Internet Research: Theory and Practice

The explosion of information easily reached by electronic means has proved a boon to some researchers and a headache to others. It would be unwise for a researcher in almost any discipline to ignore the development of Internet resources. E-mail, for instance, even as it is the most widely used of all the Internet functions, is a vastly underrated and underused Internet resource. The right question directed to the right person can often save many hours of precious research time. This work is designed to make the Internet less forbidding and more comprehensible for researchers. The book includes discussion of topics such as Internet history and techniques of online searching. It also outlines the basic Internet protocols and explains how to use them. In addition to covering specific Internet skills and resources, the authors teach good research methods.