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The hidden web : finding quality information on the net / Maureen Henninger.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Sydney : University of New South Wales Press, 2008. Edition: 2nd edDescription: vii, 334 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0868408557 (pbk.)
  • 9780868408552 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 22 004.678 HEN
LOC classification:
  • TK5105.875.I57  H463 2007
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. The Internet and the Web -- 3. Technology and tools -- 4. Classifying and indexing digital information -- 5. Surfing or searching -- 6. Directories - browsing tools -- 7. Portals, portals and gateway services -- 8. Searching digital sources -- 9. Search engines - the searching tools -- 10. Authoritative information -- 11. Conversations -- 12. The invisible web -- 13. Digital libraries -- 14. Intellectual property -- 15. Medical information -- 16. Business information -- 17. Education information.
Summary: "It seems the difficulties of finding information on the Web are growing as fast as the Internet itself. How do you separate quality, authoritative information from all the dross? New search tools appear every few weeks and the familiar ones are constantly evolving, but effective searching in this ever-expanding environment requires new strategies. Worthwhile information can often remain hidden to Web users, even very experienced ones, and this book shows you how to uncover valuable content, whether it is a html document or a paper buried deep within a public website." -- Book cover
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books Academy of Music & Performing Arts Library General Stacks Non-fiction 004.678 HEN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A08037

Previous ed.: 2003.

Includes index.

Bibliography.

1. Introduction -- 2. The Internet and the Web -- 3. Technology and tools -- 4. Classifying and indexing digital information -- 5. Surfing or searching -- 6. Directories - browsing tools -- 7. Portals, portals and gateway services -- 8. Searching digital sources -- 9. Search engines - the searching tools -- 10. Authoritative information -- 11. Conversations -- 12. The invisible web -- 13. Digital libraries -- 14. Intellectual property -- 15. Medical information -- 16. Business information -- 17. Education information.

"It seems the difficulties of finding information on the Web are growing as fast as the Internet itself. How do you separate quality, authoritative information from all the dross? New search tools appear every few weeks and the familiar ones are constantly evolving, but effective searching in this ever-expanding environment requires new strategies.
Worthwhile information can often remain hidden to Web users, even very experienced ones, and this book shows you how to uncover valuable content, whether it is a html document or a paper buried deep within a public website." -- Book cover

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