Neal-Schuman complete Internet companion for librarians /
Allen C. Benson.
- 2nd edition.
- New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, c2001.
- xxxi, 566 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Contents;
PART I: ESSENTIAL BACKGROUND WHAT IS THE INTERNET? History of the Internet The Internet Today Overview of the Web
2 INTERNET ADDRESSING SYSTEMS The Domain Name System E-mail Addresses IP Addresses The World Wide Web Addressing System
3 COPYRIGHT AND DIGITAL INFORMATION The Importance of Intellectual Property Rights Exclusive Rights of Copyright Owners Exclusive Electronic Rights RAM Copies The Fair Use Doctrine
4 LIBRARIANS' ROLES IN A GLOBAL NETWORK ENVIRONMENT Librarians' Internet-Related Activities Guideline for Planning Services Why Should Your Library Connect to the Internet? and Other Good Questions
PART II: WHAT YOU NEED TO GET READY CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET Methods of Connecting Steps to Connecting Dedicated Connections Choosing a Connection Method Making the Connection Commercial Online Services
6 TIPS ON CHOOSING HARDWARE How Computers Communicate Standard Codes for Representing Characters Preparing for Multimedia on the Internet General Hardware Requirements Introduction to Modems, etc.
7 SOFTWARE FOR ESTABLISHING A BASIC CONNECTION Software and Protocols Connecting Your Mac to the Internet Connecting Your PC to the Internet Are There Easier Ways to Access the Internet? Summary of Software Requirements for Establishing a Connection, etc.
8 DEVELOPING YOUR SOFTWARE TOOLBOX Internet Applications and the Client/Server Model E-mail Programs Search and Retrieval via E-mail Web Browsers Where to Download Other Browsers Web Servers Basics of Moving Between Web Pages Navigator's Setup, etc.
9 GENERAL SECURITY AND VIRUS PROTECTION Risk Analysis Disaster Recovery Writing Security Policies Password Protection Installing Front-End Security, etc.
PART III: TOOLS AND RESOURCES 143 (208) 10 HAPPY HACKING IN UNIX Introduction to Communications Software Terminal Emulation What is a Shell Account? Basic UNIX Commands UNIX Commands for Internauts, etc
11 LYNX FOR HARD-CORE SEARCHING Telneting to a Public Site Learning All About LynX Searching the Web Using Lynx An Alternative to Lynx called CERN's www
12 RESOURCE DISCOVERY ON THE WEB Search Strategies Is It a Search Engine or a Directory? The Invisible Web How Do You Find Resources That are Invisible? Link Rot and Dead Links Browsing Subject Trees
13 TRANSFERRING FILES ON THE INTERNET Running FTP from a Shell Account Anonymous FTP Mirror Sites Following References to FTP Servers Downloading ASCII Text Files Downloading Text Files and Saving Directory Information, etc.
14 TELNET: REMOTE LOGIN What is Telnet? What is Telnet Used For? Accessing Commercial Vendors via Telnet Running Telnet from a Shell Account Connecting via Your Web Browser or DOS The Telnet Command Mode, etc.
15 ARCHIE How Archie Works Accessing and Searching Archie Telnet Access Running Archie from the Web Finding and Downloading Files with a Web Browser
ONLINE LIBRARY CATALOGS 16 University of California'sMelvyl Library System The Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries (CARL) The Library of Congress Finding Other Online Libraries What is HYTELNET?, etc.
17 FREE-NETS The National Public Telecommunications Network (NPTN) The Organization For Community Networks (OFCN) The Association for Community Networking (AFCN) Free-Net Coverage Accessing Free-Nets, etc.
18 INTEGRATING TOOLS INTO TRADITIONAL REFERENCE PRACTICE Finding the Right Information Problems Associated with Locating and Accessing Information Peter Deutsch's URSNs and Information Brokers Introducing URLs MOMspider Integrating Internet Services, etc.
19: INTEGRATING INTERNET TOOLS INTO OTHER LIBRARY SERVICES Implementing Internet Services In-House Cataloging Serials Librarians Children's Services Special Collections and Archives Useful Internet Services
PART IV: THE MULTIMEDIA EXPERIENCE 351 (40) 21: CREATING AND EDITING MULTIMEDIA Developing Graphics for Web Pages Capturing Images Digital Still Cameras Printers Digital Video Cameras The World of Digital Audio,etc.
22: Multimedia on the Web Helper Applications Plug-ins Sources of Helper Applications and Plug-ins Streaming Audio and Video How to Configure Netscape Navigator to Work with Real-player.
PART V: COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS 391 (44) 23: E-MAIL The Basics of How E-mail Works E-mail Advantage Transport and User Agents Sending and Receiving Messages Anatomy of an E-mail Message,etc.
24: MAILING LISTS Anatomy of Mailing Lists Mailing-List Managers Mailing List Etiquette Moderated and Unmoderated Lists Basic Commands for Retrieving Files
25: USENET NEWS Accessing Usenet news Alternative Methods of Connecting Usenet Newsgroups Reading the News Downloading Binary Files Rotl3 Cipher Searching and Directory Services
PART VI: YOUR LIBRARY AS AN ELECTRONIC PUBLISHER 26: PUBLISHING ON THE WEB Four Levels of Publishing Mounting Your Home Page on Your PC's Hard Disk What is a Default Home Page? Resetting Your Default Home Page Why Store Your Home Page Locally? Access Restrictions,etc.
27: IMPLEMENTING WEB-BASED SEARCH ENGINES AND DATABASES Free Search and Indexing Systems Find what seek Spidering Your Site Future Considerations Web-Based Database Systems What Does Bit locker Offer?,etc.
28: DIGITAL PUBLISHERS AND DIGITAL LIBRARIES The Difference Between Digital Libraries and Online Libraries American Memory Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet Project Gutenberg High Wire Press Digital Library Meta Sources, etc.