Amazon.com Review
As a research tool, this guide to the Internet is sharp and well thought out; the author obviously has a strong grasp of the issues involved. The chapters listing resources for business, students, and government information lead you to useful starting points. Official Netscape Guide to Internet Research also offers good advice on how to separate facts from spam. The guide implores you to consider the accuracy of your sources--ask for attribution, consider the slant, and always assume that you're going to have to check your facts offline. Finally, it suggests that you to ask for help, share your knowledge, and keep records of your methods. These suggestions are helpful because it's easy to forget how you got to a site when you've spent the last half-hour clicking on link after link.