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Using and Searching the Web
Basic Internet
- A Basic Guide to the Internet
- A brief discussion of the Internet and its components
- How to Connect to the Internet
- A chart of options, questions to ask a prospective Internet Service Provider, and a list of ISPs in the 518 area code
- Understanding the World Wide Web
- A discussion of the major protocols that make up the Web, the makeup of URLs, browsers and plug-ins, multimedia, Web programming languages and more
Research Guides
- Checklist of Internet Research Tips
- A collection of tips in a cogent format, with an emphasis on the use of subject directories and search engines
- Conducting Research on the Internet
- Advice on using e-mail discussion groups, Usenet news, and basic recommendations on the use of subject directories and search engines with tips on conducting searches
- Evaluating Internet Resources
- Strategies for evaluating resources found on the Internet
Search Engines, Subject Directories & the Deep Web
- Boolean Searching on the Internet
- The principles of search logic and the different manifestations of this logic on Web search engines
- The Deep Web
- A tutorial describing this newsworthy phenomenon: what it is, what to call it, tips for dealing with it, and how to locate its content
- How to Choose a Search Engine or Directory
- A chart listing numerous features and the search engines & directories that support them
- Quick Reference Guide to Search Engine Syntax
- A chart of search rules for the a selected group of engines organized into categories. This chart covers AltaVista, Argus Clearinghouse, Excite, FAST Search, Google, HotBot, Lycos, MetaCrawler and Northern Light
- Searching the Internet: Recommended Sites and Search Techniques
- An extensive tutorial on the use of subject directories, search engine services, and the "deep" Web. This tutorial covers AltaVista, Argus Clearinghouse, Ask Jeeves, Excite, HotBot, Lycos, MetaCrawler and Yahoo!
- Second Generation Searching on the Web
- Tips on precision searching using features available on second generation search services. This tutorial covers Direct Hit, Google, The Informant, Ixquick Metasearch, Northern Light, Oingo, SurfWax and TracerLock
Browsers
Internet Explorer
- Using Internet Explorer 5.5
- A guide to the major features of the Microsoft browser
Netscape Navigator & Communicator
- Navigating the World Wide Web with Netscape Communicator
- A guided tour of Commnunicator, with an emphasis on usage tips for Navigator
- How to Copy and Paste from Netscape Navigator to Windows WordPad
- How to save portions of a Web page to any text editor
- How to Copy and Paste from Netscape Navigator's Page Source to Windows WordPad
- How to save a Web page's HTML tags to any text editor
- How to Navigate Web Pages Using Frames
- Tips for dealing with frames
Lynx
- Guide to Using Lynx
- How to use this text-only Web browser
Software Training
- How to Capture a Graphic on the Web to a Diskette
- A quick guide on saving Web graphics for your own use
- How to Use WS_FTP
- Tips for using this Windows-based freeware that transfers files between a local and a remote computer
Updated: June 2001All tutorials maintained by:
Laura Cohen
Network Services Librarian
lcohen@albany.edu
