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Author Brown, Christopher C., 1953- author.

Title Librarian's guide to online searching : cultivating database skills for research and instruction / Christopher C. Brown.

Publication Info. Santa Barbara, California : Libraries Unlimited, [2021]

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  025.04 B812l 2021    ---  Available
1 copy being processed for Axe Acquisitions Order.
Edition Sixth edition.
Description xvii, 371 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction to library databases -- How databases work -- Controlled vocabularies -- The searcher's toolkit: part 1 -- The searcher's toolkit: part 2 -- Database interfaces: vendor features and variations -- Social science databases -- Government information databases -- Humanities databases -- Science, engineering, and medical databases -- Numerical and statistical databases -- From bibliographic databases to full text ebooks -- Web-scale discovery databases -- User behaviors and meeting information needs -- Evaluating databases -- Teaching other people about databases.
Summary "An indispensable book for learning about databases"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Database searching.
Electronic information resource searching.
Database searching. (OCoLC)fst00888058
Electronic information resource searching. (OCoLC)fst00907293
Genre/Form Instructional and educational works.
ISBN 9781440878732 (hardcover ; acid-free paper)
1440878730
9781440878237 (paperback ; acid-free paper)
1440878234
9781440878244 (ebook)

 
    
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