|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #Information Sources: the Internet and Computer-Mediated Communication |================================================================================ #AUTHOR: John December (decemj@rpi.edu) #DATE: 17 Nov 93; Release 3.10 #COPYRIGHT: (c) 1993 by John December (decemj@rpi.edu). Permission is granted t # o use for non-commercial, educational purposes. This copyright and # permission notice must appear in all copies. #COPYRIGHT: Permission is also granted to mention, cite, refer to, or describe # this document in commercial books, products, or online services (bu # t not to reproduce in whole or in part without permission.) #DISCLAIMER: Provided "as is" without expressed or implied warranty. I make no r # epresentations about this document's suitability, accuracy, or stab # ility. |PURPOSE: to list pointers to information describing the Internet, computer |networks, and issues related to computer-mediated communication (CMC). Topics |include the technical, social, cognitive, and psychological aspects. |AUDIENCE: those getting started in understanding the Internet and CMC; for |those experienced, it compactly summarizes sources of information. |ASSUMPTION: you have access to and know how to use finger, ftp, gopher, telnet, |email, or Usenet newsgroups. |NOTES: |1. Respect access privileges. (See Net Etiquette Guide, below.) |2. This information changes quite a bit; Additions/comments welcome. |3. Use Archie to find a file if it is not at the site given here. |4. Learn to use Gopher, Veronica, WAIS, WWW, to find more information. |CONTENTS: |Section -0- HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT |Section -1- THE INTERNET AND SERVICES |Section -2- INFORMATION SERVICES/ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS |Section -3- SOCIETIES AND ORGANIZATIONS |Section -4- NEWSGROUPS |Section -5- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY |Section -6- DESCRIPTION OF ITEMS |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Section -0- HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT |================================================================================ |This document is formatted for >80 columns, with the first column identifying the information on each line. |This format allows you to use scripts to filter this information. |See the file internet-cmc.readme for information on different formats for this document. |The first character in a column tells what information is on that line. | # precedes document labels. | | precedes comments. | > precedes paper-based information. | * precedes Section titles | o precedes Subsection titles | - precedes Sub-subsection titles | |All network-accessible items (not preceded by one of the above symbols) are of the form: | ITEM_NAME: ACCESS_METHOD PARAMETERS | |Names that are too wide for their columns are continued in the next row. | | ITEM_NAME = a short name describing the information or service. | ACCESS_METHOD = one of {email, finger, ftp, gopher, http, phone, telnet, Usenet news}. | PARAMETERS = further access information depending on ACCESS_METHOD: | ACCESS_METHOD PARAMETERS | ------------- ----------------------------------------------------- | email address "letter-body" | finger address port# | ftp host path-to-directory/file-name | gopher host | http host path-to-directory/file-name | phone phone# | telnet host port# `login-name' | news newsgroup-name | ------------- ----------------------------------------------------- |If any of the parameters are not on the line, they are not needed. |All ftp access uses login-name `anonymous,' unless stated otherwise. |------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |USEFUL Unix Scripts to filter this document: |------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Takes out all comments, and paper-based information: | egrep -v "^\||^>" internet-cmc | |Takes out all comments, paper, subsections, sub-subsections: | egrep -v "^\||^>|^o|^-" internet-cmc | |Takes out all comments, paper, sections, subsections, sub-subsections |and makes an alpha list: | egrep -v "^\||^>|^\*|^o|^-" internet-cmc | sort -u | |------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |INFORMATION ABOUT UPDATES OF THIS DOCUMENT: |------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Internet-cmc information: ftp ftp.rpi.edu pub/communications/internet-cmc.readme |------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Section -1- THE INTERNET AND SERVICES |================================================================================ |This section lists information about the Internet, services available |on it, and topics related to computer networking. o INTERNET DESCRIPTIONS - NEW USER INTRODUCTION/MOTIVATION Gold in Networks!: ftp nic.merit.edu documents/fyi/fyi_10.txt Hitchikers Guide: ftp nic.merit.edu documents/rfc/rfc1118.txt New User's Questions: ftp nic.merit.edu documents/fyi/fyi_04.txt Surfing the Internet: ftp nysernet.org pub/resources/guides/surfing.2.0.3.txt What is the Internet?: ftp nic.merit.edu documents/fyi/fyi_20.txt Internet Services FAQ: ftp rtfm.mit.edu pub/usenet/news.answers/internet-services/faq - COMPREHENSIVE GUIDES AARNet Guide: ftp aarnet.edu.au pub/resource-guide/ AARNet User Guide: ftp aarnet.edu.au pub/user-guide/ Big Dummy's Guide: ftp ftp.eff.org pub/EFF/papers/big-dummys-guide.txt CERFNet Guide: ftp nic.cerf.net cerfnet/cerfnet_info/ Desktop Internet: ftp ftp.uwp.edu pub/msdos/dir/ De Presno Guide: ftp ftp.eunet.no pub/text/online.txt DDN New User Guide: ftp nic.ddn.mil netinfo/nug.doc Internet Companion(parts): ftp world.std.com OBS/The.Internet.Companion/ Internet Guide: ftp sunsite.unc.edu pub/docs/about-the-net/libsoft/guide1.txt NSF Resource Guide: ftp ds.internic.net resource-guide/overview NWNet Internet Guide: ftp ftphost.nwnet.net user-docs/nusirg/README.nusirg NYSERNet Internet Guide: ftp nysernet.org pub/guides/Guide.V.2.2.text SURANet Internet Guide: ftp ftp.sura.net pub/nic/ Zen / Art of Internet: ftp csn.org pub/net/zen/ - SPECIALIZED GUIDES OF GENERAL INTEREST Agricultural Guide: ftp sunsite.unc.edu pub/docs/about-the-net/libsoft/agguide.dos Electric Mystics Guide: ftp panda1.uottawa.ca pub/religion/electric-mystics-guide* Library Resources: ftp dla.ucop.edu pub/internet/libcat-guide BUBL: gopher bubl.bath.ac.uk - EXPLORING: Internet Beginner: ftp oak.oakland.edu pub/msdos/info/bgi12.zip Internet Cruise: ftp nic.merit.edu resources/ Internet Explorer's Kit: ftp sunsite.unc.edu pub/docs/about-the-net/libsoft/explorer.doc Internet Hunt: ftp ftp.cni.org pub/net-guides/i-hunt/ Internet Hunt Gopher: gopher gopher.cic.net Internet Navigating: ftp ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu navigate/ Internet Mining: ftp ftp.ucdavis.edu ucd.netdocs/mining/mining_readme Internet Safari: ftp nic.cerf.net cerfnet/cerfnet_k12_programs/cerf_n_safari/safari_guide/safari-guide.txt - TRAINING: HWGUIDE: ftp sunsite.unc.edu pub/docs/about-the-net/libsoft/hwguide.txt LeJeune Course: ftp pilot.njin.net pub/Internet-course/ Milles: ftp slufxb.slu.edu pub/millesjg/interlaw.txt Monsarrat: ftp wilma.cs.brown.edu pub/internet_course.tar.Z Newcastle/Tyne: ftp mailbase.ac.uk pub/lists/itti-networks/files/tms-list.txt Schneider Bib: ftp alexia.lis.uiuc.edu pub/training.bib Trainpack: ftp tuda.ncl.ac.uk pub/network-training/README Wheeler: ftp s850.mwc.edu nettrain/nettrain.00readme Usenet and trn: ftp cs1.presby.edu pub/trn-intro/ VAX/VMS Networking: ftp ftp.temple.edu pub/info/help-net/vms-mail.guide - ADMINISTRATIVE/TECHNICAL/HISTORY: Internet Growth: ftp tic.com matrix/growth/internet/ Internet History: ftp umcc.umich.edu /pub/seraphim/doc/nethist8.txt Internet Monthly Report: ftp nic.merit.edu internet/newsletters/internet.monthly.report/ Internet Maps (Europe): ftp eunet.fi nic/pub/netinfo/maps/ Internet Maps (Many): ftp ftp.uu.net inet/maps/ Internet Maps (NSFNET): ftp nic.merit.edu maps/ Internet Maps (SuraNet): ftp ftp.sura.net pub/maps/ Internet Size: ftp ftp.nisc.sri.com pub/zone/ Internet Statistics: ftp nic.merit.edu nsfnet/statistics/ o INFO REPOSITORIES - COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTIONS: Merit: ftp nic.merit.edu READ.ME Merit Gopher: gopher nic.merit.edu NIC/DDN: ftp nic.ddn.mil / - NETWORK INFO CENTER InterNic Telnet: telnet ds.internic.net `guest' InterNIC Ftp: ftp ds.internic.net pub/InterNIC-info/internic.info InterNIC Gopher: gopher rs.internic.net InterNIC Home Page: http www.internic.net internic.html InterNIC Database Services: ftp ds.internic.net / InterNIC Reg Services: ftp rs.internic.net netinfo/ InterNIC Info Sources: ftp is.internic.net infosource/infosource-contents - DOCUMENT SERIES: For Your Information: ftp nic.merit.edu documents/fyi/INDEX.fyi Internet Standards: ftp nic.merit.edu documents/std/INDEX.std Request for Comments: ftp nic.merit.edu documents/rfc/INDEX.rfc - SOURCES OF INTERNET/NETWORKING AND RELATED INFORMATION: ACM Gopher: gopher acm.org CNI Gopher: gopher gopher.cni.org CPSR Gopher: gopher gopher.cpsr.org EFF Gopher: gopher gopher.eff.org HPCC Office Home Page: http www.hpcc.gov IEEE Gopher: gopher info.ieee.org ISOC Gopher: gopher ietf.CNRI.Reston.Va.US HelpNet Archives: ftp ftp.temple.edu pub/info/help-net HPCWire: telnet telnet Introducing the Internet: ftp nic.merit.edu introducing.the.internet/ Library of Congress: ftp seq1.loc.gov pub/iug/index MSU Net and DB: gopher burrow.cl.msu.edu MSEN Gopher: gopher gopher.msen.com NEARnet: ftp nic.near.net docs/ NIST Home Page: http www.nist.gov welcome.html NIST Gopher: gopher gopher-server.nist.gov NYSERnet: ftp nysernet.org pub/resources/guides/ RIPE Gopher: gopher gopher.ripe.net Singapore DMC: http king.ncb.gov.sg Software Tool and Die: gopher world.std.com SRI's Network Info: ftp ftp.nisc.sri.com netinfo/ SURAnet: ftp ftp.sura.net pub/README SWITCHinfo: ftp nic.switch.ch info_service/ Telecomm Archives: ftp relay.cs.toronto.edu doc/telecom-archives/ UNC's Sunsite: ftp sunsite.unc.edu pub/docs/about-the-net/ USENET Repository: ftp pit-manager.mit.edu pub/usenet/ USENET Periodic Postings: ftp rtfm.mit.edu pub/usenet/news.answers/periodic-postings/ UUNET archive: ftp ftp.uu.net uunet-info/ UWO's NIC: ftp julian.uwo.ca nic/ Washington and Lee: gopher liberty.uc.wlu.edu o SERVICES AND TOOLS - LISTS/INDEXES OF SERVICES Gopher Jewels text: ftp ftp.einet.net pub/gopher-jewels.txt Gopher Jewels HTML: ftp ftp.einet.net pub/gopher-jewels.html Hypermedia/Internet: http education/hypermedia.html Internet Meta-Index: http www.ncsa.uiuc.edu SDG/Software/Mosaic/MetaIndex.html MaasInfo Indexes: ftp ftp.unt.edu pub/articles/maas/maasinfo.files May List: ftp aug3.augsburg.edu files/bbs_lists/nal006.txt Must Have List: ftp pilot.njin.net pub/Internet-course/musthave-list.txt Smith's BigFun List: ftp cerberus.cor.epa.gov pub/misc/bigfun/bigfun.txt.Z Yanoff's Services List: ftp csd4.csd.uwm.edu pub/inet.services.txt Yanoff List HTML: ftp csd4.csd.uwm.edu pub/inet.services.html - TOOLS Alex: ftp alex.sp.cs.cmu.edu doc/README Alex paper: ftp alex.sp.cs.cmu.edu doc/README Archie: ftp archie.ans.net pub/archie/doc/whatis.archie Archie hypertext: http web.nexor.co.uk archie.html Archie manual: ftp archie.ans.net pub/archie/doc/archie.man.txt Archie demo: telnet archie.ans.net `archie' Cello: ftp fatty.law.cornell.edu pub/LII/Cello/readme.1st Email-How to: ftp ftp.sura.net pub/nic/network.service.guides/how.to.email.guide Essence: ftp ftp.cs.colorado.edu pub/cs/distribs/essence/README Essence paper: ftp ftp.cs.colorado.edu pub/cs/distribs/essence/Essence.txt.Z Ftp-How to: ftp ftp.sura.net pub/nic/network.service.guides/how.to.ftp.guide Gopher: ftp boombox.micro.umn.edu pub/gopher/00README Gopher FAQ: ftp pit-manager.mit.edu pub/usenet/news.answers/gopher-faq Gopher demo: gopher gopher.micro.umn.edu Gopher Sites: ftp liberty.uc.wlu.edu pub/lawlib/veronica.gopher.sites Gopher telnet demo: telnet consultant.micro.umn.edu `gopher' Gopher/Veronica-how to: ftp ftp.cso.uiuc.edu doc/net/uiucnet/vol6no1.txt Hytelnet: ftp ftp.usask.ca pub/hytelnet/README Infopop: ftp ftp.gmu.edu pub/library/readme Internet Browsers: http life.anu.edu.au links/syslib.html Internet Tools EARN: ftp ns.ripe.net earn/earn-resource-tool-guide.txt Internet Tools NIR: ftp mailbase.ac.uk pub/lists/nir/files/nir.status.report Internet Tools Summary: ftp ftp.rpi.edu pub/communications/internet-tools Internet Systems UNITE: ftp mailbase.ac.uk pub/lists/unite/files/systems-list.txt Jughead: ftp boombox.micro.umn.edu pub/gopher/Unix/GopherTools/jughead/jughead.ReadMe LISTSERV: mail listserv@uacsc2.albany.edu "send listserv memo" Mosaic: ftp ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu Mosaic/README.Mosaic Mosaic paper: ftp ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu Mosaic/mosaic-papers/mosaic.ps.Z Mosaic Home Page: http www.ncsa.uiuc.edu SDG/Software/Mosaic/NCSAMosaicHome.html Netfind: ftp ftp.cs.colorado.edu pub/cs/distribs/netfind/README Netfind telnet demo: telnet mudhoney.micro.umn.edu `netfind' Ping: ftp uxc.cso.uiuc.edu utils/ping/README Prospero: ftp prospero.isi.edu pub/prospero/doc/ Telnet-How to: ftp ftp.sura.net pub/nic/network.service.guides/how.to.telnet.guide USENET World: ftp wuarchive.wustl.edu doc/misc/acn/acn4-5.txt.Z USENET What is?: ftp rtfm.mit.edu pub/usenet/news.answers/what-is-usenet/part1 Veronica: gopher veronica.scs.unr.edu veronica/veronica-faq Veronica blurb: ftp cs.dal.ca pub/comp.archives/bionet.software/veronica Veronica demo: gopher veronica.scs.unr.edu Vi-How to: ftp ftp.sura.net pub/nic/network.service.guides/how.to.vi.guide WAIS: ftp think.com wais/README WAIS information at think.com: ftp think.com wais/ WAIS, Free: ftp ftp.cnidr.org pub/NIDR.tools/freeWAIS-0.1/README WAIS information at UWO: ftp julian.uwo.ca doc/wais/ WAIS: ftp sunsite.unc.edu pub/docs/about-the-net/libsoft/wais.txt Whois: ftp nic.merit.edu documents/rfc/rfc0954.txt Whois demo: telnet rs.internic.net Whois Servers List: ftp sipb.mit.edu pub/whois/whois-servers.list World Wide Web: ftp info.cern.ch pub/www/doc/ WWW Catalog: http cui_www.unige.ch w3catalog World Wide Web demo: telnet info.cern.ch WWW Tools: http nfo.cern.ch hypertext/WWW/Tools/Overview.html WWW, Entering the: http pulua.hcc.hawaii.edu guide/www.guide.html World Wide Web Book: ftp emx.cc.utexas.edu pub/mnt/source/services/www/doc/the_www_book.tex X.500: ftp nic.merit.edu documents/rfc/rfc1308.txt X.500 Implement: ftp nic.merit.edu documents/fyi/fyi_11.txt - SERVICES Anonymous post: mail anonymus+ping@tygra.michigan.com "help" Anonymous post: mail help@anon.penet.fi "help" CARL Systems: telnet database.carl.org Correct Time/NBS: telnet india.colorado.edu 13 Electronic Newsstand: telnet gopher.netsys.com `enews' Email FTP: mail ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com "help" Email Gopher: mail mail "help" Email Usenet: mail hierarchy-group-name@cs.utexas.edu Subject: Your Subject "Your Contents" FAXNET: mail info@awa.com "help" Finger database: finger help@dir.su.oz.au Hytelnet: telnet telnet Internet Marketing: mail market@internet.com "send market info"" IP Address Resolver: mail dns@grasp.insa-lyon.fr "help" Knowbot: telnet info.cnri.reston.va.us 185 MarketBase Gopher: gopher mb.com Softlock: mail Info@SoftLock.COM "send info" The World: gopher world.std.com o NETWORKING BITNET intro: mail LISTSERV@bitnic.educom.edu "send BITNET INTRO" FidoNet News: ftp pit-manager.mit.edu pub/usenet/comp.org.fidonet/ FidoNet Nodes: ftp genome.wi.mit.edu wais-sources/fidonet-nodelist.src FidoNet Gateway: ftp csn.org pub/mail/internet.fidonet Gateways Guide: ftp cerberus.epa.orst.edu pub/misc/bigfun/gateways.txt INET 93: ftp mordor.stanford.edu pub/inet93/ International Connect: ftp ftp.cs.wisc.edu connectivity_table/ Internet Country Codes: ftp rtfm.mit.edu pub/usenet/news.answers/mail/country-codes Internet Domain Names: ftp nic.merit.edu documents/rfc/rfc1394.txt Internet Root Domain: ftp ftp.rs.internic.net domain/ Internet Security: ftp nic.merit.edu cise/gao8957.txt InterNetwork Mail: ftp csd4.csd.uwm.edu pub/internetwork-mail-guide Intro TCP/IP: ftp nic.merit.edu introducing.the.internet/intro.to.ip List of FTP Sites: ftp pilot.njin.net pub/ftp-list/ftp.list PSGnet/RAINet info: gopher rain.psg.com NREN Information: ftp nic.merit.edu nren/INDEX.nren NREN Recompetition: ftp nic.merit.edu cise/recompete/INDEX.recompete SDSC Appl Net Res Group: ftp ftp.sdsc.edu pub/sdsc/anr/README Sprintlink: ftp ftp.sprintlink.net / Sprintlink Gopher: gopher ftp.sprintlink.net USENET Maps: ftp gatekeeper.dec.com pub/maps/ - ACCESSING NETWORKS: BBS Internet List: ftp sunsite.unc.edu pub/docs/about-the-net/libsoft/internet_bbs.txt Community Networks: ftp netcom.com pub/amcgee/community/communet.msg Connecting to Internet: ftp nic.merit.edu documents/fyi/fyi_16.txt Freenet papers: ftp alfred.carleton.ca /pub/freenet/working.papers/ Global Networks: ftp dhvx20.csudh.edu global_net.dir/readme.txt Internet Access Guide: ftp nic.merit.edu introducing.the.internet/access.guide Internet Access: ftp slufxb.slu.edu pub/millesjg/internet.access Internet Modem: ftp dla.ucop.edu pub/internet/dial-access Internet Providers: ftp ftp.nisc.sri.com netinfo/internet-access-providers-alphabetical-listing.txt Internet Providers Non-US: ftp ftp.nisc.sri.com netinfo/internet-access-providers-non-us.txt K12 Access: ftp ftp.cc.berkeley.edu k12/README NII: http sunsite.unc.edu nii Network Startup: ftp ftp.psg.com README Public Dialup: ftp rtfm.mit.edu pub/usenet/news.answers/pdial Public Access UNIX: ftp pit-manager.mit.edu pub/usenet/alt.bbs/Nixpub_Posting_(Long) Registering on the Net: ftp nic.merit.edu documents/rfc/rfc1400.txt SEA Community Network: ftp atlas.ce.washington.edu pub/seattle-community-network/ - SOME COMMERCIAL ON-LINE/INTERNET SERVICES America Online: phone 800-827-6364 BIX: phone 800-695-4775 CONNECT: phone 408-973-0110 Compuserve: phone 800-848-8990 Delphi: phone 800-695-4005 Dialog: phone 800-334-2564 Dow Jones: phone 800-522-3567 GEnie: phone 800-638-9636 MCI Mail: phone 800-444-6245 PC-LINK: phone 800-827-8532 PSI: phone 703-620-6651 Prodigy: phone 800-766-3449 The WELL: mail support@well.sf.ca.us o INFORMATION RETRIEVAL Cataloging Internet Res: mail listserv@uhupvm1.uh.edu "get caplan prv4n2" CNI: ftp ftp.cni.org CNI/ Doc Center: http doccenter.com doccenter/home.html DIMUND: gopher dimund.umd.edu DIMUND FTP: ftp dimund.umd.edu pub/ CNI TopNode Project: ftp ftp.cni.org CNI/projects/topnode/ CNI Gopher: gopher gopher.cni.org CNIDR Gopher: gopher gopher.cnidr.org IAFA: ftp archive.cc.mcgill.ca pub/Network/iafa/charter Library Special: ftp vm1.nodak.edu nnews/nnews.1993-10 NIR Archives: ftp mailbase.ac.uk pub/lists/nir/ NIR