This book is a narrative guide to conducting research on the Internet, complete with an overview of methodologies, tips for generating search words and evaluating sites, and helpful resources.
Explores the many ways of gathering information from the Internet, offering guidelines on conducting online research, presenting tips for designing a home page, discussing Internet safety, and including a resource list for connecting with other students throughout the world.
A discussion of Web site evaluation, explaining how students can determine whether the information they are finding on a Web site is accurate and if it is going to be right for their research needs. Includes exercises, checklists, and illustrations.
Provides an overview of basic and advanced Internet searching techniques, and includes information on search engines, word and phrase searches, Web site classifications, URLs and domain names, Wiki sites and blogs, and more.
