Casting Your Net

List of contents

“Exercises” conclude Chapters 3-7.

Preface.

1.Academic Research and the Internet.

The Graphical Interface to the Internet.

The Internet Domain Name System.

What's on the Internet.

Final Words.

2.Evaluating Sources.

The Internet vs. Print Media.

Other Points of View.

A Checklist for Evaluating Internet Material.

3.Boolean Logic.

Venn Diagrams.

4.Searching the Internet.

Introduction.

Search Engines.

Keyword Searching.

Boolean Logic and the Query.

Other (Non-Boolean) Logical Operators.

Ranking the “Hits.”

Constructing Effective Queries.

Refining Your Queries.

5.Communicating.

FAQs.

Moderated vs. Unmoderated.

Email.

Discussion Lists (Listservs).

Usenet (Newsgroups).

6.The World Wide Web.

Introduction.

The Structure of a Web Page.

A Note on Lynx.

Web Search Engines.

A Final Note on Searching the WWW.

7.America Online.

The Internet with AOL.

America Online Proprietary Services.

Searching AOL.

8.Specialized Internet Sources.

Super-Sites.

Pay-Per-Search Sites.

The Electric Library.

Online Library Resources.

9.Writing the Paper.

Evaluating and Using Sources.

“The Alternatives.”

Appendix 1: A Critical Look at a Usenet Thread.

Appendix 2: Documenting Sources from the Internet.

Appendix 3: Glossary of Useful Terms.

Appendix 4: Other Internet Technologies.

Index.

Summary

The first comprehensive guide to conducting academic research on the Internet.

Product details

• Authors: H. Eric Branscomb
• Publisher: Pearson Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2001
• EAN: 9780205322725
• ISBN: 978-0-205-32272-5
• No. of pages: 160
• Weight: 220 g
• Series: Longman; Longman
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes > Adult education class / course materials (language); Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Data communication, networks