Computer
Resources and Classes for the Somali Community Center
Ellen
Howard, MLS: Health Sciences Library, University of Washington, Seattle
WA with
the collaboration of Alem Nicodimos and Hassan Osman. Web
page based upon materials prepared by Chholing Taha, Emily Hull and Janet
Schnall. August
2000. Modified March 2001.
A
Few Terms:
Internet
Browser: Internet
Explorer, Netscape
Search Tools: Google,
Yahoo
http: hypertext
transfer protocol
URL: Uniform
Resource Locator
Some Skills:
Basic Computer Use: use
of equipment
Email
Basic Internet Skills: searching
the Web, locatinginformation,
evaluating sites, saving information
Basic Computer Skills: word
processing, spread sheets
Who developed this web site
and how was the content created
Who is associated with the
author of the site (the publisher)
What organization (if any)
sponsored(s) the Web site
Goal of Web site sponsor
Check the contents of the Web
site for:
Accurate or suspect?
Was the material written recently?
Does the material appear to
be fair?
How extensively is the material
presented?
What does .gov or .edu mean?
.gov = government web sites
- like the white house
.edu = educational web
sites - like the university
.org = non-profit web site
- like the American Medical Association
.com = commerical web site
- like Polygram Records
.net = privately owned
web site/server - such as someone who rents space
for your web site
Other
Questions????
Please
send me an e-mail to: Ellen Howard,
MLS: ehh@u.washington.edu
08
Aug 2000
Computer
Resources and Classes for the Somali Community Center