Ebook: Web Search Savvy Strategies and Shortcuts for Online Research

Writing for students and researchers in journalism and mass communications, Friedman (U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) provides guidance for both beginning searcher and Web geek with a concise and well-explained reference on making maximum use of online information. She lays out basic search engine strategies to narrow results and avoid advertising, and outlines how to use more creative information-finding strategies, identify free sources, evaluate the integrity of data found online, and protect the privacy of both researcher and those researched. Illustrated with many screen shots.