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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Bell, Suzanne S. Librarian's guide to online searching. Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2006 (OCoLC)607775562 |
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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Suzanne S Bell |
| ISBN: | 1591583268 9781591583264 |
| OCLC Number: | 69734489 |
| Description: | xvii, 268 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Contents: | Database structure for everyone : records, fields, and indexes -- Working with databases : the searcher's toolkit, part 1 -- The searcher's toolkit, part 2 -- Social science databases -- Databases for science and medicine -- Bibliographic databases -- Humanities databases -- Numerical databases -- Focus on people -- Choosing the right resource for the question -- Evaluating databases -- Teaching other people about databases. |
| Responsibility: | Suzanne S. Bell. |
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Abstract:
Based on the assumption that once you have a basic idea of how databases are put together, and have grasped a collection of concepts and techniques, you should be able to plunge into any database that comes along and figure out how it works.
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"This is a really good and comprehensive textbook which covers all relevant aspects of online retrieval and bridges a gap in the market. For academic libraries this book is a must-have... For library schools, it is recommended to use as a textbook in class in the undergraduate studies." - E-LIS
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