Neal-Schuman complete Internet companion for librarians / Allen C. Benson.

Contents

PART 1:ESSENTIAL BACKGROUND
1 What is the internet
2 Internet addressing systems
3 Copyright and digital information
4 Librarians roles in a global network environment

PART II:WHAT YOU NEED TO GET READY
5 Connecting to the internet
6 Tips on choosing hardware
7 Software for establishing a basic connection
8 Developing your software toolbox
9 general security and virus protection

PART III:TOOLS AND RESOURCES
10 Happy hacking in unix
11 Lynx for hard-core searching
12 Resource discovery on the web
13 Transferring files on the internet
14 Telnet:Remote login
15 Archie
16 Online library catalogs
17 Free-nets
18 Integrating tools into traditional reference practice
19 Integrating internet tools into other library services
20 Virtually yours for free

PART IV:THE MULTIMEDIA EXPERIENCE
21 Creating and editing multimedia
22 Multimedia on the web

PART V:COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
23 E-mail
24 Mailing lists
25 Usenet news

PART VI:YOUR LIBRARY AS AN ELECTRONIC PUBLISHER
26 Publishing on the web
27 Implementing web-based search engines and databases
28 Digital publishers and digital libraries

Appendix p.537-554 Index p.555-565

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