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The Unofficial Internet Book List
The most extensive bibliography of books about the Internet
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Version 0.8 - 23 August 1994
by Kevin M. Savetz - savetz@northcoast.com
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This document is copyright 1994 by Kevin M. Savetz. All rights reserved.
More legal stuff is near the end of this file. If you notice that an
Internet-related book is missing, or information herein needs updating,
please send e-mail to savetz@northcoast.com.
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*** Table of Contents
Major additions to this edition <new section>
Vital Statistics
This Month's Featured Book <blatant plug for my book!>
Alphabetical List of Internet Books
Upcoming titles
Publisher/Ordering Information
Internet Book Information & Updates Online
Legal, Ethical and Moral Stuff
Sponsorship information <new section>
Where to Find this Document
*** Major additions to this edition
<new listing> 10 Minute Guide to the Internet
<new listing> A Guide to the TCP/IP Protocol Suite
<new listing> Das Internet - Weltweit vernetzt (German)
<new listing> DNS and BIND
<new listing> Educator's Guide to Internet
<new listing> Fifty-one Reasons
<new listing> Hitchhiker's Guide to the Electronic Highway
<new listing> Information Infrastructure Sourcebook
<new listing> Internet (in French)
<new listing> The Internet Book
<new listing> Internet Explorers Kit for Mac
<new listing> Internet Starter Kit for PC
<new listing> Internet Starter Kit for Windows
<new listing> Internetworking with TCP/IP, Volume I
<new listing> Internetworking with TCP/IP, Volume II
<new listing> Internetworking with TCP/IP, Volume III [2 versions]
<new listing> More Internet for Dummies
<new listing> Network and Distributed Systems Management
<new listing> TCP/IP: Architecture, Protocols and Implementation
<new listing> TCP/IP Companion
<new listing> TCP/IP: Running a Successful Network
<new listing> The Elements of Networking Style
<new listing> The Simple Book
<new listing> Usenet: Netnews for Everyone
<new listing> Way of the Ferret
<new listing> Your Internet Consultant - the FAQs of Life Online
<updated> !%@:: A Directory of Electronic Mail Addressing and Networks
<updated> 2nd edition available> Crossing the Internet Threshold
<updated> available online> The Hacker Crackdown
<updated> Internet Complete Reference
<updated> Managing UUCP and Usenet
<updated> New Riders Official Internet Yellow Pages
<updated> Practical Internetworking with TCP/IP and UNIX
<updated> sample online> TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1, The Protocols
<updated> The Smiley Dictionary
<updated> TCP/IP Network Administration
<updated> Upcoming titles
*** Vital Statistics
Number of books in this list: 138
Least expensive book: free (Guide for Accessing California Legislative
Info, tied with NetPages)
Most expensive book: $77 (A Guide to the TCP/IP Protocol Suite)
Thickest book: 1380 pages (The Internet Unleashed)
Thinnest book: 10 pages (The Internet at a Glance)
[These stats based on information I have on hand, not guaranteed.]
*** This Month's Featured Book [updated 23 August 1994]
Title: Your Internet Consultant - The FAQs of Life Online
Author: Kevin M. Savetz
Publisher: Sams
ISBN: 0-672-30520-8
Price: $25 US $34.95 CAN
Pages: 550
Published: July 1994
For more information: 800-428-5331 or 317-581-3500
How could I resist a blatant plug for my own book?
I'm pleased to announce the publication of "Your Internet Consultant - the
FAQs of Life Online" from Sams Publishing. Although it seems that a zillion
new Internet-related books have hit the shelves in the past year, Your
Internet Consultant is a unique one that will help everyone - from
beginners to experienced Internauts - learn about the Internet.
I publish several FAQs on the Net, including the Unofficial Internet
Booklist (which you are reading now!), the Faxing from the Internet FAQ and
the Internet Services Frequently Asked Questions List. That paper contains
the answers to 25 of the most commonly asked questions about the Internet
and its services. As a long-time Internet user and writer, I read hundreds
of the same questions over and over again as each new Internet user grows
on his or her own learning curve. A major problem is that most users don't
know where to look for answers to all-too-common questions. And although
some of this information is available online, a user must know how to
navigate the net in a variety of ways (including gopher, electronic mail
and FTP) just to find the smattering of documents that are supposed to
help.
Your Internet Consultant - the FAQs of Life Online provides simple,
enlightening answers to hundreds (361, to be exact) of frequently asked
questions about the Internet (as well as answers to a few questions that
aren't frequently-asked, but should be.) The book is arranged in a
question-and-answer format, making it blissfully simple to find just the
info you need. I think you'll find the book unique, useful and a little
silly.
Your Internet Consultant - the FAQs of Life Online (ISBN 0-672-30520-8) is
550 pages, $25 ($34.95 Canadian) and is available at a bookstore near you.
If not, you can also order it directly from the publisher by calling
800/428-5331. For more info and the table of contents, e-mail
"savetz@rahul.net" with the words "send YIC" in the SUBJECT line.
*** Alphabetical List of Internet Books
Title: All About Internet FTP: Learning and Teaching to Transfer Files on
the Internet
Author: David Robison
Publisher: Library Solutions Press
ISBN: 1-882208-04-8 (book alone) or 1-882208-06-4 (book with diskettes)
Price: $30 ($45 with disk)
Pages: 90
Published: 1994
For more information: (510) 841-2636, or alipow@library.berkeley.edu
Notes: For use by Internet trainers or for self-study.
Title: Everybody's Guide to the Internet
Author: Adam Gaffin
Publisher: M.I.T. Press
ISBN: 0-262-57105-6
Price: $14.95
Pages: about 260
Published: July, 1994
For more information: ?
Thanks for the info: Adam Gaffin (adamg@world.std.com)
Notes: This is basically a printed version of version 2.2 of the EFF's
online guide "The Big Dummy's Guide to the Internet", plus an index. The
name was changed to avoid confusion with other books with similar names.
Title: Canadian Internet Handbook
Author: Jim Carroll and Rick Broadhead
Publisher: Prentice Hall Canada
ISBN: 0-13-304395-9
Price: $16.95
Pages: 414
Published: 1994
For more information: handbook@uunet.ca. For orders: Toll-free in Canada:
1-800-567-3800. U.S. and Overseas: +1 (416) 293-3621
Notes: If you live in Canada, get this book. It contains sections about
getting Internet access in Canada, growth of 'net use there, short basic
sections about how to use of some of the most popular Internet tools, a
huge directory of Canadian Internet service providers, and even more huge
list of gopher servers and campus-wide information systems in Canada and to
top it off, lists of Canadian-based Usenet groups, WWW, Archie, IRC servers
and online catalogs. I wish I lived in Canada just so I could make more use
of this book.
Title: The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Internet
Author: Peter Kent
Publisher: Alpha Books
ISBN: 1-56761-414-0
Price: $19.95
Pages: 386
Goodies: DOS disk
Published: Feb, 1994
For more information: 75430.174@compuserve.com
Notes: This best-selling book provides an easy-to-understand introduction
to the Internet. It covers virtually all important Internet services in a
light-hearted, straightforward way. It also includes coupons for Internet-
service discounts, and a disk containing files that list thousands of
Internet resources.
Title: The Complete Internet Directory
Author: Eric Braun
Publisher: Fawcett
ISBN: ?
Price: $25
Pages: 325
Published: 1993
For more information:
Notes: A directory of newsgroups, discussion lists, FTP sites and so on,
with just a few pages on how to use these resources.
Title: Computers Under Attack: Intruders, Worms, and Viruses
Author: Peter Denning
Publisher: ACM Press/Addison-Wesley
ISBN: 0-201-53067-8
Price: $23.95
Pages: 574
Published: 1990
For more information: ?
Thanks for the info: John Quarterman in RFC 1432
Notes: Details of celebrated network security cases. Includes Stoll's
original article about the Wily Hacker, and responses and articles by
others on the same subject. Has extensive coverage of the 1988 Internet
Worm. Also includes information on viruses. Has quite a bit of material on
the cultures of the networks, and on social, legal, and ethical matters.
Starts with the standard historical network papers, including "Notable
Computer Networks" by Quarterman and Hoskins.
Title: Connecting to the Internet
Author: Susan Estrada
Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates
ISBN: 1-56592-061-9
Price: $15.95
Pages: 170
Published: 1993.
Notes: This small book focuses on choosing the best type of network
connection for your personal, school or business needs, and how to get the
best price for the type of access you require. Explains the differences
between SLIP, PPP, ISDN, X.25 and other options. Includes an extensive list
of Internet service providers. This is a single-purpose book, telling how
to choose a connection and get online. It doesn't try to teach you how to
use the 'net once you're there. That is graceful in its simplicity.
Title: Crossing the Internet Threshold: an Instructional Handbook
Author: Roy Tennant, John Ober and Anne Lipow
Publisher: Library Solutions Press
ISBN: 1-882208-07-2
Price: $45
Pages: 168
Published: 2nd ed, 1994
For more information: (510) 841-2636 or charlotte@library-solutions.com
Thanks for the info: Robert Slade <ROBERTS@decus.ca>
Notes: (This review covers the first edition.) An instructional package for
librarians teaching Internet basics. This book is useful for newcomers to
the Internet. This book is useful for trainers. This book is useful for
librarians. Ultimately, this book is most useful for those training
librarians who are new to the Internet. A newcomer to the Internet might
find this material a bit disorganized, but very definitely helpful and
useful. It is heartening to see the very strong emphasis on Internet
etiquette and culture which all too often gets short shrift, even in
introductory guides. The grouping of discussion lists and electronic
journals with e-mail is a logical extension which is not always made. The
work is not limited to the novice, though; many Internet users would find
the fact sheets to be a handy quick reference.
Title: The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer
Espionage
Author: Clifford Stoll
Publisher: Doubleday
ISBN: 0-385-24946-2
Price: $5.95
Pages: 332
Published: 1989
For more information: ?
Notes: A spy novel, except it's true: a first person account by a down-on-
his-luck Berkeley astronomer who with others tracked down a KGB network
spy. Contains a very good recipe for chocolate chip cookies, too!
