Includes a disk containing useful Netscape Bookmarks and Internet Explorer Favorites that accompany exercises in the book. Anyone using the World Wide Web, not just to surf but for a serious purpose, soon realizes that it is vast and disorganized.
Chances are they ll feel frustrated and give up, missing the gems they had hoped for.
Searching Smart on the World Wide Web shows how to find information efficiently and effectively. Using succinct explanations, pertinent examples, and helpful practice techniques, Ms. Gould teaches the reader to be a savvy searcher by weeding out all but the relevant and reliable information. She covers timeless Internet searching concepts that will hold true despite the inevitable changes in search tools and information resources. Since this book is an adaptation of the author s live workshop, the information is practical, and the reader comes away a smarter searcher. The reader is the beneficiary of the many workshops that over time enabled Ms. Gould to discard content and methods of presentation that didn t work with participants and fine-tune what worked well, developing the workshop to its present state, which gets unanimous praise from her students.