A practical how-to guide to finding information on the Internet, especially designed to yield fast results. Offers chapters on general and specialized search tools, downloading results, and business tools, as well as government sources, public records, and news resources. Discusses managing and filtering information, evaluating accuracy and credibility, and privacy and protection, and gives examples of different types of searches. Offers lists of government and private sources of public records, plus some 60 pages of Web site profiles. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)