Background
Janes, Joseph W. was born on October 22, 1962 in Oneida, New York, United States.
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Designed to assist beginning searchers, whether they are students or practitioners, this text offers a comprehensive introduction to online systems that primarily provide information in the form of bibliographic citations. Walker and Janes give basic how-to information on the use of online systems, discuss topics for which there are no accepted paradigms, and present alternative points of view within a framework of previous research. Expanding on their immensely popular and critically acclaimed first edition, the authors have added extensive new material addressing Internet search and retrieval techniques as well as the more traditional Dialog and Lexis-Nexis services. Invaluable as a textbook for students in online retrieval courses, practicing librarians, and online searchers in library settings, this book can be used as a quick reference tool and as a handy guide for in-service training. Information seekers who want to perform their own searches for bibliographic information using an online sea
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For many librarians, the meaning of the word -reference- is changing so rapidly that it is unsettling. Joe Janes, founder of the Internet Public Library, provides this perfect mix of provocative arguments and useful, hands-on advice. He addresses important questions including: what is the optimal mix of desk/phone/email/chat? What kind of resource for what kind of user? What software for what purpose ? What values to hold on to and what habits to break? Loaded with salient considerations, pointers, and encouragement, this book will have at the library world talking on a subject we urgently need to address.
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library and information science educator
Janes, Joseph W. was born on October 22, 1962 in Oneida, New York, United States.
Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, Syracuse University, 1982. Master of Library Science, Syracuse University, 1983. Doctor of Philosophy Information Transfer, Syracuse University, 1989.
Assistant professor University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1989—1997. Director Internet Public Library., Michigan, 1995—1999. Assistant professor University Washington, Seattle, 1999—2003, associate professor, since 2003, associate dean for academics, since 2004.
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Member of American Library Association, American Society for Information Science and Technology.
Son of Donald L. and Jeannette M Janes. Life partner Janette Hartley.