Gopher: gopher mailbase.ac.uk OCLC Research Report: ftp ftp.rsch.oclc.org pub/internet_resources_project/report/ Retrieval success: ftp mailbase.ac.uk pub/lists/unite/files/internet-stories.txt Uniform Resources: ftp info.cern.ch pub/ietf/url3.txt UNITE Archive: ftp mailbase.ac.uk pub/lists/unite/ URI Archive: ftp archives.cc.mcgill.ca pub/mailing-lists/uri-archive o DIRECTORIES Dartmouth Merged SIGL: ftp dartcms1.dartmouth.edu siglists/ Electronic Conferences: ftp ksuvxa.kent.edu library/acadlist.readme Electronic Magazines: ftp etext.archive.umich.edu pub/Zines/ Electronic Zines List: ftp netcom.com pub/johnl/zines/e-zine-list Free Databases: ftp idiom.berkeley.ca.us pub/free-databases Interest Groups List: ftp ftp.nisc.sri.com netinfo/interest-groups Library Access Script: ftp sonoma.edu pub/libs.tar Library Guide: ftp ftp.utdallas.edu pub/staff/billy/libguide Library Catalogs Noonan: ftp sunsite.unc.edu pub/docs/about-the-net/libsoft/guide2.txt Library Catalogs St Geo: ftp nic.cerf.net internet/resources/library_catalog/ Finding Lists: mail listserv@vm1.nodak.edu "GET NEW-LIST WOUTERS" Subject-Oriented Guides: ftp una.hh.lib.umich.edu inetdirs/ Technical Reports: ftp daneel.rdt.monash.edu.au pub/techreports/ WAIS sources: ftp kirk.bond.edu.au pub/Bond_Uni/doc/wais/readme o COMMUNICATION - AUDIO Internet Sound: ftp ftp.cwi.nl pub/audio/INDEX Internet Talk Radio: ftp sunsite.unc.edu pub/talk-radio/ITRintro.readme Internet Multicasting FAQ: mail info@radio.com "send FAQ" Multicast Backbone: ftp venera.isi.edu mbone/faq.txt - HYPER/MULTIMEDIA Multimedia Index: http cui_www.unige.ch OSG/MultimediaInfo Multimedia Survey: ftp ftp.ed.ac.uk pub/mmsurvey/mmsurvey.txt MIT Media Lab: ftp media-lab.media.mit.edu access/ - GROUP COMMUNICATION Computer Network Conf: ftp nic.merit.edu documents/rfc/rfc1324.txt Internet Relay Chat(IRC): ftp cs.bu.edu irc/support/ Multiple User Dialogue (MUD): ftp ftp.math.okstate.edu pub/muds/misc/mud-faq/ MUD Lists: ftp caisr2.caisr.cwru.edu pub/mud/ LISTSERV managing: mail listserv@uhupvm1.uh.edu "get kovacs prv2n1" LISTSERV searching: mail listserv@ulkyvm.bitnet "get database search" LISTSERV tips: mail listserv@bitnic.bitnet "get listserv tips" - EMAIL Email Services: ftp sunsite.unc.edu pub/docs/about-the-net/libsoft/email_services.txt Email Understanding: ftp ftp.cso.uiuc.edu doc/net/uiucnet/vol3no2.txt Email 101: ftp mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu etext/etext93/email025.txt College Email addresses: ftp pit-manager.mit.edu pub/usenet/soc.college/ Finding Email addresses: ftp sunsite.unc.edu pub/docs/about-the-net/libsoft/email_address.txt MetaMail: ftp thumper.bellcore.com pub/nsb/README MIME: ftp nic.merit.edu documents/rfc/rfc1341.txt MIME overview: ftp thumper.bellcore.com pub/nsb/MIME-overview.txt Pine email: ftp ftp.cac.washington.edu pine/pine.blurb PGP Mail: ftp ftp.uu.net pub/security/pgp/ PEM: ftp ftp.tis.com pub/PEM/FAQ o LANGUAGE/CULTURE/COMMUNITY Activism: ftp netcom.com pub/amcgee/activism African: ftp netcom.com pub/amcgee/african APC: ftp igc.apc.org pub/orgs-on-igc Artwork: ftp sunsite.unc.edu pub/multimedia/pictures/OTIS/ ASCII Art: ftp genesis.mcs.com mcsnet.users/jorn/asciifaq.us BABEL: ftp ra.msstate.edu pub/docs/words-l/Net-Stuff/babel.txt BABEL 93: ftp ftp.temple.edu pub/info/help-net/babel93c.txt Computer Jargon: ftp aeneas.mit.edu pub/gnu/jargon-README Computer Underground: ftp ftp.eff.org pub/cud/papers/meyer Computing Dictionary: gopher wombat.doc.ic.ac.uk Cyberspace/Law: ftp ftp.eff.org pub/cud/papers/cyberspace Cyberpunk FAQ: ftp rtfm.mit.edu pub/usenet/news.answers/cyberpunk-faq Electronic Text: ftp guvax.georgetown.edu cpet_projects_in_electronic_text/ FineArt Forum: ftp ra.msstate.edu pub/archives/fineart_online Gender: ftp netcom.com pub/amcgee/gender Gutenberg Project Texts: ftp quake.think.com" pub/etext/ Indigenous: ftp netcom.com pub/amcgee/indigenous Internet Glossary: ftp nic.merit.edu documents/fyi/fyi_18.txt Internet Wiretap: ftp wiretap.spies.com About/FEATURES Internet Wiretap Gopher: gopher wiretap.Spies.COM IRC Community: ftp ftp.eff.org pub/cud/papers/electropolis Latin: ftp netcom.com pub/amcgee/latin Net Etiquette Guide: ftp ftp.sura.net pub/nic/internet.literature/netiquette.txt Netizen Paper: ftp wuarchive.wustl.edu doc/misc/acn/papers/netizens.Z Online Book Initiative: ftp world.std.com obi/README Book Stacks Unlimited: telnet books.com Post-Gutenberg Galaxy: ftp infolib.murdoch.edu.au pub/jnl/harnad.jnl Privacy: ftp pit-manager.mit.edu pub/usenet/alt.privacy/ Rights/Access: ftp ftp.apple.com alug/rights/ Smiley Dictionary: ftp ftp.gsfc.nasa.gov pub/smiley-dictionary Smileys: ftp ftp.uu.net usenet/comp.sources.misc/volume23/smiley/part01.Z The WELL: ftp ftp.eff.org pub/EFF/papers/cyber/town-on-internet-highway Togethernet: gopher gopher.together.uvm.edu Tribe: mail listserv@lists.colorado.edu "info tribe" Usenet: ftp ftp.eff.org cud/papers/leviathan Virtual Community: ftp ra.msstate.edu pub/docs/words-l/Net-Stuff/slice.of.life Writer's Resources: ftp rtfm.mit.edu pub/usenet/news.answers/writing/resources o EDUCATION/ACADEMIA AskERIC: ftp ericir.syr.edu pub/ AskERIC Gopher: gopher ericir.syr.edu CAF Archive: ftp ftp.eff.org pub/caf CWIS List: ftp sunsite.unc.edu pub/docs/about-the-net/cwis/cwis-l CWIS Paper: ftp sunsite.unc.edu pub/docs/about-the-net/cwis/hallman.txt Distance Ed: ftp una.hh.lib.umich.edu inetdirsstacks/disted:ellsworth Education Gopher: gopher sci-ed.fit.edu Educator's Email: ftp nic.umass.edu pub/ednet/educatrs.lst Educator's USENET: ftp nic.umass.edu pub/ednet/edusenet.gde Empire Schoolhouse: telnet nysernet.org `empire' IAT: mail INFO.IAT@mhs.unc.edu "send help" IKE: gopher ike.engr.washington.edu Incomplete Guide K12: ftp ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu Education/Education_Resources/Incomplete_Guide/ Internet and Ed: ftp ftp.msu.edu pub/education/ IRD/Educators: ftp tcet.unt.edu pub/user-supported/horsehorse/K-12NREN1.1 pub/telecomputing-info/IRD Jericho: ftp foureyes.skidmore.edu pub/other/Jericho/ K-12 NREN: ftp ftp.u.washington.edu pub/user-supported/horsehorse/K-12NREN1.1 Networking: mail comserve@vm.its.rpi.edu "send Profess Network" NPTN: ftp nptn.org pub/info.nptn/basic.guide.txt Scholarly Communication: ftp borg.lib.vt.edu pub/vpiej-l/reports Scholarly Comm/Libraries: ftp ftp.cni.org ARL/mellon/ Scholarly Publishing: ftp sunsite.unc.edu pub/docs/about-the-net/trln-copyright-paper Tech/Schools: ftp ftp.u.washington.edu pub/user-supported/horsehorse/refuse_1.4 USENET University: ftp nic.funet.fi pub/doc/uu/FAQ o GOVERNMENT/PUBLIC POLICY Clinton Information: ftp ftp.cpsr.org cpsr/clinton/ Federal Info Resources: ftp nic.merit.edu omb/INDEX.omb Federal Information: ftp ftp.nwnet.net user-docs/government/keller-gov-guide.txt Fedworld: telnet fedworld.doc.gov Fedworld Feasibility: ftp ftp.nwnet.net user-docs/government/fedline.txt GILS: ftp ftp.cni.org pub/docs/gils/ Govt Agencies: ftp is.internic.net infosource/internet-info-for-everybody/government-agencies Govt Information: ftp ftp.nwnet.net user-docs/government/gumprecht-guide.txt Economic BB: telnet ebb.stat-usa.gov `trial' Electronic Records: ftp ftp.cu.nih.gov nara_electronic/ Internet Accounting: ftp ftp.sdsc.edu pub/sdsc/anr/papers/accting.sg.ps.Z Internet Economics: ftp gopher.econ.lsa.umich.edu pub/Papers/Economics_of_Internet.txt Internet Pricing: ftp gopher.econ.lsa.umich.edu pub/Papers/Pricing_the_Internet.txt Internet Public Subsidy: ftp ssugopher.sonoma.edu pub/schickele.txt Library of Congress: telnet marvel.loc.gov `marvel' NII: ftp ftp.ntia.doc.gov pub/niiagenda.asc US Fed Govt: ftp nevada.edu liaison/ o MISC/POPULAR TOPICS Current Weathermap GIF: ftp vmd.cso.uiuc.edu wx/ File Compression Info: ftp ftp.cso.uiuc.edu doc/pcnet MTV: http mtv.com |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Section -2- INFORMATION SERVICES/ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS |================================================================================ |This section lists sources of information devoted to the study of CMC, |the Internet or computer network technology. Below the description of |the services, newsletters, and journals are tables describing online |access when available. o INFORMATION SERVERS ALMANAC: mail almanac@oes.orst.edu "send guide" CCITT Doc Retriev: mail teledoc@itu.arcom.ch "help" Comserve: mail comserve@vm.its.rpi.edu "send Comserve Helpfile" HCIBIB: mail hcibib@bellcore.com "query:" RFCs via mail: mail rfc-info@isi.edu "help: ways_to_get_rfcs" Virtual Work BBS: telnet ctp.org `lewisnts' o DISCUSSION LISTS ARACHNET: mail listserv@uottawa.bitnet "sub ARACHNET YOUR NAME" CBNVEE: mail listserv@mcmuse.mc.maricopa.edu "sub CBNVEE YOUR NAME" CMC: mail comserve@vm.its.rpi.edu "join CMC YOUR NAME" EduTel: mail comserve@vm.its.rpi.edu "join edutel YOUR NAME" Interpedia: mail interpedia-request@telerama.lm.com "subscribe YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS" IAMCRNet: mail comserve@vm.its.rpi.edu "join IAMCRNet YOUR NAME" CNI-DIRECTORIES: mail listserv@cni.org "sub CNI-DIRECTORIES YOUR NAME" HELP-NET: mail listserv@templevm.bitnet "sub HELP-NET YOUR NAME" HYTEL-L: mail listserv@kentvm.kent.edu "sub HYTEL-L YOUR NAME" IPCT-L: mail listserv@guvm.georgetown.edu "sub IPCT-L YOUR NAME" NIS: mail listserv@is.internic.net "sub YOUR_EMAIL_ADR