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This brief guide gives students and teachers a reference to the Internet and World Wide Web. It includes sections on finding, using, and documenting sources, source reliability, the Internet and job searches, communicating with e-mail and in virtual communities, and more.
Tips for New Internet Users
Introduction
What Can the Internet Do for You?
What Are the Internet and the World Wide Web?
Quick View: How Can I Use Graphical Access to the Internet?
Using Netscape and Other Graphical Browsers
Quick View: How Can I Use Text-Only Access to the Internet?
Using Lynx and Other Text-Only Browsers
Part I. Finding Information on the Internet
How the Internet Works—In Brief
How to Find the Information You Want
Info Byte: Some Common Error Messages
How to Judge the Reliability of Internet Information
How to Document Information from Electronic Sources
Modern Language Association (MLA) Author-Page Style
MLA Style for Citing Electronic Sources
American Psychological Association (APA) Author-Date Style
APA Style for Citing Electronic Sources
Council of Biology Editors (CBE) Citation-Sequence System
CBE Style for Citing Electronic Sources
Chicago Manual of Style (CMS) Superscript System
CMS Style for Citing Electronic Sources
Part II. Communicating on the Internet
How to Communicate with E-Mail
Virtual Communities: Listservs and Newsgroups
Info Byte: Netiquette
Virtual Communities: Real-Time Communication
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Risks and Precautions
Part III. Creating Your Own Web Pages
Learning HTML
Posting Your Web Page
Part IV. Internet Resources
Reference Material
News and Media
Books and Book Reviews
Online Writing Centers
People Finders
Cool Stuff
Sites for Teachers
Newsgroups
Part V. Psychology and the Internet
Developing Ideas and Choosing a Design
Search Engines
World Wide Web Resources
Hands On Assignment
Newsgroups
Listservs
Hands On Assignment
Doing a Literature Search Online
Hands On Assignment
Academic Journals Online
Working with Research Participants
Using the Internet to Find Participants
Hands On Assignment
Analyzing Your Data
Software for Data Analysis
Hands On Assignment
Ethical Issues in Research
Reporting Research Results and Submitting Manuscripts for Publication
Internet Glossary
Index
Overview
This brief guide gives students and teachers a reference to the Internet and World Wide Web. It includes sections on finding, using, and documenting sources, source reliability, the Internet and job searches, communicating with e-mail and in virtual communities, and more.