TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lane,Elizabeth S.
AU  - Summerhill,Craig
TI  - Internet primer for information professionals: a basic guide to Internet networking technology 
SN  - 088736831X (acid-free paper) :
AV  - TK5105.875.I57 L35 1993
U1  - 004.6/7 20
PY  - 1993///
CY  - Westport, CT
PB  - Meckler
KW  - Internet (Computer network)
KW  - Computer Communication Networks
KW  - Information Services
KW  - Librarians
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-175) and index; Ch. 1; What Is the Internet?; The Internet and Inter-networking; Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) / (DARPA); The National Science Foundation Network (NSFnet); The Three-Tiered Network; The Proposed NREN; The Evolution of a Network --; Ch. 2; Overview of Current Networks; Internet; DDN (Defense Data Network); ESnet (Energy Sciences Network); NSI (NASA Science Internet); NSFnet/Merit; Mid-level Regionals; Terrestrial Wideband Network; Cooperative Networks; BITNET; FidoNet; FrEdMail (Free Educational Mail); Free-Nets; K12net; Usenet/UUNET; Commercial Information Exchange (CIX); Getting Access; Commercial Internet Providers; Public Access UNIX Systems; Commercial Service Mail Gateways --; Ch. 3; Technical Notes; The Advent of the Network Age; Varying Levels of Network Connectivity; Phase Zero Connectivity: No Access to the Internet; Phase One Connectivity: Gateway Access to the Internet; Phase Two Connectivity: Remote Access to the Internet; Phase Three Connectivity: Direct Access to the Internet; Connectivity and Applications; An Introduction to Packet-Switching; Packet-Switching on Serial Lines; What Is a Protocol?; Who Writes Protocols?; Internet Request for Comments (RFCs); The Internetworking Protocols; The TCP/IP Protocol Suite; Addressing Components; Other Common Internet Protocols; Related Protocols; File Formats in the Internet; Textual File Formats; Binary File Formats; The Role of Data Compression; Commonly Used File Formats; Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME); Network Bandwidth; Bandwidth in the Local Area Environment; Our Parting Shot --; Ch. 4; Network Applications; Electronic Mail; Mailer Programs; Finding Addresses; Electronic Mail Etiquette; Mailing Lists/Electronic Conferences; Editorial Control of Mailing Lists; BITNET LISTSERVs; Internet Mailing Lists; Newsgroups (Usenet); Gatewayed Newsgroups; Alternative Usenet Hierarchies; Mailing List Etiquette; FTP; Phase One FTP: Using Gateways and FTP Servers; Phase Two FTP: Using Host Applications; Phase Three FTP: Using Desktop Applications; TELNET; Standard Telnet; Telnet and IBM Mainframes; Finger; Advanced Applications; Client/Server Model --; Ch. 5; Network Resources; Internet Resource Guide; Internet Tour HyperCard Stack; The Internet Explorer's Toolkit; Merit Internet Cruise; Zen and the Art of the Internet; Yanoff's Special Internet Connections List; Crossing the Internet Threshold; NorthWestNet User Services Internet Resource Guide; NYSERNet New User's Guide; SURAnet Internet Resource Guide; InfoPop; NICs and NOCs; RFCs; FYI RFCs; MaasInfo; MaasInfo.Files; MaasInfo.TopIndex; MaasInfo.DocIndex; MaasInfo.HowNet; Lists of Mailing Lists; Internet "Interest Groups" List; Global LISTSERV List; Usenet Newsgroups; Dartmouth Merged List; Directory of Scholarly Electronic Conferences; Announcements of New Lists; Library Catalogs; Directories; Guide to Using Library Catalogs on the Internet; Menu-Driven Access; Selected Library Systems; Software Archives; InfoMac (sumex-aim.stanford.edu); Library Software Archive (LIBSOFT); SIMTEL20; Washington University (wuarchive.wustl.edu); Directory of Electronic Serials; Obtaining the Directory in Electronic Form; Obtaining the Directory in Printed Form; FAQs; Workshops; Finding Speakers; NYSERNet Workshop Package; Organizations; Coalition for Networked Information (CNI); CoSN; The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF); Federation of American Research Networks (FARNET); The Internet Activities Board (IAB); Internet Society --; Ch. 6; Policy Issues; Six Questions and Grand Challenges; Topology and Infrastructure; "Data Superhighways" and "The Last Network Mile"; Establishing Network Linkages/Gateways; For Whom Is the NREN Intended?; Towards a Ubiquitous Information Infrastructure; Transformation of the Academic Community; Access to Networked Information; Barriers to Access; Ownership
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