Contents

• 1. Introduction to the Internet and the World Wide Web
• About this book
• The World Wide Web as an information resource
• Hypertext and hypermedia
• Activity 1.1 : using a search engine
• Key terms and concepts
• Information sources available on the web
• Browser essentials
• Summary
• Selected terms introduced in this chapter
• Review questions
• Exercises and projects
• 2. Managing and using information from the Internet and the World Wide Web
• Common types of files on the Internet and the web
• Considering copyright guidelines before sharing and copying information
• Capturing and using text, images, and data from the web and the Internet
• Activity 2.1 : capturing and downloading images into a word-processing document
• End of activity 2.1
• Using favorites to keep track of resources
• Procedures and steps for managing Internet and web information
• Summary
• Selected terms used in this chapter
• Review questions
• Exercises and projects
• 3. Using the web for research
• The first step : evaluating your information needs
• Choosing the best search tool to start with
• Browsing the World Wide Web : using directories
• Activity 3.1 : using a directory to browse for information
• Finding information gems in virtual libraries
• Activity 3.2 : finding resources in a virtual library
• Searching the World Wide Web : using search engines
• Activity 3.3 : using Boolean search operators
• Activity 3.4 : using phrase searching to find information
• Using several search engines simultaneously : meta-search tools
• Activity 3.5 : using a meta-search tool to find information
• Content issues : pornography, free speech, censorship, and filtering
• Summary
• Selected terms introduced in this chapter
• Review questions
• Exercises and projects
• 4. A researcher’s toolkit : directories and virtual libraries
• Characteristics of directories
• Browsing and searching directories
• Activity 4.1 : a major directory and how to use it
• Virtual libraries : directories with a difference
• Activity 4.2 : using a virtual library
• A researcher’s toolkit
• Summary
• Selected terms introduced in this chapter
• Review questions
• Exercises and projects