Internet Research Skills is a clear and concise guide to the effective use of the Internet for students in the social sciences. The open web is becoming central to student research practice, not least because of its accessibility, and this clear text describes search strategies and outlines the critical skills necessary to deal with such diverse and disorganized materials. This book covers all of the essential aspects of Internet research, with each chapter containing a number of illustrations, inset boxes, and short exercises.
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"How do you conduct effective and credible research using the internet? If you're a beginner, INTERNET RESEARCH SKILLS is a good place to begin: It offers students of the social sciences and humanities a foundation for growing their basic knowledge of the internet, showing how to streamline the search process, how to avoid common pitfalls, and how to locate article databases and other approaches which go beyond using popular browsers like yahoo or google. Undergraduate students conducting research projects as well as postgraduate students will find it an excellent resource for streamlining the search process." (James A. COx )
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How do you conduct effective and credible research using the internet? If you're a beginner, INTERNET RESEARCH SKILLS is a good place to begin: it offers students of the social sciences and humanities a foundation for growing their basic knowledge of the internet, showing how to streamline the search process, how to avoid common pitfalls, and how to locate article databases and other approaches which go beyond using a popular browser like yahoo or google. Undergraduate students conducting research projects as well as postgraduate students will find it an excellent resource for streamlining the search process.
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