Title: Cyberpunk - Outlaws and Hackers on the Computer Frontier
Author: Katie Hafner and John Markoff
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 0-671-68322-5
Price: $22.95
Pages: 368
Published: 1991
Thanks for the info: John Quarterman in RFC 1432
Notes: Interviews with some of the crackers who have appeared conspicuously
in the press in the past few years. One of the co-authors is the New York
Times reporter who broke the Morris story to the public. Very readable.
Title: Das Internet -Weltweit vernetzt
Language: German
Author: Peter Klau
Publisher: IWT-Verlag GmbH, Vaterstetten bei Muenchen
ISBN: 3-88322-467-7
Price: 59 DM
Pages: 455
Published: 1994 (second edition)
Thanks for the info: Richard H. Nollan <RNOLLAN@A1.UTMEM.EDU>
For more information: peter.klau@zb2.ub.uni-dortmund.de
Notes: This introductory text discusses how to connect to the Internet and
covers the basic features of e-mail, data transfer, searching, discussion
groups, network tools and more. The book is in German, but the examples,
illustrations and all the standard terminology are in English.
Title: DFUe - Ein Handbuch. Recherchen in weltweiten Netzen
Language: German
Authors: Martin Rost & Michael Schack
Publisher: Heise-Verlag, Hannover
ISBN: 3-88229-026-9
Price: 58 DM
Pages: 389
Published: 1993
Fore more information: maro@toppoint.de
It's an introduction to Internet (e-mail, FTP, telnet, IRC, archie, gopher,
hytelnet, WAIS, WWW), UUCP, Bitnet, FidoNet, etc. with many examples for
each.
Title: Directory of Directories on the Internet: A Guide to Information
Sources
Author: Gregory B. Newby
Publisher: Meckler
ISBN: 0-88736-768-2
Price: $29.50
Pages: 153
Published: 1993
For more information: gbnewby@uiuc.edu
Notes: Intended for those who need to identify Internet information
resources that point to other resources.
Title: Directory of Electronic Journals, Newsletters and Academic
Discussion Lists
Author: Lisabeth King and Diane Kovacs
Publisher: Association of Research Libraries
ISBN: none listed
Price: $54 ($36 to members of the Association of Research Libraries)
Pages: 588
Goodies: Complete directory available on diskette for $36 extra.
Published: 4th ed, May 1994
For more information: ann@cni.org or (202) 296-2296
Notes: This directory is broken into two main sections: a catalog of 1,800
academic discussion lists and interest groups, and listings of 440
electronic journals, newsletters and digests - along with notes on how to
access each publication. Scholarly lists are grouped by broad subject areas
and journals and newsletters are listed in alphabetical order. Also
includes five articles and bibliographies on electronic publishing.
Title: DNS and BIND
Author: Paul Albitz & Cricket Lui
Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates
ISBN: 1-56592-010-4
Price: $29.95
Pages: 380
Published: 2nd printing, March 1993
For more information: info@ora.com
Notes: Discusses one of the Internet's fundamental building blocks: the
distributed host information database that's responsible for translating
host names into addresses, routing mail and other services. Intended for
system administrators, covers the technical stuff but is readable.
Title: Doing Business on the Internet
Author: Mary Cronin
Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold
ISBN: 0-442-01770-7
Price: $29.95
Pages: 308
Published: 1994
For more information: ?
Thanks for the info: matisse@well.sf.ca.us (J Matisse Enzer)
Notes: Promotional info says: One view of how the Internet has changed the
way some companies are doing business. Must reading for anyone looking at
the impact of the Internet on commerce and why Internet access is becoming
critical for businesses. Matisse Enzer says: Excellent overview and
detailed discussion of the Internet from a business users' perspective. An
entirely non-technical book, Doing Business discusses the commercial
aspects and issues of the Internet: advertising, research, customer
contact, etc. Highly recommended.
Title: DOS User's Guide to the Internet
Author: James Gardner
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0-13-106873-3
Price: $34.95
Pages: 308
Goodies: DOS disk
Published: 1993
For more information: (515) 284-6751 or phyllis@prenhall.com
Thanks for the info: Robert Slade <ROBERTS@decus.ca>
Notes: A minimalist software package and manual for setting up a UUCP
connection for mail and news. This title is almost completely misleading.
This book is not for DOS users, except that you must be running DOS to run
the MKS UUCP for DOS programs for which this book is a manual. This book is
also not about the Internet, as such. Both the specifics and the concepts
refer to UUCP rather than the Internet. The text of the book does point out
that there are differences, but the examples given relate to UUCP. That
said, for those who are interested in making their first move to a direct
Internet connection, this could be an excellent choice. UUCP was designed
to be quite comfortable with dialup connections, and this book and
associated programs, help to automate a number of the connection functions
while freeing the user from much of the technical detail that TCP/IP
requires.
Title: The Easy Internet handbook
Author: Javed Mostafa, Thomas Newell, Richard Trenthem
Publisher: Hi Willow Research and Publishing
ISBN: 0-931510-50-3
Price: $20
Pages: 150
Published: 1994
For more information: tnewell@fiat.gslis.utexas.edu or 800-237-6124
Title: EcoLinking: Everyone's Guide to Online Environmental Information
Author: Don Rittner
Publisher: Peachpit Press
ISBN: 0-938151-35-5
Price: $18 95
Pages: 368
Published: 1992
For more information: (800) 283-9444
Notes: Directed at concerned citizens, environmentalists and scientists
interested in sharing ideas and research on environmental issues. Covers
resources on FidoNet, BITNet, Internet, Usenet, local bulletin boards,
America Online, CompuServe, EcoNet, GENIE, WELL.
Title: Educator's Guide to the Internet
Author: ?
Publisher: Virginia Space Grant Consortium
ISBN: ?
Price: $16.00
Pages: 170
Goodies: Disk (IBM or Mac)
Published: 1994
For more information: vsgc@pen.k12.va.us
Thanks for the info:
Notes: Written and designed by educators for educators, this is a user-
friendly guide to make the Internet work for you in the classroom. It
includes on-line projects for your students to collaborate with other
classes around the world, lesson plans, graphics and software on almost
every subject imaginable, etc.
Title: Electronic Style: A Guide to Citing Electronic Information
Author: Xia Li and Nancy Crane
Publisher: Meckler
ISBN: 0-88736-909-X
Price: $15
Pages: 80
Published: 1993
For more information: ?
Notes: Here is where to find out how to cite in your bibliographies
references found on the Internet, on CD-ROMs and online database searches.
Title: The Electronic Traveler: Directory Of Tourism Information Sources
Author: M. L. Endicott
Publisher: ?
ISBN: ?
Price: $50.00
Pages: ?
Published: May 1994
For more information: Marcus L. Endicott <mendicott@igc.apc.org>
Notes: From the publisher's info: As the title of this new book says, The
Electronic Traveler is a directory of tourism information available to
everyone with a computer and a telephone: it is a guidebook to online
travel information sources. It explains in plain English exactly what
travel and tourism information is available on the information highway and
how to access it. It covers the Internet, popular proprietary interactive
systems, Computer Reservation Systems (CRSs), independent bulletin board
systems (BBSs), and commercial fulltext databases.
Title: The Electronic Traveler: Exploring Alternative Online Systems
Author: Elizabeth Powell Crowe
Publisher: Windcrest/McGraw-Hill
ISBN: 0-8306-4498-9
Price: $16.95
Pages: ?
Published: ?
For more information: ?
Notes:
Title: The Elements of E-Mail Style
Author: David Angell & Brent Heslop
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
ISBN: 0-201-62709-4
Price: $12.95
Pages: 157
Published: March 1994
For more information: dangell@shell.portal.com
Thanks for the info: David F Angell (dangell@shell.portal.com)
Notes: How to write effective e-mail. It simplifies and summarizes
essential writing techniques so users can upgrade their writing skills and
see their e-mail make maximum impact in minimal time.
Title: The Elements of Networking Style
Author: Padlipsky, M.A.
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0-13-268129-3 hc, 0-13-2268111-0 pb
Price: ?
Pages: 236
Published: 1985
For more information: padlipsky@isi.edu
Thanks for the info: wdr@world.std.com
Notes: Mike was the Multics system-programmer at Project Mac, and is
personally responsible for putting two systems on the ARPAnet back when
that meant hacking the OS designed and implemented a number of protocols
including being working-group chair, and has been a commentator on Internet
RFCs since the beginning. (He was also Dennis Ritchie's officemate before
Bell Labs pulled out of Multics & Dennis had to invent UNIX, and has a
personal exemption from Dijkskstra to use a GOTO when, in his professional
opinion as a protocol implementor, it is necessary.) This is a book on
style in protocol design and the great Bromdinagian TCP vs. ISO debates.
It's a nice piece of history and explains where TCP, TELNET, FTP came from.
Title: E-mail Addresses of the Rich and Famous
Author: Seth Godin
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
ISBN: 0-201-40893-7
Price: $7.95
Pages: 130
Published: 1994
For more information: sethwood@aol.com
Notes: A directory of more than 1,000 of e-mail addresses of famous folks:
politicians, authors, reporters and other personalities. Included are Ed
Asner, Tom Brokaw, Bill Clinton, Ross Perot, Dave Barry and others.
Title: Exploring the Internet: a Technical Travelogue
Author: Carl Malamud
Publisher: Prentice-Hall
ISBN: 0-13-296898-3
Price: $26.95
Pages: 379
Published: 1992
For more information: (515) 284-6751
Thanks for the info: Robert Slade <ROBERTS@decus.ca>
Notes: A look at the Internet and the emerging global village in 21
countries and 56 cities. Not technical, but lots of fun stories about
traveling around the world (physically).
