Online searching a guide to finding quality information efficiently and effectively - Markey, Karen (Lanham Rowman & Littlefield, 2015)
Online searching in the age of the information explosion -- Accessing scholarly, professional, and educational information -- The reference interview for in-depth queries -- Selecting a relevant database -- Pre-search preparation -- Controlled vocabulary for precision in subject searches -- Free text searching for recall in subject searches -- Known-item searching -- Databases for assessing research impact -- Search strategies -- Displaying and assessing retrievals and responding tactically to the search system -- Performing a technical reading of a database and its search system -- Interacting with library users -- Online searching now and in the future.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Electronic information resource searching; Information retrieval