News Search, Blogs and Feeds
A Toolkit
Nonfiction, Computers, Advanced Computing, Programming, User Interfaces, Internet
| Author: | Lars Vage, Lars Iselid | ISBN: | 9781780631813 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Science | Publication: | September 27, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Chandos Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Lars Vage, Lars Iselid |
| ISBN: | 9781780631813 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Science |
| Publication: | September 27, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Chandos Publishing |
| Language: | English |
This book is about news search and monitoring. Aimed at professionals with a strategic need of monitoring the surrounding world, users with a need to find the best news sources, monitoring services and news search strategies and techniques will benefit from reading this book. The main purpose is to present a practical handbook with an analysis of readily available tools, blending with passages of a theoretical nature. It is also useful for students at LIS programmes and related information programmes and for librarians and information professionals. The authors aim to aid the reader in reaching a greater understanding of the core in news search and monitoring.
- Presents effective tools to evaluate news search engines and databases
- Harness the power of RSS (Real Simple Syndication) feeds in online news search and monitoring
- Learn how to navigate and critically question the news found in the blogosphere
This book is about news search and monitoring. Aimed at professionals with a strategic need of monitoring the surrounding world, users with a need to find the best news sources, monitoring services and news search strategies and techniques will benefit from reading this book. The main purpose is to present a practical handbook with an analysis of readily available tools, blending with passages of a theoretical nature. It is also useful for students at LIS programmes and related information programmes and for librarians and information professionals. The authors aim to aid the reader in reaching a greater understanding of the core in news search and monitoring.
- Presents effective tools to evaluate news search engines and databases
- Harness the power of RSS (Real Simple Syndication) feeds in online news search and monitoring
- Learn how to navigate and critically question the news found in the blogosphere
