The Complete Internet Companion for Librarians

This guide, written by a librarian for librarians, is up-to-date, comprehensive and accessible. In user-friendly fashion, the book offers all the information the librarian needs to know about using the Internet. This includes: an overall definition of the Internet, including hardware and software requirements for getting on board; the "big three" Internet applications - FTP, TELNET and email - which enable users to communicate with others and share and find information; popular resource discovery tools and special font applications that access multiple services while using a single interface; the librarian's role in a global network environment and the effect the Internet has on the kinds of services libraries can offer; and a selective list of Internet resources and services including file types and the software that creates them, library discussion lists and documents in the EFF Library Policy Archive.