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_Current_Cites_
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Volume 5, no. 6
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June 1994
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Information Systems Instruction & Support
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The Library
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University of California, Berkeley
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Edited by Teri Andrews Rinne
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ISSN: 1060-2356
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Contributors:
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John Ober, Margaret Phillips, David Rez, Richard Rinehart,
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Roy Tennant
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Electronic Publishing
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Gaunt, Marianne I. "Center for Electronic Texts in the Humanities"
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InformationJTechnology and Libraries 13(1) (March 1994): 7-13. -- The
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Center for ElectronicJTexts in the Humanities (CETH) was developed
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out of a need to have a single center for the study of "effective
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methodologies for identifying, compiling, maintaining and using
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electronic texts." Gaunt's overview chronicles the history, activities
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and organization of this collaborative project between Princeton and
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Rutgers universities that evolved out of the Inventory of Machine-
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Readable Texts for the Humanities. -- DR
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Lowry, Anita K. "Electronic Texts in the Humanities: A Selected
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Bibliography" Information Technology and Libraries 13(1) (March
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1994):43-49. -- This bibliography lists resources describing the use of
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electronic texts in humanities scholarship. Included in the bibliography
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are references to articles dealing with computer-based methods of text
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analysis as well as a survey of guides and directories that cover
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electronic resources in the humanities. Also included is an extensive
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list of articles and electronic journals or newsletters dealing with the
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nature of electronic publishing. -- MP
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Seaman, David M. "'A Library and Apparatus of Every Kind' : The
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Electronic Text Center at the University of Virginia" Information
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Technology and Libraries 13(1) (March 1994):15-19. -- This article
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describes, in brief, the University of Virginia's esteemed Center for
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Electronic Text. The Center provides access, creation and support for a
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large collection of online electronic texts held at the University of
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Virginia. One of the primary founding principles of the Center is that
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the electronic texts be easily accessible to all users. One of the ways that
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this goal is being met is the insistence on a single search program for all
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machine readable texts. Use and interest in the Center is greater that
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the staff expected. -- DR
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Warner, Beth Forrest and David Barber. "Building the Digital Library:
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The University of Michigan's UMLibText Project" Information
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Technology and Libraries 13(1) (March 1994): 20-24. -- The UMLibText
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initiative at the University of Michigan is a textual-analysis project that
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also provides a local collection of electronic texts to the campus
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community. In describing the project, this article provides an in depth
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history of the project, a discussion of the resources offered, as well as
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discussion of access policies, user support and plans for its continued
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development. -- MP
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Yott, Patrick. "Mapping 1990 Census Data." Information Technology
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and Libraries 13(1): 63-70. -- Now that census material is available in
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electronic format, appropriately trained librarians using a combination
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of Geographic Information System (GIS) software packages, data
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extraction utilities, database programs, and spreadsheet software can
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provide patrons with a wide variety of choices for viewing census data.
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-- MP
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Hypermedia & Multimedia
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Berners-Lee, Tim. " Style Guide for Online Hypertext" [URL:
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http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/Provider/Style/Overview.html]
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(telnet access also available from info.cern.ch). -- When creating a
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hypertext document, the most daunting obstacle for most is the
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technical markup language, be it learning HTML, the HyperCard
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programming language, or, for the brave, mastering the WinHelp
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engine (see Current Cites 5(2) February 1994 for the latter). However, if
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you've ever accessed a WWW home page that was 10 pages long and
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took as many minutes to load, you may have had time to think that
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perhaps more than technical knowledge is necessary to provide
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information in a useful and efficient manner. Writing clear prose is
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difficult enough, but the unique format of hypertext makes many
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additional conceptual demands in order to exploit its powerful
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information-conveying aspects. The Hypertext Style Guide provides a
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concise guide to the problem of how to organize hypertext documents.
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It was written with HTML documents in mind, but applies equally to
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any hypertext document type. The form of the guide, of course, conveys
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many of the principles of proper hypertext style. The title page is a clean
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23 lines of text, conveying information pertinent only to the subject of
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the header. No tangents are tolerated on a given page, so additional
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information is organized into 7 hyperlinked 'chapters' like a short
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book. Topics such as etiquette for server administrators, how long to
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make a page, and gearing information toward an audience are
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contained in this useful guide. -- RR
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Leeds, Matthew. "Video Production Techniques: Tips for Creating Top-
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Notch QuickTime Videos" MacWorld 11(6) (June 1994):104-106. -- If
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you need to compile video for presentations or public information
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workstations for your institution you will find this step-by-step guide
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to video production helpful. It was written using an example
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production created with Adobe Premiere 3.0 on the Macintosh, but the
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clear breakdown of steps involved in computer video production this
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article contains will be of use when using any program or platform.
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From creating a storyboard to preparing for showtime, this article lists
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the general steps one needs to consider when compiling video. Also
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included are additional "expert techniques" for the advanced editor. A
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sidebar recommends a minimum Macintosh configuration of a Quadra
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660AV, and either Super VHS or Hi-film formats. Much more useful
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for choosing the actual tools with which to apply these techniques
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however, would be the additional article in this issue, entitled "Video
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Editing Tools" by Avi Hoffer, p. 94-101. -- RR
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Networks and Networking
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Abbott, Tony, ed. _Internet World's on Internet 94_ Westport:
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Mecklermedia, 1994. -- Abbott and colleagues at Meckler (who produce
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the monthly Internet World) have assembled a print guide to Internet
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resources that is comprehensive but almost entirely duplicative of
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guides that are available through the Internet. With a 230-page listing
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of Discussion Lists, and large entries for Freenets, Campus-Wide
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Information Services, Electronic Journals, Usenet Newsgroups, and
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WAIS databases, this one-stop-guide approach may be a useful addition
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to your bookshelf. It is, of course, limited by its October, 1993 data
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collection date, and the "difficulties of how to accomplish [basic]
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Internet communications functions" (pg. xix). This should be valuable
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as a guide to starting points and as a reference for that resource you're
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sure you heard about but whose location has escaped. -- JLO
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Barron, Billy. "A Brief Comparison of Public Domain SLIP/PPP Drivers
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for MS-DOS" ConneXions: The Interoperability Report 8(6) (June
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1994):16-18. -- This concise article compares the speed of a number of
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publicly available Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP) and Point-to-
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Point Protocol (PPP) drivers for establishing direct Internet connections
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over a serial line to a PC running MS-DOS. Barron concluded that
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from the packages he reviewed, only Slipper, Cslipper, and EtherPPP
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were worthy of further consideration. -- RT
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Hughes, Kevin. "Entering the World-Wide Web: A Guide to
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Cyberspace" Ver 6.1, May 20, 1994. Enterprise Integration Technologies.
