The Student's Guide to the Internet 2000-2001

A guide to the Internet written specifically for university and college students, this handbook explains procedures and lists major subject information sources to help readers explore the Net to further their studies. For this revised edition URLs have been reviewed and updated. Many of the resources listed are new, and more sources are listed to help with multimedia, student sites and searching the Internet. Topics include: electronic mail, discussion lists and newsgroups; essential network etiquette; techniques for browsing the WWW; electronic journals and bibliographic databases; help with overseas study, loans, jobs, counselling and support; subject searching; resource guides and gateways; what's new - keeping up with new resources; and producing your own Web pages.