Monday, February 8, 2010
LISWire: Extreme Searcher’s Internet Handbook: 3rd Edition For Web Searchers Who Want to Go “Beyond Google”
http://liswire.com/content/extreme-searcher%E2%80%99s-internet-handbook-3rd-edition-web-searchers-who-want-go-%E2%80%9Cbeyond-google%E2%80%9D
January 25, 2010, Medford, NJ—Information Today, Inc. (ITI) announced the publication of The Extreme Searcher’s Internet Handbook: A Guide for the Serious Searcher, Third Edition by award-winning author and internet trainer Randolph “Ran” Hock.
The revised edition covers strategies and tools for searching all major areas of internet content, emphasizing the effective use of search engines, directories, portals, and social networks. Readers with little to moderate searching experience appreciate the author’s clear and helpful style, while seasoned searchers discover new ideas, techniques, and resources.
“This book is written as a guide for researchers, students, writers, librarians, teachers, and others, covering what serious users need to know to take full advantage of internet tools and resources,” the author said. “It assumes that you already know the basics, you frequently use the internet, and you know how to use your browser. … my aim is to provide a lot that is new and useful.”
The book’s chapters are:
1. Basics for the Serious Searcher
2. Directories and Portals
3. Search Engines: The Basics
4. Search Engines: The Specifics
5. Discussion Groups, Forums, Newsgroups, and Their Relatives
6. An Internet Reference Shelf
7. Sights and Sounds: Finding Images, Audio, and Video
8. News Resources
9. Finding Products Online
10. Your Own Place on the Web: Participating and Publishing
“To be really good at searching means keeping up with all the changes,” said Marydee Ojala, editor of ONLINE Magazine. “No one is better qualified to help you do this than Ran Hock. … His fierce determination to spread his knowledge of search techniques resulted in this book. His understanding of the fluidity of internet research resulted in a third edition.”
The Extreme Searcher’s Internet Handbook, Third Edition covers a wide range of topics and resources relevant to web searching, including copyright and fair use, shortcuts, mashups, desktop search programs, podcasts, blogs, metasearch engines, and newsgroups. It provides in-depth guidance on using leading search engines Google, Yahoo!, Bing, and Ask.com, and introduces lesser known tools designed to find information in specific disciplines.
The book also features numerous expert tips, 60-plus explanatory figures and tables, and an extensive glossary of search terminology. As a reader bonus, The Extreme Searcher’s Web Page features links to more than 250 recommended resources, author updates, and more.
Praise for The Extreme Searcher’s Internet Handbook
“[Hock’s] clear and useful guide will help anyone interested in going beyond Google, explaining when, why, and how best to use various search tools and other web resources.”
—Library Journal
“The Extreme Searcher’s Internet Handbook is a phenomenal resource for both extreme and not-so-extreme researchers. … This book should be on every searcher’s desk.”
—Mary Ellen Bates, author Building & Running a Successful
Business, and co-author, Researching Online for Dummies
“The author retains his clear writing style, nice glossary, and handy surfing tips. … should be required reading for librarians, online professionals, and anyone else who wants to get the most out of the internet. Recommended.”
—CHOICE
About the Author
“The Extreme Searcher,” Randolph (Ran) Hock, Ph.D, divides his work time between teaching and writing. In addition to two previous editions of this book, he is the author of The Extreme Searcher’s Guide to Web Search Engines (1999, 2001), Yahoo! to the Max (2005), and The Traveler’s Web: An Extreme Searcher Guide to Travel Resources on the Internet (2007). He lives in Vienna, VA.
The Extreme Searcher’s Internet Handbook: A Guide for the Serious Searcher, Third Edition (368 pp/softbound/$24.95/ ISBN 978-0-910965-84-2) is a CyberAge Book from Information Today, Inc. (ITI). It is available in bookstores through Independent Publishers Group (IPG) and direct from the publisher by calling (800) 300-9868 [outside U.S. call (609) 654-6266]; faxing (609) 654-4309; e-mailing custserv@infotoday.com; or visiting the ITI website at www.infotoday.com.
January 25, 2010, Medford, NJ—Information Today, Inc. (ITI) announced the publication of The Extreme Searcher’s Internet Handbook: A Guide for the Serious Searcher, Third Edition by award-winning author and internet trainer Randolph “Ran” Hock.
