Assessing Information on the Internet: Toward Providing Library Services for Computer-Mediated Communication.

Dillon, Martin; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ450420

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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Assessing Information on the Internet: Toward Providing Library Services for Computer-Mediated Communication.

Dillon, Martin; And Others

Proceedings of the ASIS Mid-Year Meeting, p172-80 1992

Describes a project that examined textual information available on the Internet and potential means of providing access to this information. Highlights include an overview of Internet resources, a profile of a document sample, description of FTP (File Transfer Protocol) sites, and an automated method of categorizing files. (MES)

Descriptors: Access to Information, Automatic Indexing, Classification, Databases, Electronic Publishing, File Transfer Protocol, Information Retrieval, Internet, Tables (Data)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers

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Language: English

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Note: "Networks, Telecommunications, and the Networked Information Resource Revolution," Albuquerque, NM, May 27-30, 1992.