The Student's Guide to Doing Research on the Internet [Paperback]

Dave Campbell (Author), Mary Campbell (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0201489163 | ISBN-13: 978-0201489163 | Publication Date: August 11, 1995 | Edition: 1

What's the world's best study aid? Yes, it's the Internet, and it's full of databases and archives that can help you with class assignments. Chances are you don't need to go any further than the closest computer to get on the Net. But how do you use the Internet? And how do you find the information you need? Relax. The Student's Guide to Doing Research on the Internet shows you all this, and more. You'll learn all about the tools for the Internet, including gopher for finding documents and other resources, FTP for retrieving files, browsers for accessing World-Wide Web pages, and WAIS for searching archives. You'll learn how to use these tools fast, without a lot of heavy reading. And you'll discover all best places on the Net to get the information you need. The Student's Guide to Doing Research on the Internet breaks it down by subject. Turn to the Sciences section to see where you can learn how to dissect a frog. Or to the History section to find what battles were fought in the American Revolution. Or to the Literature section to find where to read reviews and scholarly articles on Shakespeare's plays online.More fun than a card catalog, less back-breaking than an armload of books, it's the Internet. Use this book to learn how the Internet can help you with your classes. 0201489163B04062001

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Use the Internet to supplement classes and studies, acquiring basic details on all the tools of usage with a title which focuses on fast access and understanding. The subject organization (History, Science, etc. ) allows for quick access to a special focus, while site descriptions include simple overviews of topics covered. -- Midwest Book Review

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What's the world's best study aid? Yes, it's the Internet, and it's full of databases and archives that can help you with class assignments. Chances are you don't need to go any further than the closest computer to get on the Net.

But how do you use the Internet? And how do you find the information you need? Relax. The Student's Guide to Doing Research on the Internet shows you all this, and more.

You'll learn all about the tools for the Internet, including gopher for finding documents and other resources, FTP for retrieving files, browsers for accessing World-Wide Web pages, and WAIS for searching archives.

You'll learn how to use these tools fast, without a lot of heavy reading.

And you'll discover all best places on the Net to get the information you need. The Student's Guide to Doing Research on the Internet breaks it down by subject. Turn to the Sciences section to see where you can learn how to dissect a frog. Or to the History section to find what battles were fought in the American Revolution. Or to the Literature section to find where to read reviews and scholarly articles on Shakespeare's plays online.

More fun than a card catalog, less back-breaking than an armload of books, it's the Internet. Use this book to learn how the Internet can help you with your classes.

0201489163B04062001

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Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional; 1 edition (August 11, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201489163
• ISBN-13: 978-0201489163
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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1.0 out of 5 stars Not much help for novice or expert., November 15, 1999

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This review is from: The Student's Guide to Doing Research on the Internet (Paperback)

Like so many books on computer technology, the authors seem to think you need to know how the engine works in order to start the car, so they spend 100 pages explaining the technical inner workings of cyberspace, FTP, gophers, veronica, jughead and other stuff that you don't need to know in order to click the mouse on "search." If you want to know the technical stuff, find the nearest Alpha Geek who will be more than happy to explain the inner workings of the 'net to you in terms you still won't understand. This book has a 1995 copyright, so do I even need to mention that the 200 pages of resources in various disciplines is woefully outdated? I think not.