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Preface vii
Introduction 1
1 Web Basics 5
Getting Started: Computers, Connections, and Browsers 5
URLs 9
Browser Tools 12
Why Make a Web Site? 19
2 Steps in Creating a Web Site: The Technical Side 21
Becoming a Web Publisher 21
Using an Editor 23
Under the Hood: HTML Tags 29
Putting Your Pages on Your Server 38
Organizing Your Web Site 39
3 Steps in Creating a Web Site: The Design Side 45
A Web Site as Architecture 45
Establish Your Goals 51
Develop Your Workplan 54
Compose for Online Environments 57
4 Visual Design for the Web 67
Principles of Visual Design 67
Communicate with Images and Graphics 71
Design for Maximum Performance 81
5 Building a Multi-Page Site 85
Principles of Navigational Design 85
Tools for Navigation 87
Using Frames 93
Navigation on Complex Sites 94
6 Creating a Dynamic Site 97
Interacting with People on the Web 97
Digital Audio 101
Animation 106
Digital Video 113
The Last Word on Design 116
7 Web Sites in the Disciplines 117
Using Web Resources 117
Humanities, Arts, and Architecture 118
Social Sciences, Education, and Law 120
Natural Sciences, Medicine, and Engineering 122
Business 125
8 Doing Research on the Web 127
The Web as a Research Tool 127
Planning Your Research 129
Using Online Library Resources 130
Using Search Engines 135
Evaluating Sources 139
Keeping Track of Your Research 145
9 Using and Documenting Sources 147
The Purpose of Documenting Sources 147
Intellectual Property and Scholastic Honesty 148
How to Avoid Plagiarism 151
Incorporating Quotations Effectively 156
MLA Documentation 158
APA Documentation 167
COS Documentation for Online Sources 173
Documenting Sources on a Web Site 179
10 What Else a Web Site Can Do for You 181
Successful Résumés 181
Creating Web Sites for Clubs and Organizations 186
Making Money on the Web 189
Appendix A: Glossary 193
Appendix B: HTML Tags 201
The Essentials 201
Structural Tags 202
Lists 203
Logical Style Tags 204
Forced Style Tags 204
Links 205
Images 206
Backgrounds and Colors 206
Tables 207
Special Characters 207
Index 209
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