Title: 51 Reasons: How We Use the Internet and What it Says About the
Information Superhighway
Author: Martha Stone-Martin and Laura Breeden
Publisher: FARNET
ISBN: None
Price: $19.95
Pages: 124
Published: 1994
For more information: (617) 860-9445 or stories@farnet.org
Notes: This is a unique book exploring how people and organizations in all
50 United States (plus the capitol) are using the Internet as the first
stepping stone toward the Clinton administration's "information
superhighway". Written as an oral narrative from the mouths of the people
making these projects work, the book covers uses of the Internet in
libraries, K-12 education, agriculture, economic development, government,
health care and higher education. Although brief, 51 Reasons gives novel
ideas for the use of the Internet and provides contact information for each
of the individuals/projects mentioned. You can get the text of the book
online via gopher (gopher.cni.org:70/11/cniftp/miscdocs/farnet) and FTP
(ftp.cni.org:/CNI/documents/farnet/stories-index).
Title: Firewalls and Internet Security
Author: Cheswick/Bellovin
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
ISBN: 0-201-63357-4
Price: $26.95
Pages: 306
Published: 1994
For more information: firewall-book@research.att.com
Notes: Practical suggestions for firewall construction and other aspects of
Internet security.
Title: From A to Z39.50: a network primer
Author: James Michael and Mark Hinnebusch
Publisher: Meckler
ISBN: 0-88736-766-6
Price: $25
Pages: 225
Published: March 1994
For more information: ?
Notes: Introduction and discussion about the issues and standards involves
in electronic telecommunications.
Title: A Guide for Accessing California Legislative Information over
Internet
Author: Legislative Counsel Bureau, State of California
Publisher: State of California
ISBN: none listed
Price: free to California residents
Pages: 30
Published: 1994
For more information: comments@leginfo.public.ca.gov
Thanks for the info: Mike Quinn
Notes: This pamphlet tells how you can find California legislative
information online. Explains what legislation info is available, what
assistance is available and how the information is organized. The majority
of the book is spent explaining the Internet, how to get access, how to use
electronic mail and where to go for more detailed information. There's also
a simple glossary of legislative terms. This pamphlet is also available
online, in PostScript format. Send e-mail:
To: ftpmail@leginfo.public.ca.gov
Body: connect leginfo.public.ca.gov
get README_public_access_guide_ps
quit
Title: A Guide to the TCP/IP Protocol Suite
Author: Floyd Wilder
Publisher: Artech House
ISBN: ?
Price: $77
Pages: 312
Published: 1994
For more information: ?
Thanks for the info:
Notes: A technical reference guide, describing all major Internet
protocols.
Title: The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontier
Author: Bruce Sterling
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0-553-08058-X
Price: $23
Pages: 352
Published: 1992
For more information: ?
Thanks for the info: John Quarterman in RFC 1432
Notes: An in-depth examination of the forces of law who try to deal with
computer crime, and of the issues involved, written by one of the science
fiction writers who invented cyberpunk. The real story behind Operation
Sundevil and the Legion of Doom. Readable, informative, amusing, and
necessary. You can also get it online:
ftp://ftp.eff.org/pub/Publications/Bruce_Sterling/Hacker_Crackdown/ or
http://www.eff.org/pub/Publications/Bruce_Sterling/Hacker_Crackdown/
Title: Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution
Author: Steven Levy
Publisher: Anchor Press/Doubleday
ISBN: 0-385-19195-2 (hard) 0-440-13405-6 (paper)
Price: $17.95 / $4.95
Pages: 458
Published: 1984
For more information: ?
Notes: Describes the early culture and ethos of hackers and computer
homebrewers and that ultimately resulted in the Internet and Usenet.
Title: Hands-On Internet: A Beginning Guide for PC Users
Author: David Sachs & Henry Stair
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0-13-056392-7
Price: $29.95
Pages: 274
Goodies: DOS disk
Published: 1994
For more information: ?
Notes: <<review forthcoming>>
Title: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Electronic Highway
Author: Pamela Kane
Publisher: MIS Press
ISBN: 1-55828-353-8
Price: $21.95 US, $28.95 CAN
Pages: 366
Goodies: Cupons for free connect time
Published: 1994
For more information: ?
Notes: <<review forthcoming>>
Title: How The Internet Works
Author: Joshua Eddings
Publisher: Ziff-Davis Press
ISBN: 1-56276-192-7
Price: $US 24.95, $CAN 34.95, UK 22.99
Pages: 218
Published: 1994
For more information: ab136@freenet.carleton.ca or 800/688-0448
Thanks for the info: Dick Lee <ab136@freenet.carleton.ca>
Notes: Very good primer on the Internet and how it works. There are many
rich illustrations which serve to explain the concepts very effectively.
Contents include the protocols, telnet, downloading files, archie, e-mail,
mailing lists, Usenet, gophers, WAIS, WWW as well as a look into
audio/video, virtual reality, security issues and the future. Of necessity,
many of these are treated very briefly but as an overall introductory
manual, I found it very readable and informative.
Title: In acht Sekunden um die Welt (In eight seconds around the world)
Language: German
Author: Gunther Maier/Andreas Wildberger
Publisher: Addison Wesley
ISBN: 3-89319-701-X
Price: DM 39.90 / oeS 311,00
Pages: 160
Published: released 1994 (Second edition)
For more information: wildberg@nestroy.wu.wien.ac.at
Thanks for the info: pcsaal15@fub46.zedat.fu-berlin.de (Lutz Lademann)
Notes: It's a quite comprehensive introduction to the Internet, its history
and the services available (Mail, News, Gopher, FTP, Telnet, WWW and more).
For more information about the book mail one of the authors:
wildberg@nestroy.wu.wien.ac.at (Andreas Wildberger.) Three chapters of this
book are available via WWW:
URL: http://rektorat.wu-wien.ac.at/stuff/netzbuch.html
Title: Information Infrastructure Sourcebook, version 3.0
Author: Brian Kahin
Publisher: JFK School of Government/Harvard University
ISBN: ?
Price: $70
Pages: 1078 (Two-volume set)
Published: April 1994
For more information: ?
Notes: The third update of this compendium of official policy documents on
information infrastructure, including the Internet. Includes historical
policy documents, vision statements and position papers, program and
project descriptions, reports and pending legislation.
Title: Internet
Authors: Jean-Bernard Condat and Nicolas Pioch
Publisher: J.C.I., Inc, 2700, Joliette #201, Montreal, Canada H1W 3G9
ISBN: ?
Price: 195 FF ($29.95 CAN)
Language: French
Pages: 214
Published: Oct, 1994
For more information: condat@altern.com or Nicolas.Pioch@enst.fr
Notes: From the authors: "Written by two well known French Internet
pioneers, this book presents all the French use of Internet for company
chiefs, students, schools and gives some tips for a total and comprehensive
adaptation of Internet in France."
Title: The Instant Internet Guide
Author: Brent Heslop & David Angell
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
ISBN: 0-201-62707-8
Price: $14.95
Pages: 209
Published: 3rd printing.
For more information: dangell@shell.portal.com
Thanks for the info: matisse@well.sf.ca.us (J Matisse Enzer)
Notes: Good quick intro to Internet and quick reference sections on using
e-mail, Usenet, gopher, telnet, file transfers, very basic UNIX etc. Nice
check-list of questions to ask when shopping for Internet access. Oriented
entirely towards a dial-up terminal user on a UNIX system.
Title: Internet Access Providers: An International Resource Directory
Author: Greg Notess
Publisher: Meckler
ISBN: 0-88736-933-2
Price: $30
Pages: 330
Published: May 1994
For more information: meckler@tigger.jvnc.net (publisher) or
align@montana.edu (author)
Notes: This directory provides descriptive information on over 300
companies and networks that offer dial-in Internet access. Aimed at those
without current access, looking for personal access.
Title: The Internet and Special Librarians: Use, Training and the Future
Author: Sharyn Lander Hope Tillman
Publisher: Special Libraries Association
ISBN: 0-87111-413-5
Price: $34.95
Pages: 187
Published: 1993
For more information: tillman@babson.edu or sla1@capcon.net
Notes: Implications of a study of special librarians' use of the Internet
and the future of librarianship. Includes a glossary, primer on Internet
basics, resources and how to get connected.
Title: The Internet at a Glance
Author: Susan E. Feldman
Publisher: Datasearch
ISBN: None listed
Price: $7
Pages: 10
Published: 1994
For more information: Susan Feldman <suef@TC.Cornell.EDU>
Thanks for the info: Susan Feldman <suef@TC.Cornell.EDU>
Notes: A collection of "cheatsheets" for the 'net. It's very short (only 10
thin pages) but it covers the very basics for using the Internet and UNIX.
Topics include Finding Resources on the Internet, Tools, electronic mail,
anonymous FTP, telnet, mailing lists and newsgroups, basic UNIX commands
and the vi editor.
Title: Internet Basics
Author: Steve Lambert & Walt Howe
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0-679-75023-1
Price: $27.00
Pages: 495
Published: 1993
For more information: (800) 345-8112
Thanks for the info: Gayle Keresey (aflgayle@aol.com)
Notes: General book on the Internet with a slight slant towards Delphi.
(Howe is Delphi's Internet SIG Manager.)
Title: The Internet Book: Everything You Need to Know About Computer
Networking and How the Internet Works
Author: Douglas Comer
Publisher:
ISBN: ?
Price: $24.95
Pages: 287
Published: 1994
For more information: ?
Notes: Explanation of what the Internet is, how it works and how it came
about, for the non-technical reader.
Title: The Internet Companion, A Beginner's Guide To Global Networking
Author: Tracy LaQuey with Jeanne C. Ryer
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Publishing
ISBN: 0-201-62224-6
Price: $10.95
Pages: 196
Published: 1993
For more information: internet-companion@world.std.com
Thanks for the info: Robert Slade <ROBERTS@decus.ca>
Notes: The Companion includes a detailed history of the Internet, a
discussion on "netiquette" (network etiquette), and how to find resources
on the net. It is difficult to know what is supposed to be "companionable"
about this volume. Physically, it would be easy to carry it along with you.
