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Gaining Access to the Internet.
Notess, Greg R. – Online, 1992
Discusses Internet services and protocols (i.e., electronic mail, file transfer, and remote login) and provides instructions for retrieving guides and directories of the Internet. Services providing access to the Internet are described, including bulletin board systems, regional networks, nationwide connections, and library organizations; and a…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Costs, Electronic Mail, Internet
Online Information Services. Caught in the Web?
Green, Tim – Online, 1995
Provides brief reviews of the sites for several online services of the World Wide Web; the Web as a marketing tool and other aspects of interest to information professionals are highlighted. A sidebar presents information on accessing Internet locations, graphics, online forms, Telnet, saving, printing, mailing, and searching. (AEF)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Electronic Mail, Information Networks, Information Services
People Talking to People: Making the Most of Internet Discussion Groups.
Robinson, Kara L. – Online, 1996
Describes two electronic conferences (e-conferences) available on the Internet: e-mail-based discussion groups and Usenet news groups. Presents tips to help users of e-conferences increase the benefits of knowledge-sharing via these conferences. Sidebars present the largest library-related e-conferences, e-conferences gatewayed to Usenet, and an…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Discussion Groups, Electronic Mail, Information Networks
Searching Online Database Services over the Internet.
Keays, Thomas – Online, 1993
Describes how to use the Internet to access commercial online database services, such as DIALOG, and discusses the advantages in terms of costs, reference services, and accessibility. Outlines in detail how to save a search session or link another terminal to a Telnet session, and provides information and Internet addresses for eight vendor…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Databases, Electronic Mail, Fees
On the Nets and on the Streets: A First-Person Report of the Soviet Coup [and] An IFLA Meeting to Remember.
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
Internet Access by Satellite: How To Get It, How It Works.
Kassel, Amelia – Online, 1998
Discusses accessing the Internet via satellite with the Hughes Network Systems DirecPC satellite dish, focusing on applications for satellite dishes, pricing, how it works, siting and hardware requirements, disadvantages, security issues, and availability. Provides tips for enhancing DirecPC speed and compares DirecPC and integrated services…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Communications Satellites, Comparative Analysis, Computer Peripherals