The revised edition covers strategies and tools for searching all major areas of internet content, emphasizing the effective use of search engines, directories, portals, and social networks. Readers with little to moderate searching experience appreciate the author’s clear and helpful style, while seasoned searchers discover new ideas, techniques, and resources.
“This book is written as a guide for researchers, students, writers, librarians, teachers, and others, covering what serious users need to know to take full advantage of internet tools and resources,” the author said. “It assumes that you already know the basics, you frequently use the internet, and you know how to use your browser. … my aim is to provide a lot that is new and useful.”
The book’s chapters are:
1. Basics for the Serious Searcher
2. Directories and Portals
3. Search Engines: The Basics
4. Search Engines: The Specifics
5. Discussion Groups, Forums, Newsgroups, and Their Relatives
6. An Internet Reference Shelf
7. Sights and Sounds: Finding Images, Audio, and Video
8. News Resources
9. Finding Products Online
10. Your Own Place on the Web: Participating and Publishing
“To be really good at searching means keeping up with all the changes,” said Marydee Ojala, editor of ONLINE Magazine. “No one is better qualified to help you do this than Ran Hock. … His fierce determination to spread his knowledge of search techniques resulted in this book. His understanding of the fluidity of internet research resulted in a third edition.”
The Extreme Searcher’s Internet Handbook, Third Edition covers a wide range of topics and resources relevant to web searching, including copyright and fair use, shortcuts, mashups, desktop search programs, podcasts, blogs, metasearch engines, and newsgroups. It provides in-depth guidance on using leading search engines Google, Yahoo!, Bing, and Ask.com, and introduces lesser known tools designed to find information in specific disciplines.
The book also features numerous expert tips, 60-plus explanatory figures and tables, and an extensive glossary of search terminology. As a reader bonus, The Extreme Searcher’s Web Page features links to more than 250 recommended resources, author updates, and more.
Praise for The Extreme Searcher’s Internet Handbook
“[Hock’s] clear and useful guide will help anyone interested in going beyond Google, explaining when, why, and how best to use various search tools and other web resources.”
—Library Journal
“The Extreme Searcher’s Internet Handbook is a phenomenal resource for both extreme and not-so-extreme researchers. … This book should be on every searcher’s desk.”
—Mary Ellen Bates, author Building & Running a Successful
Business, and co-author, Researching Online for Dummies
“The author retains his clear writing style, nice glossary, and handy surfing tips. … should be required reading for librarians, online professionals, and anyone else who wants to get the most out of the internet. Recommended.”
—CHOICE
About the Author
“The Extreme Searcher,” Randolph (Ran) Hock, Ph.D, divides his work time between teaching and writing. In addition to two previous editions of this book, he is the author of The Extreme Searcher’s Guide to Web Search Engines (1999, 2001), Yahoo! to the Max (2005), and The Traveler’s Web: An Extreme Searcher Guide to Travel Resources on the Internet (2007). He lives in Vienna, VA.
The Extreme Searcher’s Internet Handbook: A Guide for the Serious Searcher, Third Edition (368 pp/softbound/$24.95/ ISBN 978-0-910965-84-2) is a CyberAge Book from Information Today, Inc. (ITI). It is available in bookstores through Independent Publishers Group (IPG) and direct from the publisher by calling (800) 300-9868 [outside U.S. call (609) 654-6266]; faxing (609) 654-4309; e-mailing custserv@infotoday.com; or visiting the ITI website at www.infotoday.com.
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Beyond scientific publication : strategies for disseminating research findings
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Source: Yale Center for Clinical Investigation
A community research partnership is ideally part of a larger collaboration that includes the interests of each partner and spans a wide range of activities. Often a neglected afterthought in busy research schedules, the dissemination of key findings upon project completion is a crucial step in community-based research. In fact, we believe that researchers have an ethical obligation to ensure that research findings are disseminated to research participants, as well as other individuals and institutions in the communities in which we work. In an effort to increase ease and efficiency, this document provides key strategies for dissemination, including practical advice and specific templates you can adapt for your use. Through this strategic dissemination approach, CARE intends to distribute salient findings to affected communities, participant agencies, health departments, researchers, policy makers, and health advocacy groups. We hope this will help you to do the same.
