INTERNET TRAINING RESOURCES

Compiled by Frank Stitt MBBS FRACP
Online Medical Education, Sydney, Australia

• Overview
  
• Health Related Resources
  
• HTML
  
• Searching/Search Engines
  

Overview

• Citing Articles in Journals Published in Print and on the Web
  "explores options for bibliographic citations when quoting new hybrid print/electronic publications that are found on the Internet"
• Distance Learning Through Telematics
  "a site devoted to distance learning; contains over 250 links to relevant distance education technologies, telemedicine, projects, associations, institutes, conferences and on-line journals; maintained by Plymouth University"
• Evaluating Internet Resources
  "a fact sheet that gives basic criteria for evaluating information specifically on the Internet based on authorship, currency, accuracy, content, function and technical/visual aspects; includes a "web-bibliography"developed by the U.S. National Network of Libraries of Medicine"
• Help Web: A Guide to Getting Started on the Internet
  "guide is intended to help people who are just getting started on the Internet learn their way around; topics covered include email, web, ftp, language, news and concerns"
• Internet Training MetaSite
  "resource for Internet training; includes listings of Internet guides, online courses and tutorials, glossaries and resources for trainers"
• Internet Tutorials
  "a comprehensive site with mutltiple tutorials on the Basic Internet, Research Guides, Search Engines & Subject Directories, Netscape Navigator & Communicator and Software Training developed; by the University at Albany (New York) Libraries"
• Life on the Internet: Beginners Guide
  "links to the latest version of Internet software, guides for additional background, resource lists, and search tools - thousands and thousands of destinations; includes a section of quick tips"
• Modular Approach to Teaching/Learning the World Wide Web "a pyramid of eight self-contained modules on learning to use the WWW; ranges from introduction to the web and basic web searching to evaluating web resources and web research strategies; developed by Widener University (U.S.)"
• School for International Training: Occasional Papers Series
  "contains full text articles dedicated to advancing knowledge, skills, and awareness of theory and practice in the fields of intercultural communication, language education, training, and service"

  Health Related Resources

  see:
  Health Resources: Overview/Tutorials
  Health Statistics: Finding and Using Them
  PubMed: Help
  PubMed Online Guides
  PubMed Tutorial
  

HTML and Web Page Design

• Advanced HTML Online Tutorial
  "purpose is to introduce novice HTML authors to more advanced authoring features: Tables, Interactive forms, Image Maps and Frames; each section of the tutorial includes written instruction, practice exercises, video demonstrations, and links to further resources"
• Alertbox: Current Issues in Web Usability
  "a bi-weekly series of 'columns' on issues pertaining to web access and usability; contains links to most popular columns by reverse chronological order; useful articles for those working on web design and/or web access issues"
• Beginner's Guide to HTML
  "'downloadable' introduction to understanding hypertext markup language (HTML); includes links to additional web-based resources; devised by The National Center for Supercomputing Application (U.S.)"
• CNET: Builder.com
  "a comprehensive site with links to authoring and site design, graphics and multimedia, programming and scripting, coding and domain names plus other relevant sources on the www; covers information for the beginner to the expert"
• Lycos: Website Building
  "a step by step tutorial that enables you to build your own webpage"
• Research-Based Web Design and Usability Guidelines
  "provides over 50 of the top Web design and usability guidelines based on emerging research and supporting information in the field; contains category based links (ie. page length and layout, navigation, links, content organization, etc.) to specific guideline"
• Tips, Tricks How-To, and Beyond
  "site was created to help you design 'a better web page'; contains numerous subject categories texts the answer many basic web design problems; includes html problems, page design and layout, web graphics, web programming and web hosts"

Searching/Search Engines

• Evaluating Web-Based Resources
  "a tutorial that summarizes strategies for evaluating the quality of health information on the Internet; demonstrates how to use the best search strategies and search engines and how to apply evaluation criteria; reviews guideline on how to cite electronic sources"
• Search Engine Training Kit
  "aim of the course is to explore searching on the Internet and incorporate new trends and developments; kit is mainly practical with a lot of supporting materials; developed by the Health Care Libraries Unit, UK"
• Search Engine Watch
  "a comprehensive site on all aspects of 'search engines'; includes information on how to use search engines, an overview and status report of various engines and a monthly update newsletter"
• Web Searching Tips and Techniques
  "a Biomedical Libraries/Dartmouth College workshop designed to improve the quality of retrieval and provide tips and strategies to make searching more efficient; includes information on search engines, search strategies and website evaluation and citing"

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