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Books about the Internet: Help for the Technical Communicator Cybersurfer.
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Murphy, Avon J. – Technical Communication: Journal of the Society for Technical Communication, 1995
Presents 46 brief descriptions of books about the Internet published between 1993 and mid-1994. (SR)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Networks, Electronic Mail, Higher Education
Computer Networking for Educational Researchers on BITNET.
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Pierce, Jean W.; And Others – Educational Researcher, 1991
Describes the three most active computerized discussion forums available to educational researchers on BITNET: the Educational Research List (ERL-L), the Education Policy Analysis List (EDPOLYAN), and the Educational Technology List (EDTECH). Lists nine other BITNET discussion groups of related interest. Addresses and access information are…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Discussion, Educational Research, Electronic Mail
The X.500 Directory Service: A Discussion of the Concerns Raised by the Existence of a Global Directory.
Hill, Julia M. – Electronic Networking: Research, Applications and Policy, 1992
The X.500 Directory Service provides a mechanism for finding information about people, organizations, services, network hardware, and more in the global network environment. Issues involved in X.500 participation by an organization include management support, data gathering, rights and concerns of individuals, access control, privacy, accuracy,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Directories, Electronic Mail
Comparing Commercial WWW Browsers.
Notess, Greg R. – Online, 1995
Four commercial World Wide Web browsers are evaluated for features such as handling of WWW protocols and different URLs: FTP, Telnet, Gopher and WAIS, and e-mail and news; bookmark capabilities; navigation features; file management; and security support. (JKP)
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Networks, Computer Software Development, Computer Software Reviews
Document Delivery Update.
Computers in Libraries, 1992
Describes new products that relate to document delivery, including a wireless electronic mail connection; multivendor office integration software to exchange electronic mail; analog film recorders; an electronic messaging system for personal computer local area networks; software for transferring data files; voice message delivery systems; and…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Electronic Equipment, Electronic Mail
On the Nets. Comparing Web Browsers: Mosaic, Cello, Netscape, WinWeb and InternetWorks Life.
Notess, Greg R. – Online, 1995
World Wide Web browsers are compared by speed, setup, hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) handling, management of file transfer protocol (FTP), telnet, gopher, and wide area information server (WAIS); bookmark options; and communication functions. Netscape has the most features, the fastest retrieval, sophisticated bookmark capabilities. (JMV)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Interfaces, Computer Networks, Computer Software Evaluation
Distributed Multimedia Computing: An Assessment of the State of the Art.
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Williams, Neil; And Others – Information Services and Use, 1991
Describes multimedia computing and the characteristics of multimedia information. Trends in information technology are reviewed; distributed multimedia computing is explained; media types are described, including digital media; and multimedia applications are examined, including office systems, documents, information storage and retrieval,…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Documentation, Electronic Mail, Health Services