Internet Research Skills

This third edition builds on the strengths of the previous two editions while recognising that most people know how to use the internet at least at a basic level now so provides more advanced ideas for harnessing the web in your research.

Informationen zum Autor Niall Ó Dochartaigh is a lecturer in political science and sociology at the National University of Ireland, Galway. Klappentext This third edition builds on the strengths of the previous two editions while recognising that most people know how to use the internet at least at a basic level now so provides more advanced ideas for harnessing the web in your research. Zusammenfassung This third edition builds on the strengths of the previous two editions while recognising that most people know how to use the internet at least at a basic level now so provides more advanced ideas for harnessing the web in your research. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Into the Cloud: New Research Skills for the Information Age The Rise of the Search Engines Summary of Chapters Who This Book Is Aimed at Books Print Publications Online Library Catalogues Online Bookshops Full-Text Books Online Book Reviews Publishers Exercises Articles Understanding Academic Articles Annual Reviews Google Scholar Indexing and Abstracting Databases Specialized Subject Databases Full-Text Articles Online Publishers Open Access Other Article Databases Theses and Dissertations Exercises Subject Guides Searching the Open Web Academic Subject Guides Universal Subject Guides Understanding Web Addresses Understanding Websites Exercises Searching the Keyword Search Engines Introduction The Big Three Advanced Searching Meta Search Engines Comparing Search Engines with Meta Search Engines Boolean Searching How Search Engines Search Devising Search Queries Look before You Leap Technical Difficulties Exercises Social Media, News and Multimedia Social Media Email Lists Discussion Groups News Multimedia Exercises Governments, Archives and Statistics (Niall Ó Dochartaigh and Patricia Sleeman) Introduction Governments Archives Statistics Exercises Evaluation and Citation Introduction Classification Evaluation Citation Exercises Beyond Searching: Networks, Research Management and Online Research Research Networks and Research Support Social Networks Organizing Your Research Internet Research Methods Appendix: Academic Blogs in the Social Sciences and the Humanities Bibliography Index ...

Autorentext
Niall Ó Dochartaigh is a lecturer in political science and sociology at the National University of Ireland, Galway.

Inhalt

Introduction
Into the Cloud: New Research Skills for the Information Age
The Rise of the Search Engines
Summary of Chapters
Who This Book Is Aimed at
Books
Print Publications Online
Library Catalogues
Online Bookshops
Full-Text Books Online
Book Reviews
Publishers
Exercises
Articles
Understanding Academic Articles
Annual Reviews
Google Scholar
Indexing and Abstracting Databases
Specialized Subject Databases
Full-Text Articles Online
Publishers
Open Access
Other Article Databases
Theses and Dissertations
Exercises
Subject Guides
Searching the Open Web
Academic Subject Guides
Universal Subject Guides
Understanding Web Addresses
Understanding Websites
Exercises
Searching the Keyword Search Engines
Introduction
The Big Three
Advanced Searching
Meta Search Engines
Comparing Search Engines with Meta Search Engines
Boolean Searching
How Search Engines Search
Devising Search Queries
Look before You Leap
Technical Difficulties
Exercises
Social Media, News and Multimedia
Social Media
Email Lists
Discussion Groups
News
Multimedia
Exercises
Governments, Archives and Statistics (Niall Ó Dochartaigh and Patricia Sleeman)
Introduction
Governments
Archives
Statistics
Exercises
Evaluation and Citation
Introduction
Classification
Evaluation
Citation
Exercises
Beyond Searching: Networks, Research Management and Online Research
Research Networks and Research Support
Social Networks
Organizing Your Research
Internet Research Methods
Appendix: Academic Blogs in the Social Sciences and the Humanities
Bibliography
Index