Computer Searching: A Primer for the Uninformed Scholar.

Stoan, Stephen K.

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Publication Date: 1982

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Computer Searching: A Primer for the Uninformed Scholar.

Stoan, Stephen K.

Academe, v68 n6 p10-15 Nov-Dec 1982

Processes involved in computer searching of information systems are explained, with some caveats for the use of online searching by students and faculty. Among the concerns are overestimates of the efficacy of searching, inconsistency in search services and strategies, and other potential problems of search results' relevance. (MSE)

Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Computer Oriented Programs, Costs, Higher Education, Indexes, Information Retrieval, Information Systems, Online Systems, Relevance (Information Retrieval), Research Tools, Search Strategies

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers

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