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The Australian School Libraries Research Project : A Snapshot Of Australian School Libraries, Report 1, Barbara Combes
The Australian School Libraries Research Project : A Snapshot Of Australian School Libraries, Report 1, Barbara Combes
Research outputs pre 2011
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Regional Libraries Online Project : Survey, Glenn Watkins, Kitty Delaney, Gail Woods
Regional Libraries Online Project : Survey, Glenn Watkins, Kitty Delaney, Gail Woods
Research outputs pre 2011
The Library and Information Service of Western Australia (LISWA) implemented their Regional Libraries Online Project in 1997 to provide public Internet access to 11 regional libraries in Western Australia. This report highlights major trends and issues that arose during the implementation of the project...
Upgrading Search Strategy Skills: Unit One: Developing Search Strategies For Online Searching: A Continuing Professional Development Course For Library And Information Service Managers, Gulten S. Wagner
Research outputs pre 2011
Information retrieval systems are complex systems requiring specialised training. The process of translating an information request into the language of a computer in an online, CD-ROM or network environment is called a search strategy development. Information retrieval systems operate on the principle of a set of matching functions taking place at high speed. The skill and knowledge of the searcher are the main determinants in obtaining the best results from an information retrieval system.
Upgrading Search Strategy Skills: Unit Three: Developing Search Strategies For Searching Some Of The Indexes Of The World Wide Web: A Continuing Professional Development For Library And Information Service Managers, Gulten S. Wagner
Research outputs pre 2011
This Unit is designed to provide information professionals with some basic search skills in searching the indexes of the World Wide Web (WWW). The WWW can accessed through the public Internet. WWW's resources are organised to provide easy access to users by means of formatted texts, sound, images and other links. This unit will concentrate on some of the better developed search engines of the WWW. It will enable the participants to design Boolean logic-based search strategies to retrieve required information.
The World Wide Web, was put together through a series of protocols developed by Tim Berners-Lee at the European …
Upgrading Search Strategy Skills: Unit Two: Developing Search Strategies For Cd-Rom Encylopedias: A Continuing Professional Development Course For Library And Information Service Managers, Gulten S. Wagner
Research outputs pre 2011
This Unit Two focuses on the development of search strategies in using CD-ROM encyclopedias. A thorough introduction to the basics of searching with Boolean logical operators is provided in Unit One. CD-ROM encyclopedia publishers not only update their products annually but some now provide monthly online updating facilities from the Internet. In this very dynamic environment it is rather difficult to evaluate their search facilities as improvements take place constantly.
The Unit develops strategies to take full advantage of the text and multimedia materials stored in the various indexes of an electronic encyclopedia, as well as methods for evaluating the …