Neal-Schuman complete internet companion for Librarians. /
Allen C. Benson
- 2nd ed.
- New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers Inc, 2001.
- xxxi,566p.: 26cm.
Includes appendices.
Contents: Essential background: What is the internet -- Internet addressing systems -- Copyright and digital information -- Librarians' roles in a global network environment -- What you need to get ready: Connecting to the internet -- Tips on choosing hardware -- Software for establishing a basic connection -- Developing your software toolbox -- General security and virus protection -- Tools and resources: Happy hacking in unix -- Lynx for hard-core searching -- Resource discovery on the web -- Transferring files on the internet -- Telnet: Remote login -- Archie -- Online lLibrary catalogue -- Free-nets -- Integrating tools into traditional reference practice -- Integrating tools into other Library services -- Virtually yours for free -- The multimedia experience: Creating and editing multimedia -- Multimedia on the web -- Communication systems: E-mail -- Mailing lists -- Usenet news -- Your Library as an electronic publisher: Publishing on the web -- Implementing web-based search engines and databases -- Digital publishers and digital Libraries.