商品簡介
Is there a role for expert searchers the Google age?
Jankowski answers this question with a resounding yes! After a short history lesson and discussion of librarians’ roles, you will walk through the entire search cycle from the art of question negotiation to resource selection and strategy development and finish with tips for documenting the process. A quick peek into the future of searching and a stroll through tools to keep close at hand complete the book.
Examples, checklists (for interviews, resource selection, search development and more) as well as opportunities to apply the knowledge gained abound! All these elements combine to let you develop your skills as an expert searcher.
Filled with tips and tricks gathered from years of experience this conversational, practical guide can be used for self-study, reference, or as a course text.
作者簡介
Recently retired, Terry Ann Jankowski, MLS, AHIP, FMLA has over 40 years of experience as an expert searcher. She participated in the development of database searching from the slow dialup era to today’s high speed wifi access on the Web.
Throughout her career, Ms. Jankowski has focused on database searching, reference services, user education and user services. She has authored several publications and presentations on these topics. She started her career at the University of Southern California Norris Medical Library as a reference librarian. At the University of Washington Health Sciences Library she began as a reference librarian and progressed through coordinating the online search service to managing the education program and finished as assistant director for user experience. An active volunteer in the Medical Library Association, she has served on a number of committees, editorial boards, and task forces usually in the searching or professional development arenas. Ms. Jankowski continues to revise and teach her course on expert searching.