Source: Yale Center for Clinical Investigation
A community research partnership is ideally part of a larger collaboration that includes the interests of each partner and spans a wide range of activities. Often a neglected afterthought in busy research schedules, the dissemination of key findings upon project completion is a crucial step in community-based research. In fact, we believe that researchers have an ethical obligation to ensure that research findings are disseminated to research participants, as well as other individuals and institutions in the communities in which we work. In an effort to increase ease and efficiency, this document provides key strategies for dissemination, including practical advice and specific templates you can adapt for your use. Through this strategic dissemination approach, CARE intends to distribute salient findings to affected communities, participant agencies, health departments, researchers, policy makers, and health advocacy groups. We hope this will help you to do the same.
Social Searching with Aardvark, a Free Large-Social Search Engine!
From a Summary Blog Post:
The paper describes the fundamental differences between the traditional “Library” paradigm of web search — in which answers are found in existing online content — and the new “Village” paradigm of social search — in which answers arise in conversation with the people in your network. We explain that in social search:
+ Users can ask questions in natural language, not keywords
+ Content is generated “on-demand”, tapping the huge amount of information in peoples’ heads
+ The system is fueled by the goodwill of its users
We demonstrate that there is a large class of subjective questions — especially longer, contextualized requests for recommendations or advice — which are better served by social search than by web search. And our key finding is that whereas in the Library paradigm, users trust information depending upon the authority of its author, in the Village paradigm, trust comes from our sense of intimacy and connection with the person we are getting an answer from.
Want to Try Vark? Go For It and See How it Works for You
The service is free and online at http://vark.com/ . Of course, it’s usefulness has an info resource has a lot to do with the type of question, the question itself, and how the question is asked. Of course, these ideas are not new to information professionals.
You can read more about Aardvark via the NY Times @: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/05/a-search-engine-that-relies-on-humans/
Magna's Campus Legal Briefing: Legal Primer for New Academic Administrators
Featured Higher Education Presenters: W. Scott Lewis, J.D. and Brett A. Sokolow, J.D.
Date: Thursday, 4/22/10
Time: 12:00-1:30 PM
Central Daylight Time
Cost: $229
($254 after 4/15/10)
Phone: 800-433-0499 / 608-227-8182
Protect all your administrators for a single fee! We recommend that you include as many new academic administrators as possible in this important seminar. We allow an unlimited number of attendees from one location for a single fee of just $229. This opportunity allows you to protect many departments on your campus without spending a lot of money!
_________________________
A female student accuses a male professor of harassing her.
A teaching assistant makes inflammatory statements during a lecture.
A faculty member must be terminated.
What is the appropriate way to handle each of these touchy situations?
Knowing the answers can mean the difference between staying out of legal trouble and finding your institution–and yourself–in a costly, embarrassing court battle.
It is far better to handle each situation the right way than to have to defend yourself later. In Legal Primer for New Academic Administrators, Brett Sokolow, Esq. and W. Scott Lewis, J.D., of the National Center for Higher Education Risk Management (NCHERM), will explain the essential knowledge necessary to function effectively in the current higher education legal climate.
This seminar is an absolute must-attend for keeping your institution on the right side of the law!
This imperative audio online seminar will cover:
• Preventive law techniques
• Employee discipline and termination
• Legal implications of Title IX
• Sexual misconduct law and expectations
• Recommended policy review practices
• Syllabi review recommendations
• Appropriate complaint response
• Court reviews of internal policies and practices
• Appropriate disciplinary procedures for a new generation
• Legal trends impacting day-to-day decisions in higher education
Participants in this live seminar will also have the opportunity to respond to actual cases and legal situations on college campuses.
This legal seminar is necessary for:
• Provosts/Vice Provosts
• Assistant/Associate Provosts
• Deans and Assistant/Associate Deans
• Department Chairs
• Senior Academic Administrators
• VPs and AVPs for Academic Affairs
• Section/Department Managers
• Directors and Assistant/Associate Directors
• Faculty Association Chairs/Representatives
• Faculty Senate Chairs/Representatives
• Assistant/Associate/Full/Adjunct Professors
• Union/Collective Bargaining Representatives for Faculty
Expert presenters
Mr. Sokolow is founder and managing partner of NCHERM and an expert in preventive law and risk management. Mr. Lewis brings additional experience as a student affairs administrator, faculty administrator, and faculty member. He has been featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Newsweek, USA Today, and Today’s Campus.
