Every web page has its own address called a Uniform Resource Locator (URL). Each part of a URL provides information about the web page.
http://library.northshore.edu
In the above example,
http:// or Hypertext Transfer Protocol is the terminology used by the web to send and receive HTML files (web pages).
http://library.northshore.edu
You will often see this at the beginning of a web page address, but generally you don't need to type it.
The three-letter code at the end of the URL refers to what is called a domain and indicates the general type of organization that created the website.
http://library.northshore.edu
The .edu in this example indicates an educational institution.
The "northshore" signifies the more specific source:
http://library.northshore.edu
North Shore Community College
"Library", found at the beginning of this URL signifies a particular section of the North Shore website.
http://library.northshore.edu
This specification can also be found at the end of a URL, after a "/".
http://www.northshore.edu/academics/
When you type a particular address or URL, you are linking to information provided by the NSCC Library over the Internet.
The information includes the databases that you used previously to find books (NOBLE) and articles in magazines, journals, and newspapers.
The easiest way to find information on the web is to go directly to a web page when you have the address.
When you know the address of a specific web page, type its complete URL in the location or search box of your browser and press enter.