Most college students have access to the Internet through the school they attend, but few take advantage of it other than for e-mail. Yet the Internet is one of the largest and cheapest research tools available. Students can tap into information at some of the greatest libraries, research centers, and scientific institutions all around the world without ever leaving their computer! of databases and archives that can help you with class assignments. Chances are you dont 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 Students Guide to Doing Research on the Internet shows you all this, and more. Youll 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. Youll learn how to use these tools fast, without a lot of heavy reading. And youll discover all best places on the Net to get the information you need. The Students 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 Shakespeares plays online. More fun than a card catalog, less back-breaking than an armload of books, its the Internet. Use this book to learn how the Internet can help you with

Paperback, Addison-Wesley Professional, 1995, ISBN13 9780201489163, ISBN10 0201489163