Network Information Resource Retrieval and Utilization: Core Course Series Textbooks for Information Management and Information Systems Majors in the 21st Century

Author: Wang Rifen
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: This book, based on the principles of systematicity, authority, novelty, practicality, and operability, comprehensively introduces the basic knowledge related to network information resources, information retrieval techniques and their development, as well as the fundamental principles and methods of information retrieval. It explains the technical principles of search engines, the usage methods and tips of several common search engines with examples. It focuses on describing the distribution of online resources from famous libraries both domestically and internationally, major specialized information agencies, comprehensive databases, specialized databases, and special literature type databases, as well as the main information services they provide. Additionally, it elaborates in detail with examples on the usage methods, strategies, and search steps for these online information resources. Furthermore, it specifically discusses the use of interactive network information resources such as FTP and E-mail, as well as the techniques and installation methods for downloading specialized article reading software from the internet. This book is intended for college students of various disciplines, as well as network information query personnel and information service providers from enterprises, government agencies, higher education institutions, and research institutes. It can serve as a textbook for the "Network Information Resource Retrieval" course in higher education institutions, or as a supplementary or alternative textbook for the "Information Retrieval and Utilization" course.