[e-mail]

by Walker, Janice R.; Ruszkiewicz, John

• ISBN13: 9780321026996
• ISBN10: 0321026993
• Format: Spiral Bound
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: Longman

Summary

Written in a concise, clear manner, [e-mail] is the guide to finding, evaluating, and using electronically-accessed sourceswhether from an online library catalog or the World Wide Web. Useful for the novice researcher as well as the experienced Internet user, [e-mail] offers advice for both print and electronically published projects. Renowned authors Walker and Ruszkiewicz encourage students to approach the research and writing process with careful source review, conscientious documentation, and critical thoughtwhether sources are in print or electronic form. [e-mail] is the essential reference for any classroom where writing occurs in the year 2000and beyond.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
PART 1 Online Research	1	(28)
The Ethics of Research	3	(7)
Intellectual Property Rights and Fair Use	4	(1)
Copyright and the World Wide Web	5	(3)
Always give credit	6	(1)
Use primary sources	6	(1)
If it's on the WWW	7	(1)
Some Guidelines for the Classroom	8	(2)
Follow established conventions	8	(1)
Point to files	8	(1)
Cite sources	9	(1)
If in doubt, ask	9	(1)
Deciding Where to Look	10	(7)
Time	10	(1)
Accessibility and Availability	11	(1)
Type of Information	12	(5)
Scholarly books and references	12	(1)
Scholarly articles	12	(1)
Serious trade books and articles	13	(1)
Popular magazines and books	13	(1)
Newspapers and news organizations	14	(1)
Sponsored Web sites	14	(1)
Business publications	15	(1)
Web sites and home pages	15	(1)
Interviews and personal correspondence	16	(1)
Listservs and newsgroups	16	(1)
Evaluating Sources	17	(12)
Determining the Authority of Your Sources	18	(7)
Author's credentials	19	(1)
Publication information	19	(5)
Primary versus secondary sources	24	(1)
Developing Critical Reading Skills	25	(4)
Relevance	25	(1)
Purpose and audience	26	(1)
Logic	26	(3)
PART 2 Finding Information	29	(54)
Getting Connected	32	(2)
The Electronic Library	34	(10)
The Library Catalog	34	(4)
Keyboard searching	36	(1)
Boolean operators	37	(1)
Electronic Indexes and Databases	38	(5)
Reference Works Online	43	(1)
The Internet	44	(31)
The World Wide Web (WWW)	45	(7)
Search engines and directories	48	(1)
Evaluating your results	49	(3)
Email	52	(6)
Email etiquette	52	(4)
Finding information	56	(2)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)	58	(5)
Telnet Applications	63	(9)
Gopher	72	(3)
Other Online Sources	75	(2)
BBSs and Local Forums	75	(1)
Subscriber Encyclopedias and Other Reference Sources	76	(1)
Chat Rooms and Other Local Sites	76	(1)
Software and Video Games	77	(1)
Keeping Track	77	(6)
Cut and Paste	78	(1)
Download or Print out Files	79	(1)
Use Your Bookmarks File	79	(1)
Electronic Note Cards and Bibliography Programs	80	(3)
PART 3 Designing Your Project	83	(48)
Design Considerations	85	(8)
Determining Your Format	85	(3)
Purpose	85	(1)
Audience	86	(1)
Time	87	(1)
Medium	88	(1)
Principles of Effective Document Design	88	(5)
Structure	88	(1)
Information	89	(2)
Graphics	91	(1)
Fonts	92	(1)
Plan ahead	92	(1)
Designing Print Documents	93	(8)
Designing Academic Papers and Essays for Final Print Copy	94	(3)
Designing Articles for Submission in Hard Copy to Publishers	97	(1)
Designing Brochures and Newsletters	98	(2)
Designing Business and Technical Reports and Documents	100	(1)
Designing Electronic Documents	101	(10)
Electronic Correspondence (Email)	103	(1)
Be considerate	103	(1)
Use ASCII to indicate formatting	104	(1)
Follow netiquette guidelines	104	(1)
Files to Be Read Online	104	(1)
Designing Articles for Electronic Submission to Publishers	105	(1)
Designing Articles and Forms for Electronic Publication in PDF Formats	105	(1)
Designing Presentations	106	(2)
Designing WWW Projects	108	(3)
Use contrast for readability	108	(1)
Break up large blocks of text	108	(1)
Use graphics springly	109	(1)
Include navigational aids	109	(1)
Include bibliographic information	109	(1)
Give credit to sources	110	(1)
Make your site accessible	110	(1)
Putting Together a Basic Web Page	111	(20)
A Basic Template	111	(1)
Designing Your Web Site	111	(4)
Linear sequence	113	(1)
Gridwork design	113	(1)
Hierarchical structure	114	(1)
Hub design	114	(1)
Creating a Table of Contents	115	(2)
The Parts of an HTML Document	117	(7)
Formatting text	118	(1)
Using colors and graphics	119	(2)
Using lists and tables	121	(3)
Publishing Your Project on the Web	124	(7)
PART 4 Documenting Electronic Sources	131	(76)
Columbia Online Style	133	(34)
COS Documentation	133	(11)
In-text references	134	(3)
List of sources	137	(7)
COS Form Directory---Humanities (MLA)	144	(23)
MLA Style	167	(16)
MLA Documentation	168	(8)
Citing electronic sources	168	(1)
In-text references	169	(4)
List of sources	173	(3)
MLA Form Directory	176	(7)
APA Style	183	(10)
APA Documentation	183	(6)
In-text references	184	(3)
List of sources	187	(2)
APA Form Directory	189	(4)
CMS Style	193	(8)
CMS Notes	194	(3)
In-text references	194	(1)
List of sources	194	(3)
CMS Bibliographies	197	(1)
CMS Form Directory	198	(3)
CBE Style	201	(6)
Glossary	207	(8)
Index	215