Edit - I will be writing up a guide on 'Your ships and you', talking about the different races ships and which path each will take you down on.
Posting links here for now, so I don't forget them. They're all useful to look at, so I suggest looking through them if you're playing EVE.
http://wiki.goonfleet.com/index.php?title=Main_Page - Goonfleet's wiki
http://eve-griefer.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=111 - scanner guide
http://www.eve-online.com/guide/en/g27.asp - missile guide
http://www.eve-online.com/guide/en/g26.asp - gun tracking guide
http://myeve.eve-online.com/ingamebo...hreadID=179069 - pos guide
http://eveinfo.com/offers/ - Agent offers
http://myeve.eve-online.com/ingamebo...=305662&page=1 - Mining guide
http://evefiles.mysterious-mysteries...try_guide.html - science & industry guide