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Librarian's guide to online searching
- Title
- Librarian's guide to online searching / Suzanne S. Bell.
- Author
- Bell, Suzanne S.
- Publication
- Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2006.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFF 07-782 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
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- Description
- xvii, 268 p. : ill.; 26 cm.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-261) and index.
- Contents
- Preface: Welcome to the wonderful world of database searching! -- Chapter 1: What is a Database Anyway? -- Database structure for everyone: records, fields, indexes -- Chapter 2: Working with Databases: the Searcher's Toolkit Part 1: -- Boolean logic and "order of operation" -- Controlled vocabulary vs. racking your brain for synonyms -- Field searching vs. keyword searching -- Searching lexicon: false drops, stop words, recall vs. precision -- A first, general-purpose database: MasterFILE Select -- Chapter 3: The Searcher's Toolkit Part 2: -- Proximity operators, and phrase searching -- Truncation and wildcards -- Limits to constrain your search -- Ability to distinguish case in searching -- "Pearl Growing": a search strategy -- The ever-changing interface: using your eyes, things to look for -- Chapter 4: Social Science Databases -- A database for the library profession: Library Literature -- And one for education: ERIC -- And psychology: PsycINFO -- Chapter 5: Databases for Science and Medicine -- MEDLINE and PubMed -- Science Citation Index; the unique functionality of citation indexes -- Chapter 6: Bibliographic Databases -- WorldCat: the "OPAC of OPACs" -- Your local OPAC -- Chapter 7: Humanities Databases -- America: History & Life -- MLA International Bibliography -- Chapter 8: Numerical Databases -- LexisNexis Statistical -- Government web sources: American FactFinder and the Bureau of Labor Statistics -- Chapter 9: Focus on People -- Information-seeking behavior -- The reference interview -- Chapter 10: Choosing the Right Resource for the Question -- Start with the reference interview -- Questions for databases, Choosing a database -- Questions for the Web -- Chapter 11: Evaluating Databases -- Basic facts and figures -- Testing and benchmarking -- Making a request for purchase -- Chapter 12: Teaching Other People About Databases -- Teaching Principles -- Database Teaching Opportunities.
- Call Number
- JFF 07-782
- ISBN
- 1591583268 (pbk : alk. paper)
- 9781591583264 (pbk : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2006017628
- OCLC
- 69734489
- Author
- Bell, Suzanne S.
- Title
- Librarian's guide to online searching / Suzanne S. Bell.
- Imprint
- Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2006.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-261) and index.
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- Research Call Number
- JFF 07-782