Using the Internet for Social Science Research and Practice

Chapter Preview

Who Is This Book For?

Fear and the Internet

What Is the Internet?

Netiquette

Research and Practice

Hyperspace and Hypertext

Basic Structure of the Text

Internet Software Tools

Electronic Mail and Listservers

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

TELNET

Gopher Clients and Servers

World Wide Web Clients and Servers

Key Themes

Using Frequently Asked Questions Files

Some Cautions and Some Advice

Notes

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