logging in or signing up ward welcome 2005 08 02 Melinda Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINTLite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 42 Category: News & Reports.. License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: October 08, 2007 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Welcome!: Welcome! Facts On File News Services 512 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10018 800-363-7976 ext. 4245 info@facts.com The World Almanac Reference Database and The World Almanac EncyclopediaContact Info: Contact Info Site Address: www.2facts.com For Technical Support call: 800-363-7976 ext. 4300 Or Email: tech@facts.com Statistics Address: www.2facts.com/reportorder.htmAbout Facts On File News Services: About Facts On File News Services A World Almanac Education Group company, owned by WRC Media Inc. Facts On File World News Digest first published in 1940 Publishers in print of: Facts On File World News Digest Issues & Controversies On File Today’s Science On File Editorials On File Software and CD-ROM Reviews On File The Facts On File World News Digest debuted in November 1940.Who relies on Facts On File News Services?: Who relies on Facts On File News Services? Libraries Public University School Special Professional news organizations Newspapers News magazines Network news services U.S. Government The White House State Department Embassies USIA Military libraries around the world Authoritative! Walter CronkiteWorld Almanac Reference Database: World Almanac Reference Database Content Complete content of The World Almanac and Book of Facts since 1999* Updated throughout the year Cumulative from year to year Easy-to-read tables Monthly research cover stories Test Yourself! pop questions Integrated with other databases through extensive linking Born This Day This Day in History Did You Know? * Except for the Colleges and Universities listingsWorld Almanac Encyclopedia: World Almanac Encyclopedia Based on the Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia and updated by editors from Facts On File News Services and The World Almanac Features More than 100 updates and new articles monthly Special monthly reports Indexes Table of Contents Biographies Special ReportsEasy Navigation: Easy Navigation Search Options Text entry box Quick help Title field search option Database select or deselect Date range Search buttonsMenu Access: Menu Access Menus to indexes and special features Article Display: Article Display Story Screen Tabs to other available databases Help Home (opening screen) Story subheads Story text Links to related stories and background information Easy access to printing, emailing, and citation Easy searching from within any articleSearching: Searching Search Operators Boolean Operators AND (default) OR NOT Quoted, or “phrase”, searches Parentheses link terms between operators Truncation (wildcard) search using *Searching: Searching Sorting Sorting the Results List Set before executing the search Relevance rank (default) Encyclopedia allows alphabetical search (with any Special Reports displayed first) – logical for this database Searching: Searching Title Field Search Hits have search term in title Boolean, keyword, or phrase searches searching the Title Field Reduces the “noise” in broad searches Keywords in titles indicate major development Focuses some types of search (e.g., name)Searching: Easy to use for novices Searches are easy to construct and refine The interface is consistent between databases Search History allows user to repeat a search as is or with variations Hyperlinks can help for “simplistic” searching; one article can be the key to many stories Hyperlinks reveal the complexity of an event or issue SearchingSearching: Searching Too many hits? Make search argument more narrow Use “Title Search” Restrict number of databases searched Make use of date ranges Avoid using “OR” – more inclusive operator than “AND” so less focused search Sample Searches: Sample SearchesSearch Results: Search Results Number of documents found Retrieved documentsTHANK YOU!: THANK YOU! Facts On File News Services 512 Seventh Avenue 22nd Floor New York, New York 10018 800-363-7976 ext. 4245 info@facts.com You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
ward welcome 2005 08 02 Melinda Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINTLite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 42 Category: News & Reports.. License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: October 08, 2007 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Welcome!: Welcome! Facts On File News Services 512 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10018 800-363-7976 ext. 4245 info@facts.com The World Almanac Reference Database and The World Almanac EncyclopediaContact Info: Contact Info Site Address: www.2facts.com For Technical Support call: 800-363-7976 ext. 4300 Or Email: tech@facts.com Statistics Address: www.2facts.com/reportorder.htmAbout Facts On File News Services: About Facts On File News Services A World Almanac Education Group company, owned by WRC Media Inc. Facts On File World News Digest first published in 1940 Publishers in print of: Facts On File World News Digest Issues & Controversies On File Today’s Science On File Editorials On File Software and CD-ROM Reviews On File The Facts On File World News Digest debuted in November 1940.Who relies on Facts On File News Services?: Who relies on Facts On File News Services? Libraries Public University School Special Professional news organizations Newspapers News magazines Network news services U.S. Government The White House State Department Embassies USIA Military libraries around the world Authoritative! Walter CronkiteWorld Almanac Reference Database: World Almanac Reference Database Content Complete content of The World Almanac and Book of Facts since 1999* Updated throughout the year Cumulative from year to year Easy-to-read tables Monthly research cover stories Test Yourself! pop questions Integrated with other databases through extensive linking Born This Day This Day in History Did You Know? * Except for the Colleges and Universities listingsWorld Almanac Encyclopedia: World Almanac Encyclopedia Based on the Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia and updated by editors from Facts On File News Services and The World Almanac Features More than 100 updates and new articles monthly Special monthly reports Indexes Table of Contents Biographies Special ReportsEasy Navigation: Easy Navigation Search Options Text entry box Quick help Title field search option Database select or deselect Date range Search buttonsMenu Access: Menu Access Menus to indexes and special features Article Display: Article Display Story Screen Tabs to other available databases Help Home (opening screen) Story subheads Story text Links to related stories and background information Easy access to printing, emailing, and citation Easy searching from within any articleSearching: Searching Search Operators Boolean Operators AND (default) OR NOT Quoted, or “phrase”, searches Parentheses link terms between operators Truncation (wildcard) search using *Searching: Searching Sorting Sorting the Results List Set before executing the search Relevance rank (default) Encyclopedia allows alphabetical search (with any Special Reports displayed first) – logical for this database Searching: Searching Title Field Search Hits have search term in title Boolean, keyword, or phrase searches searching the Title Field Reduces the “noise” in broad searches Keywords in titles indicate major development Focuses some types of search (e.g., name)Searching: Easy to use for novices Searches are easy to construct and refine The interface is consistent between databases Search History allows user to repeat a search as is or with variations Hyperlinks can help for “simplistic” searching; one article can be the key to many stories Hyperlinks reveal the complexity of an event or issue SearchingSearching: Searching Too many hits? Make search argument more narrow Use “Title Search” Restrict number of databases searched Make use of date ranges Avoid using “OR” – more inclusive operator than “AND” so less focused search Sample Searches: Sample SearchesSearch Results: Search Results Number of documents found Retrieved documentsTHANK YOU!: THANK YOU! Facts On File News Services 512 Seventh Avenue 22nd Floor New York, New York 10018 800-363-7976 ext. 4245 info@facts.com