Instructors across the disciplines are requiring, or at least allowing, students to construct Web sites to fulfill assignments. Creating Web sites overcomes the problem of cross-platform incompatibility when using computers, and it encourages publishing for wider audiences—beyond the teacher and other students. Furthermore, publishing on the Web has become much easier. Web page editors remove the need to learn HTML, and the process of uploading files from a PC to an Internet server has also been greatly simplified.

The Longman Guide to the Web assumes that you will be expected to interact with course Web sites, and you will do research and publish work on the Web. It is designed to serve either as a primary text for those instructors who require students to create Web sites or as a supplementary text for instructors who do not devote class time to teaching Web publishing or online research skills but still expect Web competence. The explosive development of the Web often makes it seem chaotic. The Longman Guide to the Web offers a pathway through that chaos, giving you the knowledge you need to navigate the Web, design effective Web sites, and do research using the Web with ease.

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