internet reference for cal poly pomona


THE INTERNET

E-Books - E-Business - E-Journals - E-Mail
Internet Bibliographic Citation Style - Internet Newsgroups - Internet "Search Engines"
Internet Statistics - Libraries - Reference (Comprehensive Sites)
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To learn about the Internet:

Walt Howe's Internet Learning Center
Walt Howe's Internet Learning Center has a "button" for Internet Training. These workshops were developed for librarians so they are of the highest quality. This site also gave the address for a discussion list (listserv) for Internet trainers.

Writing for the Web (from Sun Microsystems)
Writing for the Web: A Primer for Librarians
Writing for the Web (Web Developers Virtual Library)
Some resources to help you when you create your own Internet sites.

Technology History
This collection of links to sites about the history of technology includes sites for the history of the Internet.
History of the Internet (University of Leiden)
All About the Internet (Internet Society)
And several more sites on Internet history!

To learn to search the Internet:

Internet Search Tools
From Cal Poly Pomona, go here for the best discussion of Internet "Search Engines" on the Internet!

BARE BONES 101: A Basic Tutorial on Searching the Web
From the University of South Carolina, Beaufort; a comprehensive tutorial on searching the Internet that includes the basics as well as using individual search engines.

To evaluate Internet sources (Critical Thinking):

Judging Quality on the Web
Thinking Critically about Discipline-Based World Wide Web Resources
Thinking Critically about World Wide Web Resources
Three sites from UCLA on Critical Thinking about the Internet.

Evaluating the Quality of Information on the Internet
The law firm of Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP, gives a checklist of points to consider, including examples, an interactive tutorial for judging quality, links that instruct about fraud, and more.

Critical Evaluation of Resources on the Internet
From the University of Alberta, this site uses five traditional criteria for critical evaluation of information found on the Internet.

Internet Fraud or Hoaxes:

See also Viruses, Computer (Including Hoaxes)

Internet Fraud Watch
From the National Fraud Information Center. "...crooks also recognize the potential of cyberspace."

HoaxBusters
From the US Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Capability (CIAC). Hoaxes not only include virus and worm warnings, but also offers for free money, chain letters, and etc.

Internet Statistics:

CyberAtlas
CyberAtlas sometimes presents statistics (data) on the demographics, size, and scope of the Internet.

The Internet Index
From Open Market Software; "The Internet Index is an occasional collection of facts and statistics about the Internet and related activities."

Internet "Discussion or News Groups":

Deja News
Deja News (now part of Google) is a search engine to search Internet Usenet news (discussion) groups for topics of interest on just about anything.


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