information retrieval

A guide to legal issues in Web 2.0 and cloud computing, covering copyright, intellectual property rights and related rights, data protection, freedom of information, defamation, liability issues, and more.

Expands the scope of teaching and refocuses it on the selection and use of print and nonprint media resources.

Offers essential information for libraries and information services, explaining how to deal with the current overabundance of information and help their patrons make sense of that information.

Describes how to choose a research method, evaluate information for relevance, create effective presentations, and manage information with spreadsheet and word processing computer software. Includes case studies, practice exercises, and additional resources.

Presents a comprehensive guide to conducting research, and explains how to find and access information from a variety of sources, contains indexes to government agencies, and more.

A guide to using the Internet for businesses, focusing on how to find reliable web sources.

Presents the Big6 Skills approach to information problem-solving in schools. Shows how to teach information and technology skills. In excerpts from teacher inservice sessions and classroom sequences, Mike Eisenberg explains the Big6 Skills students need in the information age: task definition, information seeking strategies, location and access, use of information, synthesis, and evaluation. Graphics, commentary from narrator, and segments of students at work demonstrate use of the Big6 Skills.

Introduces young learners to the concepts of classifying and sorting information. Discusses the aspects of sameness and differences; asking questions and describing things; making sets; making charts; keeping track of information. Includes a brief glossary of terms.