Product Description: This is the fifth edition of a leading selling college-level book for Internet research courses. Examples have been chosen to appeal to a broad spectrum of students and researchers across academic disciplines. It is much more than a catalog of search engines and their features...read more

Product Description: Searching & Researching on the Internet & the World Wide Web 4th edition, by Ernest Ackermann, a computer science professor and Karen Hartman, a reference librarian, is a welcome update to the field of Internet "how-to" books. As it is updated every two years it does not fall behind in this rapidly changing field...read more

Product Description: As the Internet and the World Wide Web compete with traditional libraries as resources for information, more new computer users find themselves overwhelmed by the tangle of links, sites, and search engines. These techniques and strategies will aid computer novices in undertaking quick, efficient, and in-depth online research...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Written by a professor of computer science and a reference librarian, this guide covers basic browser usage, e-mail, and discussion groups; discusses such Internet staples as FTP and Usenet newsgroups; presents and compares numerous search engines; and includes models for acquiring, evaluating, and citing resources within the context of a research project...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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The Internet and the World Wide Web have profound effects on the way we find information and do research - due to the increase in the amount of information provided by these facilities and the diversity of tools we have at our disposal for finding that information. This work employs an interactive approach that blends concepts with learning activities. It covers basic browser usage, e-mail, and discussion groups; discusses such Internet staples as FTP and Usenet newsgroups; presents and compares numerous search engines; and includes models for acquiring, evaluating and citing resources within the context of a research project. The emphasis of the book is on learning how to create search strategies and search expressions, how to evaluate information critically, and how to cite resources. All of these skills are presented as within the context of step-by-step activities designed to teach basic Internet research skills to the beginner and to hone the skills of the seasoned practitioner.

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Product Description: Ernest Ackermann, author of Learning to Use the Internet, has another produced quality textbook to address the ever-growing World Wide Web. Netscape Navigator 3.0 is used to browse the Web and assist in your students' development through an example-driven approach...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)