Web Sites by Subject: Internet Basics
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About the Internet
The Roads and Crossroads of Internet History
http://www.netvalley.com/netvalley/intval1.html
A brief history of the Internet.
All about the Internet
http://www.isoc.org/internet/history/
Links to many sites with histories of the Internet.
Hobbes' Internet Timeline
http://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline/
Detailed Internet timeline.
LivingInternet.com
http://livinginternet.com/
Lots of information about all aspects of the internet, e-mail and more.
Country Codes - Top Level Domains
http://www.iana.org/cctld/cctld-whois.htm
A complete listing of country codes.
Geography of Cyberspace
http://www.geog.ucl.ac.uk/casa/martin/geography_of_cyberspace.html
Includes an atlas of cyberspace, Internet statistics, network topology maps and more.
Introduction to the Internet
http://www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/internet/
Using the Internet - includes e-mail, netiquette, chat, videoconferencing, discussion groups, newsgroups, research, copyright and more.
Internet Web Text Tutorial
http://www.december.com/web/text/
Introduction to the web, guides, Internet reference, subject and keyword searching, user groups, e-mail and more.
Webopedia
http://webopedia.internet.com/quick_ref/
Internet encyclopedia
World Wide Web Consortium Homepage
http://www.w3.org/
Develops specifications, guidelines and tools to help promote communication amongst web developers.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
http://www.eff.org/
Digital rights group.
Electronic Frontier Canada
http://www.efc.ca/
Digital rights group “founded to ensure that the principles embodied in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms remain protected.”
Citing Electronic Information
Using MLA to Cite and Document Electronic Sources
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite5.html
Information on citing websites and other electronic documents using MLA style.
Using APA to Cite and Document Electronic Sources
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite6.html
Information on citing websites and other electronic documents using APA style.
Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the APA
http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html
Information on citing websites and other electronic documents using APA style, hosted by the American Psychology Association.
Computer Basics
Answers That Work
http://www.answersthatwork.com/
Practical answers to computer questions
Computer Basics Tutorials
http://www.queenslibrary.org/techhelp/comptutorial.asp
Online tutorials
Mouse Skills
http://www.lawrencegoetz.com/programs/mousepractice/
Practice your mouse skills
Ethics and Netiquette
Cyberethics
http://cyberethics.cbi.msstate.edu/
Information systems ethics, discussion groups, information, selected writings and lists of resources.
Evaluating Sources
Evaluating Web Resources
http://libweb.sonoma.edu/assistance/eval.html
Guide to evaluating web resources
A Guide to Critical Thinking About What You See on the Web
http://www.ithaca.edu/library/training/think.html
Includes assignments and quizzes.
The Web as a Research Tool - Evaluation Techniques
http://www2.widener.edu/Wolfgram-Memorial-Library/webevaluation/webeval.htm
Guide to evaluating web resources
The Web Credibility Project - Stanford University
http://www.webcredibility.org/
Ongoing research project studying what makes people believe the information found on a website.
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, or, Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources
http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/evalcrit.html
How to evaluate the quality of a website, hosted by the library of the University of New Mexico
Internet Basics
First Steps to the Internet
http://www.monroe.lib.in.us/class/
Good beginners tutorial
Internet Beginners' Guides and Tutorials
http://www.refdesk.com/factbeg.html
List on online guides and tutorials
Learn the Net
http://www.learnthenet.com/english/index.html
Internet IQ quiz, setting up a modem and connecting to the Internet, build a website and articles.
The Internet and the World Wide Web
http://www.bcplonline.org/tutorial/tutorial.html
A tutorial is designed to help you understand how the Internet works, and to teach you more accurate ways of searching for the specific information you need.
WWW Beyond the Basics
http://ei.cs.vt.edu/%7Ewwwbtb/book/index.html
Online book about the World Wide Web, including history, standards, user interfaces and social aspects.
Searching the Internet
Search Engine Dictionary
http://www.searchenginedictionary.com/
Guide to search engine terminology
Search Engine Watch
http://searchenginewatch.com/
Search engine reviews and listings, search techniques, newsletter.
Bare Bones 101
http://www.sc.edu/beaufort/library/pages/bones/bones.shtml
A basic web search tutorial.
New Neat Stuff on the Net
http://marylaine.com/neatnew.html
Search Engine Showdown
http://searchengineshowdown.com/
A user's guide to web searching.
Finding Information on the Internet
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html
Internet tutorial hosted by the University of Berkeley.
Web Search Guide
http://www.websearchguide.ca/
Canadian web search tools, strategies and news. |
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