Internet Research Skills

Niall Ó Dochartaigh is a lecturer in political science and sociology at the National University of Ireland, Galway.

′Ó Dochartaigh has produced an exceptionally useful resource for finding material that a student, undergraduate or postgraduate, might need to find in the course of their studies. The clarity with which it is written and the obvious enthusiasm of the author makes the book an interesting read. A fine achievement′-Dr Christopher Wibberley, Faculty of Health, Psychology & Social Care, Manchester Metropolitan University

• Introduction Into the Cloud: New Research Skills for the Information Age The Rise of the Search Engines Summary of Chapters Who This Book Is Aimed atBooks Print Publications Online Library Catalogues Online Bookshops Full-Text Books Online Book Reviews Publishers ExercisesArticles Understanding Academic Articles Annual Reviews Google Scholar Indexing and Abstracting Databases Specialized Subject Databases Full-Text Articles Online Publishers Open Access Other Article Databases Theses and Dissertations ExercisesSubject Guides Searching the Open Web Academic Subject Guides Universal Subject Guides Understanding Web Addresses Understanding Websites ExercisesSearching the Keyword Search Engines Introduction The Big Three Advanced Searching Meta Search Engines Comparing Search Engines with Meta Search Engines Boolean Searching How Search Engines Search Devising Search Queries Look before You Leap Technical Difficulties ExercisesSocial Media, News and Multimedia Social Media Email Lists Discussion Groups News Multimedia Exercises Governments, Archives and Statistics (Niall Ó Dochartaigh and Patricia Sleeman) Introduction Governments Archives Statistics Exercises Evaluation and Citation Introduction Classification EvaluationCitation Exercises Beyond Searching: Networks, Research Management and Online Research Research Networks and Research Support Social Networks Organizing Your Research Internet Research Methods Appendix: Academic Blogs in the Social Sciences and the Humanities Bibliography Index