Online Search Optimization / Michael Homan and Penny Worley.

This course syllabus describes methods for optimizing online searching, using as an example searching on the National Library of Medicine (NLM) online system. Four major activities considered are the online interview, query analysis and search planning, online interaction, and post-search analysis....

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Main Authors: Homan, Michael
Worley, Penny (Author)
Corporate Author: Medical Library Association, Chicago, IL
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1978.
Subjects:
Inquiry.
Interviews.
Online Searching.
Professional Continuing Education.
Questioning Techniques.
Reference Services.
Search Strategies.
Telecommunications.
User Needs (Information)
MEDLARS > Online Search Skills
Search Negotiation (Computer Science)
Guides, Classroom > Learner.
Reports, Descriptive.
Genre:
Guides, Classroom
Reports, Descriptive.
Physical Description:71 pages
Format: Microfilm Book
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Summary:
This course syllabus describes methods for optimizing online searching, using as an example searching on the National Library of Medicine (NLM) online system. Four major activities considered are the online interview, query analysis and search planning, online interaction, and post-search analysis. Within the context of these activities, concepts covered include the basic components of a presearch interview, question negotiation, the communications process, search formulation errors, iterative searching, weighted searching, use of subheadings, efficient telecommunications, and the principles of efficient Elhill processing. The text is supplemented by three figures and bibliographic references/notes, and a 106-item MEDLARS bibliography is provided. Appendixes include lists of MEDLINE tools, NLM serials publications, NLM MeSH and indexing authorities, a glossary, references cited in the appendixes, and a sample search request form. (Author/EW)
Note:Microform.
Call Number:ED297777 Microfiche
Audience:
Media Staff. ericd
Practitioners. ericd
Reproduction Note:
Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.