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CYBERSPACE TERMS
- Internet - a worldwide network of computer networks.
- World Wide Web (www) - a collection of resources which
can be accessed via a web browser.
- Web Site - a site on the World Wide Web where information,
pictures, and other data are available to anyone on the Internet.
- Browser - a software program that helps you "surf" the
Internet; Internet Explorer and Netscape are examples.
- Uniform Resource Locator (URL) - each site on the Web
has its own address; the URL of the Web Site one is visiting appears
in the Location Box on the Browser.
- Hypertext - words (links) on the Web that appear underlined
or in color; by clicking on these words (links) you are taken
to another part of the page or a web site where related information
is found.
- Icons - pictures (graphics) on a Web Site that you click
on to give your computer commands: examples - the Back, Forward
and Home buttons on the Browser.
- Home Page - opening screen of a Web Site.
- e-mail - electronic mail sent and received by computers.
- Internet Service Provider (ISP) - a company which provides
a user with access to its Servers (host computers) so a user can
travel the Internet: examples: America Online (AOL), Compuserve.
NAVIGATION:
LINK
An active connection to another location on the web. Links are
usually a special color and are underlined. The cursor arrow turns
to a hand when it is on a link.
Clicking on a link with left part of mouse moves you to that link.
The hand turns to an hourglass when you have successfully clicked.
Examples:
URL
The URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is the address of a web site.
The URL of the Web Site you are at appears in the Browser's Location
Box.
You may go from one Web Site to another by typing the URL of the
Site you wish to visit into the Browser's Location Box.
URLs must be typed accurately or you will not get to the desired
web site.
Examples:
- Baldwin Public Library - www.nassaulibrary.org/baldwin
- American Library Association - www.ala.org
- Bare Bones 101 - www.sc.edu/beaufort/library/pages/bones/bones.shtml
- epicurious.com - www.epicurious.com
- The White House - www.whitehouse.gov
BROWSER
The software, such as Netscape or Internet Explorer, which loads
and displays web pages. The browser provides a Location Box,
Scroll Bars, Buttons which enable you to go Back and
Forward a page at a time, Drop Down Menus which allow you
to change Font Size, Download Files, set your Internet Start Page
and more, as well as Bookmarks etc.
BOOKMARKS
Bookmarks (or (Favorites) are tools provided by your Browser which
allow you to quickly return to a selected web site. Netscape offers
users Bookmarks, Internet Explorer offers Favorites.
To create a Bookmark
using Netscape:
- Go to the site you want to bookmark.
- Highlight "Bookmarks" and choose "Add to Bookmarks".
To create a Favorite
using Internet Explorer:
- Go to the site you want to save as a Favorite.
- Highlight "Favorites" and choose "Add to Favorites".
To organize your Bookmarks using Netscape:
- Go to Bookmarks and select Edit Bookmarks.
- Pull down File and choose New Separator to add a Separator Line,
or choose New Folder to add a New Submenu Folder.
- You can drag the bookmarks, separators and folders up and down
to where you want them in the Bookmarks Window.
To organize your Favorites using Internet
Explorer:
- Go to Bookmarks and select Create Folder.
- Click on item you want to move to a Folder and select the folder
you want to move it to.
- View contents of a Folder by clicking on the Folder.
- You cannot drag folders around in Internet Explorer, the way
you can in Netscape.
To delete Bookmarks using Netscape:
- Go to Bookmarks and select Edit Bookmarks.
- Highlight the Bookmark you no longer want, and select Delete
from the Edit Menu (or press the Delete Key on the Keyboard).
To delete Favorites using Internet Explorer:
- Go to Favorites and select Organize.
- Highlight the Favorite you want to eliminate and click Delete.
SITES TO BOOKMARK
SEARCH TOOLS
There are two types of tools which help you search for information
in the vast world of web sites. They are Search
Engines, such as Google
and Subject Directories, such
as Yahoo.
WHAT IS A SEARCH ENGINE?
- A search engine is a tool that searches its database for topics
selected by users.
- The primary difference between a search engine and a subject
directory is that a search engine operates through software. Search
engines send out "spiders" or "robots" (bots) to search the web
from link to link, identifying pages and indexing words/topics
on the sites. Search engine databases are compiled with little
or no human intervention.
- Search engines update their databases frequently, but they do
not provide the very most current data. For late breaking news,
select a news source such as CNN
or Yahoo!News.
- Search engines do not permit browsing of the search engine's
database. All searches must be done by typing keywords into a
search box.
Examples of Search Engines:
META-SEARCH ENGINES
Meta-search engines crawl the web searching the databases of several
search engines simultaneously. Meta-searchers are fast and provide
a quick overview on a topic or unique search term.
Examples:
WHAT IS A SUBJECT DIRECTORY?
- A Subject Directory is an organized index of subject categories
which allows users to browse through lists of web sites by subject.
- A Subject Directory is compiled and maintained by human beings
into indexes, arranged by topic, that users can browse.
- There are search boxes in many subject directories, but they
usually search only for sites in that particular directory.
- Subject directories are good as broad guides to a topic and
should be used if you want to browse a subject area rather thand
do a closely focused search.
Examples of Subject Directories:
E-MAIL
bapl3@lilrc.org
E-mail messages must include:
- Address e-mail is being sent to - (e-mail addresses are case
sensitive) - sample: bapl3@lilrc.org
- Subject - a brief heading to identify topic of the e-mail.
- Message - type messages carefully and review for accuracy
before sending.
E-mail Attachments
Additional files, known as attachments, may be included in e-mail
messages. Attachments can be documents, photographs, graphics, etc.
Recommendations:
- Keep messages relatively brief.
- Use upper & lower case letters, correct spelling and punctuation.
- Don't invite unwanted e-mail to your inbox.
- Don't forward a multitude of jokes to those in your e-mail address
book without knowing if they are welcome.
GREAT
SITES!
EVALUATION
OF WEB SITES
Note the following:
- Domain name - last part of a Web Site's Address, indicates
what type of agency created the site:
- .gov = Government
- .com = Commercial
- .org = Organization
- .edu = Educational Institution
- .mil = Military
- Date last updated
- Name and Credentials of person responsible
- Ease of use and Appearance
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comments to info@baldwinpl.org
Last updated:
2/27/08
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