nis" NETTRAIN: mail listserv@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu "sub NETTRAIN YOUR NAME" Net Happenings: mail listserv@is.internic.net "sub net-happenings YOUR NAME" Net Happenings Archive: telnet gopher.cni.org `brsuser' Net Resources: mail listserv@is.internic.net "sub net-resources YOUR NAME" NEW-LIST: mail listserv@ndsuvm1.bitnet "sub NEW-LIST YOUR NAME" NewJour-L: mail LISTSERV@e-math.ams.org "sub NewJour-L YOUR NAME" NewNIR-L: mail listserv@itocsivm.csi.it "sub NEWNIR-L YOUR NAME" NIR: mail mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk "sub NIR YOUR NAME" OCLC-JOURNALS: mail listserv@oclc.org "sub OCLC-JOURNALS YOUR NAME" UNITE: mail mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk "join UNITE YOUR NAME" RESODLAA: mail Listserver@usq.edu.au "sub RESODLAA YOUR NAME" RITIM-L: mail listserv@uriacc.uri.edu "sub RITIM-L YOUR NAME" VPIEJ-L: mail listserv@vtvm1.cc.vt.edu "sub VPIEJ-L YOUR NAME" o JOURNALS/NEWSLETTERS Bits and Bytes: mail slakmaster@aol.com Subject: SUBSCRIBE "your email address" Chaos Corner: mail chaos-request@pelican.cit.cornell.edu "sub YOUR NAME" Chaos Corner Archive: ftp pelican.cit.cornell.edu pub/ Chaos Digest: mail tk0jut2@mvs.cso.niu.edu "sub YOUR NAME" Chaos Digest Archive: ftp kragar.eff.org pub/cud/chaos/ Cook Report($): mail cook@path.net "Please send Cook Report info." CPU: mail listserv@cpsr.org "sub CPSR-CPU YOUR NAME" CPU Archives: ftp etext.archive.umich.edu pub/CPSR/work/ Cu-Digest: mail tk0jut2@mvs.cso.niu.edu "sub YOUR NAME" Cu-Digest Archive: ftp ftp.eff.org pub/cud/cud/ Current Cites: ftp gopher.cni.org current.cites EDUPAGE: mail listserv@bitnic.educom.ed "sub EDUPAGE YOUR NAME" Effector Online: ftp ftp.eff.org pub/EFF/newsletters/Index EJC/REC: mail comserve@vm.its.rpi.edu "join EJCREC YOUR NAME" EJournal: mail listserv@albany.bitnet "sub EJRNL YOUR NAME" EJVC: mail listserv@kentvm.kent.edu "sub EJVC-L YOUR NAME" EJVC Archive: ftp byrd.mu.wvnet.edu pub/ejvc/ GNN: mail info@gnn.com "Please send GNN info." GNN Home Page: http nearnet.gnn.com gnn/GNNhome.html HPC SELECT NEWS: mail sub@hpcwire.ans.net "Select 601" INFOBITS: mail listserv@gibbs.oit.unc.edu "sub INFOBITS YOUR NAME" Intertext: ftp network.ucsd.edu intertext/ Netweaver: mail comserve@vm.its.rpi.edu "send Netweave Winter91" DISTED: mail listserv@uwavm.bitnet "sub DISTED YOUR NAME" ConneXions: mail ole@csli.stanford.edu" "Please send ConneXions info." IBJ: ftp poniecki.berkeley.edu pub/ibj/ Internet Review: ftp nigel.msen.com pub/gopher/internet-review/ Internet World: mail meckler@jvnc.net "Please send Internet World info." Legion of Doom Tech J: ftp ftp.eff.org pub/cud/lod Link Letter: ftp nic.merit.edu newsletters/linkletter LITA Newsletter: ftp dartcms1.dartmouth.edu litanews/ Matrix News: mail mids@tic.com "Please send Matrix News info." Matrix News some issues: ftp quake.think.com pub/mids/matrix_news MC Journal: mail listserv@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu "sub MCJRNL YOUR NAME" Meta: ftp ftp.netcom.com pub/mlinksva NETNEWS: mail listserv@ndsuvm1.bitnet "sub NNEWS YOUR NAME" NETNEWS Archive: ftp vm1.nodak.edu nnews PACSR: mail listserv@uhupvm1.uh.edu "sub PACS-P YOUR NAME" Surfpunk Technical Journal: http www.acns.nwu.edu surfpunk/ Voices: ftp etext.archive.umich.edu pub/Zines/Voices/ The WELL: gopher gopher.well.sf.ca.us Wired: mail infobot@wired.com "get index" |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Section -3- SOCIETIES AND ORGANIZATIONS |================================================================================ o ORGANIZATIONS/AGENCIES CIOS: mail comserve@vm.its.rpi.edu "help topics associates" CIX: ftp cix.org cix/README CME: mail cme@access.digex.net Subject: "CME Sub" CNI: ftp ftp.cni.org CNI/ CNRI: gopher IETF.CNRI.Reston.Va.US CoSN: mail cosn@bitnic.bitnet "Please send CoSN info." CPSR: ftp ftp.cpsr.org cpsr/ CREN: gopher info.educom.edu EARN: ftp ns.ripe.net earn/ EDUCOM: mail inquiry@educom.edu "Please send EDUCOM info." EFF: ftp ftp.eff.org pub/EFF/about-eff ENA: mail comserve@vm.its.rpi.edu "send Netweave Winter91" FARNET: ftp farnet.org farnet/farnet_info/ HPCC Office: gopher www.hpcc.gov IETF: ftp cnri.reston.va.us ietf/ IGC: ftp igc.org README IRVC: ftp byrd.mu.wvnet.edu pub/estepp/IRVC ISOC: ftp nri.reston.va.us isoc/ ITU: gopher info.itu.ch NIIT: http www.esi.com niit/niit_top.html RARE: ftp ftp.rare.nl rare/ RIPE: ftp ftp.ripe.net ripe/ WAENA: mail jwmilton@WAENA.PORTAL.COM SEA: gopher gopher.panix.com o COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATIONS/CONSULTING/PUBLISHERS MailCom: ftp netcom1.netcom.com pub/mailcom/README MIDS: ftp ftp.tic.com tic/TIC MIDS Gopher: gopher gopher.tic.com NOMA: mail natbbs-request@echonyc.com O'Reilly and Assoc.: telnet ora.com `gopher' Internet.COM: mail info@internet.com "Please send Internet.com info"" Internet.COM Gopher: gopher gopher.internet.com Meckler: phone 800-MECKLER |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Section -4- NEWSGROUPS |================================================================================ |Newsgroups are sometimes a rich source of information about the |Internet, networks, and CMC issues. This section lists newsgroups in |which topics related to networks, the Internet, or CMC are discussed. |Watch for (FAQ) = periodic posting of Frequently Asked Questions. | Beginners: news news.announce.newusers Computer Archives: news comp.archives Computer BBS: news comp.bbs.misc Cu-Digest: news comp.society.cu-digest Cyberpunk: news alt.cyberpunk Email: news comp.mail.misc FAQs: news news.answers Gopher: news comp.infosystems.gopher Groupware (CSCW): news comp.groupware Hackers: news alt.hackers ISDN: news comp.dcom.isdn Information Systems: news comp.infosystems Internet Access: news alt.internet.access.wanted Internet BBS: news alt.bbs.internet Internet Best: news alt.best.of.internet Internet Culture: news alt.culture.internet Internet Library: news comp.internet.library Internet Protocols: news comp.protocols.tcp-ip Internet Relay Chat: news alt.irc Internet Services: news alt.internet.services Internet Talk Radio: news alt.internet.talk-radio Lists of Information: news news.lists MUDS: news rec.games.mud.announce New Newsgroups: news news.announce.newgroups Newsgroups: news news.groups PostScript Net Maps: news news.lists.ps-maps Technical Reports: news comp.doc.techreports Telecomm: news clari.nb.telecom Telecomm: news comp.dcom.telecom Undernet: news alt.irc.undernet USENET Culture: news alt.culture.usenet USENET Humor: news alt.humor.best-of-usenet USENET Recovery: news alt.usenet.recovery USENET University: news alt.uu.future WAIS: news comp.infosystems.wais World Wide Web: news comp.infosystems.www |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Section -5- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY |================================================================================ |This section lists useful information sources. For the sake of |compactness, the book list here is short. For longer lists, see |the online or paper bibliographies available. I've prepared a list |of many books and article readings in CMC and computer networking. |That file is the CMC December bibliography, listed below. o ONLINE BIBLIOGRAPHIES/SYLLABI Computer Communication: ftp infolib.murdoch.edu.au pub/bib/parker.bib CMC December: ftp ftp.rpi.edu pub/communications/internet-cmc.bib CMC Shedletsky: ftp tcet.unt.edu pub/telecomputing-info/cmc-bibliography.txt CMC Stephen: mail comserve@vm.its.rpi.edu "get compumed biblio" CMC ED Higgins: mail comserve@vm.its.rpi.edu "get rescmc syllabus" CMC ED Paulsen: mail comserve@vm.its.rpi.edu "get disted2 biblio" CMC ED Rice: mail comserve@vm.its.rpi.edu "get cmced biblio" CMC Study Review: ftp tcet.unt.edu pub/telecomputing-info/cmc-study-review.txt CSCW Bibliography: ftp ftp.cpsc.ucalgary.ca pub/CSCWbibliography/README Ed Tech/England: mail comserve@vm.its.rpi.edu "get EdTel biblio" Electronic Serials: ftp infolib.murdoch.edu.au pub/bib/bailey.bib Email 1/Thelen: mail comserve@vm.its.rpi.edu "get email 1 biblio" Email 2/Thelen: mail comserve@vm.its.rpi.edu "get email 2 biblio" FYI Bibliography: ftp nic.merit.edu documents/fyi/fyi_03.txt IAT Internet Bib: ftp gandalf.iat.unc.edu guides/irg-14.txt Info Nets/Newby: mail comserve@vm.its.rpi.edu "get InfoNet Syllabus" Information Soc: ftp etext.archive.umich.edu pub/CuD/cud/cud5.68 Internet Bks Review: mail LISTSERV@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu "GET NETTRAIN REVIEWS NETTRAIN" Internet Bks Quarterman: ftp nic.merit.edu documents/rfc/rfc1432.txt Internet/NREN Pugh: mail comserve@vm.its.rpi.edu "get internet biblio" Intro Internetworking: ftp nic.merit.edu documents/fyi/fyi_19.txt Network Reading List: ftp ftp.utexas.edu pub/netinfo/reading-list/net-read.txt Networked Info Bib: ftp infolib.murdoch.edu.au pub/bib/stanton.bib New User's Bib: mail LISTSERV@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu "GET NEWUSERS FAQ NETTRAIN" Telecom/Newby: mail comserve@vm.its.rpi.edu "get Telecomm Syllabus" WAIS Bibliography: ftp infolib.murdoch.edu.au pub/bib/lincoln.bib o SPECIAL ISSUES/JOURNALS ON NETWORKS/CMC > Communications of the ACM (1991) Collaborative computing issue. Volume 34, number 12, December. > Communication Research (1987) Special issue on Theories of Organizations and