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Good Books  for the Internet Surfer 2/94
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Choosing a service provider
Engle, Mary E. & Marilyn Lutz, William W. Jones, Jr. , Genevieve Engel.
(1993). Internet Connections; a Librarian's Guide to Dial-Up Access and
Use. Chicago, IL: Library and Information Technology Association, 50 East
Huron St. Chicago, IL 60611 312/944-4270.
Includes information on the history of the Internet, tools and resources
for librarians, and a list of Internet services providers. ISBN
0-8389-7677-8. Index. $22.00

Estrada, Susan. (1993). Connecting to the Internet; a Buyer's Guide.
Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates 103 Morris St. Suite A, Sebastopol,
CA 95472 800/998-9938.
No-holds barred text tells you how to evaluate the offerings of service
providers and choose the best solution for your needs.
ISBN 1-56592-061-9. Index. $15.95

Using your connection
*Dern, Daniel P. (1994)The Internet Guide For New Users. (1993). New York,
NY: McGraw-Hill.
Just enough Unix to get around, stories from Internet luminaries, how to be
a good Internet citizen. Has all the tricks and tools, could have a more
readable layout, but the information is first rate, including arcana you
won't find anywhere else. Includes a glossary. For all Internauts.
ISBN 007-016511-4 Trade pb $27.95 ISBN 007-016-10-6 Hardcover $40.00

*Hahn, Harley and Rick Stout. (1994). The Internet Complete Reference.
Berkeley, CA: Osborne McGraw-Hill.
The BEST book written about the Internet so far. Witty, complete, easy to
read: a must. Includes  deal to get one month free Internet access.
ISBN 0-07-881980-6. Index. $29.95

Kehoe, Brendan. (1993). Zen and the Art of the Internet: a Beginner's Guide
(2nd ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
The first edition is available for free from many FTP sites. This version
has about 30 pages of new material and corrects various minor errors in the
first edition. Includes the story of the Coke Machine on the Internet. For
much of late 1991 and the first half of 1992, this was the document of
choice for learning about the Internet. ISBN 0-13-010778-6. Index. $22.00

Krol, Ed. (1992). The Whole Internet User's Guide & Catalog. Sebastopol,
CA: O'Reilly & Associates, 103 Morris St. Suite A, Sebastopol, CA 95472
800/998-9938.
Comprehensive guide to how the network works, the domain name system,
acceptable use, security, and other issues. Chapters on telnet/remote
login, File Transfer Protocol, and electronic mail explain error messages,
special situations, and other arcana. Archie, Gopher, NetNews, WAIS, WWW,
and troubleshooting each enjoy a chapter in this well-written book.
Appendices contain info on how to get connected in addition to a glossary.
ISBN 1-56592-025-2. $24.95

* Kochmer, Jonathan and NorthWestNet. (1993) Internet Passport.
NorthWestNet, and Northwest Academic Computing Consortium, Inc. 15400 SE
30th Pl. Suite 202 Bellevue, WA 98007 206/562-3000.
Recommended. Well-organized, easy-to-follow style.  Includes step-by-step
sample sessions with VT-100 screen shots.  Special focus on Internet and
K-12 education and supercomputing.  Appendix details setting up your own
campus wide info system (CWIS), policy questions, acceptable use, etc.
Includes glossary, index.
ISBN 0-9635281-0-6 $39.95

LaQuey, Tracy, & Ryer, J. C. (1993). The Internet Companion: a Beginner's
Guide to Global Networking. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.
Beginning with a foreword by Vice-President Elect Al Gore, this book
provides an often- humorous explanation of the origins of the Internet,
acceptable use, basics of electronic mail, netiquette, online resources,
transferring information, and finding email addresses. The In the Know
guide provides background on Internet legends (Elvis sightings is one),
organizations, security issues, and how to get connected. Bibliography.
Index. ISBN 0-201-62224-6 $10.95

*Smith, Richard & Mark Gibbs. (1993) Navigating the Internet. Indianapolis,
IN: SAMS Publishing.
Nicely laid out,  readable, good information. Contains section on The
Internet Hunt and online resources such as CARL, DIALOG, OCLC and ERIC.
ISBN 0-672-30362-0. $24.95

Tennant, Roy, Ober, J., & Lipow, A. G. (1993). Crossing the Internet
Threshold: An Instructional Handbook. Berkeley, CA: Library Solutions
Press, 2137 Oregon Street Berkeley, CA 94705  510/841-2636
A cookbook to run your own Internet training sessions. Real-world examples.
Foreword by Cliff Lynch. ISBN: 1-882208-01-3 $45.00

System Specific-- Macintosh
* Engst, Adam C. (1993) The Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh.
Indianapolis, IN: Hayden Books.
Engst has written the largest and most complete Mac-specific Internet book,
but it contains something of interest to all users: he compares and
contrasts providers such as Delphi, BIX, America Online, and CompuServe and
the usefulness of their various Internet offerings. Contains the complete
pdail and nixpub lists of service providers. Glossary and many screen
shots. Bargain of the year, it includes software including Mac TCP, Eudora,
InterSLIP, Fetch, TurboGopher, Stuffit Expander, and  two week free
Internet tria with NW Nexus. ISBN 1-56830-064-6. $29.95

*Fraase, Michael. (1993) The Mac Internet Tour Guide. Chapel Hill, NC:
Ventana Press.
People profiles, software reviews, hot spots and cool resources on the
Internet. For those who just want enough info to get on and get around and
don't need one of the more complete and weightier tomes. Snazzy layout with
many screen shots.
Disk includes Fetch, Eudora, and Stuffit Expander, and two free electronic
updates. ISBN: 1-56604-062-0. $27.95

System Specific-- PC
*Fraase, Michael. (1994) The PC Internet Tour Guide. Chapel Hill, NC:
Ventana Press.
People profiles, software reviews, hot spots and cool resources on the
Internet. For those who just want enough info to get on and get around and
don't need one of the more complete and weightier tomes. Snazzy layout with
many screen shots. Minuet is an integrated email, gopher, and news reader
that looks like it operates under Windows but works without it. Finally the
Internet via a PC puts on a friendly face.
Disk contains Minuet, UMSLIP and license to use for 30 days (after that,
pay fee of $50). Deal on two free electronic updates and one month free
service on MRNet. ISBN: 1-56604-084-1. $24.95


Just arrived not yet seen:
Directory of Electronic Journals, Newsletters, and Academic Discussion
Lists.  Third Edition, April 1993. Association of Research Libraries
ISSN:  1057-1337. $42.00

Gilster, Paul A. The Internet Navigator: A Guide to Network Exploration for
the Individual Dial-Up User. (1993). John Wiley & Sons.
ISBN 0-471-59782-1. $24.95

Hardie, Edward T.L.  & Vivian Neou. Internet: Mailing Lists 1993. (1993)
SRI Internet Information Series PTR Prentice Hall
ISBN 0-13-327941-3. $26.00

On Internet: An International Title and Subject Guide to Electronic
Journals, Newsletters, Books, and Discussion Lists on the Internet. (1993).
Meckler Publishing.
ISBN 0-88736-929-4. $45.00

Tolhurst, William et al. (1994) Using the Internet, Special Edition.
Indianapolis, IN: Que.
ISBN: 1-56529-353-3. $39.95
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