In this how-to guide for information brokers, Bates (a business researcher) offers advice for those interested in starting and running an independent research firm. She explains every aspect of the project, from starting the business and attracting clients, to conducting research. Annotation (c) Boo
Offering the advice, insights, experiences, and encouragement would-be Internet entrepreneurs need to establish a successful independent research business, this book provides an insider's view of Internet businesses and their unique services. Eleven entrepreneurial super searchers representing a broad range of topic specialities and business ...
Hock gives an "under-the-hood" look at such popular search engines as AltaVista, Yahoo!, HotBot, Dogpile, Northern Light, and more. In addition to information on how search engines work, what to realistically expect from a search engine, and search engine add-ons, there are tips and techniques for efficient and effective searching on every page.
Whether you're beginning a college thesis or searching for a new toaster, Researching Online For Dummies, 2nd Edition, is your key to finding the information you need -- online and anytime. This book helps you develop a multitiered research strategy using keywords and index terms to dive deep into the sources found on the Web...Explore the mental ...
How do you judge the accuracy, reliability and completeness of an electronic or online database? Can quality be designed in? In the early 1990s, several initiatives were launched, including the influential SCOUG (Southern California Online Users Group) database rating scale. This project was intended to review database performance across ten broad ...
Here for the first time is the collected wisdom of 35 of the world's leading Internet hunters and gatherers. Interviewed by top on-line searcher and cyber-jouranlist Reva Basch, these experts offer insights, anecdotes, tips, techniques and case histories guaranteed to raise the 'Searching IQ' of any serious Internet user.
Eleven researchers who use the Internet and online services to find business information reveal how they choose online sources, evaluate search results and tackle business research projects.
Learn the secret strategies and planning techniques of the industry's top searchers in the fields of business, law, finance, communications, and the humanities. Learn how skilled searchers choose databases on professional online services, plan search strategies, cope with too many or too few hits, and know when the search is done.
Ten of the world's leading online medical researchers share tips and techniques on using the Internet to research diseases, treatments and related information. This book explains how to recognize the warning signs of medical quacks, scams and sales pitches; how to track down the credentials of a "medical expert; " and which sources remain the best ...
Ten of the world's leading news researchers share their hard-earned tips, techniques, and strategies for using the Internet and online services to get the scoop, check the facts, and nail the story. Interviews with these researchers probe the evolving structure of the newsroom, showcase various strategies for organising and sharing information, ...
Using an expert interview approach to K-12 research, this book shares ideas from professional researchers on the improvement of teacher awareness of critical information skills and the importance of information fluency. How educators and librarians can intrude respectfully when research becomes a largely self-serving pursuit, what the ...
Using an expert interview approach to primary research, this book shares secrets from professional researchers for integrating online skills with interviews, hands-on public records, and documents and printed materials available on the Internet. Photos.
Research professionals in the advertising and marketing game are a rare breed. Working in one of the business world s true pressure cookers, these super searchers find and analyze the information that fuels today s most successful new product launches and advertising campaigns. Their market research expertise provides critical strategic support to ...
The impact of the Internet on the writing profession is unprecedented, even revolutionary. Wired writers of the 21st century use the Internet to do research, to collaborate, to reach out to readers, and even to publish and sell their work. In this comprehensive reference, gems of wisdom are drawn from 14 leading journalists, book authors, writing ...
For her fourth book about online searching, Bates presents 15 interviews with researchers on intentional business for government, corporate, or academic clients. They explain both specific techniques and theories. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
A group of competitive intelligence experts discusses such topics as resources, models, and analytical techniques to help businesses stay ahead of the competition.
Presented by a symposium of experts in the field, this book skips the introduction to the Web and provides detailed information to attorneys and legal research professionals about how to conduct a research project. Topics include documenting the search, organizing a strategy, and efficient ways to build a search.
Through her probing interviews, Amelia Kassel reveals the online secrets of 10 leading financial industry research experts. You'll learn how information professionals find and analyze market and industry data, as well as how online information is used by brokerages, stock exchanges, investment banks, and individual investors to make critical ...
Offering business information users strategies for identifying and evaluating no-cost online information sources, this guide emphasizes techniques for recognizing biased and untrustworthy web sites. Information users are directed to the most useful and targeted sources of company histories and overviews. These include corporate sales and earnings ...
This guide details how and where M&A experts go online to compile lists of companies that are in the market to buy or sell, find the prices paid for similar businesses, and identify legal issues that may surface in a deal. Business researchers will find sources for hard-to-find information on companies that may be privately held, subsidiaries of ...
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