"Cheat Sheet" with Research Tips and Shortcuts Inside! 
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<li>Microsoft's popular Web browser</li> <li>Netscape's powerful Web browser</li> <li>Northern Light: Excerpts of help files from this useful search engine</li> <li>Acrobat Reader: For viewing and printing PDF files</li> </ul> Shareware programs are fully functional, free trial versions of copyrighted programs. If you like particular programs, register with their authors for a nominal fee and receive licenses, enhanced versions, and technical support. Freeware programs are free, copyrighted games, applications, and utilities. You can copy them to as many PCs as you like — free — but they have no technical support. System Requirements: 486 or faster PC with Windows 3.1 or later, or a Mac OS computer with OS 7.5 or later; at least 16MB of RAM; CD-ROM drive (2x or faster); and an Internet connection (14,400 BPS or faster modem or network — regular access charges apply) Inside, find helpful advice on how to: <ul>
<li>Choose the best search engine for your research project</li> <li>Use search tools specialized for your area of interest</li> <li>Link up with a virtual guru for guidance on your quest</li> <li>Get just what you need from online libraries, archives, and gated information services</li> <li>Tackle governmental cyber-bureaucracy like a special agent</li> <li>Make the most of the business and investing data on the Web</li> <li>Verify your information, deal with copyright issues, and cite online resources properly</li> </ul>

Researching Online For Dummies®

Computers & Technology

Basch, Reva

Networking & Cloud Computing

For Dummies

Whether you're beginning a college thesis or searching for a new toaster, Researching Online For Dummies, 2nd Edition, is your key to finding the information you need -- online and anytime. This book helps you develop a multitiered research strategy using keywords and index terms to dive deep into the sources found on the Web... * Explore the mental tools and online resources successful researchers rely on every day. * Take a look at the online world that goes beyond the Internet. * Familiarize yourself with search engines, indexes, quick reference aids, and other online professional services you can access from your computer. * See how Boolean searching and other power-search tips and techniques can greatly aid your research. * Apply these search techniques to real-life research situations. * Get acquainted with some of the best -- and best-hidden -- resources in important subject areas, such as news, business, technology, and government information. Researching Online For Dummies, 2nd Edition, also offers a 30-page directory dedicated to describing selected research sites, services, and other useful online resources. The book's bonus CD-ROM includes search engine help files from Northern Light and Lycos as well as demo versions of Copernic, BullsEye, and WebWhacker.

Researching Online for Dummies

Bates, Mary Ellen

Whether you're beginning a college thesis or searching for a new toaster, Researching Online For Dummies, 2nd Edition, is your key to finding the information you need -- online and anytime. This book helps you develop a multitiered research strategy using keywords and index terms to dive deep into the sources found on the Web... * Explore the mental tools and online resources successful researchers rely on every day. * Take a look at the online world that goes beyond the Internet. * Familiarize yourself with search engines, indexes, quick reference aids, and other online professional services you can access from your computer. * See how Boolean searching and other power-search tips and techniques can greatly aid your research. * Apply these search techniques to real-life research situations. * Get acquainted with some of the best -- and best-hidden -- resources in important subject areas, such as news, business, technology, and government information. Researching Online For Dummies, 2nd Edition, also offers a 30-page directory dedicated to describing selected research sites, services, and other useful online resources. The book's bonus CD-ROM includes search engine help files from Northern Light and Lycos as well as demo versions of Copernic, BullsEye, and WebWhacker.

Learn the secret strategies and planning techniques of the industry’s top searchers in the fields of business, law, finance, communications, and the humanities. Learn how skilled searchers choose databases on professional online services, plan search strategies, cope with too many or too few hits, and know when the search is done.

Secrets of the Super Searchers: The Accumulated Wisdom of 23 of the World’s Top Online Searchers

Web Development & Design

CyberAge Books

Reveals the insights, anecdotes, tips, techniques, and case studies of 35 of the world’s top Internet hunters and gatherers. These super net searchers explain how to find valuable information on the Internet, including where the Internet shines as a research tool, distinguishing cyber-gems from cyber-junk, and how to avoid “Internet Overload.”

Secrets of the Super Net Searchers: The Reflections, Revelations and Hard-Won Wisdom of 35 of the World’s Top Internet Researchers (Cyber Age Books)

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Researching Online For Dummies®

Researching Online for Dummies

Researching Online for Dummies

Secrets of the Super Searchers: The Accumulated Wisdom of 23 of the World’s Top Online Searchers

Secrets of the Super Net Searchers: The Reflections, Revelations and Hard-Won Wisdom of 35 of the World’s Top Internet Researchers (Cyber Age Books)