Official Netscape Guide to Internet Research : For Windows & MacIntosh

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If you want research on the Net to be convenient as well as sound, it pays to know what tools you have available. Calishain and Nystrom provide a good introduction to online research for Netscape users. They showcase the research methodology, places likely to lead you to the information you seek, and the problems you'll want to avoid.

The book's 25 chapters are divided into five sections. The first provides an overview of Internet tools--those you can find online, those built into Netscape, and those that come from your own brain. Next, they discuss the many ways to get information off the Net, including mailing lists, newsgroups, the World Wide Web, push technology, and now commonly overlooked topics such as Gopher and Telnet. Part 3 introduces specialty resources for information on topics like government research or finding individuals and businesses on the Web. Part 4 examines security issues, such as avoiding fraudulent information, protecting your privacy, and dealing with information overload.

The final part deals with more advanced and scholarly research topics, including archiving, copyright issues, how to cite sources, and how to give your research back to the Net. Naturally, Calishain and Nystrom offer a wide variety of specific sites to explore, ranging from the must-know staples such as Yahoo and Alta Vista, to more easily missed treasures like the Mad Scientist Network and Casey's Snow Day Reverse Dictionary (and Guru)--the place to go when you can't quite bite into the word right on the tip of your tongue. --Elizabeth Lewis

Synopsis
This guide offers professional techniques for accomplishing extensive Internet research projects. It provides expert tips for archiving, storing, and citing information in research papers and takes a look at privacy and security concerns. Readers learn how to remove themselves from address lists, locate people online, protect personal information, and use digital certificates. .

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The author shows users how to maximize the Internet--using its vast, up-to-the-minute, multimedia research capabilities. This practical, easy-to-follow guide teaches readers online reading and searching skills, so they can find the information they want in the easiest, fastest and most efficient way. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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A complete guide to handling online resources explains how to locate, read, cite, and use information on the Internet, teaches research methodology, explains how to use research software tools, and profiles research resources. Original. (All Users). --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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