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Data Networking for the European Academic and Research Community: Is It Important?
Williams, David O.; Carpenter, Brian E. – Electronic Networking: Research, Applications and Policy, 1992
Discussion of data networking in Europe provides background on the current situation in the United States and the Pacific region. The situation in Europe is then addressed, including the present status of national networks, disciplinary networks, and the European Internet; regulatory, political, economic, and technical barriers to progress; and…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Information Networks
World-Wide Web: The Information Universe.
Berners-Lee, Tim; And Others – Electronic Networking: Research, Applications and Policy, 1992
Describes the World-Wide Web (W3) project, which is designed to create a global information universe using techniques of hypertext, information retrieval, and wide area networking. Discussion covers the W3 data model, W3 architecture, the document naming scheme, protocols, document formats, comparison with other systems, experience with the W3…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Futures (of Society), Hypermedia, Information Networks
Prospero: A Tool for Organizing Internet Resources.
Neuman, B. Clifford – Electronic Networking: Research, Applications and Policy, 1992
Discusses Prospero, a distributed file system which provides tools to help users organize INTERNET resources. The Virtual System Model, the basis for Prospero, is introduced. Possible ways of organizing and retrieving information are described and illustrated with a sample session. Plans for the future are considered. (11 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Futures (of Society), Information Management
Wide Area Information Servers: An Executive Information System for Unstructured Files.
Kahle, Brewster; And Others – Electronic Networking: Research, Applications and Policy, 1992
Describes the Wide Area Information Servers (WAIS) system, an integrated information retrieval system for corporate end users. Discussion covers general characteristics of the system, search techniques, protocol development, user interfaces, servers, selective dissemination of information, nontextual data, access to other servers, and description…
Descriptors: Administrators, Computer Networks, Computer System Design, Information Management
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
The Internet Gopher: An Information Sheet.
Electronic Networking: Research, Applications and Policy, 1992
This fact sheet about the INTERNET Gopher, an information distribution system combining features of electronic bulletin board services and databases, describes information availability, gateways with other servers, how the system works, and how to access Gopher. Addresses and telephone numbers for additional information or news about Gopher are…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer System Design, Electronic Mail
Design for an Internet-Based Government-Wide Information Locator System.
McClure, Charles R.; And Others – Electronic Networking: Research, Applications and Policy, 1992
Summarizes a study that identified and described federal information inventory/locator systems and resulted in the Federal Locator Database--an electronic database describing 250 federal databases. Recommends that the U.S. Office of Management and Budget develop policy frameworks for the design of a governmentwide locator system accessible over…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Administration, Agencies, Classification