Online Retrieval: A Dialogue of Theory and Practice Second Edition

by Joseph Janes and Geraldine Walker

Book Overview

Designed to assist beginning searchers, whether they are students or practitioners, this text offers a comprehensive introduction to online systems that primarily provide information in the form of bibliographic citations. Walker and Janes give basic how-to information on the use of online systems, discuss topics for which there are no accepted paradigms, and present alternative points of view within a framework of previous research. Expanding on...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1563086573
• ISBN13: 9781563086571
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.1" x 11.4"

Customer Reviews

excellent resource

This book is an excellent resource for those interested in Online Searching. I am a graduate student in Library Science and have found this book to be a valuable tool for learning to use online databases, such as Dialogue and Lexis-Nexis. Very helpful. I recommend this book for academic librarians and others interested in internet searching.