You probably wouldn't want to, though. This is not a guide for
explorations, either. It does give one some background on the Internet,
but it is not in a step-by-step fashion. (How to access the Internet is
the *last* topic to be covered.) The newcomer to the Internet will more
likely want to read it all (possibly at one sitting; it's small enough) and
look at the network gestalt. This work is somewhat less technical than the
UNIX biased "Whole Internet Guide". However, it goes too far in the
opposite direction. The authors boast that it was finished in less than
two months. It shows. Companies which are getting into the Internet in a
big way might make this the introductory volume for new users: it is
generally upbeat and non-threatening. However, help should be on hand when
people actually start using the net.
Title: The Internet Companion Plus
Author: Tracy LaQuey & Jeanne Ryer
Publisher: Addison Wesley
ISBN: 0-201-62719-1
Price: $19.95
Pages: 196
Goodies: DOS disk
Published: 1993
For more information: $19.95
Notes: The Internet Companion (above) plus a disk.
Title: The Internet Complete Reference
Author: Harley Hahn & Rick Stout
Publisher: Osborne McGraw-Hill
ISBN: 0-07-881980-6
Price: $29.95
Pages: 818
Published: 1994
For more information: ?
Notes: A grassroots guide to learning about the Internet. It takes the
clueless newbie and leads him from the fundamentals - like understanding
what the Internet is, how to connect and how addressing works - and through
the Internet's most important tools. This book doesn't cover any ground
that hadn't been trod dozens of times before by other everything-you-need-
to-know-about-the-Internet book ever written, but it delivers the
information in a lively, always interesting manner. No topics are glossed
over and the authors never get mired in the dirty technical details. This
book is intended for folks who will be accessing the Internet using a UNIX
command line prompt. If you are just trying to get started on the Internet,
but don't know which of 50 step-by-step hold-your-hand books in your
bookstore you should buy, The Internet Complete Reference won't disappoint
you.
Title: The Internet Connection: System Connectivity and Configuration
Author: by John S. Quarterman and Smoot Carl-Mitchell
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
ISBN: 0-201-54237-4
Price: $32.25
Pages: 271
Published: 1994
For more information: awbook@aw.com
Notes: According to the publisher, this book gives step-by-step instruction
on connection to the Internet for system designers, system administrators
and their managers, offers assistance in setting up naming, mail and news
systems and explains the use of common Internet services such as archie,
WAIS, and Gopher.
Title: Internet Connections: A Librarian's Guide to Dial-Up Access and Use
Author: Engle, Mary E., et al.
Publisher: American Library Association
ISBN: 0-8389-7677-8
Price: $22.00
Pages: 166
Published: 1993
For more information: ?
Notes:
Title: The Internet Directory
Author: Eric Braun
Publisher: Fawcett Columbine
ISBN: 0-449-90898-4
Price: $25.00
Pages: 704
Published: 1994
For more information: ?
Thanks for the info: Gayle Keresey (aflgayle@aol.com)
Notes: Each chapter in this book covers a particular information service or
resource type, including mailing lists, newsgroups, FTP archives, Gophers,
WAIS, WWW, etc. All sources have been verified. Extensive index. A must
have for Internet surfers.
Title: Internet Essentials
Author: ?
Publisher: Que College
ISBN: ?
Price: ?
Pages: ?
Published: Feb 1994
For more information: ?
Thanks for the info: Connie Marijs <otsgroup@pop.knoware.nl>
Notes: {Unsure if this actually exists.} A Jump-Start to Getting on the
Internet. This guide will help you to learn what the Internet is and how it
works; get connected to this world-wide network; understand the basics of
how to navigate the Internet; take advantage of newsgroups, electronic
conferencing, and electronic journals; expand your access to information
and data through FTP and Telnet. Readers follow concise, 10-minute lessons
to learn about everything from hardware to E-mail, from downloading files
to participating newsgroups. Contains mini-tutorials, specific directions,
how-to information.
Title: Internet Explorer's Kit for Macintosh
Author: Adam Engst and Willian Dickson
Publisher: Hayden Books
ISBN: 1-56830-0989-1
Price: $29.95 US, $39.95 CAN
Pages: 440
Goodies: Includes a disk of Interesting Mac software
Published: 1994
For more information: ace@tidbits.com
Notes: For the Mac user who's already on the Internet, but wants to learn
how to use it more effectively, this book is the ultimate guide. The
Internet wanderer becomes a skilled navigator by following the tips of this
best-selling author. Covers FAQs, netiquette, people, etc. An excellent
follow-up to Engst's Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh.
Title: The Internet for Dummies
Author: John Levine & Carol Baroudi
Publisher: IDG Books
ISBN: 1-56884-024-1
Price: $19.95
Pages: 355
Published: 1993
For more information: (415) 312-0650 or dummies@iecc.com
Thanks for the info: Graham Keith Rogers <scgkr@mucc.mahidol.ac.th>
Notes: Intended as a beginners guide to the Internet, includes useful
sections on mail, gopher, news, ftp, etc. All in a fairly light-hearted
style intended to set novices at ease. At over 350 pages, there is much
information and the book is well indexed. Most of the material is oriented
toward UNIX shell users, with some discussion of Winsock applications.
Title: The Internet for Everyone: A Guide for Users and Providers
Author: Richard Wiggins
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
ISBN: 0-07-067019-5 paper, 0-07-067018-8 hardcover
Price: $29.95 paper, $45.00 hardcover
Pages: 680
Published: August, 1994
For more information: 1-800-2-MCGRAW
Thanks for the info:
Notes: The purpose of this book is to tell people how to use the Internet,
but also how to provide information via the Internet - picking a kind of
server technology, installing a Gopher, Web, or FreeWAIS server, an
overview of HTML, pointers to more detailed online info, etc.
Title: Internet: Getting Started
Author: April Marine, Susan Kirkpatrick, Vivian Neou & Carol Ward
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0-13-327933-2
Price: $28.00
Pages: 360
Published: 1993
For more information: (515) 284-6751
Notes: Explains how to join the Internet, the various types of Internet
access, and procedures for obtaining a unique IP address and domain name.
An extensive list of Internet access providers of all types is provided,
including access outside of the United States. The guide explains many
concepts essential to the Internet, such as the Domain Name System, IP
addressing, protocols, and electronic mail. Doesn't tell you how to use the
'net, just how to get connected.
Title: The Internet Guide for New Users
Author: Daniel P Dern
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
ISBN: Paperback 0-07-016511, Hardcover 0-07-016510-6
Price: Paperback $27.95, Hardcover $40.00
Pages: 570
Published: 1993
For more information: ddern@world.std.com
Notes: A very complete introduction to the world of the Internet. Along
with the obligatory topics such as telnet, FTP and Archie, the book
suggests how to get an Internet account and teaches enough UNIX to survive
on the net. This book is more complete and in-depth than many other
Internet books: Dern's deep knowledge of all things Internet shines
through, although sometimes the book is a bit too formal. The book, like
Dern, is laced with dry humor and is UNIX-centric. Highly recommended.
Title: Internet Instant Reference
Author: Paul E. Hoffman
Publisher: Sybex
ISBN: 0-7821-1512-8
Price: $12.99
Pages: 317
Published: 1994
For more information: ?
Notes: This book is part quick reference, part lexicon and part Internet
tutorial. Arranged in dictionary format, it defines Internet jargon (like
shareware and hypertext) gives brief descriptions of tools (like Knowbot
and Listserv), includes short command summaries for using popular programs
(like FTP, emacs and elm), and describes various 'net organizations,
policies and legislature. Nice design and layout. This book contains a wide
variety of information, but is sort of unevenly edited and contains some
factual errors that might not be clear to newbies (for instance, in one
section it confuses the terms upload and download.)
Title: The Internet Library: Case Studies of Library Internet Management
and Use
Author: Julie Still, ed.
Publisher: Meckler
ISBN: 0-88736-965-0
Price: $37.50
Pages: 200
Published: June 1994
For more information: ?
Notes: The case studies in this volume focus on how electronic resources
have changed relationships with the library and on the way libraries relate
to the larger world.
Title: Internet: Mailing Lists
Author: Edward Hardie & Vivian Neou
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0-13-289661-3
Price: $26.00
Pages: 356
Published: 1993
For more information: ?
Notes: A list of Internet electronic mailing lists. Contains names,
descriptions and subscription instructions for over 800 mailing lists, from
opera and chess to engineering and library science. Note that a current
"list of lists" is available online for free, both via Usenet and FTP.
Title: The Internet Message: Closing the Book with Electronic Mail
Author: Marshall Rose
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0-13-092941-7
Price: $44.00
Pages: 384
Published: 1993
For more information: ftp to prenhall.com
Notes: Technical discussion of mail agent and system design. Focuses on the
technology used to provide e-mail to the Internet.
Title: The Internet Navigator
Author: Paul Gilster
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
ISBN: 0-471-59782-1
Price: $24.95
Pages: 470
Published: Aug. 1993
For more information: (800) 263-1590 or gilster@rock.concert.net
Thanks for the info: Gayle Keresey (aflgayle@aol.com)
Notes: Information for the dial-up Internet user. Includes Internet
history, signing on to the net, UNIX commands, getting files, telnet,
electronic mail, BITNet, electronic journals, Usenet, gophers and Internet
resources. Useful for those who want step-by-step instructions for dial-up
terminal access. Somewhat academic in tone.
Title: The Internet Passport: NorthWestNet's Guide to Our World Online
Author: Jonathan Kochmer
Publisher: NorthWestNet and the Northwest Academic Computing Consortium
ISBN: 0-9635281-0-6
Price: $29.95
Pages: 516
Published: 4th ed.
For more information: (206) 562-3000 or e-mail passport@nwnet.net. Order
forms can be obtained via FTP as: ftp.nwnet.net/user-docs/passport/nonmem-
order-form.txt
Thanks for the info: Robert Slade <ROBERTS@decus.ca>
Notes: Covers everything from net etiquette to supercomputers; very
comprehensive. This work is a fairly bare bones and no nonsense guide to
the Internet. The book is orderly, and the explanations and illustrations
are clear. Each chapter covers a single topic and ends with additional
references, most often online materials or sources. The work is well
researched and highly competent in most cases. There is, in the early
chapters, a gracelessness to it which lacks any kind of appeal.
