"Business, Government, and Law on the Internet" is designed for the businessperson, information specialist, consumer, student, or scholar wanting to use the Internet to find information in three overlapping areas: business, government, and law. This second edition includes a disk containing a wealth of Web resources related to business, government, and law; instruction in Netscape and Internet Explorer navigation; exercises in using 1) Web tools to find business, government, and law-related resources, 2) Telnet to search library catalogs, 3) email to join a discussion group, and more; and non-Web resources: FTP, Telnet, and Gopher.
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"The 'Best Bets Guide' in the Ready Reference section of the book is an accurate and dependable road map to key business and legal resources in the ever-evolving landscape of the Internet. The bookmarks disk alone will save you hours of detouring through search engine lists. It also contains helpful exercises and explains how the Internet works for the less-traveled researcher. Business, Government, and Law on the Internet is a must-have resource for professionals working in the public and nonprofit sectors. It is also a GREAT resource as a class text. -- Kimberly Johnston Dodds, graduate student in public affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington
"The book is divided into four basic parts: a ready reference guide, a workshop overview, and two training modules.... The 'Best Bets Guide' and bookmark files are worth the price of the book alone. With this handy tool, a user can upload the files and create an instant reference desk for business, legal, and government information.... The rest of the book presents two clear, easy-to-understand tutorials: the first teaches how to use Web browsers, explains search engines and strategies, and describes how to create and organize bookmarks; and the second introduces other Internet protocols, such as email, FTP, Telnet, and Gopher. Peete has a gift for making it all look easy, writing with simple clarily and style. The text is well organized, with subtopic headings and a liberal use of screen prints and step-by-step instructions. Exercises are carefully planned to teach concepts within the context of the subject areas. An introduction to search engines, for example, is followed by an exercise in searching for company information. "Librarians and trainers will find this an invaluable tool, not only as a model for developing workshops, bookmark files, and even reference Web pages but also for clarifying the concepts and refining their own skills." -- Joan Garrett, reference librarian, Belvedere-Tiburon Library
"The book is divided into four basic parts: a ready reference guide, a workshop overview, and two training modules.... The 'Best Bets Guide' and bookmark files are worth the price of the book alone. With this handy tool, a user can upload the files and create an instant reference desk for business, legal, and government information.... The rest of the book presents two clear, easy-to-understand tutorials: the first teaches how to use Web browsers, explains search engines and strategies, and describes how to create and organize bookmarks; and the second introduces other Internet protocols, such as email, FTP, Telnet, and Gopher. Peete has a gift for making it all look easy, writing with simple clarily and style. The text is well organized, with subtopic headings and a liberal use of screen prints and step-by-step instructions. Exercises are carefully planned to teach concepts within the context of the subject areas. An introduction to search engines, for example, is followed by an exercise in searching for company information. "Librarians and trainers will find this an invaluable tool, not only as a model for developing workshops, bookmark files, and even reference Web pages but also for clarifying the concepts and refining their own skills." -- Joan Garrett, reference librarian, Belvedere-Tiburon Library
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The author, reference librarian at the Thomas J. Long Business & Economics Library of the University of California, Berkeley, is an expert in business, government, and legal information sources and a popular Internet trainer.
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