Information Technology. Volume 14, number 5, October. > Communication Yearbook (1989) Issues and Concepts in Research on Computer-Mediated Communication Systems. Volume 12, chapter 8. EJC/REC V3N2: mail comserve@vm.its.rpi.edu "send EJCTOC V3N293" > Internet Business Journal (1993) Special Issue on Internet Advertising. Volume 1, numbers 3/4, September/October 1993. > Journal of Communication (1989) Issue on computer communication affecting social power distribution. Volume 39, number 3. > Online Access (1993) Issue on the Internet. October. > The Serials Librarian (1991) Issue on technology and information for serials. Volume 21, numbers 2/3. > Serials Review (1992) Issue on Economic Models for Networked Information. Volume 18, numbers 1-2. > Scientific American (1991) Issue on computer networks. Volume 265, number 3, September 1991. > The Wall Street Journal (1993) A Report on Technology. Volume CCXXII, number 96, November 15, 1993. Section R. > Written Communication (1991) Issue on computers, language, and writing. Volume 8, number 1, January. o BOOKS: a selected listing of particularly useful books. - BIBLIOGRAPHIES > Burge, Elizabeth (1992) Computer Mediated Communication and Education: A Selected Bibliography. Toronto, Ontario: Distance Learning Office, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 252 Bloor St W, > Romiszowski, A. J. (1992) Computer-mediated communication: a selected bibliography. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Educational Technology Publications. - THE INTERNET > Dern, Daniel P. (1994) The Internet Guide for New Users. New York: McGraw-Hill. > Estrada, Susan (1993) Connecting to the Internet: An O'Reilly Buyer's Guide (1993) Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly and Associates. > Glister, Paul A. (1993) The Internet navigator: a new user's guide to network exploration. New York: Wiley. > Hahn, Harley (1993) The Internet Complete Reference. New York: McGraw-Hill. > Hahn, Harley (1993) A Student's Guide to Unix. New York: McGraw-Hill. > Hardie, Edward T. L. and Vivian Neou (1993) Internet: mailing lists. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. > Kehoe, Brendan (1993) Zen and the Art of the Internet: A Beginner's Guide. 2nd ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. > Krol, Ed (1992) The Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly and Associates. > Lane, Elizabeth S. and Craig Summerhill (1992) An Internet primer for information professionals: a basic guide to Internet networking technology. Westport, CT: Meckler. > LaQuey, Tracy with Jeanne C. Ryer. Foreword by Al Gore. (1992) The Internet companion: a beginner's guide to global networking. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley. > Lynch, Daniel C. and Marshall T. Rose., Eds. (1993) Internet System Handbook. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley. > Malamud, Carl. (1993) Exploring the Internet: a Technical Travelogue. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. > Rose, Marshall T. (1993) The Internet Message: Closing the Book with Electronic Mail. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: PTR Prentice Hall. > Fisher, Sharon (1993) Riding the Internet Highway. Carmel, IN: New Riders. > Smith, Richard and Mark Gibbs (1993) Navigating the Internet. SAMS Publishing. > Tennant, Roy, John Ober, and Anne G. Lipow (1993) Crossing the Internet Threshold: An Instructional Handbook. Berkeley, CA: Library Solutions Press. > Quarterman, John (1994) The Internet connection: system connectivity and configuration. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley. - COMPUTER NETWORKS > Adams, Rick and Frey, Donnalyn. (1993) !%@:: A Directory of Mail Addressing and Networks, 3rd Ed. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly and Associates. > Kessler, Gary C. (1990) ISDN: concepts, facilities, and services. New York: McGraw-Hill. > LaQuey, Tracy L., ed. (1990) The User's Directory of Computer Networks. Bedford, MA: Digital Press. > Li, Xia and Nancy B. Crane. (1993) Electronic style: a guide to citing electronic information. Westport, CT: Meckler. > McClure, Charles R., Ann P. Bishop, Philip Doty, and Howard Rosenbaum. (1991) The National Research and Education Network (NREN): Research and Policy Perspectives. Norwood, NJ: Ablex. > Motorola Codex. (1992) The Basics Book of Information Networking. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley. > Quarterman, John S. (1990) The Matrix: Computer Networks and Conferencing Systems Worldwide. Bedford, MA: Digital Press. - COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION > Chesebro, James W. and Donald G. Bonsall. (1989) Computer-mediated communication: human relationships in a computerized world. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press. > Dunlop, Charles and Rob Kling, eds. (1991) Computerization and Controversy: Value Conflicts and Social Choices. Academic Press. > Gattiker, U. E., ed. (1992) Technology-mediated communication. Berlin; New York: W. de Gruyter. > Harasim, Linda M. (1993) Global networks: computers and international communication. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. > Hiltz, Starr Roxanne and Murray Turoff. (1993) The Networked Nation: Human Communication via Computer. Rev. Ed. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. > Lea, Martin, ed. (1992) Contexts of computer-mediated communication. New York: Harvester Wheatsheaf. > Mason, Robin and Anthony Kaye., eds. (1989) Mindweave: Communication, Computers, and Distance Education. New York: Pergamon Press. > Rapaport, Matthew. (1991) Computer mediated communications : bulletin boards, computer conferencing, electronic mail, and information retrieval. New York: Wiley. > Rheingold, Howard. (1993) The virtual community: homesteading on the electronic frontier. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley. > Sproull, Lee and Sara Kiesler. (1991) Connections: New Ways of Working in the Networked Organization. MIT Press. |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Section -6- DESCRIPTION OF ITEMS |================================================================================ |Internet-cmc information :describes the Internet and Computer-Mediated Communication list |Gold in Networks! :a description of gold nuggest in the network, by J. Martin |Hitchikers Guide :describes the Internet (circa September 1989), by Ed Krol |New User's Questions :answers questions commonly asked by new users, by Malkin and Marine |Surfing the Internet :a narrative of what the Internet has to offer, by Jane Armour Polly |What is the Internet? :by Krol and Hoffman |Internet Services FAQ :The Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) list for alt.internet.services Usenet newsgroup |AARNet Guide :Australian Network Sites and Resources Guide |AARNet User Guide :Australian Network User's Guide |Big Dummy's Guide :written by Adam Gaffin for the Electronic Frontier Foundation |CERFNet Guide :by the California Education and Research Federation Network |Desktop Internet :a DOS hypertext reference to the Internet. |De Presno Guide :a shareware book, `The Online World' (long) |DDN New User Guide :Defense Data Network guide for new users |Internet Companion(parts) :A Beginner's Guide to Global Networking by Tracey LaQuey |Internet Guide :A guide to Internet/Bitnet, by Dana Noonan |NSF Resource Guide :National Science Foundation Guide to Internet Resources |NWNet Internet Guide :NorthWestNet's User Service Internet Resource Guide |NYSERNet Internet Guide :New York State Education and Research Network Guide to the Internet |SURANet Internet Guide :updated as infoguide.MM-YR.txt |Agricultural Guide :Not Just Cows, by Wilfred Drew |Library Resources :Strategies for Selection and use, Ed. Laine Farley |BUBL :The Bulletin Board for Libraries |Internet Beginner :The Beginner's Guide to the Internet, a DOS-based tutorial, by Pat Suarez |Internet Cruise :A Cruise of the Internet, computer-based tutorial for Internet navigators, DOS or Mac formats |Internet Explorer's Kit :a hypertext system about the Internet for DOS, by Ernest Perez |Internet Hunt :a game for learning about Internet resources |Internet Hunt Gopher :Hunt Questions, Results, and Comments |Internet Navigating :Navigating the Internet Workshop List, by Richard J. Smith |Internet Mining :workshops and electronic event |Internet Safari :A Classroom User's Guide to the Internet, by Yvonne Marie Andres |HWGUIDE :A hypertext version of Noonan's Guide to Internet/Bitnet |LeJeune Course :course materials and files, by Urban A. LeJeune |Milles :An Introduction to Using the Internet at St. Louis University School of Law |Monsarrat :Internet Course for Basic or Serious Level |Newcastle/Tyne :Network Training Materials and Related Documentation |Schneider Bib :A bibliography of Internet Training Materials, by Karen Schneider |Trainpack :repository of training and training-related materials |Wheeler :Internet Training handouts written by Bill Wheeler |VAX/VMS Networking :Beginner's Guide to Networking on the VAX/VMS, by Lucia Ruedenberg |Internet Growth :charts showing the Internet's past and projected growth, by Texas Internet Consulting |Internet History :Master's Thesis, Henry Edward Hardy |Internet Monthly Report :monthly communications to the Internet Research Group |Internet Statistics :NSF Statistics about Internet use |Merit :network information center |Merit Gopher :network information center |NIC/DDN :Network Information Center/Defense Data Network |InterNic Telnet :Directory and Database Services Telnet Interface |InterNIC Ftp :ftp archives for InterNIC |InterNIC Gopher :information server for Internet Network Information Center |ACM Gopher :Association of Computing Machinery's information server |CNI Gopher :Coalition for Networked Information, promotes creation of and access to information resources in networked environments |EFF Gopher :A gopher information server for the Electronic Frontier Foundation |HPCC Office Home Page :the National Coordination Office (NCO) for High Performance Computing and Communications |IEEE Gopher :Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineer's information server |ISOC Gopher :the Internet Society's Information server |HelpNet Archives :reference base for new users to the Internet |HPCWire :The High-Performance Computing news and information service, covering workstations through supercomputers |Introducing the Internet :Merit's Directory of miscellaneous introductory Internet information |Library of Congress :a directory of Internet User Guides |MSU Net and DB :Network and Database Resources (CWIS, gopher, electronic info.) |MSEN Gopher :MSEN offers Usenet and Internet Connectivity |NEARnet :New England Academic and Research Network |NIST Home Page :National Institute of Standards and Technology WWW Home Page |NIST Gopher :National Institute of Standards and Technology Gopher |NYSERnet :New York State Education and Research Network |Singapore DMC :Digital Media Centre (DMC) Mosaic Home Page |Software Tool and Die :The World, online service for dialup access to the Internet |SRI's Network Info :SRI International |SURAnet :Southeastern Universities Research Association Network |SWITCHinfo :Swiss Network |Telecomm Archives :files about telecommunications, from the Usenet group comp.dcom.telecom |UNC's Sunsite :Univ of North Carolina's collection |USENET Repository :collection of FAQ's and files from Usenet newsgroups |USENET Periodic Postings :list of Usenet periodic postings |UUNET archive :UUNET Communications Services collection |UWO's NIC :Univ of Western Ontario's Network Information Centre |Washington and Lee :Explore Internet Resources |Gopher Jewels text :text version of subject-oriented gopher list |Gopher Jewels HTML :subject-oriented gopher list |Hypermedia/Internet :Hypermedia and the Internet, by David Green |Internet Meta-Index :Internet Resources Meta-Index, by Marc Andreessen |MaasInfo Indexes :The index of indexs of Internet online files, by Robert Elton Maas |May List :lists telnet sites/services, by CC May |Must Have List :List of five `must have' Internet Resources |Smith's BigFun List :telnet, ftp, and other sites, by Jeremy Smith |Yanoff's Services List :Special Internet Connects, by Scott Yanoff |Yanoff List HTML :Hyptertext markup language version of Yanoff's list |Alex :provides transparent read of remote files at anonymous FTP sites |Alex paper :paper on Alex as published in Usenix Workshop on File Systems, May 1992 |Archie :a service for finding files remotely |Archie hypertext :Hypertext Archie Servers |Archie manual :reference manual page for archie |Archie demo :a telnet session to demonstrate archie |Cello :DOS-based Internet browser incorporating WWW, Gopher, FTP, Telnet, News |Email-How to :Introduction to Sending and Receiving Electronic Mail |Essence :resource discovery system using indexes |Essence paper :A Resource Discovery System Based on Semantic File Indexing, by Hardy and Schwartz |Ftp-How to :A Short Guide to Anonymous ftp |Gopher :locates and retrieves resources using a graph of menus |Gopher FAQ :the Frequently Asked Questions and answers list from the Usenet group comp.infosystems.gopher |Gopher demo :a session demonstrating gopher at Univ of Minnesota |Gopher Sites :a list of World-Wide Gopher Sites (sorted by domain structure) |Gopher telnet demo :a telnet session demonstrating gopher |Gopher/Veronica-how to :a special issue of the Univ of Illinois newsletter describing gopher and veronica |Hytelnet :Peter Scott's Hypertext database of publicly accessible Internet sites |Infopop :a WINHELP (hypertext) guide to the Internet, Compuserve, BBS systems, and more |Internet Browsers :Sources for Internet Browsers and Client Software |Internet Tools EARN :guide to network resource tools, by European Academic Research Network Association |Internet Tools NIR :A status report on networked information retrieval tools and groups, by Joint IETF/RARE/CNI Networked Information Retrieval Working Group |Internet Tools Summary :a compact list summarizing Internet tools and forums, by John December |Internet Systems UNITE :a list of Internet tools and systems, by User Network Interface To Everything |Jughead :(Jonzy's Universal Gopher Hierarchy Excavation And Display) gets menu information from various gopher servers |LISTSERV :A mailing-list server for group communication |Mosaic :provides network distributed hypermedia system for information discovery |Mosaic paper :NCSA Mosaic Technical Summary, by Marc Andreesen |Mosaic Home Page :the HTML file for the mosaic home page |Netfind :a way to find someone on the Internet |Netfind telnet demo :a demonstration of Netfind |Ping :requests echo from an Internet host to check status |Prospero :provides user-centered view of remote files |Telnet-How to :Introduction to telnet |USENET World :special issue of Amateur Computerist Newsletter about Usenet |USENET What is? :What is Usenet? by Salzenberg |Veronica :locates titles of Gopher items by keyword search |Veronica blurb :an announcement of the Veronica service |Veronica demo :gopher server at veronica.scs.unr.edu |Vi-How to :The vi Editor |WAIS :retrieves resources by searching indexes of databases |WAIS information at think.com :directory of sources and documents |WAIS, Free :a UNIX based, freely available information server. |WAIS :A Sketch of An Overview, by Jeff Kallem |Whois :provides info on registered network names |Whois demo :a telnet session demonstrating whois |Whois Servers List :List of Internet whois servers, by Matt Power |World Wide Web :retrieves resources by hyptertext browser of databases |World Wide Web demo :a telnet session demonstrating the World Wide Web |WWW, Entering the :A Guide to Cyberspace by Kevin Hughes |World Wide Web Book :a book describing the World Wide Web project |X.500 :provides globally distributed directory service |X.500 Implement :A Catalog of Available X.500 Implementations |CARL Systems :databases for article access and delivery |Correct Time/NBS :tells National Bureau of Standards correct time |Electronic Newsstand :information provided by U.S.magazine publishers |Email FTP :get files at anonymous ftp sites via email. |Email Gopher :use a gopher via email. |Email Usenet :post to newsgroup via email |FAXNET :FAX's via email ($) |Finger database :Access to a database facility via finger |Hytelnet :assists users in reaching Internet libraries, Free-nets, CWISs, BBSs, and other information sites by telnet |Internet Marketing :by the Internet Company |IP Address Resolver :resolves given Internet Protocol host address |Knowbot :provides a uniform user interface to heterogeneous remote information services |MarketBase Gopher :on-line catalog of goods and services |Softlock :selling freely-copyable computer programs and documents |The World :public access Unix |FidoNet News :archives of the newsgroup comp.org.fidonet |FidoNet Nodes :a list of systems with FidoNet |FidoNet Gateway :How to use the UUCP/Fido-Net Gateway |Gateways Guide :describes email transfer across networks, by Jeremy McDermond |INET 93 :Proceedings of the INET '93 conference |International Connect :International Connectivity Table, by Larry Landweber |Internet Country Codes :FAQ about country codes |Internet Domain Names :Relationship of Telex Answerback Codes to Internet Domains |Internet Root Domain :lists of Internet hosts |Internet Security :GAO report on Computer Security (June 1989) |InterNetwork Mail :methods of sending mail from one network to another, by John Chew and Scott Yanoff |Intro TCP/IP :describes the Internet protocols |List of FTP Sites :list of Internet sites accepting anonymous ftp (December 1991), by Jon Granrose |PSGnet/RAINet info :networking in developing world, low-cost tools, networking in general |NREN Information :Merit's directory of National Research and Education Network information |NREN Recompetition :contains information about the recompetition of the NSFNET backbone project |SDSC Appl Net Res Group :activities of the San Diego Supercomputer Center Applied Network Research group. |Sprintlink :FTP site for Sprint's networking activities |Sprintlink Gopher :Sprint's internetworking activities and networking information |USENET Maps :Maps of Usenet news feeds/backbones |BBS Internet List :Zamfield's Wonderfully Incomplete, Complete Internet BBS List |Community Networks :information about community networks, by Arthur R. McGee |Connecting to Internet :What Connecting Institutions Should Anticipate |Freenet papers :papers about network public access |Global Networks :an archive for documents to bring the network to lesser-developed areas of the