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Notess, Greg R. – Online, 1995
Four commercial World Wide Web browsers are evaluated for features such as handling of WWW protocols and different URLs: FTP, Telnet, Gopher and WAIS, and e-mail and news; bookmark capabilities; navigation features; file management; and security support. (JKP)
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Networks, Computer Software Development, Computer Software Reviews
O'Keefe, Steve – Internet World, 1995
This article reviews eight prominent Internet booksellers and two bookseller jumpsites by examining their depth of inventory, amount of information provided for each title, search mechanisms, ease of ordering, customer-service features, simplicity of site navigation, and the quantity and quality of site entertainment. Each review gives the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Book Catalogs, Comparative Analysis, Computer Networks
Peer reviewedDaly, Joanne English – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1998
Addresses the following obstacles faced by faculty and students in the use of World Wide Web-based support and instruction: multiple skill levels of students performing Web research; credibility of Web information; reliability of campus computer-network systems; inequality of access to student computing resources; and lack of understanding of…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Equal Education
