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University of Tennessee, Knoxville

1997

Online searching

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Taking Online Interaction For Granted, Carol Tenopir Dec 1997

Taking Online Interaction For Granted, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

The ubiquity of library user familiarity with online searching allows librarians to focus on the social and human considerations of online interaction. Librarians can be leaders in humanizing the net, in improving search engine technology, and in educating the 79% who are still not online.


Learning From The Experts, Carol Tenopir Apr 1997

Learning From The Experts, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Online searching is often learned in school or through a brief workshop. However, two recent books on online searching can provide one with close to an expert training. Reva Basch's 'Secrets of the Super Searchers' and Mary Ellen Bates' 'The Online Deskbook' are two worthy releases on the subject.