The Mayfield Quick View Guide to the Internet

Jennifer Campbell

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SKU:: 870
Condition:: Like New
Format:: Paperback, 54 pages
Publisher:: Mayfield Publishing Company, 2000
Edition:: Second Edition, First Printing

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A concise introduction that shows students how to use the Internet and Web for communication and research, how to judge the reliability of Internet sources, and how to use and document those sources in their writing.

Authors: Jennifer Campbell Koella and Michael Keene

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