Nevertheless, it is a thoroughly researched and valuable reference for
those interested in using the resources of the Internet. It costs $39.95
but schools and not-for-profit organizations can buy it for $19.95 plus
shipping.
Title: Internet Primer for Information Professionals: A Basic Guide to
Internet Networking Technology
Author: Elizabeth Lane and Craig Summerhill
Publisher: Meckler
ISBN: 0-88736-831-X
Price: $37.50
Pages: 175
Published: 1993
For more information: ?
Notes: Description of the current state of the Internet, as well as the
proposed NREN, as well as basic information on network usage and concepts.
Title: Internet Public Access Guide
Author: Phil Hughes
Publisher: SSC Publications
ISBN: 0-916151-70-0
Price: $2.95
Pages: 64
Published: 1994
For more information: sales@ssc.com or (206) 527-3385.
Thanks for the info: Graham Keith Rogers <scgkr@mucc.mahidol.ac.th>
Notes: Graham Rodgers says: "64-page guide to Internet basics. Very easy to
follow instructions, clearly set out. With the small size not everything
can be included but the price represents good value. The paper cover
deteriorates with use." I say: A whole lot of information for the money.
Well-presented, simple and above all, short. Covers "What is the
Internet?", terms, UNIX basics, e-mail, Usenet, FTP, rlogin and telnet,
finger, archie, gopher and veronica. Easy-to-follow examples. They'll sell
you just one, but the book is primarily intended to be sold to service
providers and distributed to their users.
Title: Internet Quickstart
Author: Mary Ann Pike and Tod G. Pike
Publisher: Que
ISBN: 1-56529-658-3
Price: $21.99
Pages: 387
Published: March 1994
For more information: 800-428-5331 or 317-581-3500
Thanks for the info: Connie Marijs <otsgroup@pop.knoware.nl>
Notes: A series of quick tutorials, this book explains Internet basics to
absolute beginners. Lots of extras - like buzzword definitions, tips, and
warnings - helpusers get more from this premier online service. Task
oriented skill sessions cover topics such as log-on, E-Mail, database
searches, Internet news and more.
Title: The Internet Resource Quick Reference
Author: William Tolhurst and Mary Anne Pike
Publisher: Que
ISBN: 1-56529-748-2
Price: $17.99 USA, $23.96 CAN, #16.45 UK
Pages: 492
Published: 1994
For more information: ?
Notes: Almost every bit of the information in this book is available online
for free, don't waste your money. Contains a list of USENET news groups, a
list of publicly accessible mailing lists, a list of online FTP sites and
other resources, Scott Yanoff's list of online resources and the Inter-
Network Mail Guide.
Title: The Internet Roadmap
Author: Bennett Falk
Publisher: Sybex
ISBN: 0-7821-1365-6
Price: $12.99
Pages: 263
Published: 1994
Thanks for the info: David M. Stevenson <david@dms.muc.de>
Notes: David M. Stevenson says, "This book is written by someone who is
concerned that the reader get a good grasp of the Internet system quickly.
In my case he succeeded; and what he can do for me, he can do for you!" I
say: This book is a winner. It explains the basics of the Internet in a
clear and concise style. Covers the tools for reading Usenet news, doing e-
mail, using FTP, gopher and WorldWideWeb. Doesn't get into the newer,
funkier tools too much. It's an easy read and doesn't get bogged down in
esoteric, dull stuff. I even like the cover.
Title: Internet shouyouka ni mukete (CIX) (Feasibility Reserch for
Commercial Internet in Japan)
Language: Japanese
Author: SI Division
Publisher: Toppan
ISBN: 4-8101-8907-4
Price: 1600 Yen (Around $16)
Pages: 142
Published: November 1993
For more information: ?
Thanks for the info: Hideyuki Matsushima (hideyuki@apic.or.jp)
Notes: This is the first and only book on commercial Internet service in
Japan. Published as research report, its purpose is to clarify Internet
status in the United States and business feasibility study on CIX in Japan.
Coverage includes: What is Internet and its historical story in the US,
Structure of commercial service in Internet, Image of commercial Internet
in Japan. Report covers the feasibility of Internet withing various
regulated Japanese environments. It is must-read book for companies in
Japan wishing enter the Internet business.
Title: The Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh
Author: Adam Engst
Publisher: Hayden Books
ISBN: 1-56830-064-6
Price: $29.95
Pages: 640
Goodies: Mac floppy disk filled with great software and free connect time
Published: 1993
For more information: ace@tidbits.com
Notes: This terrific book (with a floppy disk) gives Macintosh users the
complete scoop on getting connected to the Internet using PPP, SLIP, etc.
This is one of my very favorite Internet books because it's so readable.
It's definitely the best one dedicated to Mac users.
Title: The Internet Starter Kit for the PC
Author: Adam Engst
Publisher: Hayden Books
ISBN: ?
Price: ?
Pages: ?
Goodies: Disk
Published: 1994
For more information: ace@tidbits.com
Thanks for the info: Connie Marijs
Notes: For readers who want to get on the Internet, but don't know where to
start, this is the fount of information. This large volume explains how to
get connected, where to look for what, and how to master e-mail,
downloading, FTP sites and more.
Title: The Internet Starter Kit for Windows
Author: Adam Engst, Corwin Low and Michael Simon
Publisher: Hayden Books
ISBN: 1-56830-094-8
Price: $29.95
Pages: 600
Goodies: Disk containing a limited version of Chameleon, WinVN news reader,
Eudora and WSgopher and free connect time
Published: 1994
For more information: ace@tidbits.com
Notes: This book is an excellent resource dedicated to Microsoft Windows
users. It isn't quite as strong as The Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh
but is nonetheless a wonderful guide for teaching Windows users about the
Internet and getting them online. It contains all the software you need to
get online and explains how to use it. The book's resource listings, list
of newsgroups, glossary and PDIAL and nixpublists are perhaps too thorough
- they take up about half the book.
Title: Internet System Handbook
Author: Danial Lynch and Marshall Rose
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
ISBN: 0-201-56741-5
Price: $54.95
Pages: ?
Published: 1993
For more information: ?
Thanks for the info: Robert Slade <ROBERTS@decus.ca>
Notes: Essays by people involved with the Internet. Strong on protocols,
weak on direction. The book is divided into four parts. The first section
deals with an historical and organizational background to the Internet. The
second section, written by the people who built the Internet, deals with
technical aspects of the major protocols and applications of the Internet.
Part three, "Infrastructure," covers issues not centrally relevant to the
operation of the Internet, but supporting its use: network performance and
management, backbone and node tools, directory services and operational
security. The bibliographic information contained in the book overall might
be worth the price alone. Quarterman's contribution is carefully and fully
researched and well organized. It includes not only texts, but periodicals
and online sources as well.
Title: The Internet Unleashed
Author: Steve Bang, Martin Moore, Rick Gates, et al.
Publisher: Sams Publishing
ISBN: 0-672-30466-X
Price: $44.95
Pages: 1,380
Goodies: 1 PC-format HD disk. (Macintosh users can mail in an enclosed
coupon to receive a disk with similar Mac software for a nominal shipping
and handling fee.)
Published: April 1994
Notes: This book is a huge tome, weighing in with 62 chapters plus 7
appendices. It is co-written by a zillion authors, and falls in the
"everything you could possibly ever want to know about the Internet"
category, with blanket coverage of accessing the 'net from different types
of home computers, networks and with high-speed connections. This book
covers just about every Internet topic you can think of, from security to
MUDs, from doing business on the 'net to copyright issues and problems.
Title: Internet: Werkzeuge und Dienste - von Archie bis World Wide Web
Author: M. Scheller, K.-P. Boden, A. Geenen, J. Kampermann
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
ISBN: 3-540-57968-0
Price: DM 49,-
Pages: 370
Published: July 1994
Language: German
For more Information: boden@ask.uni-karlsruhe.de
Notes: A basic Internet primer for beginners, in German. First, the
Internet's history is handled in a short introduction and some essential
terms are pointed out. Subsequently all of the major tools are explained.
The book is finished with `the sweets`, a list of different Internet
services Parts of the book are available via the World Wide Web at:
http://www.ask.uni-karlsruhe.de/books/inetwd.html
Title: 1994 Internet White Pages
Author: Seth Godin & James S. McBride
Publisher: IDG Books
ISBN: 1-56884-300-3
Price: $29.95
Pages: ?
Published: 1994
For more information: ?
Notes: A thick book listing about 100,000 e-mail addresses. (Although that
may seem like a lot, it's not very comprehensive.) Addresses are listed by
last name and are also indexed by Internet domain name. This book may be
useful for finding associates' e-mail addresses, but is probably no more
useful than using one of the many 'net-based e-mail-address search
utilities. The book is unevenly edited (I'm in there three times!) and was
woefully out of date before the ink was dry.
Title: Internetworking with TCP/IP, Volume I - Principles, Protocols and
Architecture
Author: Douglas Comer
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0-13-468505-4
Price: $57.00
Pages: 576
Published: 1991
For more information: ftp to prenhall.com
Notes: Written by a leading expert in TCP/IP, this book explains general
principles of computer communications combined with updated examples from
te TCP/IP protocol suite. Includes overviews of existing technologies,
descriptions of basic services and application-level services on the
Internet.
Title: Internetworking with TCP/IP, Volume II - Design, Implementtion and
Internals
Author: Douglas Comer and David Stevens
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0-13-125527-4
Price: $50.00
Pages: 640
Published: 1994
For more information: ftp to prenhall.com
Notes: A must for anyone working with the TCP/IP protocol suite. Discusses
the protocols in light of design alternatives, decisions and implementation
techniques. Contains source code for many protocols, including ARPT, TCP,
IP and SNMP.
Title: Internetworking with TCP/IP, Volume III - Client-Server Programming
and Applications for the AT&T TLI Version
Author: Douglas Comer and David Stevens
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: ?
