A little addition to Paul Spicker's excellent explanation of documents
on the www.
Most mail programs (especially if Windows-based) will allow you to
select and copy the URL, which can then be pasted into the Location box
of your browser. URLs tend to be very long and it's difficult to
copy-type them without errors.
Anne Scott
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On Thu, 4 Mar 1999, Paul Spicker wrote:
> Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 12:11:53 +0000 (GMT)
> From: Paul Spicker <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Electronic documents
>
> A couple of people have asked for explanations of the addresses I've
> posted recently. I know that some people are new to this - I've had one
> request from someone wanting to buy a copy of a report from me - so I've
> tried to explain this in very basic detail.
>
> THE REPORTS
>
> This is for the benefit of non-UK receipients.
>
> The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry is a report about the murder of a young black
> teenager. The police officers responsible left him to bleed to death,
> failed to investigate the murder with even minimal competence and treated
> his family with contempt. The report condemns 'institutional racism' in
> the police.
>
> The Royal Commission on Long Term Care for the Elderly is a major report
> into the finance of residential and nursing care. It proposes that the
> costs of care should be borne by the state. (I can't summarise it
> more effectively yet, because I'm still only up to chapter 5.)
>
> UK GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
>
> Many British government documents are now available free on the World Wide
> Web. I find them mainly via the organisational index at
>
> http://www.open.gov.uk/index/orgindex.htm
>
> but others may have their own preferred routes.
>
> USING THE ADDRESSES
>
> You need to run an internet browser. The main browsers, both widely
> available free, are Internet Explorer and Netscape. Then you type in the
> "URL" or address, exactly as given (slashes, full stops and the like are
> essential). Instructions about what to do next are usually given on
> screen.
>
> READING THE DOCUMENTS
>
> Both of these documents are in HTML, which is the format most widely used
> on the Web. They can be read on screen using Internet Explorer or
> Netscape. If you want to print them off, you can do it from the File
> Menu, but they are broken into sections and you will need to give a
> command for each section. If this doesn't work, it's because of the way
> your printer is set up, not because there's a problem with the documents.
> You can also save the file by using the "save as" command on the File
> menu.
>
> Some departments (like the Department of Social Security) present their
> reports in PDF format. To use this, you need a copy of Adobe Acrobat
> Reader, which is widely available and can be downloaded free. It's more
> difficult to read PDF documents on screen than HTML but they print off
> beautifully.
>
>
> I hope this is helpful.
>
>
>
> Paul Spicker
> University of Dundee
> Dundee DD1 4HN
> Scotland
>
> Tel: + (44) 1382-344929 (direct line)
> + (44) 1382-344656 (office)
> Fax: + (44) 1382-344675
>
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