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Tables of Contents for The Internet for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
v
2
Kathryn J. Hannah, R.N., Ph.D.
Preface
vii
6
Acknowledgments
xiii
 
1 What Is the Internet?
1
8
What Is the Internet?
1
1
Who Owns and Operates the Internet?
1
2
What Does the Internet Look Like?
3
1
Where Did the Internet Come From?
4
2
What Can I Do with the Internet?
6
3
Electronic Mail
6
1
Newsgroups
6
1
Data Base Searching
6
1
How Do I Get There From Here?
7
2
2 How Does the Internet Work?
9
8
Connecting to the Internet
9
1
Types of Internet Connections
9
2
Direct Connection to the Internet
9
1
Connecting Through Another's Gateway
9
1
Connecting Through a Commercial Service Provider
10
1
Connecting Through an Indirect Service Provider
11
1
What to Look for When Choosing an Internet Provider
11
2
Finding Information on the Internet
13
4
Internet Addresses
13
4
3 Using Electronic Mail (E-mail)
17
10
Anatomy of an E-mail Message
18
1
Legal Issues
19
1
E-mail Etiquette
20
2
Mailing Lists
22
5
Subscribing, Unsubscribing and Mailing to Mailing Lists
23
1
Mailing List Etiquette
24
3
4 Newsgroups
27
6
What Is Usenet?
27
1
Components of a Usenet Article
28
1
Joining a Newsgroup
29
1
Reading Articles
30
1
Posting Articles
30
1
Final Thoughts
31
2
5 Telnet and FTP: Remote Login and Retrieval of Information
33
6
FTP
34
1
Locating Files Using Archie
35
4
6 Finding Information on the Internet
39
12
The Gopher
39
3
Gopher Searching
41
1
Veronica and Jughead Searching
41
1
WAIS
42
1
World Wide Web
42
7
History of the Web
42
1
Hypertext
43
1
Web Browsers
44
1
Search Sites
45
4
Final Thoughts
49
2
7 Using and Citing Information from the Internet
51
10
Using Information from the Internet
51
1
Citing Information from the Internet
51
1
Electronic Sources: APA Style of Citation
52
4
Electronic Sources: MLA Style of Citation
56
5
8 Implications for the Future: Science Fiction Versus Reality
61
8
Richard S. Hannah, Ph.D.
Variables
61
2
Impact of the Internet on Health Care
63
6
Education programs
63
1
Electronic books
63
1
Simulations of Clinical Situations
63
1
Continuing Education
64
1
Distance Education
64
1
Personal Communication
65
1
Information Gathering
65
1
Decision Support
66
1
Telehealth
66
1
Health Education for the Public
67
1
Long Term Care Facilities
67
1
Conclusion (or Beginning?)
67
2
Appendix 1: Top Ten Favourite Web Sites
69
10
1. Food and Nutrition Information Center
69
1
2. GoldenAge Net
70
1
3. Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources
71
1
4. Magellan: Health and Medicine
72
1
5. MedWeb
73
1
6. Peter Ramme's Idea Nurse
74
2
7. Points of Interest: Pediatrics
76
1
8. Virtual Hospital
76
1
9. Virtual Pharmacy
77
1
10. Yahoo! Health Directory
78
1
Appendix 2: Health-Related Internet Resources
79
96
Profession Specific
79
12
Health-Related topics
91
77
Online Journals
168
4
Searchable Health-Related Literature Databases
172
3
Glossary
175
4
Index
179