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Reading
The following reading/study items will introduce you to the research methods available through the internet. They will also give you background material that you will be able to use when choosing your paper topics and completing your research into your topics. At the end of each reading section there is a quiz to self-test your comprehension of the material.
Schedule
| SECTION ONE 1 - Basic www skills 2 - Directories |
Due: 9/20/02 |
| SECTION TWO 3 - Searching/metasearching 4 - Specialized databases |
Due: 10/18/02 |
| SECTION THREE 5 - Virtual libraries and catalogs 6 - FTP archives and electronic texts |
Due: 11/8/02 |
| SECTION FOUR 7 - In depth company information 8 - Email, phone, maps |
Due: 11/26/02 |
| SECTION FIVE 9 - Usenet and discussion groups 10 - Evaluating hits |
Due: 12/13/02 |
Textbook
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Searching & Researching on the
Internet & the World Wide Web by Ernest Ackermann, Karen Hartman Franklin Beedle & Assoc; ISBN: 1887902260 This textbook is available from the HCC Online Bookstore. |
Also available on HCC's Electronic Reserves:
How Web Hits Work
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Last updated: 16 Apr 2003
