Super Searchers Go to the Source
Super Searchers Go to the Source

Author: Risa Sacks

Publisher: Information Today, Inc.

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 452

ISBN-13: 9780910965538

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Using an expert interview approach to primary research, this book shares secrets from professional researchers for integrating online skills with interviews, hands-on public records research, and documents and printed materials not available on the Internet. Provided are tips and resources for using online research to locate sources, prepare for interviews, and evaluate information. Topics covered include getting through gatekeepers, obtaining hard-to-find information, and using primary sources to complement online research.

Super Searchers Cover the World
Super Searchers Cover the World

Author: Mary Ellen Bates

Publisher: Information Today, Inc.

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9780910965545

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This book asks experts to reveal strategies for finding international business information on the Web. Through a series of interviews, exploration of the challenges of reaching outside a researchers area of knowledge is detailed.

Super Searcher, Author, Scribe
Super Searcher, Author, Scribe

Author: Loraine Page

Publisher: Information Today, Inc.

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 9780910965583

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The impact of the Internet on the writing profession is unprecedented, even revolutionary. Wired writers of the 21st century use the Internet to do research, to collaborate, to reach out to readers, and even to publish and sell their work. In this comprehensive reference, gems of wisdom are drawn from 14 leading journalists, book authors, writing instructors, and professional researchers in the literary field. These super-searching scribes share their online tips, techniques, sources, and success stories and offer advice that any working writer can put to immediate use.

Super Searchers Go to School
Super Searchers Go to School

Author: Joyce Kasman Valenza

Publisher: Information Today, Inc.

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9780910965705

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Prominent K-12 educators and educator-librarians share their strategies for helping students become effective, life-long information users.

Super Searchers on Health & Medicine
Super Searchers on Health & Medicine

Author: Susan M. Detwiler

Publisher: Information Today, Inc.

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9780910965446

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In this book, medical librarians, clinical researchers, health information specialists, and physicians explain how they combine traditional information sources with the best of the Net to deliver just what the doctor ordered. If you use the Internet and online databases to answer important health and medical questions, this book will help guide you around the perils and pitfalls to the best sites, sources, and techniques.

The Quintessential Searcher
The Quintessential Searcher

Author: Marylaine Block

Publisher: Information Today, Inc.

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 9781573871143

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'Searcher' Magazine editor Barbara Quint (bq) is not only one of the world's most famous online searchers, but the most creative and controversial writer, editor and speaker to emerge from the information industry in the last two decades. bq is a guru of librarians and database professionals the world over, and - as her readers, publishers and 'quarry' know - when it comes to barbed wit she is in a class by herself. Whether she chastises database providers about unacceptable fees, interfaces and updates, recouting the ills visited on the world by computer makers, or inspiring her readers to achieve greatness, her voice is consistently original and compelling. In this book, for the first time anywhere, Marylaine Block has gathered hundreds of Barbara Quint's most memorable, insightful, and politically-incorrect quotations for the enjoyment of her many fans.

Super Searchers Make it on Their Own
Super Searchers Make it on Their Own

Author: Suzanne Sabroski

Publisher: Information Today, Inc.

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780910965590

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Offering the advice, insights, experiences, and encouragement would-be Internet entrepreneurs need to establish a successful independent research business, this book provides an insider's view of Internet businesses and their unique services. Eleven entrepreneurial super searchers representing a broad range of topic specialities and business focuses are interviewed. Also discussed are the details for getting started, developing a niche, finding clients, doing the research, networking with peers, and staying well informed about Web resources and technologies.

Super Searchers on Competitive Intelligence
Super Searchers on Competitive Intelligence

Author: Margaret Metcalf Carr

Publisher: Information Today, Inc.

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9780910965644

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Revealing their secrets for monitoring competitive forces and keeping on top of the trends, opportunities, and threats within their industries, this book presents 15 leading CI researchers and their hard-earned secrets.

Super Searchers in the News
Super Searchers in the News

Author: Paula J. Hane

Publisher: Information Today, Inc.

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9780910965453

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If you want to become a more effective online searcher, and do fast, accurate online research on a wide range of moving-target topics, don't miss Super Searchers In The News--the fifth title in the new Super Searchers series for today's serious information user.

The Invisible Web
The Invisible Web

Author: Chris Sherman

Publisher: Information Today, Inc.

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13: 9780910965514

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Finding content on the Internet which isn't located through more conventional means, such as search engines.