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Tables of Contents for Official Netscape Guide to Internet Research
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Introduction
XVII
Part I Overview Of The Internet And Internet Tools
1
60
Chapter 1 The Internet Research Overview
3
12
A World Wide Web Overview
4
4
A Whale Of A Technology
8
1
Should I Burn My Library Card?
8
3
The Local Lack
8
1
Vital Statistics
9
1
Archived Materials
9
1
What You Can Find On The Internet
10
1
The Big So What
11
2
The Top Five Reasons The Internet Is A Great Place To Do Research
12
1
The Future Of The Internet
13
1
Moving On
13
2
Chapter 2 Configuring Netscape Communicator
15
10
General Preferences
17
6
Appearance
17
4
Navigator
21
2
Advanced Preferences
23
1
Cache
23
1
Moving On
24
1
Chapter 3 Prepare To Research: Plug-ins And Telnet
25
12
Talkin' Telnet
26
2
Plug-ins For Research
28
1
Viewing Documents
29
6
Navigator's Built-in Multimedia
29
4
RealPlayer
33
1
Shockwave
34
1
Acrobat
34
1
Moving On
35
2
Chapter 4 Helper Applications
37
14
Using The Internet
37
7
Offline Browsing
38
1
Viewing The Disk Cache
39
2
Managing Your Bookmarks
41
3
Handling Information Post-Internet
44
4
The Clipboard Problem
44
2
The Information Organization Problem
46
2
Who Needs A Paper Trail?
48
1
Moving On
49
2
Chapter 5 Ten Friendly Tips For Internet Research
51
10
I. Search Wisely
51
1
Don't Get Too General
52
1
Use The Appropriate Index
52
1
II. Keep Time On Your Side
52
1
III. Use Every Scrap Of Information
53
1
IV. Attack Your Research Problem From Many Different Angles
54
1
V. Don't Be Afraid To Guess
55
1
Play The Name Game
55
1
Experiment With Addresses
56
1
VI. Resist The Temptation To Get Distracted
56
1
VII. Mark Your Trail
57
1
VIII. Ask For Help
58
1
IX. Share
58
1
X. Use The Information Responsibly
58
1
Moving On
59
2
Part II Using The Different Aspects Of The Internet
61
98
Chapter 6 Making The Most Of Mailing Lists
63
26
Accessing Mailing Lists: Using Messenger
64
10
Configuring Messenger
64
7
The Messenger Toolbar
71
1
Sending Mail With Messenger
72
2
Accessing Mailing Lists: List Servers And How They Work
74
2
List Server Language: Talking To The Robots
75
1
Finding Mailing Lists
76
1
Getting Answers Without Asking Questions
77
5
A Real Example
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1
Searching A Mailing List's Archives
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2
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
81
1
Communication Rules Of Thumb
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2
Introductory Messages
82
1
No Commercial E-mail
83
1
Avoid Grammar And Spelling Flames
83
1
Check Before You Answer
83
1
When In Doubt, Don't Distribute
83
1
Communicating Clearly In A Text-Based Medium
84
2
Emotions
84
1
Abbreviations
85
1
Markups
86
1
Popping The Question
86
1
A Good Subject Line
86
1
A Summary Of What You're Looking For
87
1
Where You've Already Looked
87
1
Why You're Looking, If Appropriate
87
1
How You Should Be Contacted
87
1
A Big Thank You
87
1
Moving On
87
2
Chapter 7 The Wild, Wild World Of Newsgroups
89
26
How Are The Newsgroups Organized?
89
2
Using Collabra
91
5
Subscribing To And Selecting Newsgroups
92
2
Managing Your Messages
94
1
Reading And Responding To Messages
94
1
Writing A Message In Collabra
95
1
Looking For Newsgroups In All The Right Places
96
2
When Your Service Provider Doesn't Carry A Newsgroup
98
1
Newsgroup Netiquette
99
1
FAQs
99
2
Big FAQ Attack
100
1
FAQ Archives
101
1
Newsgroup Archive
101
10
Deja News
101
5
Reference.COM
106
5
Taking The Usenet Plunge
111
3
Usenet Will Not Do Your Homework
112
1
Look Out For Trolls
112
1
Don't Be A Spammer
113
1
Beware Of Posting Requests
113
1
Moving On
114
1
Chapter 8 Other Research Tools Accessible From The Web
115
16
Gopher
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1
Pros For Gopher
116
1
Cons For Gopher
117
1
Searching Gopher
117
6
Veronica
118
4
Jughead
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1
Trial Gopher Sites
122
1
Finger
123
3
Finger Gateways On The Web
124
2
Telnet
126
3
Researching With Telnet For Windows Users
127
1
Researching With Telnet For Mac Users
127
1
Some Telnet Sites To Try
128
1
Moving On
129
2
Chapter 9 Push Technology: When Push Comes To Shove
131
16
What Is Push?
