Internet Basics

  
 What you need to connect to the Internet

1.      Computer

2.      Modem for telephone or cable/satellite, wireless

3.      Web Browser

a.       Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, Opera, Mozilla

       [Available from http://www.download.com]

                

       4.  Knowledge:  See tutorials on Webteacher  ;  See Webopedia for computer concepts defined

 http://www.provlib.org/elibrary/handouts/handouts.htm

 http://www.webopedia.com

 look up: internet, world wide web, hyperlink, hypertext, software, domain, search engine.

5.  Learn Windows Basics (See handout)
    
     Tool bar; scroll bar;  address bar;  keyboard shortcuts;  using help sections.

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  Finding the information you need:

1.     URLs, addresses and what they tell you:
      http://www.google.com/    [see Advanced Search delimiters]

      Sort your search by domain.

Searching examples by domain:

http://www.cbs.com

http://www.senate.gov

http://www.ipl.org

http://www.harvard.edu

http://www.free-ed.net

http://ekb.mwr.biz/emuseums.htm

http://www.navy.mil

http://national.gallery.ca

http://www.gov.ru

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      More Search Tools

Google Options      http://www.google.com/options/

Searchenginewatch   http://www.searchenginewatch.com
                                         See Web Searching Tips under Departments & Info (on left)

Alltheweb   http://www.alltheweb.com

Teoma     http://www.teoma.com
                   search the term "search engine" for a nice list of current search engines.

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          East Greenbush Community Library has a website at  http://www.eastgreenbushlibrary.org
    

           Research ->
           Search for books and media

Virtual Library links to sites outside the library

           Databases contain fulltext magazine and journal
       
           Complete list of public and academic libraries:   http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Libweb/

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           More Useful Resources

SUNY-Albany Guides: http://library.albany.edu/internet

Albany Law School Library     http://www.als.edu/lib/index.cfm  

            RPI Image Collections: http://www.lib.rpi.edu/resources/databases/images.html

Berkeley tutorial for finding information on the Internet: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html

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Digital Libraries

Internet Scout Project  (See archive search)   http://scout.wisc.edu/Reports/ScoutReport/Current/

           Project Gutenburg   http://www.gutenberg.net/ 

           Smithsonian Library and Archival Information    http://www.sil.si.edu/SILPublications/Online-Exhibitions/