This directory tells how to access and retrieve more than 5,000 Interact databases -- approximately 1, O00 new databases have been added for this 5th edition. Five comprehensive indexes -- master, subject, host/provider, white pages and alternate format -- provide quick access to the desired database.

"Fast access to 2,000 authoritative Internet information sites--each fully described. 5 easy-to-use indexes--master index to more than 8,000 individual Internet files. Includes a list of specialized home pages, Internet glossary, and bibliography"--Cover.

This directory tells how to access and retrieve more than 5,000 Interact databases -- approximately 1, O00 new databases have been added for this 5th edition. Five comprehensive indexes -- master, subject, host/provider, white pages and alternate format -- provide quick access to the desired database.

Updates the premier textbook for students and librarians needing to know the landscape of current databases and how to search them. Librarians need to know of existing databases, and they must be able to teach search capabilities and strategies to library users. This practical guide introduces librarians to a broad spectrum of fee-based and freely available databases and explains how to teach them. The updated 6th edition of this well-regarded text covers new databases on the market as well as updates to older databases. It also explains underlying information structures and demonstrates how to search most effectively. It introduces readers to several recent changes, such as the move away from metadata-based indexing to full text indexing by vendors covering newspaper content. Business databases receive greater emphasis. As in the previous editions, this book takes a real-world approach, covering topics from basic and advanced search tools to online subject databases. Each chapter includes a thorough discussion, a recap, concrete examples, exercises, and points to consider, making it an ideal text for courses in database searching as well as a trustworthy professional resource.