world |Internet Access Guide :Access Guide to introducing.the.internet, by Ellen Hoffman |Internet Access :Individual access to Internet, by James Milles |Internet Modem :Internet service providers in the US accessible through dial-up connections from a personal computer, by Genevieve Engel |Internet Providers :All Providers Alphabetically |Internet Providers Non-US :Non-US Internet Providers |K12 Access :documents of California Education Network (CENet) Technical Planning Committee |NII :National Information Infrastructure |Network Startup :NSF-sponsored Network Startup Resource Center |Public Dialup :The Public Dialup Internet Access List, by Peter Kaminski |Public Access UNIX :Public/Open Access UNIX, by Bux Technical Services |Registering on the Net :Transition and Modernization of the Internet Registration Service, by S. Williamson |SEA Community Network :Seattle's community networks |PSI :Performance Systems International, dial-up Internet access |Cataloging Internet Res :explores how to catalog electronic information, by Priscilla Caplan |CNI :Coalition for Networked Information |Doc Center :Docment Center, a hard copy document delivery service for government and industry specifications and standards |DIMUND :Document Understanding Information and Resources |DIMUND FTP :Document Understanding FTP Archives |CNI TopNode Project :part of CNI's Directories and Resource Information Services Working Group |CNI Gopher :Coalition for Networked Information Gopher |CNIDR Gopher :Coalition for Networked Information Discovery and Retrieval Gopher |IAFA :Internet Anonymous FTP Archives Working Group |Library Special :Library special collections on the internet |NIR Archives :Networked Information Retieval |NIR Gopher :Networked Information Retrieval Gopher |Retrieval success :successful stories of using the Internet for reference, by Karen Schneider |UNITE Archive :User Network Interface To Everything |URI Archive :transcript of Uniform Resource discussion list |Dartmouth Merged SIGL :Special Interest Group Lists |Electronic Conferences :Directory of Scholarly Electronic Conferences, by Diane K. Kovacs |Electronic Magazines :an archive of various electronic magazines |Electronic Zines List :summary of electronically-accessible zines, by John Labovitz |Free Databases :a catalog databases that are available without payment |Interest Groups List :The Lists of Lists, a listing of special interest group mailing lists available on the Interne |Library Access Script :a script to login to online card catalogs |Library Guide :Accessing on-line Bibliographic Databases, by Billy Barron and Marie-Christine Mahe |Library Catalogs Noonan :a list of academic and public library catalogs online, by Dana Noonan |Library Catalogs St Geo :Internet - Accessible Library Catalogs and Databases, Art St. George and Ron Larsen |Finding Lists :how to find LISTSERV lists |Subject-Oriented Guides :subject-specific Internet Resource Guides collected by UMich |Technical Reports :technical reports archive |WAIS sources :a brief description of the content of many WAIS sources on the Internet, grouped into relevant categories |Internet Sound :various documents and programs having to do with sound |Internet Talk Radio :by Carl Malamud |Internet Multicasting FAQ :FAQ for the Internet Multicasting Service |Multicast Backbone :live audio and video multicast virtual network on top of Internet |Multimedia Index :Multimedia Information Sources, by Simon Gibbs |Multimedia Survey :A Survey of Distributed Multimedia Research, Standards and Products, by RARE |MIT Media Lab :access to Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab |Computer Network Conf :A Discussion on Computer Network Conferencing, by D. Reed |Internet Relay Chat(IRC) :real-time, many-many text discussion divided into channels |Multiple User Dialogue (MUD) :real-time interaction usually for social role-playing |MUD Lists :The Totally Unofficial List of Internet Muds |LISTSERV managing :How to Start and Manage a BITNET LISTSERV Discussion Group, by Kovacs, McCarty, and Kovacs |LISTSERV searching :Quick Start Guide to Searching the CARR-L Archives |LISTSERV tips :List Management Tips for LISTSERV Postmasters and List Owners, by Lisa M. Covi |Email Services :a list of serves available via email, by David DeSimone |Email Understanding :special issue of Univ of IL newsletter describing electronic mail |Email 101 :describes how to use email as well as other Internet features, by John Goodwin |College Email addresses :information on email addresses at colleges |Finding Email addresses :how do I find someone's email address? |MetaMail :multimedia |MIME :Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions |MIME overview :Internet Multimedia Mail with MIME, Emerging Standards for Interoperability, by Nathaniel S. Borenstein |Pine email :a Program for Internet News and Email |PGP Mail :Pretty Good Privacy, a public key encryption package |PEM :Privacy Enhanced Email |Activism :a collection of various online resources about activism |African :a collection of various online resources about African issues |APC :Association for Progressive Communications |Artwork :OTIS project to collect online art |ASCII Art :A FAQ about ASCII art, by Jorn Barger |BABEL :a listing of computer-orientated abbreviations and acronyms, by Irving Kind |BABEL 93 :a listing of computer-orientated abbreviations and acronyms, by Irving Kind |Computer Jargon :The Jargon File (the definitive compendium of hacker slang) |Computer Underground :The Social Organization of the Computer Underground, an MS Thesis by Gordon R. Meyer |Computing Dictionary :The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing |Cyberpunk FAQ :from the Usenet newsgroup alt.cyberpunk |Electronic Text :Catalogue of projects in electronic text, Center for Text and Technology |FineArt Forum :a newsletter about online art |Gender :a collection of various online resources about gender issues |Indigenous :a collection of various online resources about indigenous peoples issues |Internet Glossary :Internet-specific terms defined |Internet Wiretap :electronic books and information |Internet Wiretap Gopher :electronic books and information |Latin :a collection of various online resources about Latin issues |Net Etiquette Guide :by Arlene H. Rinaldi |Netizen Paper :by Michael Hauben, The Net and Netizens |Book Stacks Unlimited :on-line Bookstore and Readers' Conference System |Post-Gutenberg Galaxy :The Fourth Revolution in the Means of Production of Knowledge, by Steven Harnad |Privacy :archive about network privacy, from usenet group alt.privacy |Rights/Access :collection of papers about rights and access |Smiley Dictionary :unofficial list of smilies |Smileys :a smiley server by David W. Sanderson |The WELL :Small Town on the Internet Highway |Togethernet :on-line information and communication network for sustainable planetary future |Tribe :an email list for no purpose but for gathering people together |Usenet :Searching for the Leviathan in Usenet, by Rich MacKinnon |Virtual Community :A Slice of Life in My Virtual Community, by Howard Rheingold |Writer's Resources :Internet Writer Resources, Compiled/Edited/Maintained by L. Detweiler |AskERIC :automated information outlet for ERIC system |CAF Archive :Computers and academic Freedom Archive |CWIS List :Campus-Wide Info Systems list |CWIS Paper :Campus-Wide Info Systems by Judy Hallman |Education Gopher :Florida Tech's collection of educational resources |Educator's Email :An Educator's Guide to E-Mail Lists |Educator's USENET :Ednet Guide to Usenet Newsgroups |Empire Schoolhouse :Empire Internet Schoolhouse, a selection of K-12 resources, projects and discussion groups |IAT :Institute for Academic technology (IBM and UNC) |IKE :IBM Kiosk for Education |Incomplete Guide K12 :Internet and other telecommunications opportunities for k-12 |Internet and Ed :by Noel Estabrook |IRD/Educators :Internet Resource Directory for Educators |Jericho :information technology in education project |K-12 NREN :Equity, Access, and a Trojan Horse |Networking :Networking on the Network, an essay by Phil Agre |NPTN :National Public Telecomputing Network |Scholarly Communication :Quarterly Technical Reports |Scholarly Comm/Libraries :Published by The Association of Research Libraries for The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation |Scholarly Publishing :Model University Policy Regarding Faculty Publication in Scientific and Technical Scholarly Journals A Background Paper and Review of the Issues |Tech/Schools :Technology Refusal and the Organizational Culture of Schools, by Steven Hodas |USENET University :an online a society of people interested in learning, teaching or tutoring |Clinton Information :a collection of presidential and government information |Federal Info Resources :documents from the Information Policy Branch, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget of the U.S. government |Federal Information :Federal Information and the Internet by Anna Keller |Fedworld :a system for government information |Fedworld Feasibility :a report on government-wide information locator system by NTIS |GILS :Government Information Locator Service |Govt Agencies :government agencies on the internet |Govt Information :Internet Sources of Government Information by Blake Gumprecht |Economic BB :Commerce Department's Economic Bulletin Board (EBB) |Electronic Records :U.S. National Archives and Records Administration |Internet Economics :Some Economics of the Internet by Jeffrey K. MacKie-Mason |Internet Pricing :Pricing the Internet by MacKie-Mason and Varian |Internet Public Subsidy :The Economic Case for Public Subsidy of the Internet, by Sandra Schickele |Library of Congress :Marvel (Machine-Assisted Realization of the Virtual Electronic Library) |NII :National Information Infrastructure |US Fed Govt :Internet resources for U.S. Federal Government Information, by Maggie Parhamovich |MTV :music-oriented information server run by Adam Curry |ALMANAC :A service for multi-media document and information delivery and database functions |Comserve :online service for human communication research |HCIBIB :A mail-based retrieval system interface to a database related to Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). |RFCs via mail :Request For Comments--documents about various issues for discussion, covering a broad range of networking issues. |Virtual Work BBS :Virtual Workplace Bulletin Board |ARACHNET :An association of electronic discussion groups and electronic journals of interest to scholars. |CBNVEE :educational environments using networked virtual reality software |CMC :Computer-Mediated Communication Comserve Hotline |EduTel :Comserve Hotline use of computers in education |Interpedia :a public-domain Internet encylopedia |IAMCRNet :Comserve Hotline International Association for Mass Communication Research Network |CNI-DIRECTORIES :Coalition for Networked Information Directories. |HELP-NET :For people new to the Internet |HYTEL-L :announcements of new versions of the popular HYTELNET program |IPCT-L :The Interpersonal Computing and Technology List, issues in education, especially networking and computing. |NIS :Network Information Services. Announcement of new resources, services, and applications being offered the Internet, and the tools to access them. |NETTRAIN :a discussion list about training/support of others in using the resources available on Bitnet and Internet. |Net Happenings :conferences, publications, political news, resources, newsletters, etc. |Net Happenings Archive :search net-happenings mailing list archive |Net Resources :resources only, low volume |NEW-LIST :discusses new LISTSERV mailing lists. |NewJour-L :new electronic journals/newsletters |NewNIR-L :announcements of new Network Information Retrieval and Online Public Access Catalogue Services |NIR :Network Information Retrieval. List dedicated to studying networked information retrieval tools and processes. |OCLC-JOURNALS :OCLC electronic journal publishing |UNITE :interface to all network services.ng. theme |RESODLAA :distance education and open learning research |RITIM-L :Research Institute for Telecommunications and Information Marketing discussion list |VPIEJ-L :Electronic publishing issues, especially Scholarly Electronic Journals |Bits and Bytes :a weekly electronic newsletter about miscellaneous high-tech issues |Chaos Corner :Dr. Chaos's random and interesting things about computers, networks, and other things |Chaos Digest :frauds, hacking, swapping, legislation |Cook Report($) :a monthly newsletter on NREN, National Information Infrastructure, and Internet commercialization |CPU :electronic journal for computer industry workers |Cu-Digest :technical, social, ethical, legalekly electronic journal/newsletter devoted to many computing issues |Current Cites :A journal which provides citations and brief annotations for articles from 30 journals in networks and information and computer technology |EDUPAGE :summary of information technology news |Effector Online :Electronic Frontier Foundation Newsletter |EJC/REC :Electronic Journal of Communication/La Revue Electronique de Communication Covers communication theory, research, practice, and policy |EJournal :Concerned with implications of electronic networks and texts |EJVC :Electronic Journal on Virtual Culture, communicate scholarly thought on aspects of virtual [CMC] culture. |GNN :Global Network Navigator |HPC SELECT NEWS :The Electronic News Magazine for High-Performance Computing |INFOBITS :electronic service of the Institute for Academic Technology's Information Resources Group |Intertext :an electronically distributed magazine of fiction |Netweaver :The Newsletter of the Electronic Networking Association |DISTED :Online Journal of Distance Education and Communication |ConneXions :Newsletter on information on networking |IBJ :Internet Business Journal |Internet Review :An `irregular and on-line journal of new and interesting stuff on the net |Internet World :a newsletter from Meckler Associates |Link Letter :Merit/NSFNET newsletter. |LITA Newsletter :Library and Information Technology Association |Matrix News :(monthly online newsletter, $) Covers crossnetwork issues. |MC Journal :The Journal of Academic Media Librarianship |Meta :net community interests--cryptograhy, electronic publishing, free software, internet, privacy |NETNEWS :newsletter for network resources by Metronet (St. Paul, MN) |PACSR :The Public-Access Computer Systems Review |Surfpunk Technical Journal :`a dangerous multinational hacker zine originating near BARRNET in the fashionable western arm of the northern California matrix' |Voices :Voices from the Net Magazine |The WELL :The Whole Earth Electronic Magazine |Wired :a magazine of cyberspace and technology |CIOS :Communication Institute for Online Scholarship, a non-profit organization for online communication scholarship |CIX :Commercial Internet eXchange Association, non-profit trade association promoting communications services. |CME :Center for Media Education, promotes democratic potential of electronic media. |CNI :Coalition for Networked Information, promotes creation of and access to information resources in networked environments |CNRI :Corporation for National Research Initiatives, develop information processing technology |CoSN :Consortium for School Networking, helps educators and students access information and communications resources |CPSR :Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility, alliance of computer professionals who discuss the impact of computer technology on society. |CREN :supports low-cost access to worldwide electronic networking for education and research |EARN :European Academic Research Network |EDUCOM :dedicated to the study and access of information technology in higher education and integrating technology into learning and research |EFF :public interest organization to educate public about computer and communication technologies. |ENA :Electronic Networking Association, promotes electronic networking |FARNET :non-profit corporation to advance the use of computer networks for research and education. |HPCC Office :the National Coordination Office (NCO) for High Performance Computing and Communications |IETF :Internet Engineering Task Force |IGC :Institute for Global Communications, improving global network communication and information exchange |IRVC :Institute for Research on Virtual culture |ISOC :The Internet Society, supports the development of the Internet and promotes education and applications. |ITU :International Telecommunication Union, a United Nations agency which coordinates telecommunications |NIIT :National Information Infrastructure Testbed |RARE :Reseaux Associes pour la Recherche Europeenne, European networking organizations |RIPE :Reseaux IP Europeen, ensures coordination to operate a pan-European IP network. |WAENA :WideArea Educational Network |SEA :Society for Electronic Access |MailCom :a telecommunications publishing and training firm located in Oakland, California. |MIDS :Matrix Information and Directory Services, a private consulting partnership based in Austin, Texas. |NOMA :National Online Media Association |O'Reilly and Assoc. :publisher of books for UNIX, open systems, and networking. |Internet.COM :The Internet Company, consulting in network access and commercial use of the Internet |Meckler :publishers of Internet books and conferences |Beginners :for people new to USENET |Cu-Digest :Computer Underground Digest |Cyberpunk :cyberpunk/cyberspace culture and literature |FAQs :Frequently Asked Questions (and answers) |MUDS :Multiple User Dialogues |Undernet :an alternative to the current EFNet IRC system |CMC December :bibliography of selected readings in CMC and networking, by John December |CMC Stephen :description of a CMC course |CMC Study Review :Ed CMC, a field study of recent research |Ed Tech/England :for a course, Introduction to Educational Telecommunications |Email 1/Thelen :email in social contexts (A-H) |Email 2/Thelen :email in social contexts (I-Z) |Info Nets/Newby :course outline and bibliography for a course `Information Networking' |Information Soc :bibliography by Rob Kling |Internet Bks Review :reviews of Internet books, from NETTRAIN list |Internet/NREN Pugh :an annotated bibliography of the Internet and NREN by Pugh |New User's Bib :a short bibliography for new users, from NETTRAIN list |Telecom/Newby :course outline and bibliography for a course entitled `Telecommunications' |EJC/REC V3N2 :Electronic Journal of Communication special issue on CMC |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------