Price: $50.00
Pages: 508.00
Published: 1994
For more information: ftp to prenhall.com
Notes: Covers design of software that operates in an Internet environment.
Focuses on the client-server paradigm, answering the question, "How can
applications be designed that use TCP/IP?"
Title: Internetworking with TCP/IP, Volume III - Client-Server Programming
and Applications for the BSD Socker Version
Author: Douglas Comer and David Stevens
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0-13-474222-2
Price: $51.00
Pages: 528 p
Published: 1993
For more information: ftp to prenhall.com
Notes: Covers design of software that operates in an Internet environment.
Focuses on the client-server paradigm, answering the question, "How can
applications be designed that use TCP/IP?"
Title: The Internet Yellow Pages
Author: Harley Hahn and Rick Stout
Publisher: Osborne Publishing (McGraw Hill)
ISBN: 0-07-882023-5
Price: $27.95
Pages: 447
Published: 1994
Notes: The Internet Yellow Pages strives to be an unmatched subject-
oriented index to the Internet's resources, a lofty goal given the number
of competing indexes available. Hahn and Stout do it right - this book is a
resource that long-time Internet addicts and new users will enjoy equally
well. Organization is intuitive and consistent. Although it does not point
you to as many online resources as some other directories, the ones it
points to tend to be high-quality and truly interesting sites to visit.
Well-researched and well-indexed.
Title: Mac Internet Tour Guide
Author: Michael Fraase
Publisher: Ventana Press
ISBN: 1-56604-062-0
Price: $27.95
Pages: 286
Goodies: Mac floppy disk with a bit useful software. Periodic updates via
e-mail. One month of free online time from MRNet.
Published: 1993
For more information: dilennox@aol.com or FTP to ftp.farces.com
Notes: This book (with floppy disk) for Macintosh users helps newcomers get
online and get acquainted with graphical Internet software "Fetch" and
"Eudora".
Title: Introducing the Internet: A Trainer's Workshop
Author: Lee David Jaffe
Publisher: Library Solutions Press
ISBN: 1-882208-03-X (book alone) or 1-882208-05-6 (with diskettes)
Price: $30.00 ($45.00 with diskettes)
Pages: 92
Published: 1994
For more information: (510) 841-2636 or alipow@library.berkeley.edu
Thanks for the info:
Notes: The 2nd in a series of supplements to "Crossing the Internet
Threshold. Based on trainer's handouts and script. A guide for trainers
whose audience is made up of pre-Internet users.
Title: Libraries and the Internet/NREN: Perspectives, Issues and Challenges
Author: Charles McClure et al
Publisher: Meckler
ISBN: 0-88736-824-7
Price: $25
Pages: 500
Published: March 1994
For more information: ?
Notes: This major study identifies key factors within the library and
larger environments that will affect libraries' involvement in national
networking policies.
Title: Managing uucp and Usenet
Author: Tim O'Reilly and Grace Todino
Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates
ISBN: 0-937175-93-5
Price: 27.97
Pages: 342
Published: 10th priting, 1992
For more information: info@ora.com
Notes: Intended for system administrators who need to set up and maintain
UUCP connections or access Usenet, the book realizes that in the UNIX world
many sysadmins are just plain folks. The necessary technical details are
here, but presented in a logical and non-threatening manner.
Title: The Matrix: Computer Networks and Conferencing Systems Worldwide
Author: John S. Quarterman
Publisher: Digital Press
ISBN: 0-13-565607-9
Price: $50.00
Pages: 746
Published: 1990
For more information: ?
Notes:
Title: MORE Internet for Dummies
Author: John Levine & Carol Baroudi
Publisher: IDG Books
ISBN: 1-56884-164-7
Price: $19.95
Pages: 430
Published: July 1994
For more information: (415) 312-0650 or midummies@iecc.com
Notes: Blurb from the author: "Intended as a follow-on to the best selling
"Internet for Dummies", includes in-depth looks at commercial on-line
providers including Delphi, AOL and UNIX shell providers. Also SLIP/PPP
access including how to get and install, Trumpet Winsock, Trumpet, WinVN,
Eudora, WinQVTnet, WSFTP, etc., and an expanded resource list featuring
newer gopher and WWW servers."
Title: Navigating the Internet
Author: Mark Gibbs & Richard Smith
Publisher: Sams
ISBN: 0-672-30362-0
Price: $24.95
Pages: 500
Published: 1993
For more information: 800-428-5331 or 317-581-3500
Notes: <<review forthcoming>>
Title: Navigating the Internet, Deluxe Edition
Author: Richard Smith and Mark Gibbs
Publisher: Sams
ISBN: 0-672-30485-6
Price: $29.95
Pages: 640
Goodies: 1 PC-format HD disk. (Macintosh users can mail in an coupon to
receive a Mac disk with similar software for a nominal shipping and
handling fee) and one month free connect time
Published: April 1994
For more information: 800-428-5331 or 317-581-3500
Notes: Nearly identical to Navigating the Internet (above) except it
includes a disk with Internet Software for Microsoft Windows and a few
extra chapters: "A Better Window on the Web: Mosaic", "Using the Internet
for Business", as well as versions of the online references Gopher Jewels
and PDIAL. I suppose it's worth the extra five bucks for this book versus
the vanilla Navigating the Internet, especially if you use Windows and need
the software.
Title: Netguide
Author: Peter Rutten, Albert Bayers III & Kelly Moloni
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0-679-75106-8
Price: $19.00
Pages: 384
Published: 1994
For more information: (800) 345-8112
Thanks for the info: Educom newsletter
Notes: As the "TV Guide of Cyberspace," this book provides pointers by
subjects to Internet sites, USENET newsgroups, and commercial resources
(CompuServe, American Online, etc.) It proves that there's something for
everyone somewhere out in the electronic world.
Title: Netiquette
Author: Virginia Shea
Publisher: Albion Books
ISBN: 0-9637025-1-3
Price: $19.95
Pages: 154
Published: 1994
For more information: info@albion.com
Notes: This slim book does an excellent job of helping those new to
Cyberspace learn the basic tenants of network etiquette, or "netiquette".
It's easy to read and loaded with interesting real-life examples. Chapters
cover netiquette of e-mail and of discussion groups as well as providing
excellent netiquette guidelines for business, home and school use.
Particularly useful sections cover Electronic Style (looking good online,
tone of voice and signature files) and the "core rules" of the online
world. One chapter covers copyright issues and another the etiquette of e-
mail privacy. There's even a tiny chapter on "Love & Sex in Cyberspace".
This book should be required reading for anyone collecting their Internet
Learner's Permit. (You can retrieve a brief excerpt from Netiquette: "The
Core Rules of Netiquette" by sending e-mail to netiquette-
request@albion.com with the words "archive send core" in the subject line.)
Title: NetPages
Publisher: Aldea Communications
ISBN: none listed
Price: Free
Pages: ~200
Published: 1994 (updated twice a year)
For more information: 619-943-0101 or e-mail to info@aldea.com
Notes: Of the various Internet White and Yellow pages books out there, this
one looks and acts the most like a "real" telephone book: personal listings
of your name and e-mail address are free, advertising space in the yellow
pages section is available for a fee, and the book itself it distributed
for free. With only a few thousand names in the first edition, this listing
is hardly the most complete, but it only contains information about people
who choose to be listed.
Title: NetPower: Resource Guide to Online Computer Services
Author: Persson, Eric
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1-56523-031-0
Price: $39.95 + $3.00 shipping
Pages: 774
Published: 1993
For more information: netpower1@aol.com, 1-800-457-9112
Notes: All I know is what their catalog says: The most exciting section of
this guide is devoted to the Internet. Netpower includes a primer and
tutorial on using the network, information on getting started and
navigating with Internet tools, and hundreds of Internet accessible
resources with contact information and descriptions. The guide will point
you in the direction of millions of megabytes of information all yours free
for the downloading around the Internet.
Title: Network and Distributed Systems Management
Author: Morris Sloman, editor
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
ISBN: 0-201-62745-0
Price: $50.50
Pages: 650
Published: 1994
For more information: awbook@aw.com or (800) 822-6339.
Notes: From the publicist: "Networks and distributed computer systems are
becoming critical to the functioning of many organizations. As these
systems become larger and more complex the issue of how to manage them
becomes more and more difficult. A complete reference on network management
for network engineers, managers, lecturers and trainers." Topics include
monitoring distributed systems, security, specifications and underlying
technologies. Quality information, heavy on theory, reads like a text book.
Title: The New Hacker's Dictionary
Author: edited by Eric Raymond and Guy L. Steele
Publisher: MIT press
ISBN: ISBN 0-262-18154-1
Price: $10.95
Pages: 453
Published: 2nd edition, 1994.
For more information: (800) 356-0343 or (617) 625-8481
Thanks for the info :Petrea Mitchell <pravn@mvp.rain.com,@agora.rdrop.com>
Notes: The New Hacker's Dictionary is a great book for learning about the
various slang, jargon and customs and folklore of the 'net (as well as
other lairs of the hacker.) Very silly and highly recommended. An FTPable
version, called the Jargon File version 3.0, is available from
rtfm.mit.edu, but the bound book makes great bathroom reading and contains
silly cartoons and stuff.
Title: New Riders' Official Internet Yellow Pages
Author: Christine Maxwell and Czeslaw Jan Grycz
Publisher: New Riders Publishing
ISBN: 1-56205-306-X
Price: $29.95
Pages: 877
Published: 1994
For more information: ?
This huge book covers vast ground in its 900-plus pages. Although the
quantity is there, the quality isn't exceptional: it is rather unevenly
edited. Some of the listings seem to be listed by name rather than subject
and many items are listed in multiple places, artifically inflating the
size of the book. This index is unique in that it contains listings of some
commercial services available via the Internet, such as DIALOG. Icons
differentiate the free resources from the costly ones.
Title: On INTERNET 94: An International Title and Subject Guide to
Electronic Journals, Newsletters, Texts, Discussion Lists, and Other
Resources on the Internet
Author: Internet World Magazine
Publisher: Meckler
ISBN: 0-88736-929-4
Price: $45.00
Pages: 500
Published: 1994
For more information: ?
