Welcome to the wild, wild West of cyberspace!  The Internet has often been compared to an untamed frontier, where there is much to explore and few laws to govern the inhabitants.  This tutorial is designed to address some of the challenges facing Internet researchers today.  The terms Internet and World Wide Web will be used interchangeably.  Here are some important things to remember as you complete the tutorial.

You will be working through four basic steps: 

• When to Use the Internet
• How to Search the Internet Effectively
• How to Evaluate Your Results
• How to Cite Internet Resources in a Bibliography

You will be writing information on a worksheet as you use the Internet to find information.  When you have completed the steps and have finished filling in your worksheet, give it to your professor or the librarian at the Information Desk. 

This icon indicates points in the tutorial when you will need to write answers on your worksheet.

This icon indicates additional information on a topic (a chance to expand your horizons).   Use the back button on your browser to return to the tutorial after viewing these pages.

You may exit from the tutorial at any time and return later.  Click on the Table of Contents button to select the section on which you wish to work. 

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