SP11Q4

Spring 2011 Question 4
4. Although information professionals operate under the assumption that information retrieval systems should provide structured access to information with a degree of recall and precision, many users prefer a simple interface and readily accept the “quick and dirty” results of a search engine like Google.

a. Do you feel that “Googling” is usually an adequate method for information seeking? b. Defend your statement within a specific information environment (i.e., academic libraries, school library media center, special library or information service, etc.). Describe the information seeking behaviors and activities most typical of the environment’s constituents, comparing the results of searching the free Internet with the likely outcome of using the information tools germane to your chosen environment.

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