- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Facet Publishing; 3rd Revised edition edition (15 July 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1856045234
- ISBN-13: 978-1856045230
- Product Dimensions: 24.4 x 17 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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'An excellent book that I cannot recommend highly enough and that no library should be without.' LTSN-ICS 'Now in its third edition, The advanced internet searcher's handbook is a thorough introduction to online information and searching.' Information World Review 'This book will give you all the information you need to use the internet as an information source with confidence.' eLucidate 'If you haven't already come across this book, it is very comprehensive, and is written in an unthreatening, easy-to-read way that will appeal to both novice and experienced searchers.' New Library World 'My copy is already dog-eared through excessive use.' Mmit and Lamit News
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To be read from cover to cover or dipped into when needed, this handbook will be of use to all those searching the internet for information, whether you are taking your first steps or are becoming more expert. It is also a useful tool if you need to teach others how to search the internet efficiently. Although the text pays particular attention to the use information professionals can make of the internet, it will be helpful to anyone who wishes to find information quickly.
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Format:Paperback
If all you've ever used is Yahoo or Altavista, you've probably not found all that you might, or as efficiently as you might. This book guides you through the multitude of ways of finding web-based info. It's written in a comfortable, easily read English without jargon and with loads of useful links to search sites around the world. No serious browser should be without it.
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goes far beyond simple searching
7 Aug 2005
Format:Paperback
The book goes beyond the performing of a simple search query at Yahoo, Google or other search engines. For example, Bradley offers suggestions regarding finding information about people on the net. Helping you craft more directed queries to the search engines, for example.
Plus, he explains how there is still a lot of information not accessed by the search engines. Commonly called the hidden web. [Think Lexis/Nexis or the Science Citation Index.] Typically you can get paid access. His advice is useful in explaining the existence of several large commercial caches, and how you might get to them.
Then, he also talks about meta search engines. That take a query and spin it out to various actual search engines, and collate the results for you. Very useful.
Plus, he explains how there is still a lot of information not accessed by the search engines. Commonly called the hidden web. [Think Lexis/Nexis or the Science Citation Index.] Typically you can get paid access. His advice is useful in explaining the existence of several large commercial caches, and how you might get to them.
Then, he also talks about meta search engines. That take a query and spin it out to various actual search engines, and collate the results for you. Very useful.
An objective viewpoint about how to find information
28 Feb 2007
Format:Paperback
First of all, I should say that I really enjoyed reading this book. It is written in an informal way, which is really nice for people whose mother language is not English (like me). When you read this book, you feel like Phil Bradley is speaking to you personally and it's a real pleasure.
Basically, The advanced internet searcher's handbook shows you how to get information from the web with simple and clear examples. The book covers nearly all kind of research on the internet. The main ideas that come out of this reading could be summarized in one sentence: Don't trust a unique web engine and keep checking information with other sources of information. The book clearly shows the drawbacks of search engines such as Google. For example, a whole chapter is dedicated to the hidden web (not accessible to Google).
I conclude by saying that this book widely covers basics of search engine (the advanced in the title is certainly too much) and has very interesting chapters about weblogs, mailing lists and newsgroup. To my mind, the chapters about finding people and search tips are useless (straightforward). Finally, the author is a librarian, not a computer scientist. Therefore, the "how to find information" aspect is very nice, but the "how to use the web" is often less interesting (e.g. the finding people chapter).
Basically, The advanced internet searcher's handbook shows you how to get information from the web with simple and clear examples. The book covers nearly all kind of research on the internet. The main ideas that come out of this reading could be summarized in one sentence: Don't trust a unique web engine and keep checking information with other sources of information. The book clearly shows the drawbacks of search engines such as Google. For example, a whole chapter is dedicated to the hidden web (not accessible to Google).
I conclude by saying that this book widely covers basics of search engine (the advanced in the title is certainly too much) and has very interesting chapters about weblogs, mailing lists and newsgroup. To my mind, the chapters about finding people and search tips are useless (straightforward). Finally, the author is a librarian, not a computer scientist. Therefore, the "how to find information" aspect is very nice, but the "how to use the web" is often less interesting (e.g. the finding people chapter).
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