Primers The Internet & World Wide Web (12 links)

A Basic Guide to the Internet. Cohen, L.. A comprehensive overview of the Internet. Topics include including Internet protocols, hypertext and URLs, Web browsers, plug-ins, multimedia and programming languages and functions

Bare Bones 101: A Very Basic Web Search Tutorial. University of South Carolina - Beaufort Library. 17 short lessons covering Search Engines, Metasearchers, Subject Directories, Library Gateways and Specialized Databases, Evaluating Web Pages, Creating a Search Strategy, Basic Search Tips, Searching with Boolean Logic and Proximity Operators, Field Searching, Troubleshooting and a look at five popular engines/ directories.

Current Web Contents Web Site Selection Criteria. Institute for Scientific Information. Outline and describes the 9 criteria used by ISI to evaluate Web sites for inclusion in its Current Web Contents. Includes Authority, Accuracy, Currency, Navigation and Design, Applicability & Content, Scope, Audience Level, Quality of Writing and Reviews.

Evaluating Information Found on the Internet. Johns Hopkins University - Sheridan Libraries. Covers consideration of Authorship, Publishing body, Point of view or bias, Referral to other sources, Verifiability and Currency in evaluating Web information. Also provides suggestions on how to distinguish propaganda, misinformation and disinformation.

Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask. University of California - Berkeley. Outlines a five-step process of structured questions to help evaluate the quality of information found on the Web.

Evaluating Web Resources. Widener University - Wolfgram Library. A Flash-based tutorial on evaluating various types of Web resources, including advocacy pages, business/marketing pages, news pages, informational pages, and personal pages.

Finding Information on the Internet. University of California - Berkeley. Award-winning site based on the UC Berkeley Library Workshops. Topics include: What is the Internet?; Web Browsers Guides; Recommended Search Strategy; Types of Search Tools (including detailed instructions for selected engines); the Invisible Web; Beyond the General World Wide Web; and Evaluating Web Pages.

Glossary of Internet Terms. Matisse Enzer. Know the lingo! From ADN to XML, this site provides a comprehensive, regularly updated and cross-linked glossary of Internet terms. Maintained by Matisse Enzer.

Guide to Effective Searching of the Internet. BrightPlanet.com. An extensive tutorial with 12 sections and over 50 topics. Covers the Size of the Internet; Internet Search Basics; Keywords; Boolean Basics and Advanced Operators; Advanced Construction; Pitfalls to Avoid; Using Filters; Understand Your Engines; Specialty Searches; and the Future of Searching.

How to Search the World Wide Web : A Tutorial for Beginners and Non-Experts. Habib, DP & Balliot, RL. An in-depth tutorial covering Search Tools and Methods; Keyword Search Operators; Search Tools; Planning and Conducting a Search; and Hints and Useful Facts about the Internet..

Testing the Surf: Criteria for Evaluating Internet Information Resources. Smith, AG. Based on a survey of criteria that have been published on the Web and in the print literature, proposes a set of criteria that can be used to evaluate Internet information sources.

The Web At-a-Glance. Learn Net. A 10 minute basic overview of the World Wide Web for novices. Topics include: What Is the Web?; How the Web Works; Web Pages & Websites; Navigating the Web and Using Hyperlinks; Using Web URLs; Using a Web Browser; Saving Images from the Web; Printing a Web Pages and Multimedia and Plug-Ins.