Librarian's Guide to Online Searching

Price: $45.00
ISBN13: 9781591587637
ISBN10: 1591587638
Book code: LU8763
Libraries Unlimited
Paperback | 308 pages
Publication Date: 01/30/2009

DESCRIPTION

To succeed as searchers, all librarians require both a basic idea of how databases are put together, and a repository of concepts and techniques to draw upon. With such essentials well in hand, the searcher can plunge into almost any database that comes along and master its intricacies (and idiosyncrasies) in relatively short order. Bell's conversational style, coupled with her Searcher's Toolbox, promises increased flexibility and adaptability. This book will prove a handy guide for librarians in every conceivable information environment and across all levels of experience.

The ability to understand and navigate online environments and databases is fast becoming an essential skill for librarians. Now in a revised and updated edition, this book provides a handy guide for librarians in every conceivable information environment and across all levels of experience.

A set of basic principles accompanied by numerous illustrated search examples will empower students and librarians to search effectively online, whether or not they have ever encountered the database in question.

Suzanne S. Bell is the Economics/Data Librarian in the Rush Rhees Library Reference Department at the University of Rochester, and an adjunct faculty member with the Department of Library & Information Studies, SUNY Buffalo.