Review

Types of Online Resources:

Networking and Discussion - Use Listservs, webforums, newsgroups, and synchronous venues like chats, MUDs and MOOs. Some discussion forums require special software; others are based on email or can be accessed using a standard Web browser.

Organizations - Use the websites of organizations who have health promotion resource rich websites with databases, online documents and links to other quality sites.

Documents - Online documents include books, papers, periodicals and journals, primary sources such as legislation and government documents; and images, video and audio, and combinations in multimedia documents.

Databases - Using the Internet, you will be able to query many factual and bibliographic databases from your desktop (see Tips for Bibliographic Database searching, and Pub Med)

News - The Internet is an excellent source of news of all kinds, from popular news to up-to-date information on individual research projects.

Navigation Aids - There are many search tools and strategies that can help you to find the information you need quickly and efficiently. These include search engines and link guides you may already be familiar with.

Tools and Tips -Many documents on the Web are free to use and can be downloaded using free software. Citing sources on the Web is important.

Mapping out where the key resources are in your field is an important step to using the Internet effectively for your work in health promotion.