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| Language: | en |
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED297777 |
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- Online Search Optimization. Homan, Michael Worley, Penny Inquiry Interviews Online Searching Professional Continuing Education Questioning Techniques Reference Services Search Strategies Telecommunications User Needs (Information) This course syllabus describes methods for optimizing online searching, using as an example searching on the National Library of Medicine (NLM) online system. Four major activities considered are the online interview, query analysis and search planning, online interaction, and post-search analysis. Within the context of these activities, concepts covered include the basic components of a presearch interview, question negotiation, the communications process, search formulation errors, iterative searching, weighted searching, use of subheadings, efficient telecommunications, and the principles of efficient Elhill processing. The text is supplemented by three figures and bibliographic references/notes, and a 106-item MEDLARS bibliography is provided. Appendixes include lists of MEDLINE tools, NLM serials publications, NLM MeSH and indexing authorities, a glossary, references cited in the appendixes, and a sample search request form. (Author/EW)