TY  - BOOK
AU  - Benson,Allen C.
TI  - Neal-Schuman complete Internet companion for librarians
SN  - 9781555704148
U1  - 004.678 22
PY  - 2001///
CY  - New York
PB  - Neal-Schuman Publishers
KW  - Internet
KW  - Handbooks, manuals, etc
N1  - 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

20 VIRTUALLY YOURS FOR FREE
Portals
Free E-mail Services
Free Mailing Lists
Free Telephony Services
Free Web-Based Faxing
 Free Internet Access,etc



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.


; Includes Index : p. 555-562
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