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Welcome to the Web Workshop Home Page

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NOTE: This page is for illustration purposes ONLY. Many of the links on the page are no longer valid. If you are looking for sites, please visit my Categorized List of Interesting Web Sites.

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Workshop Outline

This workshop will introduce you to the World Wide Web on the Internet. During the two hours, we will cover the following topics:
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Presenters

The presenters of this workshop are all graduate students in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science. This workshop is part of our involvement in the class "LIS 353, Using Networked Information Services." Our team consists of five people--not all of whom will be at each workshop:
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Answers to Our "Teaser" Questions

Remember those questions you saw on the flyer advertising this workshop? If you want to find the answer on the Web, click on the question!

How do you say "thank you" in Czech?

What was David Letterman's "Top Ten List" for last Wednesday?

How is your favorite candidate doing in Election'96?

How are the University of Illinois graduate programs ranked compared to other schools?

What movies were released this week and what are they all about?

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Welcome to the Internet

SUGGESTED WEB SITES

To help you get started, we have collected a variety of interesting sites on the World Wide Web. During your exploration time, we encourage you to visit these locations. Or, you may use the search tools and find your own places to visit. If you need any help, please speak up at any time. We will be glad to assist you.

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Recreation Resources

Travel

Travel Languages Everything for the global person! There are 13 different language dictionaries, maps, currency exchange rates, world weather, and many links to a wide variety of travel sources (hotels, trains, car rentals, etc.). The list of links is impressive. WARNING: You can spend hours at this site alone!!

Virtual Tourist Guide to Ireland Lots of information on Ireland, including universities, language, literature, music, and other tourist guides.

State of Illinois Home Page Current and historical information about Illinois: Agencies, Education, Museums, Libraries, Legislative Info, Capitol, and Tourism.

Motorcycle Web Sites A general collection of links for people who like to travel on two wheels.

The Sailing Site If you enjoy traveling the seven seas, you can find everything about sailing here!

The Arts

Musical Artists Information Select a letter of the alphabet to look up your favorite musical group. Find lyrics, photos, discographies, and discussion.

Fuji Film Home Page Latest product news from one of the major film producers. WARNING: Be patient, this page contains lots of images (as you'd expect) and takes a long time to load!

Kodak Film Home Page Latest product news from the other major film producer. WARNING: Be patient, this page contains lots of images (as you'd expect) and takes a long time to load!

PhotoSight Photographic Tips Improve your photographic skills by reading these tips.

Star Trek: The Next Generation Information about the cast, guests, descriptions of alien species, trivia about Star Trek: The Next Generation. Beam me up!

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Information Resources

Political/Governmental

Campaign '96 Keep up with the 1996 elections nationally and statewide. Site includes presidential, congressional, and state-by-state information.

Election '96 Stay current on the issues and events happening on the campaign trail. Similar to "Campaign '96," but adds a separate discussion of the major issues in the campaigns. A less-refined page than "Campaign '96" however.

Welcome To The White House Stop by and say "Hi!" to Bill, Hillary, Chelsea, as well as Al and Tipper. You can even send them e-mail from this page!

THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet Up-to-date information regarding legislative activity in Congress, as well as historical information. Contents include: Bills, Congressional Record, Congressional Advisory Board Reports, the Legislative Process, Congressional Internet Sites, and U.S. Government Internet Resources.

NASA Homepage NASA is the world leader in space exploration. Visit outer space through the NASA homepage and some terrific links from here. Tour the Gallery of images, find answers in the Question and Answer List, and learn about other facets of NASA activities.

ACLU Freedom Network Explore issues of freedom and civil liberties: Church and state, Criminal justice, Death penalty, Free speech, Lesbian and Gay rights, Racial equality, Reproductive rights, Women's rights, and more.

Libraries

Library of Congress Access the vast amount of information available in our national library regarding: Government, Congress and law; Research services; Copyright; Library of Congress Online Services; Events and Exhibits; and Exploring the Internet (many useful things here alone). WARNING: You can spend hours at this site alone!!

New York City Public Library Visit the Big Apple's famous library without leaving home. Contents: Catalogs, What's New, Exhibitions and Programs, Resource Guides, and Searching the Internet.

News and Other Information

U.S. News and World Report Read the latest copy of this magazine in the comfort of your computer. You can also find the Graduate School rankings and other information.

AT&T Internet Tollfree 800 Directory Can't remember that 800 number? Look it up here!

United States Postal Service Need a ZIP Code or other mailing information? The USPS home page has the answer!

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Computing Resources

Web Searchers

BOBAWORLD Searchers This is an extremely comprehensive list of search engines to help you find all kinds of information on the World Wide Web.

Altavista Web Searcher Considered by some to be the current "state of the art" search engine. Allows you to do both simple and advanced searches.

Web Page Creation and Connection

Webpage Creation and Design So you want to have your own home page? Start by coming here and reading the information about how to use HTML to create a home page. Style guides are provided.

Web Page Design Resources Dress up your home page with icons, lines, and other graphics made available to you on this page. Download the file(s) to your account and you can put them in your web page.

Setting Up Personal Web Pages An excellent and detailed step-by-step guide to creating your own Web Page. Written by UIUC's own CCSO department, it gives specific help for UI students.

Winsock Installation and Troubleshooting Guide Help from UI's Computing Center on how to connect your Window's PC computer to the World Wide Web using the Winsock program.

Getting Wired Help from UI's Computing Center on how to connect your Macintosh computer to the World Wide Web.

Finding E-mail Addresses

Queen's University Internet E-mail Directory One of the best primers on finding e-mail addresses (often a big problem on the Internet).

College Campus E-mail Directory A more specialized list of e-mail addresses. Also maintained by Queen's University.

College E-mail Search Form Use this when you're in a hurry instead of the previous entry. Takes you directly to the search form, saving you time.

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Academic Resources

Encyclopedia Britannica Online Search an electronic version of this important encyclopedia. Unlike the print version, where you must rely on the index to find references dealing with your subject, you can find any word anywhere in the encyclopedia.

Britannica's Birthday Calendar Enter a day of the year and see a list of people born on that day.

William Shakespeare A complete archive of Shakespeare's works in full-text, along with other information about Shakespeare.

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Last update 04/05/96