‘Internet Guide’ Helps Save Time

Sun., Oct. 19, 1997

Jeff Sackmann Mead

Anyone who has ever surfed the Internet can attest that there is no shortage of information.

The trouble is finding important information and paring it down to a useful, manageable quantity.

Kenneth Hartman’s “Internet Guide for College Bound Students” is an easy, step-by-step guide to finding college-oriented information on the net and not wasting very much time in the process.

Using a clear outline, lots of examples, graphics and readable text, Hartman makes looking for college information on the Internet easy and fun.

While the book is aimed at educating the Internet beginner on every aspect of the medium, experienced surfers also gain something from his book.

Every section is supplemented by several web site addresses to help readers on their way to finding the information they want.

The help doesn’t end there.

The author includes a section on college-specific newsgroups, where to find them, how to join, and what their uses are.

A final advantage is Hartman’s important comments about what information to consider with a grain of salt.

He is careful to warn readers not to base their final decision on statistics on a college’s web site or to be turned off by a single bad remark on a student’s home page.

“Internet Guide for College-Bound Students” is published by College Board Publications and can be ordered online at www.collegeboard.org. It costs $14.95.

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