Student’s Companion to the World Wide Web

This work feels like a handbook, which is appropriate for a ready reference tool. It is structured in 18 chapters dedicated to humanities and social sciences resources available on the Internet, plus a chapter apiece on reference, search engines and meta‐subject guides. Each chapter begins with an introduction and then a section on a “general” Web site, before delving into various elements of the subject at hand. The target audience consists of students in the humanities and social sciences. There is an expectation that the student will bring with him/her some experience in surfing the Internet and using a browser....