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Tables of Contents for Cliffsnotes Finding What You Want on the Web
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
1
1
Why Do You Need This Book?
1
1
How to Use This Book
2
1
Don't Miss Our Web Site
3
2
Getting Started
5
11
Planning Your Search
5
5
Knowing what's available online
6
2
Is it free or is there a fee?
8
1
Finding, not just surfing
9
1
I found it! Now where exactly is it?
10
1
Pick a Browser, Any Browser
10
4
Navigating a browser window
11
2
That little search button
13
1
Bookmarking sites
13
1
Gathering Your Search Tools
14
2
Search engines
14
1
Web directories
15
1
Locating Information with Web Directories
16
8
Deciding When to Use a Directory
16
1
Knowing What's Listed --- and What's Not
17
1
Working through the Hierarchies
18
1
Using the Directories
19
5
Yahoo!
19
4
Other free offerings
23
1
Proprietary offerings
23
1
Searching Strategically with Search Engines
24
11
Deciding When to Use a Search Engine
24
1
Guessing Intelligently at URLs
25
3
Choosing a Search Engine
28
2
Searching with a Keyword
30
5
Reading search results
31
2
Refining your search
33
2
Finding Files and Downloading Documents
35
9
Common File Types
35
2
Locating Files
37
1
Downloading and Using Files
38
2
Getting Freeware
40
1
Acquiring Cool Demos
41
2
Purchasing Shareware
43
1
Finding News, Weather, and Sports Information
44
11
Digging Up the Daily News
44
6
Personalizing a page with your favorite news sources
45
1
Reading your hometown newspaper online
46
1
Getting alerts as headlines break
47
2
Thumbing through online magazines
49
1
Tracking the Weather
50
2
Following Sports
52
3
Personalizing a page with your favorite teams
52
2
Watching and hearing streaming sportscasts
54
1
Tracking Down and Interacting with People
55
14
Locating Phone Numbers, Addresses, and More with White Pages
56
1
Getting Information from Others via E-mail
57
5
Setting up an e-mail account: a Hotmail example
58
1
Signing into your Hotmail account
59
2
Using and managing your Hotmail account
61
1
Joining Common Interests Clubs
62
1
Using Instant Messaging
63
4
Downloading and installing an IM: an ICQ example
65
1
Using ICQ
66
1
Chatting in Chat Rooms
67
2
Looking It Up -- Online Libraries and References Materials
69
8
Digging into Online Dictionaries and Thesauri
71
1
Retrieving Content from Encyclopedias, Maps, and Atlases
72
1
Getting Cool Clips from Media Libraries
73
1
Visiting the Library of Congress
74
1
Finding Information on Everything with Virtual Reference Collection
75
2
Getting Down to Business...and Government Information
77
9
Tracking Down Business and Financial Sites
78
2
Following News about Money
80
1
Investing Online
80
2
Monitoring stocks with Yahoo! Messenger
81
1
Going solo with Fidelity
82
1
Accessing Government Sites
82
4
Shopping for Products and Services
86
11
Locating Goods for Sale
86
2
Purchasing Products Online
88
3
Buying and Selling via the Classifieds
91
1
Participating in Online Auctions
92
2
Making Travel Reservations
94
3
Entertaining Diversions
97
10
Finding Entertainment Events Near Home...and Away!
98
1
Obtaining Listings
99
2
Television
100
1
Movies
101
1
Participating in Net Events
101
2
Taking Virtual Tours
103
1
Playing Online Games
104
3
CliffsNotes Review
107
4
Multiple Choice Questions
107
2
Practical Practice Projects
109
2
Resource Center
111
6
Books
111
1
Internet
112
1
Search Engines
113
4
Index
117