The Research Paper and the World Wide Web: A Writer's Guide

Provides readers with strategies for conducting research on the Web. Partly a guide to writing research papers and partly an introduction to Web searching, this book shows how to use Web tools to search the Web and libraries on the Internet, and suggests ways to organize the material gathered.

Key Benefit: Replete with practical writing assignments, this state-of-the-art book on Internet searching provides readers in all fields with strategies for conducting research on the Web. Technically two books in one (a guide to writing research papers and an introduction to Web searching), it demonstrates how to use Web tools to search the Web and libraries on the Internet; provides starting points for finding local and world-wide resources on the Internet; and suggests ways to organize all the information once gathered. Key Topics: Clarifies the interplay between traditional book sources, electronic resources, and Web sources in the research process by integrating library searching and Web-searching throughout the research and writing process. Offers general advice on writing research papers, as well as specific advice for the Internet, including guidelines for establishing research questions, sections on Internet citation style, and suggestions how to incorporate Web pages and e-mail messages research notes. Features a Web page for subscribers, with interactive areas where readers can locate research partners and read chapter updates. Concludes chapters with exercises and suggested writing assignments using Internet and Web topics. Market: For all professionals using the Internet as an information-gathering tool.