Find It Fast: How to Uncover Expert Information on Any Subject - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 0060961538 ISBN 13 : 9780060961534

Synopsis

Book by Berkman Bob Berkman Robert I

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Présentation de l'éditeur :

Whatever information you want, Find It Fast will tell you, step by step, how to track it down, whether it's consumer advice, information for your job or project, facts for starting a new business, or answers to questions on obscure topics.  Newly revised, the bestselling book gives expert advice on how to locate the best information sources, how to find and utilize the proffesionals behind those sources, and how to combine these techniques to complete an information search on any subject.

Fully revised and updated, this 5th edition includes hundreds of new web addresses-the "Best of the Best" for researchers- and reveals how to evaluate internet sources for reliability.  You'll also find expert advice on:

How to use search engines for fast facts and precise searches

How to avoid "Information Overload," the bane of today's researcher

How to tap into the huge storehouse of data available online from the U.S. government and from business sources

When and why it's still critical to use your library

And much more

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Find It Fast provides step-by-step instructions for finding out anything a reader wants to know, including consumer advice, job information, facts for starting a new business and answers on obscure topics. In this 4th Edition, Berkman promises to help researchers untangle the Web and find the most authoritative, accurate data available. He provides guidance for the many researchers and writers who haven't yet sifted out the really valuable sources, and reveals the best way to use the Internet and CD-ROM databases to locate experts, and conduct a thorough and effective information search. Throughout are valuable tips on getting the most out of sources, plus dozens of firsthand examples demonstrating effective information-search strategies at work. This new edition also includes updated names, addresses and phone numbers.

À propos de cette édition

• ISBN 10: 0060961538
• ISBN 13: 9780060961534
• Reliure: Broché