131
1
Why Use A Push Content Service?
132
1
Selecting Push Content Services
132
5
Client-Based Services
132
1
Browser-Based Services
133
4
Which Service Should I Use?
137
1
Finding Push Content Sites
137
8
Business-Focused Channels
137
2
News Channels
139
1
Sports Channels
140
2
Family Channels
142
2
Travel Channels
144
1
Moving On
145
2
Chapter 10 The World Wide Web
147
12
Going Local
148
6
Get Meta: It Pays
148
1
City.Net
148
1
Yahoo! Get Local
149
3
ZIP Code-Based Info
152
2
Getting Package Information
154
1
UPS
154
1
FedEx
154
1
DHL
154
1
RPS
155
1
Getting Informed
155
2
The Consumer Information Center
155
1
Consumer Product Safety Commission
156
1
Consumer Reports Online
157
1
Moving On
157
2
Part III Specialty Information Resources
159
126
Chapter 11 General Searching On The Web
161
28
General Search Resources
162
1
Helping You Along: Spiders, Shoppers, And Other Agents
162
3
Shopping Agents
163
1
Recommendation Agents
164
1
A Word Of Counsel About Agents
165
1
An Overview Of The Best Search Resources
165
18
AltaVista
166
2
Excite
168
2
HotBot
170
2
Infoseek
172
2
Snap!
174
1
Lycos
175
2
Northern Light
177
1
Open Text Index
178
3
WebCrawler
181
2
Edited Search Engines
183
1
Magellan
183
1
Hierarchical Subject Indices
184
2
The Argus Clearinghouse
184
1
The World Wide Web Virtual Library
184
1
Yahoo!
185
1
Moving On
186
3
Chapter 12 Domestic Government Information Online
189
16
Government Information By State
189
3
Reaching Individual States
190
1
Compilations Of State Information
191
1
Finding Federal Government Resources Online
192
7
Agencies
193
2
A Few Examples Of The Larger Government Sites
195
3
Keeping Up With The Clintons (And The Gingriches And The Gores...)
198
1
Getting Involved
199
5
Political Parties Online
200
1
Getting The Skinny: Political Information And Activism Online
201
2
Contacting The Government Online
203
1
Moving On
204
1
Chapter 13 International Resources Online
205
12
International Governments Online
205
4
World Links
209
5
International Media Resources
214
2
Moving On
216
1
Chapter 14 Finding Folks Online
217
10
Finding E-mail Addresses
218
3
Special Needs: Finding College Internet Addresses
220
1
Finding Phone Numbers And Paper Addresses
221
2
Genealogy On The Internet
223
2
Moving On
225
2
Chapter 15 Finding Business And Professional Resources Online
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24
Business Information Available On The Internet
227
4
Finding Individual Companies' Web Sites
227
1
Databases And Expert Information
228
3
Professional Organizations On The Web
231
3
Finding Offline Contact Information Online
234
6
Toll-Free Numbers
234
1
Yellow Pages Collections
234
2
International Business And Contact Information
236
2
Where's That Street Address Again?
238
2
Finding Online Businesses
240
1
Resources For Getting Your Dream Job
241
8
General And Domestic Job Hunting Sites
241
7
International Job Hunting Sites
248
1
Moving On
249
2
Chapter 16 Resources For Student Research
251
18
Reference Indices
251
2
Encyclopedias
253
1
Dictionaries
253
3
Atlases
256
2
Thesauri
258
1
Library Card Catalogs
258
3
Ask An Expert
261
1
Historical Documents
262
2
Literature
264
3
Other Subject Sites
267
1
Moving On
268
1
Chapter 17 Up-To-The-Minute News And Information
269
16
General News Sources
269
3
Newspapers, Newspapers, Newspapers
272
3
Metropolitan Newspapers
272
1
College Newspapers
273
2
Magazines And Journals
275
2
Zines
277
2
Live Events Online
279
2
Personalized News Services
281
1
Moving On
282
3
Part IV Internet Research Issues
285
42
Chapter 18 Getting The Truth: Legends, Facts, And Frauds
287
12
Verifying Data Found Online
287
2
Consider Your Source
288
1
Follow It Back
288
1
Ask For Attribution
288
1
Consider The Slant
288
1
Don't Use Stale Information
289
1
Assume You're Going To Have To Check Offline
289
1
Urban Legends
289
4
Craig Shergold
290
1
Good Times
291
1
Urban Legend Resources
292
1
Online Fraud
293
2
Don't Disclose
294
1
Always Use A Secure Server For Online Transactions
294
1
When In Doubt, Ask For More Information
294
1
If You're Still In Doubt, Call The BBB
295
1
Time Wasters
295
3
Spam
295
1
Make.Money.Fast
296
2
Moving On
298
1
Chapter 19 Fee-Based Databases: When Should You Pay?