Notes: "Your guide to the full range of Internet-accessible data files -
from artificial intelligence to women's studies, from space exploration to
rock music, from environment studies to AIDS research." Nearly 6,000
mailing lists, electronic journals, archives, etc.
Title: The Online User's Encyclopedia: Bulletin Boards and Beyond.
Author: Bernard Aboba
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
ISBN: 0-201-62214-9
Price: $32.95
Pages: 806
Published: 1993
For more information: ?
Thanks for the info: Gayle Keresey (aflgayle@aol.com)
Notes: Comprehensive compendium of information and guide to bulletin boards
and the computer networks they are connected to. First edition of this book
was a manual for the BMUG BBS. Indispensable guide to connecting your modem
to the world.
Title: OPAC Directory 1994
Author: Mecklermedia
Publisher: Meckler
ISBN: 0-88736-962-6
Price: $70
Pages: 500
Published: May 1994
For more information: ?
Notes: A detailed listing of dial-in online public access catalogs and
databases. Includes Accessing Online Bibliographic Databases, the annotated
list of 700+ Internet-accessible OPACs.
Title: Open Systems Networking: TCP/IP & OSI
Author: David Piscitello and Lyman Chapin
Publisher: Addison-Wedlet
ISBN: ?
Price: $46.96
Pages: 624
Published: 1994
For more information: ?
Notes: Explains OSI options for systems administrators working with TCP/IP.
Title: PC Internet Tour Guide
Author: Michael Fraase
Publisher: Ventana Press
ISBN: 1-56604-084-1
Price: $24.95
Pages: 284
Goodies: PC floppy disk with useful software. Two periodic updates via e-
mail. One month of free online time from MRNet.
Published: 1994
For more information: dilennox@aol.com
Notes: This book (with floppy disk) for MS-DOS users helps newcomers get
online and take their first steps on the 'net. Fraase first wrote the Mac
Internet Tour Guide, and this book seems more like an afterthought than a
follow-up. Chapters cover obligatory topics like What is the Internet,
Getting Connected, Network News, Transferring Files, Using Gopher and Other
Internet Resources. The book's organization leaves something to be desired:
talk of telnet, FAQs and Netfind (hardly unimportant topics) are lumped
together in the "Other Resources" chapter near the back of the book. The
book includes some interesting real-life examples and ideas for things to
do online, but too much (for my taste) focuses on how to set up and use the
bundled software.
Title: Pocket Guides to the Internet: Volume 1 - Telnetting
Author: Mark Veljkov & George Hartnell
Publisher: Meckler
ISBN: 0-88736-943-X
Price: $9.95
Pages: 64
Published: 1994
For more information: ?
Notes:
Title: Pocket Guides to the Internet: Volume 2 - Transferring Files with
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Author: Mark Veljkov & George Hartnell
Publisher: Meckler
ISBN: 0-88736-944-8
Price: $9.95
Pages: 64
Published: 1994
For more information: ?
Notes:
Title: Pocket Guides to the Internet: Volume 3 - Using and Navigating
Usenet
Author: Mark Veljkov & George Hartnell
Publisher: Meckler
ISBN: 0-88736-945-6
Price: $9.95
Pages: 64
Published: 1994
For more information: ?
Notes:
Title: Pocket Guides to the Internet: Volume 4 - The Internet E-Mail System
Author: Mark Veljkov & George Hartnell
Publisher: Meckler
ISBN: 0-88736-946-4
Price: $9.95
Pages: 64
Published: 1994
For more information: ?
Notes:
Title: Pocket Guides to the Internet: Volume 5 - Basic Internet Utilities
Author: Mark Veljkov & George Hartnell
Publisher: Meckler
ISBN: 0-88736-947-2
Price: $9.95
Pages: 64
Published: 1994
For more information: ?
Notes: ?
Title: Pocket Guides to the Internet: Volume 6 - Terminal Connections
Author: Mark Veljkov & George Hartnell
Publisher: Meckler
ISBN: 0-88736-948-0
Price: $9.95
Pages: 64
Published: 1994
Notes:
Title: Practical Internetworking with TCP/IP and UNIX
Author: Carl-Mitchell/Quarterman
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
ISBN: 0-201-58629-0
Price: $45.75
Pages: ?
Published: 1993
For more information: tic@tic.com
Notes:
Title: Riding the Internet Highway
Author: Sharon Fisher
Publisher: New Riders Publishing
ISBN: 1-56205-192-X
Price: $16.95
Pages: 266
Published: 1993
For more information: phyllis@prenhall.com
Thanks for the info: Robert Slade <ROBERTS@decus.ca>
Notes: Fisher shows admirable restraint in limiting the scope of this book.
Where others try to produce "complete" documentation for the "whole"
Internet, Fisher flatly states (correctly) that this is impossible. Where
others try to take you "from the modem up," Fisher suggests you get some
basic experience with local bulletin boards. The intent is to give desktop
(PC and Mac) users some basic grounding in Internet functions and tools. As
such, the book is much less imposing than most of the others of this ilk.
(Cheaper, too.) For the majority of new users, however, this is a good,
basic introduction. What shortcomings there are in specific information can
be quickly filled in once a user has gotten onto the net. The very personal
style here probably more than makes up for any other lacks--the Internet is
primarily other people, not technologies.
Title: SATURN: A Beginners Guide To Using the Internet
Author: Kyle Cassidy
Publisher: RCNJ Press
ISBN: ?
Price: $3
Pages: 110
Published: ?
For more information: cassidy@saturn.rowan.edu
Notes: This is the only Internet book that I know of that is specifically
for VAX/VMS users (you poor things.) The manual is somewhat specific for
our VAX 4000, but it can be used by anyone who is netting with VMS. It's
also available online for free, FTPable from:
gboro.rowan.edu:/pub/Saturn_Guide
Title: sendmail
Author: Bryan Costales
Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates
ISBN: 1-56592-056-2
Price: $32.95
Pages: 830
Published: 1993
For more information: ?
Notes: While not strictly an Internet book, this tome focuses on one thing:
the UNIX program sendmail, which is a huge part of how electronic mail
moves around on the Internet. Mainly for system administrators, the book
shows how to use every function, mode and mood of sendmail to get your e-
mail where it's going. A great, if single-minded, book.
Title: The Simple Book: an introduction to Internet management
Author: Marshall Rose
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0-13177-254-6
Price: $55.00
Pages: 456
Published: 2nd ed, 1994
Thanks for the info: John Stidd
Notes: John says: This book covers the Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP), which is used to do net management of TCP/IP networks, including
the Internet. The book is outstanding, but probably not of interest to a
general Internet audience.
Title: The Smiley Dictionary
Author: Seth Godin
Publisher: Peachpit Press
ISBN: 1-56609-008-3
Price: $6.95
Pages: 96
Published: ?
For more information: ?
Notes: Illustrates more than 200 smileys :-)
Title: smileys
Author: Lesley Strother
Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates
ISBN: 1-56592-041-4
Price: 93
Pages: 595
Published: 1993
For more information: ?
Notes: A collection of 650 "smileys". While not an Internet book per se,
smileys are certainly used enough on the Internet to warrant an entry here.
:-)
Title: Success with Internet
Author: ?
Publisher: ?
ISBN: ?
Price: ?
Pages: ?
Goodies: ?
Published: ?
For more information: 800/628-8280
Notes: <<I know nothing about this book. Do you?>>
Title: 10 Minute Guide to the Internet
Author: Peter Kent
Publisher: Alpha
ISBN: 1-56761-428-0
Price: $12.99 US, $16.99 CAN
Pages: 162
Published: 1994
For more information: ?
Notes: A terse introduction to the Internet, how to get online and how to
navigate using UNIX, e-mail, FTP, archie, WAIS, WWW, gopher, telnet and
Usenet. For the rank beginner. Divided into 20 or so "ten-minute" lessons.
Does a fair job, considering its brevity, but is too short to serve as a
thorough introduction. Slanted to Microsoft Windows users accessing a UNIX
host.
Title: TCP/IP: Architecture, Protocols and Implementation
Author: Sidnie Felt
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
ISBN: ?
Price: $45.00
Pages: 466
Published:
For more information: ?
Notes: Covers protocols plus additional services and products: NFS, NIS,
BIND, ARP, RIP, KERBEROS, SNMP, etc. Discusses hoe to invoke network
services, plan name/address structure, troubleshoot, connect via bridges
and routers.
Title: The TCP/IP Companion
Author: Martin Arick
Publisher: QED
ISBN: ?
Price: $29.95
Pages: 240
Published: 1994
For more information: ?
Notes: Describes the OSI Reference Modem, related protocols and how to use
them to interact with hosts.
Title: TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1, The Protocols
Author: W. Richard Stevens
Publisher: Addison Wesley
ISBN: 0-201-63346-9
Price: $47.50
Pages: 576
Published: 1994
For more information:
ftp://aw.com/aw.prof.comp.series/stevens.tcpipiv1.info.tar.Z (this contains
Preface, Table of Contents, and a sample chapter in PostScript and ASCII.)
Thanks for the info: Bob Stein <stein@gcomm.com> and Robert Slade
<ROBERTS@decus.ca>
Notes: Bob says: This textbook is the best way to understand the nuts and
bolts of TCP/IP the Internet's networking protocols. Great figures,
diagrams, tables, and other references. (No volume 2 yet.) Robert says:
Great text for the protocols of TCP/IP (illustrated by examples from a real
network.)
Title: TCP/IP Network Administration
Author: Craig Hunt
Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates
ISBN: 0-937175-82-X
Price: $29.95
Pages: 472
Published: 1992
For more information: info@ora.com
Notes: Describes how to set up and administer a network of UNIX systems
using the TCP/IP protocols. Includes basics of what the protocols are, how
to get connected and configure the system, sendmail configuration, setting
up an anonymous FTP server, name service, routing and troubleshooting and
security.
Title: TCP/IP: Running a Successful Network
Author: K. Washburn/J.T. Evans
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
ISBN: ?
