• "Criteria for Assessing the Quality of Health Information on the Internet" (Source: Mitretek Systems) - This research paper looks at the credibility of information on health websites.  It has both a Web and PDF version.
  
• HON code of conduct for medical and health sites - Health On the Net Foundation is a credible medical site that offers principles of conduct for its site, which can be referred to and applied to other sites when evaluating them.
  
• Michigan Electronic Library's Evaluating Internet Sources page - Annotated links to other sources and pages on the subject of evaluating Internet sources.
  
• Quackwatch: Your Guide to Health Fraud, Quackery, and Intelligent Decisions - Stephen Barrett, M.D., has put together an extensive site on problems associated to health information on the Internet.
  
• Tips on Evaluating Web Resources from NNLM, Greater Midwest Region - Users may want to print this page and keep it nearby because it is short and provides helpful criteria for evaluating sites (i.e. audience, authorship, content, timeliness, authority, and structure/access).

Tutorials from the Savitt Medical Library, School of Medicine at the University of Nevada, Reno

• The Internet for Health Care Professionals - A presentation on using and evaluating sources on the Internet.  If you click on this tutorial, remember to click the Swiss Army knife to move from one page to next.   
  
• "Untangling the Web: an overview of web page creation" - This is a slide presentation to familiarize people with the basics of Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML).  After linking to the page, just click each slide once to proceed to the next one.
  
• What is a PDF file? How do I view a PDF file with Acrobat Reader? - This page will help you understand what PDF files are and how to view them with Acrobat Reader.  It is just a matter of getting started.

Searching and Using the Internet for Information

• Beginner's Central "A User's Guide to the Internet" from Northern Web - This is a good place to start for the basics of working with the Internet.  Topics include downloading files, getting files from FTP servers, using Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer, and dispelling the myths of the Internet.  Not a medical site.
  
• Digital Library SunSITE, Searching the Internet directory - The subcategories of this page are: Best Search Engines, Best Subject Pages, Meta Search Engines, Other Search Engines and Indexes, and Surfing the Internet.  The site lists and annotates resources within each subcategory.  Not a medical site.
  
• How to search medical information? (For Beginners) - While this site is directed to health care consumers, it does serve some use for professionals by offering explanations of medical and informational databases, Internet search engines, and library tips and classifications.
  
• Internet Grateful Med: User's Guide | FAQ's | Fact Sheet - From the NLM.  What users need to know about accessing Medline via Internet Grateful Med.  IGM will eventually be phased out by PubMed.
  
• Internet Tutorials page (Veteran Affairs San Francisco Medical Library) - A short, annotated list of available Internet tutorials.
  
• Library Instruction Round Table, a list of Internet guides from Baylor University - An annotated list of tutorials for researching law, medical, and science topics.
  
• Links to many tutorials - From the University of Idaho Library.  Tutorials on Internet searching, evaluating sites, and using the mouse can be found on this site.
  
• LOCATORplus database tutorial from NLM - LOCATORplus allows users to search for documents, and this link brings users to tutorials on using it.
  
• Mitretek Systems: Innovative Technology in the Public Interest (Surfing the Web) - An interesting online slide presentation on searching the Internet.  Just a visual way to learn about searching the Internet.
  
• National Network of Libraries of Medicine: Internet Information Center - "Resources for health sciences librarians and professionals looking for help using, understanding, managing, and teaching the Internet."
  
• net.TUTOR from The Ohio State University Libraries - General tutorials on using the Internet to search for information.
  
• Northwestern University's guide to searching and evaluating Internet resources - Good because the site provides specifics on using different search engines.  The site is also well-organized.
  
• PubMed: Help | Frequently Asked Questions | Fact Sheet -  From the NLM.  What users need to know about accessing Medline through PubMed.
  
• PubMed and Internet Grateful Med Training Manuals - Accessing Medline can be done through PubMed or IGM.  This page provides downloadable files on how to use either PubMed or IGM.
  
• "Search the Web..." the Best Info on the Net (BIOTN), St. Ambrose University - Explanations and links to various search engines as well as paths to other helpful resources on how to conduct searches.
  
• Tips on Internet searches - This page lists and explains Web searching tools, and it leads to other resources. 
  
• University at Albany Libraries: Internet Tutorials - A "how to" page on the Internet.  Good resource for those who want to know how to do different tasks on their computers, especially those who use Windows on their PCs.
  
• UC Berkeley tutorial, "Finding Information on the Internet" - A resource that offers a step-by-step process on how to find information on the Internet.  Organized by topics and subcategories.
  
• Web Robots Page (topics: spiders, worms, crawlers, etc.) - If you do not know what these are, here is a page that explains what they are.
  
• Web Searching Tips from Search Engine Watch - Whether you want to learn the basics or need pointers on advanced searching, this page probably will be beneficial to you. 
  
• ZDNet's "The Ultimate Web Bundle" - The basics on searching, differences between browsers (e.g. Netscape and Internet Explorer), and how to build Web pages.  May be a little dated.