Searching & researching on the Internet and the World Wide Web / Karen Hartman, Ernest Ackermann.

Rev. ed. of: Searching & researching on the Internet & the World Wide Web. 4th ed. c2005.

Activity 4.1. Using Social Bookmarking Tools: Delicious and CiteULike -- Guidelines for Citing Internet and Web Resources -- Citation Examples -- Information on the Web About Citing Electronic Resources -- Summary -- Review Questions -- Exercises and Projects -- Chapter 5. A Researcher´s Toolkit -- Directories Revisited -- Browsing and Searching Directories -- Activity 5.1. Finding Subject Guides for International Business Research -- Wikipedia -- Google Books -- Google Scholar -- A Researcher´s Toolkit -- Summary -- Chapter 6. Search Strategies For Search Engines -- Search Engine Similarities and Differences -- How Search Engines Work -- Search Features Common to Most Search Engines -- Output Features Common to Most Search Engines -- A Basic Search Strategy: The 10 Steps -- Activity 6.1. Search Strategies in Google -- Activity 6.2. Search Strategies in Yahoo!´s Advanced Search Mode -- Activity 6.3. Search Strategies in Exalead -- Summary -- Chapter 7. Specialized Databases --^

Chapter 1. Introduction to the internet and the world wide web -- The World Wide Web as an Information Resource -- Hypertext and´ Hypermedia -- Activity 1.1 -- Using a Search Engine -- Key Terms and Concepts -- Information Sources Available on the Web -- Summary -- Chapter 2. Using the web for research -- The First Step: Evaluating Your Information Needs -- Searching the World Wide Web: Using Search Engines -- Activity 2.1. Using Google´s Advanced Search for Boolean Logic Queries -- Browsing the World Wide Web: Using Directories -- Activity 2.2. Finding Resources in a Directory -- The Impact of Web 2.0 on Searching -- Summary -- Chapter 3. Evaluating information found on the world wide web -- Reasons to Evaluate -- Guidelines for Evaluation -- Activity 3.1. Applying Guidelines to Evaluate Resources -- Information About Evaluating Resources on the World Wide Web -- Summary -- Chapter 4. Managing and Citing Search Results -- Managing Search Results --^

Chapter 10. Working And Learning Together By Sharing Information -- Collaborative Web Sites -- Document Sharing -- Knowledge-sharing and Discussion Tools -- Activity 10.1. Creating Your Own Blog -- Social Networking -- Mashups -- Open Access Movement -- Copyright in a Web 2.0 Environment -- Summary.

Overview of Specialized Databases -- Information in Specialized Databases is Often Not Accessible Via Search Engines -- How to Find Specialized Databases -- Using Specialized Databases -- Activity 7.1. Searching PubMed -- Activity 7.2. Finding Company Information -- Activity 7.3. Searching Library Catalogs Using WorldCat -- Summary -- Chapter 8. Searching For News And Keeping Up To Date Using RSS -- Searching for News -- Blogs, Microblogs, and E-zines -- News Tracking and Alerts -- RSS and News Aggregation -- Activity 8.1. Setting Up a Personal RSS Reader -- Activity 8.2. Searching for Blogs on a Particular Topic and Adding Them to Google Reader -- Summary -- Chapter 9. Searching For Multimedia -- Metadata and Copyright -- Activity 9.1. Metadata and Creative Commons -- Searching for Audio and Video Files -- Searching for Podcasts -- Activity 9.2. Searching for a Podcast -- Searching for Images -- Searching for Maps and Satellite Images -- Summary --^