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Nickerson, Gord – Computers in Libraries, 1992
Describes the development of Usenet, the User's Network, a computer network that distributes group discussions (newsgroups) on different topics. Network News software is described, the rapid growth in popularity and heavy network traffic is discussed, and a hierarchical classification scheme to limit the amount of information for users is…
Descriptors: Classification, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer System Design
