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The World-Wide Web and Mosaic: An Overview for Librarians.

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Morgan, Eric Lease – Public-Access Computer Systems Review, 1994

Provides an overview of the Internet's World-Wide Web (Web), a hypertext system. Highlights include the client/server model; Uniform Resource Locator; examples of software; Web servers versus Gopher servers; HyperText Markup Language (HTML); converting files; Common Gateway Interface; organizing Web information; and the role of librarians in…

Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Data Conversion, Gateway Systems

Proceedings of the Southern African Online Information Meeting (2nd, Pretoria, South Africa, June 2-4, 1993).

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Summit, Roger K.; And Others – Electronic Library, 1993

Presents 19 papers from the Second Southern African Online Information Meeting. The articles are based on practical experience with or applications of information technology, including hypermedia and multimedia, CD-ROM, electronic publishing, network services and gateways, user interfaces, and online searching and software. Contains 83 references…

Descriptors: Computer Networks, Developing Nations, Electronic Publishing, Gateway Systems

A Gateway between the World-Wide Web and PAT: Exploiting SGML through the Web.

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Price-Wilkin, John – Public-Access Computer Systems Review, 1994

Discusses how the World-Wide Web (WWW) can be linked to the PAT system, a search engine supporting access to Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) encoded documents. Technical concepts are reviewed, and the operation of a PAT-to-Web gateway is explained using examples of how it is employed. (JKP)

Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer System Design

An Enhanced Z39.50 Gateway to the WorldWideWeb.

Cunningham, David; Sloan, Stephen – Computers in Libraries, 1994

Describes how a university library uses the WorldWideWeb (WWW) to enable users to access resources mounted on a local Z39.50 server and to order prints from articles stored on a CD-ROM jukebox. The software used in the construction of the system, necessary modifications to the software, and software ordering information are covered. (KRN)

Descriptors: Access to Information, College Libraries, Computer Networks, Computer Software