory dedicated to describing selected research sites, services, and other useful online resources. The book's bonus CD-ROM includes search engine help files from Northern Light and Lycos as well as demo versions of Copernic, BullsEye, and WebWhacker.

Table of Contents:
Introduction. PART I: Getting Started. Chapter 1: The Many Faces of Online. Chapter 2: Thinking and Working Like a Researcher. PART II: The Tools of the Trade. Chapter 3: The Search Engine Sweepstakes. Chapter 4: Using Specialty Search Engines. Chapter 5: Subject Catalogs: The Narrow-Down Approach. Chapter 6: Playing the Links: Guru Pages and Mega-Sites. Chapter 7: Ready Reference: Finding Facts Fast. Chapter 8: Visiting Libraries Online. Chapter 9: Knock, Knock: Gated Information Services. Chapter 10: The Personal Touch. PART III: Putting It All Together. Chapter 11: Strange New Worlds: Government, Medical, and Sci-Tech Research. Chapter 12: Strictly Business. Chapter 13: Read All About It: News Media and Publications Online. Chapter 14: Life Choices. Chapter 15: Recreational Research: Hobbies and Interests. The Researching Online For Dummies, 2nd Edition Internet Directory. PART IV: The Broader Picture. Chapter 16: Keeping Up with the Online Jones(es). Chapter 17: The Big Issues: Copyright, Information Use, and Quality. PART V: The Part of Tens. Chapter 18: Ten Clarifying Questions for Better Research Results. Chapter 19: Ten Simple Tune-Ups for Streamlined Searching. Chapter 20: Ten Trends to Keep an Eye On. Appendix: About the CD. Index. IDG Books Worldwide End-User License Agreement. Installation Instructions. Book Registration Information.

About the Author :
Reva Basch, an Online magazine columnist, consultant, and "online legend" (Information Today), has been researching online since the 1970s. Mary Ellen Bates runs Bates Information Services and writes for EContents magazine. Reva Basch, an Online magazine columnist, consultant, and "online legend" (Information Today), has been researching online since the 1970s. Mary Ellen Bates runs Bates Information Services and writes for EContents magazine.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780764528576
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: For Dummies
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • No of Pages: 352
  • ISBN-10: 0764528572
  • Publisher Date: 15 Jan 2001
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • Language: English


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