Price: $44.95
Pages: 537
Published: 1994
For more information: ?
Notes:
Title: Teach Yourself the Internet: Around the World in 21 Days
Author: Neil Randall
Publisher: Sams
ISBN: 0-672-30519-4
Price: $27.00
Pages: 700
Published: July 1994
For more information: 800-428-5331 or 317-581-3500
Thanks for the info: Connie Marijs <otsgroup@knoware.nl>
Notes: This well-organized tutorial can be used by individuals, in
seminars, training sessions, and classrooms. It takes readers on a global
learning expedition of the Internet in just 21 fun-filled lessons.
Title: Total SNMP
Author: Harnedy
Publisher: CBM Books
ISBN: 1-878956-33-7
Price: $45
Pages: ?
Published: 1994
For more information: books@propress.com
Notes:
Title: The Traveler's Guide to the Information Highway
Author: Dylan Tweney
Publisher: Ziff Davis Press
ISBN: 1-56276-206-0
Price: $24.95
Pages: 139
Published: June 1994
For more information: 72241.443@compuserve.com
Notes: A guide to the Internet, CompuServe, Prodigy, America Online,
Delphi, GEnie, and ZiffNet for CompuServe, this book is the first of its
kind to feature real maps of each service, making it exceptionally easy to
navigate the on-line world. Colorful but hard to read. There are also easy-
to-follow instructions for using each one, plus tips, shortcuts, and
pointers to the best and most interesting features. Interesting stuff, but
seems to favor the online services featuring ZiffNet online. I wonder
why...
Title: Usenet: Netnews for Everyone
Author: Jenny A. Fristrup
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0-13-123167-7
Price: $24.95 US, $32.95 CAN
Pages: 386
Goodies: 5 hours of Usenet access via a Missouri service provider
Published: June 1994
For more information: orders@prenhall.com
Notes: A guide to accessing and using Usenet newsgroups. Includes a decent
(but short) introduction to Usenet, including info on the Usenet community
and conventions. The majority of the book is a list of Usenet newsgroups
and the FAQs that live in each - information that can easily be found
online at no cost. It also reprints several general Usenet introductions
that are also available online for free. Doesn't cover rot13 or how to
decode binary files. In short, a waste of money.
Title: Using the Internet
Author: William A. Tolhurst, Mary Ann Pike & Keith A. Blanton
Publisher: Que
ISBN: 1-56529-353-3
Price: $39.95
Pages: 1188
Goodies: DOS disk
Published: Jan. 1994
For more information: tpike@pittslug.sug.org
Thanks for the info: Gayle Keresey (aflgayle@aol.com)
Notes: Introduction to, structure of, and history of the Internet. Finding
and using resources, legal considerations, features and services, and tools
and technology.
Title: Using UUCP and Usenet
Author: Grade Todino and Dale Dougherty
Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates
ISBN: ?
Price: ?
Pages: 194
Published: 1991
For more information: ?
Notes:
Title: WAIS and Gopher Servers: a guide for librarians and Internet end-
users
Author: Eric Lease Morgan
Publisher: Meckler
ISBN: 0-88736-932-4
Price: $30.00
Pages: 150
Published: March 1994
For more information: ?
Notes: The first book-length treatment of WAIS and Gopher servers.
Title: Way of the Ferret - Finding Educational Resources on the Internet
Author: Judi Harris
Publisher: International Society for Technology in Education
ISBN: 1-56484-055-7
Price: $24.95 (ISTE members 22.45)
Pages: 209
Published: 1994
For more information: iste@oregon.uoregon.edu or 800/336-5191
Notes: Based on Judi Harris' popular Mining the Internet column in The
Computing Teacher journal, Way of the Ferret is designed to help you
acquire the knowledge, skills, and experience necessary to locate and use
resources found on the Internet. Carefully developed analogies help users
grasp basics of Telnet sessions, FTP file transfers, information location
tools, file encryption, and discussion groups. Finally, 15 different types
of educational telecomputing activities help you plan for integrating
Internet resources into your students' academic explorations.
Title: Welcome to Internet - from Mystery to Mastery
Author: Tom Badgett & Corey Sandler
Publisher: MIS Press
ISBN: 1-55828-308-0
Price: $19.95
Pages: 324
Published: 1993
For more information: ?
Thanks for the info: Gayle Keresey (aflgayle@aol.com)
Notes: Introduction to the Internet and its resources and navigational
tools. The strength of this book is the chapter entitled "Collecting
souvenirs on the Internet" which details subjects and tells you exactly
where and how to find information about those subjects on the net.
Title: The Whole Earth Online Almanac
Author: Don Rittner
Publisher: Brady
ISBN: 1-56686-090-3
Price: $32.95
Pages: 540
Published: 1993
Notes: Covers America Online, CompuServe, GEnie, The WELL, FidoNet, the
Internet and CD-ROMs. Each subject area includes applicable forums and
databases, network discussion lists and other online sources and CD-ROMs.
Title: The Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog
Author: Ed Krol
Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates
ISBN: 1-56592-063-5
Price: $24.95
Pages: 572
Published: 2nd edition, April 1994
For more information: info@ora.com
Notes: This book covers the basic utilities used to access the network and
then guides users through the Internet's "databases of databases" to access
the millions of files and thousands of archives available. It includes a
resource index that covers a broad selection of approximately 300 important
resources available on the Internet. The 2nd edition has been completely
updated to reflect the development of new Internet tools, including Mosaic,
MIME, tin, pine, xarchie and a greatly expanded resource catalog. Highly
recommended.
Title: Windows Internet Tour Guide
Author: Michael Frasse
Publisher: Ventana Press
ISBN: 1-56604-081-7
Price: $24.95
Pages: 344
Goodies: Windows disk. Two free electronic updates via e-mail. One month of
free online time from MRNet.
Published: 1994
For more information: dilennox@aol.com
Notes: <<review forthcoming>>
Title: Your Internet Consultant - The FAQs of Life Online
Author: Kevin M. Savetz
Publisher: Sams
ISBN: 0-672-30520-8
Price: $25 US $34.95 CAN
Pages: 550
Published: July 1994
For more information: 800-428-5331 or 317-581-3500
Notes: Your Internet Consultant - the FAQs of List Online (written by the
author of this bibliography) provides simple, enlightening answers to
hundreds (361, to be exact) of frequently asked questions about the
Internet (as well as answers to a few questions that aren't frequently-
asked, but should be.) The book is arranged in a question-and-answer
format, making it blissfully simple to find just the info you need. I think
you'll find the book unique, useful and a little silly. For information and
the table of contents, e-mail savetz@rahul.net with the words "send YIC" in
the SUBJECT line.
Title: Zen & the Art of Internet
Author: Brendan Kehoe
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0-13-121492-6
Price: $23.95
Pages: 193
Published: 3rd ed., Jan. 1994
For more information: (515) 284-6751 or phyllis@prenhall.com
Thanks for the info: matisse@well.sf.ca.us (J Matisse Enzer)
Notes: This guide should give you a reference to consult if you're curious
about what can be done with the Internet. It also presents the fundamental
topics that are all too often assumed and considered trivial by many
network users. It covers the basic utilities and information reaching other
networks. An earlier, much less comprehensive version is available via FTP;
see previous section. Matisse Enzer says: Very friendly general overview
book. Not really a how-tobook, rather a Cultural Companion that explain
what each type of Internet resource is, as well as the cultural and
traditional uses and issues. Includes a chapter on "Things you will hear
about..." this chapter explains many famous (and infamous) Internet events
and entities.
Title: !%@:: A Directory of Electronic Mail Addressing and Networks
Author: Donnalyn Frey & Rick Adams
Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates
ISBN: 1-56592-046-5
Price: $9.95
Pages: 640
Published: 4th ed, June 1994
For more information: 800-998-9938 or info@ora.com
Thanks for the info: Robert Slade <ROBERTS@decus.ca>
Notes: This book is a reference work. It details the various computer
networks with gateways to the Internet. It is common to cite such works as
"indispensable": in fact, most users, and even site managers, muddle along
quite happily without it. Quick reference "electronic" versions exist of
very similar documents, which provide the addressing schemes for the more
common network and commercial service gateways. Frey and Adams have,
however, put together a very complete and interesting reference, and I do
suggest it to anyone managing, or using, extensive e-mail correspondence.
As a user of electronic mail, or the manager of a small Internet node or
UUCP site, it would be hard to say that you "need" this book. If, however,
you are at all interested in the topic of e-mail, you will find this
fascinating and useful.
*** Upcoming titles {let me know if any of these are out yet!}
Net Games - September 1994
from Random House
Internet: Domain Administration - Vivian Neou: SRI International
ISBN 013-511180-3 04/94 NEW to be published
Internet Technology Series: Domain Name System - Paul Mockapetris
ISBN 013-106865-2 05/94 NEW to be published
The Comprehensive Internet Dictionary by William H. Holt and Rockie J.
Morgan. Publisher says: "Clear, concise definitions and illustrations of
more than 3,000 technical and colloquial terms and concepts that have
proliferated on the Information Highway." 160 pages. ISBN 0-945264-16-X.
$12.95 U.S. Coming in September 1994.
Internet: A Parent's Guide by Karen Strudwick. Publisher says: "Cuts
through the computerese to explain how you and your kids can use the
Internet at school and at play. A handy resource to quickly finding your
way around the vast knowledge banks of this international network of
networks." 160 pages. ISBN 0-945264-17-8. $12.95 U.S. Coming in September
1994.
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Addison-Wesley. E-mail: 74230.3622@compuserve.com. Orders: 800-822-6339.
Albion Books. E-mail: info@albion.com. 415-572-7666. Fax 415-752-5417
IDG Books Worldwide, 155 Bovet Road #310, San Mateo CA 94402. Orders: 800
762 2974.
Meckler Corporation. 203-226-6967. Fax: 203-545-5840. 11 Ferry Lane West,
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O'Reilly & Associates: info@ora.com. 707-829-0515, Fax 707-829-0104. 103A
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