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~Title: The Internet Connection: System Connectivity and Configuration
Author: by John S. Quarterman and Smoot Carl-Mitchell
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
ISBN: 0-201-54237-4
Price: $32.25
Pages: 271
Published: 1994
For more information: awbook@aw.com
Notes: According to the publisher, this book gives step-by-step instruction
on connection to the Internet for system designers, system administrators
and their managers, offers assistance in setting up naming, mail and news
systems and explains the use of common Internet services such as archie,
WAIS, and Gopher.
~Title: Internet Connections: A Librarian's Guide to Dial-Up Access and Use
Author: Engle, Mary E., et al.
Publisher: American Library Association
ISBN: 0-8389-7677-8
Price: $22.00
Pages: 166
Published: 1993
For more information: ?
Notes:
~Title: The Internet Directory
Author: Eric Braun
Publisher: Fawcett Columbine
ISBN: 0-449-90898-4
Price: $25.00
Pages: 704
Published: 1994
For more information: ?
Thanks for the info: Gayle Keresey (aflgayle@aol.com)
Notes: Each chapter in this book covers a particular information service or
resource type, including mailing lists, newsgroups, FTP archives, Gophers,
WAIS, WWW, etc. All sources have been verified. Extensive index. A must
have for Internet surfers.
~Title: Internet Essentials
Author: ?
Publisher: Que College
ISBN: ?
Price: ?
Pages: ?
Published: Feb 1994
For more information: ?
Thanks for the info: Connie Marijs <otsgroup@pop.knoware.nl>
Notes: {Unsure if this actually exists.} A Jump-Start to Getting on the
Internet. This guide will help you to learn what the Internet is and how it
works; get connected to this world-wide network; understand the basics of
how to navigate the Internet; take advantage of newsgroups, electronic
conferencing, and electronic journals; expand your access to information
and data through FTP and Telnet. Readers follow concise, 10-minute lessons
to learn about everything from hardware to E-mail, from downloading files
to participating newsgroups. Contains mini-tutorials, specific directions,
how-to information.
~Title: Internet Explorer Kit for Macintosh
Author: Adam Engst and William Dickson
Publisher: Hayden Books
ISBN: 1-56830-0989-1
Price: $29.95 US, $39.95 CAN
Pages: 440
Goodies: Includes a disk of Interesting Mac software
Published: 1994
For more information: iek@tidbits.com
Notes: Written for someone who doesn't even necessarily want to get on the
Internet, but who just wants to find out what it is everyone's blabbering
about. The book is non-technical and really designed to show folks what's
interesting on the Internet.
~Title: The Internet for Dummies
Author: John Levine & Carol Baroudi
Publisher: IDG Books
ISBN: 1-56884-222-8
Price: $19.95
Pages: 427
Published: 2nd edition, 1994
For more information: (415) 312-0650 or dummies@iecc.com
Thanks for the info: Graham Keith Rogers <scgkr@mucc.mahidol.ac.th>
Notes: Intended as a beginners guide to the Internet, includes useful
sections on mail, gopher, news, ftp, etc. All in a fairly light-hearted
style intended to set novices at ease. At over 350 pages, there is much
information and the book is well indexed. Most of the material is oriented
toward UNIX shell users, with some discussion of Winsock applications. 2nd
edition notes: "We've updated and expanded the book, clarifying the first
few chapters, expanding the coverage of WWW and other new services, and
generally fixing stuff."
~Title: The Internet for Everyone: A Guide for Users and Providers
Author: Richard Wiggins
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
ISBN: 0-07-067019-5 paper, 0-07-067018-8 hardcover
Price: $29.95 paper, $45.00 hardcover
Pages: 680
Published: August, 1994
For more information: 1-800-2-MCGRAW