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TECH 590w1

Evaluating Information
Need for Evaluation - Example 1 - Example 2 - Example 3 - Example 4
Techniques for Evaluation - Information Evaluation Guide

Effective Search Techniques
Search Types: Keywords vs Subject Terms vs Relevancy - General BusinessFile ASAP
Search Tools: Specific to each database - Business & Industry

Searching the Web
What's covered and what's not? - Google vs Invisible Web vs premium databases

Search tips: Domain name - filetype - images
Search Bots: BotSpot

Searching Library Databases
Articles: Mgmt - Econ Article Databases - All Article Databases - E-Journal Finder
Companies: Business & Company Resource Center - Thomson Research
Market Research: Gartner Group - Market Research Monitor
Other?

 

Last update: March 10, 2008

Prepared by: Hal Kirkwood kirkwood@purdue.edu