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Course: Research
Skills for the Real World: Going Beyond Google
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introductory research-skills course, with an overview of online
searching and telephone and email research. Includes review of legislative, judicial, regulatory, and
factual research. Public and private information sources are reviewed.
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"United
States Government
Internet Manual 2008,"
by Peggy Garvin (Bernan Press).
"The United States Government Internet Manual is an
indispensable guidebook for anyone who is looking for official U.S.
government resources on the Web. The Manual contains more than 2,000
site records that provide descriptions and URLs for each site.
Evaluations are given for the most important and frequently sought
sites. U.S. government organization charts are supplemented with
URLs for the 16 Cabinet-level departments and agencies, the House
and Senate, and the federal judicial branch. Greater detail on the
House and Senate are supplied in two appendixes, providing a roster
of Congressional Members with Members' Web sites and a listing of
House and Senate Committees with committee URLs and the names of
chairpersons and ranking minority members." |
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"Public Records Online: The National Guide
to Private and Government Online Sources of Public Records," edited by James
Flowers and Michael Sankey (Facts on Demand Press, 2004). "The first and only
master guide to profile all of these major elements of online public record searching,
such as private and government online sources for criminal records, asset/liens, motor
vehicle records, bankruptcies, trade names, patents and trademarks, corporate records,
real estate and assessor information, UCC records, death notices, worker's comp records,
legislation, and regulations." |
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"Researching Online for Dummies,"
by Reva Basch, paperback and CD-ROM (IDG Books Worldwide 2000). "Although
this Dummies book is in the typical informal and irreverent
beginner's style, even the most competent searcher will find it
invaluable. Author Reva Basch has written the gold standard for
books about online research. Wired magazine calls her
"the ultimate intelligent agent" for a very good reason.
Basch doesn't just give you information on search engines and how to
use them. She takes you into the mindset of a professional Net
cybrarian, sharing the essential truth about online research."
--Amazon.com "The
real strength of the book, though, is that it shows you how to think like a researcher --
to set goals, determine your strategy, and discover not only the resources I tell you
about, but excellent new ones of your own." --the author |
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"Super Searchers Go to the Source: The Interviewing and Hands-On
Information Strategies of Top Primary Researchers-Online, on the Phone, and in Person,"
by Risa Sacks and Reva Basch, paperback (Cyberage Books 2001). "Author Risa Sacks has found 12 researchers to explain the process, and thanks to
Risa's own interviewing skills, the reader has almost 400 pages of examples,
case studies, strategies, and stories. Readers will have the opportunity to
learn from journalists, reporters, writers, private investigators, educators, an
independent research company, a large reserach firm, a competitive intelligence
specialist, and a librarian at a large corporation. Each interview ends with a
list of Super Searcher Tips, and the appendix includes helpful references to
websites, databases, books and articles. |
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"Super Searchers on Competitive Intelligence: The Online and Offline Secrets of Top CI Researchers,"
by Margaret Metcalf and Reva Basch, paperback (Information Today 2003).
Revealing their secrets for monitoring
competitive forces and keeping on top of the trends, opportunities,
and threats within their industries, this book presents 15 leading
CI researchers and their hard-earned secrets. These CI researchers
are from such Fortune 100 firms as Compaq Computer, Dell Computer,
Lockheed Martin, Merck, and United Technologies. The tips,
techniques, and models provided can be successfully applied to any
business intelligence project, and the range of sources and
strategies discussed will help any organization stay several steps
ahead of the competition. |
(Title descriptions are from Amazon.com unless otherwise indicated.)
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