CHAPTER 6 – Internet and Other Digital Resources

Electronic or digital information resources are those accessible/readable via computer. They can take the form of online access (using a dial-up modem or the Internet), CD-ROMs, diskettes, and magnetic tape, to name the most common. The Internet is but one medium (though increasingly the most prevalent) for presenting electronic information. Because of the levels within a given site and the preponderance of links from site to site, it is a challenge to compile lists of Web sites. This chapter provides a list of websites, which contain information on toxicology. The summaries provided for each website emphasize the contents of the sites. The World Wide Web (WWW or the Web) is the dominant and continually evolving part of the Internet. The Web includes a collection of documents (text, graphic, video, audio files) through which users can navigate with browser software programs and hypertext links. The URLs are very much subject to change and may require the use of search engines to locate a current URL. Web sites may also be temporarily unavailable due to technical problems or vandalization by computer hackers.