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Author / Creator:	Henninger, Maureen, 1940-
Edition:	2nd ed.
Imprint:	Sydney : University of New South Wales Press, ©1999.
Description:	1 online resource (v, 189 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Internet. Research -- Methodology. Research -- Computer network resources. Computer Communication Networks. Computer User Training. Internet. Research -- Computer network resources. Research -- Methodology. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11113728

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ISBN:	0585346240 9780585346243 9781921410642 1921410647 9780868404806 0868404802 0868406562 9780868406565
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-184) and index. Restrictions unspecified Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve Print version record.
Summary:	The essential resource book for internet research, Don't Just Surf, has now been updated. This is a comprehensive revision of the very popular and highly regarded 1997 edition. All chapters have been revised and updated with new information and reference to new sites and tools. The major changes to the book are as follows: * All illustrations use Netscape 4.0, while there is now also reference to the other major browser, Internet Explorer. * Three important new chapters: Purchasing information on the Web; Search tools by subject; and a new summary chapter, Effective strategies. * Chapter 5 on 'freely' available information has been extended and serves as a lead-in for the major new chapter on proprietary information on the Internet. Chapter 5 also contains a new section on different file types and how to download them using plug-ins. * Chapter 14 on New Developments looks at individual site indexes and site maps and includes developments and research on metadata.
Other form:	Print version: Henninger, Maureen, 1940- Don't just surf. 2nd ed. Sydney : University of New South Wales Press, ©1999 0868406562

Table of Contents:

Internet
World Wide Web
Using Netscape
Searching electronic information
Internet and Web resources
Purchasing information via the Web
Internet search tools
People on the Web
Subject directories/guides
Search engines
Search tools by subject
Multiple access tools
Effective search strategies
Developments
Organising your information
Evaluating information
Copyright and citations.