Main Contents Page

Before you start

STEP 1: STARTING OUT

STEP 2: FINDING

Information finding tools

- OPAC

- Internet

- Databases (incl CD Roms)

- Dewey (DDC)

Information sources

- Dictionaries

- Encyclopaedias

- Books

- Periodicals/Magazines/Journals

- Newspapers

- Audio-visual

- Internet

What is it?

Screen icons

Resources

Web address

Useful web sites

Glossary

- Grey literature

- Broadcast media

- Conference proceedings/reports

- Course-specific resources

- Maps

- Government publications

- Standards

- Museums

- Archives

- Quizz

STEP 3: EVALUATE

STEP 4: LEGAL USE

STEP 5: COMMUNICATE

URL (uniform resource locator)	Internet (World Wide Web) "address" of a resource / page / web site.
Web page	A web document -- the page content that displays on the screen, in the browser's window.
Web site	Set of connected (linked) web pages that, as a whole, serve a specific set of purposes.
Link/s	Reference / jump point to a different web site or another page on a site -- left-click on it to jump to that page (it will be underlined or printed in another color).
Homepage	Opening or welcoming page of a web site. Usually includes some introduction and indexing, as well as the links to the rest of the site (i.e. the other pages)
HTML (hypertext markup language)	All web pages are coded in this markup language so that Web browsers know how to display them
Web browser	Software that "fetches" pages from Web sites anywhere in the world and that then displays the pages on your PC. Popular browsers are Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer
Download	Downloading a file is transferring the file from another computer / server to your own.