Effective Information Retrieval from the Internet: An Advanced Users Guide (Chandos Information Professional Series)

ISBN: 1843340771

Author: Stacey, Alison

Condition: New

Effective Information Retrieval from the Internet discusses practical strategies which enable the advanced web user to locate information effectively and to form a precise evaluation of the accuracy of that information. Although the book provides a brief but thorough review of the technologies which are available for these purposes, most of the book concerns practical future-proof techniques which are independent of changes in the tools available. For example, the book covers: how to retrieve salient information quickly; how to remove or compensate for bias; and tuition of novice Internet users.