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9780767411462

The Mayfield Quick View Guide to the Internet for Students of English

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  • ISBN13:

    9780767411462

  • ISBN10:

    0767411463

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-06-25
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

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Summary

A concise and up-to-date introduction that shows students how to use the Internet and Web for communication and research, how to judge the reliability of Internet sources, and how to use and document those sources in their writing.

Table of Contents

Introduction

What Can the Internet Do for You?

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

PART II. HOW TO DOCUMENT INFORMATION FROM ELECTRONIC SOURCES

Quick View: Modern Language Association (MLA) Author-Page Style

MLA Style for Citing Electronic Sources

Quick View: American Psychological Association (APA) Author-Date Style

APA Style for Citing Electronic Sources

Quick View: Chicago Manual of Style (CMS) Superscript System

CMS Style for Citing Electronic Sources

Quick View: Council of Biology Editors (CBE) Citation-

Sequence System

CBE Style for Citing Electronic Sources

PART III. COMMUNICATING ON THE INTERNET

How to Communicate with E-Mail

Virtual Communities: Listservs and Newsgroups

Info Byte: Netiquette

Virtual Communities: Real-Time Communication

Muds, Moos, Mushes, and Woos

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

Risks and Precautions

PART IV. FINDING INTERNSHIPS AND JOBS ON THE INTERNET

Sites to Search for Internships and Jobs

Creating your Own Web Pages

Sending Your Resume Electronically

PART V. INTERNET RESOURCES

Reference Material

News and Media

Books and Book Reviews

Online Writing Centers

People Finders

Image Finders

Internet Glossary

Index

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