internet information · email resources

Internet Information

• Bare Bones 101 - a basic tutorial on searching the web
• Consumer Reports' Web Watch - evaluates the credibility of Web sites, investigates and researches Web sites on behalf of consumers, and advocates for consumer-focused Internet policy and governance
• Five Criteria for Evaluating Web Pages - from Cornell University Library
• Internet Tutorials - this Internet tutorials site is an introduction for people interested in learning about the Internet : what it is, how to search it, and how to use it as a research tool
• Internet Safety - provides tips on staying safe online
• Librarians' Internet Index - websites you can trust
• Microsoft Tutorials - the site provides how-to articles, tutorials, and training courses for Microsoft Office products
• Wayback Machine: Internet Archive - see how web sites evolved by typing the URL (address) into the text box and clicking on the dates given. Shows web pages how they looked on certain dates

Email Resources

• About.com: Email - wealth of topics including "How to Get Started with Email" and the "Top 14 Free Email Services"
• Beginner's Guide to Effective Email - good, comprehensive guide to e-mail etiquette Discusses formatting, layout, emoticons. Also includes information about acronyms and domain names
• E-Mail Acronyms and Emoticons - list of some of the more common acronyms and emoticons that you may see in E-Mail/Newsgroup/Internet Chat messages
• Free Email Directory - from Yahoo Directory. List can be sorted by popularity or alphabetically.
• Free Email Providers Guide - web's most detailed resource for free email
• Harnessing Email - Tutorials to help assist you in using email.
• SPAM - information from the Federal Trade Commission about federal regulations and how you can reduce the spam in your inbox