Internet Research Companion

Internet Research Companion, 1/e

Geoffrey McKim, Indiana University

Published February, 1996 by Prentice Hall Business Publishing

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Summary

Internet, Research Methods, Freshman Composition/Computer Science, Business, Psychology, Sociology, English, Political Science, Hisory/4 year colleges and universities. McKIm introduces students to the Internet and shows them how to use the Internet as a research tool.

Features

The author describes Internet access tools, ways to retrieve information from the Internet, and specific information resources to help students use the Internet as a research tool.
Part IV illustrates how t evaluate Internet resources for credibility and provides guidance on citing Internet resources.
“Learn-by-doing” approach provides step-by-step exercises to help students practice that they are learning.

Table of Contents

Part I: Tools of the Trade: The Technologies of the Internet
1. Intent Access Tools
2. Data Formats and Media
Part II: Retrieving and Working with Information on the Internet
3.Using the Web to Retrieve Information from the Internet
4: How to Find It Again: Bookmarks
5. Using FTP to Retrieving Information from the Internet
6. Finding Information on the World Wide Web: Indexes and Searching
7.Refining Internet Searchers: Search Engines and Boolean Logic
10. Using Globally, Act Locally: Subject Guides to the Internet.
11. Useful Commercial and Government Resources
Part III: People as Resources
12. Using E-mail on the Internet
14. 13 Locating People
15: Newsgroups: Electronic Bulletin Boards
part IV Evaluation and Citation
16. Evaluation of Internet resources in Your Projects
Appendix A: Where to Find It