Answers to your legal questions
Have a specific legal concern? Bring it to this live session for the opportunity to direct it to our two higher education legal experts. This is also your chance to listen in and learn from issues faced by other institutions.
Prevent costly, embarrassing legal issues from arising on your campus. Learn the right ways to respond to challenging situations by enrolling in this essential seminar today.
Email: support@magnapubs.com
Protect all your administrators for a single fee! We recommend that you include as many new academic administrators as possible in this important seminar. We allow an unlimited number of attendees from one location for a single fee of just $229. This opportunity allows you to protect many departments on your campus without spending a lot of money!
_________________________
A female student accuses a male professor of harassing her.
A teaching assistant makes inflammatory statements during a lecture.
A faculty member must be terminated.
What is the appropriate way to handle each of these touchy situations?
Knowing the answers can mean the difference between staying out of legal trouble and finding your institution–and yourself–in a costly, embarrassing court battle.
It is far better to handle each situation the right way than to have to defend yourself later. In Legal Primer for New Academic Administrators, Brett Sokolow, Esq. and W. Scott Lewis, J.D., of the National Center for Higher Education Risk Management (NCHERM), will explain the essential knowledge necessary to function effectively in the current higher education legal climate.
This seminar is an absolute must-attend for keeping your institution on the right side of the law!
This imperative audio online seminar will cover:
• Preventive law techniques
• Employee discipline and termination
• Legal implications of Title IX
• Sexual misconduct law and expectations
• Recommended policy review practices
• Syllabi review recommendations
• Appropriate complaint response
• Court reviews of internal policies and practices
• Appropriate disciplinary procedures for a new generation
• Legal trends impacting day-to-day decisions in higher education
Participants in this live seminar will also have the opportunity to respond to actual cases and legal situations on college campuses.
This legal seminar is necessary for:
• Provosts/Vice Provosts
• Assistant/Associate Provosts
• Deans and Assistant/Associate Deans
• Department Chairs
• Senior Academic Administrators
• VPs and AVPs for Academic Affairs
• Section/Department Managers
• Directors and Assistant/Associate Directors
• Faculty Association Chairs/Representatives
• Faculty Senate Chairs/Representatives
• Assistant/Associate/Full/Adjunct Professors
• Union/Collective Bargaining Representatives for Faculty
Expert presenters
Mr. Sokolow is founder and managing partner of NCHERM and an expert in preventive law and risk management. Mr. Lewis brings additional experience as a student affairs administrator, faculty administrator, and faculty member. He has been featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Newsweek, USA Today, and Today’s Campus.
Answers to your legal questions
Have a specific legal concern? Bring it to this live session for the opportunity to direct it to our two higher education legal experts. This is also your chance to listen in and learn from issues faced by other institutions.
Prevent costly, embarrassing legal issues from arising on your campus. Learn the right ways to respond to challenging situations by enrolling in this essential seminar today.
From the Frontlines of the E-book Wars, A Beyond the Book Special Report
Center’s Chris Kenneally will be hosting a special Beyond the Book live podcast http://beyondthebookcast.com/live-webcast/ examining the eBook Wars, which are taking shape with MacMillan challenging Amazon and the rise of eReaders and the iPad. During the podcast, Chris and his panelists will look at all sides of the e-book story and what future battles may bring to the print and digital marketplace. The podcast will air live on
BlogTalkRadio: http://bit.ly/drJipN
Joining Chris are:
• Andrew Albanese, features editor at Publishers Weekl
• Sara Nelson, Books Editor, “O” Magazine
• Brian O’Leary, Founder & Principal, Magellan Media Partners; and
• Mike Shatzkin, Founder & CEO, The Idea Logical Company, Inc.,
During the podcast, Chris will also be taking phone calls at 646-378-1949.
FREE WestlawNext Webinars: See the future of online research!
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• See how one search, which you formulate in your terms, retrieves on-point results from across WestlawNext – delivered in order of relevance
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