299
10
Advantages Of Fee-Based Databases
299
1
Information Is Collected In One Place
300
1
Searching Is Faster
300
1
Credibility Is Less Of An Issue
300
1
Materials Are High Quality
300
1
Disadvantages Of Fee-Based Databases
300
1
Pricing Structures Aren't Usually Meant For Individuals
300
1
Coverage Of Nonmainstream Data Is Limited
301
1
Pay Databases Can Have A Long Learning Curve
301
1
A Few Good Pay Databases
301
3
Other Pay Services
304
3
Moving On
307
2
Chapter 20 Help! How Do I Keep Up?
309
10
Rules Of Thumb For Keeping Up Online
309
3
Cultivate A Circle Of Friends
310
1
Use Compilation Sites
310
2
Read
312
1
Don't Sweat It
312
1
Resources For New Stuff On The Internet
312
5
Moving On
317
2
Chapter 21 Protecting Yourself: Privacy On The Internet
319
8
Using Your Brain
319
2
Encryption: Making A Code
321
3
Digital Certificates
323
1
Getting Out Of The Databases
324
1
Getting Out Of Contact Information Databases
324
1
Getting Out Of Deja News
324
1
Protecting Your Kids
325
1
Moving On
326
1
Part V Internet Research For Scholarly Types
327
46
Chapter 22 Archiving: Keeping Track Of Research Projects
329
8
Analyzing Your Research Needs
330
1
How Serious Is It And How Serious Are You?
330
1
How Much Do You Need To CYA?
330
1
Archiving Strategies
331
1
The Single-Page Case Study
331
1
How To Create And Organize Your Archive
332
2
What To Archive
334
1
Maintaining Your Archives
335
1
Moving On
336
1
Chapter 23 Moving Information Around
337
10
Copyright Resources On The Internet
337
3
Pulling Information Off The Web
340
4
Saving Text Files
341
1
Saving Graphics
342
2
Working With HTML Documents
344
1
HTML To Text Converter
345
1
DE-HTML
345
1
Handling Images
345
1
Moving On
346
1
Chapter 24 Citing Electronic Information
347
8
General Tips For Citing Your Sources
348
1
Check Formatting Requirements
348
1
Don't Assume Print And Online Versions Match
348
1
Make Sure You've Got The Right Source
348
1
Check The Date And Version Number
349
1
Do The Cite Thing
349
3
Citing With The MLA
350
2
Expansions To The MLA Style
352
1
Other Sites For Information On Citation
352
1
Moving On
353
2
Chapter 25 Giving Your Research Back To The Internet
355
18
Evaluating Your Research Piece
356
2
What Kind Of Information Is It?
356
1
How Timely Is It?
356
1
Is The Information Going To Change?
356
1
How Long Is It?
357
1
How Committed Are You To Maintaining A Web Site?
357
1
The Web
358
9
Language
358
2
Tools
360
2
Space
362
2
Promoting Your Web Site
364
1
Utilize Search Engines And Indices
364
1
Nominate Your Site For Awards
365
1
Send Out A Press Release
366
1
Research Reciprocal Links
367
1
Putting Your Materials On Usenet Or Mailing Lists
367
1
Ask First
367
1
Don't Crosspost
367
1
Present Readable Materials
367
1
Don't Overdo It
368
1
Taking It Offline: Resources For Writers And Publishers
368
4
General Writers' Resources On The Web
368
2
Publishers' Indices And Resources
370
2
Conclusion
372
1
Appendix A The Reverse-Gutenberg Revolution: The Need For A New Expertise
373
4
Index
377