
Decision Points
Boolean Logic for Computer Users and Beginning Online Searchers
- 155 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
Decision Points
Boolean Logic for Computer Users and Beginning Online Searchers
About this book
Teach students valuable information retrieval skills and build information literacy with this excellent guide and activity book. Along with a simplified explanation of Boolean logic and how it is used for online searching, it offers reproducible worksheets that lead students through decision-making and powerful strategic techniques of search process. These skills help online searchers make decisions and gain access to the desired person, place, or thing; off-line, they can be used to narrow a topic and search through library information with focus and direction. They can even be used in everyday situations, such as choosing pizza toppings. A must-buy for school libraries and computer labs, this book can also be used by classroom teachers and for independent instruction with older students and adults. A great tool for working through the cobwebs of online searching.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1âDecision Points
- Chapter 2âIt All Depends. On What? Exploring Conditions and Outcomes
- Chapter 3âBoolean Logic AND More
- Chapter 4âNAND Logic: Combining AND and NOT
- Chapter 5âYour Choice: OR
- Chapter 6âNOR Logic: Combining OR and NOT
- Chapter 7âCombining AND and OR Logic to Make One Big Decision
- Chapter 8âKnowledge in the Information Age
- Chapter 9âPerson, Place, or Thing
- Chapter 10âPerson, Place, or Thing
- Chapter 11âPerson, Place, or Thing
- Answer Key
- Table of Selected Boolean Features
- Index
- About the Authors