strategy
Accessing online information
Synonyms:
Using electronic databasesAccessing networked information material
Description:
An online information resource is a generic term referring to any material accessible through a computer network; an online catalogue is the digital replacement of the traditional library or reference catalogue. With the increasing elaboration of electronic networks, online searches and information retrieval can be conducted efficiently and inexpensively by specialists and generalists alike, taking advantage of remote access to global information databases by personal computer. Claim:
The use of these new electronic information technologies will return to the public form that rarest of commodities: "objective", "unbiased" and fundamentally "complete" information. Broader:
Using databasesAccessing informationUsing information technologyImproving access to informationUtilizing records retrieval systemUsing available information outlets Narrower:
Using the Internet Facilitates:
Using grey literatureCollecting informationSpreading data globallyEnabling world news accessEducating by correspondence Facilitated by:
Bridging digital divideComputerizing informationOffering online encyclopediaExpanding electronic librariesComputerizing library servicesStrengthening information networksStrengthening effective information exchangeProviding government information on the internet References:
Koch, Tom: Journalism in the 21st Century: online information, electronic databases and the news Subjects:
Fundamental Sciences → Material→ Networks
Information → Information
Information → Data, codes
Informatics, Classification → Informatics
Technology → Electronics
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies