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Makulowich, John S. – Online, 1994
Offers suggestions for training people to use the Internet. Topics discussed include levels of training; goals; matching objectives to student interests; the importance of interactive sessions; student log books; conducting student evaluations; follow-up; and the necessity for the instructor to keep current. (four references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Methods, Student Journals
Grosch, Audrey N. – Online, 1989
Discussion of the factors that should be considered when purchasing or upgrading a microcomputer focuses on the MS-DOS and OS/2 operating systems. Macintosh purchasing decisions are discussed in a sidebar. A glossary is provided. (CLB)
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Networks, Computer Storage Devices, Evaluation Criteria
Bailey, Charles W., Jr. – Online, 1991
Describes the development and operation of an electronic serial, "The Public-Access Computer Systems Review." Its evolution from the Public-Access Computer Systems Forum--a computer conference on BITNET run by the University of Houston libraries--is explained, and two sidebars describe other conferences and electronic serials available…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Electronic Journals
Drake, Miriam A. – Online, 1987
Describes Library 2000 at the Georgia Institute of Technology, which provides remote electronic access to a catalog of more then 350,000 books and documents, as well as access to the indexes to four extensive periodical databases. (MES)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Databases, Futures (of Society)
Dern, Daniel P. – Online, 1997
Online users leave traces that others can find and use. Provides an overview of where and how users leave traces and what users can do to protect their privacy. Discusses Internet accounts; special files ("signature,""plan,""project,""file,""finger,""whois," and "vacation");…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Electronic Mail, Online Systems, Privacy
Beiser, Karl – Online, 1994
Discusses advances in CD-ROM technology. Topics addressed include high performance drives; decreases in prices; CD-ROM marketing, including upgrade kits; and how to keep up with current CD-ROM products and technology, including professional journals and electronic sources. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Disk Drives, Information Networks, Marketing
McCulley, P. Michael – Online, 1995
Examines The Internet Adapter (TIA), an Internet protocol that allows computers to be directly on the Internet and access graphics over standard telephone lines using high-speed modems. Compares TIA's system requirements, performance, and costs to other Internet connections. Sidebars describe connections other than TIA and how to find information…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, Computer Graphics, Computer Networks
Valauskas, Edward J. – Online, 1995
Describes the experiences of the American Library Association in implementing an Internet gopher to make information more available to members. Topics discussed include an explanation of gopher software; organizational considerations, including organizational values; training to improve staff familiarity with the Internet; preparing documents for…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Library Associations
Sheehan, Mark – Online, 1995
Presents the history of the Internet with specific emphasis on Mosaic; discusses hypertext and hypermedia information; and describes software and hardware requirements. Sidebars include information on the National Center for Super Computing Applications (NCSA); World Wide Web browsers for use in Windows, Macintosh, and X-Windows (UNIX); and…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer System Design, Hypermedia
Valauskas, Edward J.; Bartenbach, Bill – Online, 1992
Two articles by librarians attending the IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) Conference in Moscow in August 1991 report on the attempted coup in the Soviet Union. The lack of locally available information is discussed, and the use of personal computers to access outside information sources is described. (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Conferences, Electronic Mail
Courtois, Martin P. – Online, 1994
Suggests strategies for finding information in gophers that will increase access to Internet information resources for library users. Highlights include search strategies; veronica searches; jughead searches; keyword lists; Boolean operations; gophers with subject menus; subject guides; listservs; and World-Wide Web. (eight references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Information Networks, Library Services
Sheehan, Mark – Online, 1999
Defines "plain old telephone service" (POTS) and broadband communication, comparing costs and performance of cable modems with POTS modems. Describes Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) and digital subscriber line (DSL) services. Discusses broadband wireless and satellite networks. Three sidebars illustrate differences between…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Costs
Jackson, Mary E. – Online, 1993
Discusses three innovative Internet-based electronic document delivery systems: Ariel, developed by the Research Libraries Group; Digitized Document Transmission Project, developed by North Carolina State University; and Network Fax Project, developed by Ohio State University. System are compared in terms of equipment, operation, advantages and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Networks, Computer Software Evaluation, Electronic Equipment
Simmonds, Curtis – Online, 1993
Describes Archie, an online catalog of electronic holdings of anonymous FTP (File Transfer Protocol) archive sites on the Internet. Accessing Archie through e-mail and using it in a telnet session are discussed. The Internet Gopher and Whatis, which can be used with Archie, are also explained, and search examples are included. (four references)…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Electronic Mail, Electronic Text, File Transfer Protocol
Flanders, Bruce L. – Online, 1991
Describes the Kansas Interlibrary Communications Network (KICNET), a private electronic mail wide-area network (WAN) administered by the Kansas State Library that was developed to transmit interlibrary loan requests for high school, public, academic, and community college libraries. Topics discussed include software, costs for software and…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Costs, Electronic Mail
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