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Super searchers go to the source : the interviewing and hands-on information strategies of top primary researchers--online, on the phone, and in person / Risa Sacks ; edited by Reva Basch ; John B. Bryans, editor in chief ; Deborah Poulson, managing editor ; Dorothy Pike, copy editor ; Jacqueline Walter, cover designer ; Kara Mia Jalkowski, book designer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sacks, Risa, 1946-
- Series:
- Super searchers ; v. 7.
- Super Searchers ; Volume 7
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Research--Methodology.
- Research.
- Interviewing.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (449 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Medford, New Jersey : CyberAge Books, 2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Using an expert interview approach to primary research, this book shares secrets from professional researchers for integrating online skills with interviews, hands-on public records research, and documents and printed materials not available on the Internet. Provided are tips and resources for using online research to locate sources, prepare for interviews, and evaluate information. Topics covered include getting through gatekeepers, obtaining hard-to-find information, and using primary sources to complement online research.
- Contents:
- ""Lynn Peterson: Public Records “To the Ends of the Earth�""""Alex Kramer: PI, CI, Public Records""; ""Andrew Pollard: U.K.-Based Competitor Intelligence""; ""Primary Goes to Press""; ""John Schwartz: New York Times Reporter""; ""Joe Flower: Researching the Future""; ""Wendy Grossman: American Freelancer in London""; ""Dan Tynan: Magazine Editor, Freelance Writer""; ""Appendix: Referenced Sites and Sources""; ""About the Author and Editor""; ""Index""; ""More from Information Today, Inc. ""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-937290-23-9
- 1-57387-983-5
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