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Postscript copy available [URL: ftp://ftp.eit.com/pub/web.guide] --
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Hughes has constructed a 31-page overview of the Web with section
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titles that range from "What is the World-Wide Web?" to "A
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Hypermedia Timeline." In addition to being an excellent introductory
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description of the Web that includes graphics (for example, showing
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the connection between a Mosaic screen and the HTML document
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underlying it), the document has a useful list of "Interesting Places on
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the Web" and a combined Index and Glossary. If the frequent updating
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continues (there have been five "versions" in less than one year), this
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could prove to be a favorite for an introduction to the World-Wide
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Web. -- JLO
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Lohr, Steve. "Data Highway Ignoring Poor, Study Charges" The New
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York Times (May 24, 1994): A1. -- Consumer and civil rights groups
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warn that without clear-cut government rules to assure equal access,
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regional telephone companies will continue to overlook poorer
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neighborhoods and minority populations as they plan for the
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installation of the advanced communications networks necessary to
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access new information services. -- MP
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Maloff, Joel. "The Business Value of Internetworking," Internet World
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5(5) (July/August 1994):34-39. -- This article describes the major reasons
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why companies may wish to connect to the Internet (after first
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describing how costly it could be). These reasons as outlined by Maloff
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are access to rare remote devices (e.g., supercomputers, optical disc
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reproduction systems, etc.), databases, and "collaborative activities." --
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RT
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NSF Network News 1(1) (March/April 1994) Available bi-monthly in
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electronic and print formats from InterNIC Information Services. Hard
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copy subscriptions free in the U.S. and $30.00 internationally; send e-
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mail to newsletter-request@internic.net. [URL:
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http://www.internic.net/newsletter]. -- As of May 1, 1994, this
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newsletter, self-described as seeking to "educate Internet users about
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network issues, resources, and tools; announce new and innovative
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uses of the Internet; and inform the Internet community of the
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activities of the InterNIC," (copyright notice, each issue), is available as
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a World-Wide Web document from the _InfoGuide_, the InterNIC's
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online information server. The March/April 1994 issue describes the
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new NSFNet architecture and a new Network Information Center for
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the Asia-Pacific Region, announces a new gopher indexing service
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from Bunyip, and presents network connectivity maps. The InterNIC
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provides directory and database services newsletter, are well worth
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scanning. -- JLO
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Resnick, Rosalind. "Newspapers on the Net" Internet World 5(5)
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(July/August 1994):69-73. -- A description of several projects to offer
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newspapers on the Internet. A sidebar includes access information on
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nine newspapers ranging from the Municipal Reporter of Oslo,
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Norway to USA Today. -- RT
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Seabrook, John. "My First Flame" The New Yorker 70(16) (June 6,
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1994):70-79. -- Occasional technology reporter for the New Yorker,
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Seabrook explores the darker side of e-mail by describing his own
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experiences as the recipient of a particularly nasty message. Insulting
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and offensive messages sent over the Internet, or "flames," as they are
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popularly known, have become an unpleasant (if not inevitable) by-
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product of a communication system that is otherwise praised for its
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democratic nature. Seabrook also describes his experience with a
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mysterious e-mail-eating virus and his quest to find out if the virus
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was related to the "flame." While the reader never does learn the
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source of this virus, Seabrook's article does offer an informal, yet
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provocative, analysis of Internet culture and some of the security issues
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related to it. -- MP
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Shah, Rawn. "Viewing the Internet through Microsoft Windows"
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Internet World 5(4) (June 1994):86-90. -- Many guides, manuals, and
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commentaries on the Internet look through UNIX-colored glasses. For
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those who have or are contemplating a direct connection through
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Microsoft Windows, Shah's article is a valuable overview. Without
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going into the detail that a LAN administrator would need, Shah
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outlines the software components, from network interface drivers to
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Internet applications, which are necessary for direct or SLIP connection
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and are available as commercial products or as freeware. The article
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ends with a "Quick List of Resources" -- addresses of electronic sites and
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vendors -- which will take one further down the road to Windows
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Internet connectivity. -- JLO
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Thorell, Lisa. "Doing Business on the Internet -- Case Studies: DEC,
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Silicon Graphics, and Sun" Internet World 5(5) (July/August 1994):52-
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63. The Internetworking histories of the companies in the title of the
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article are used to illustrate how companies are using the Internet to
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their advantage. The cases themselves interesting, but the issues they
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illustrate are even more so. Thorell capably and insightfully draws out
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these issues in one of the best articles on business use of the Internet
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this reviewer has read. -- RT
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General
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Pastine, Maureen and Carolyn Kacena. "Library Automation,
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Networking, and Other Online and New Technology Costs in
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Academic Libraries" Library Trends 42(3) (Winter 1994):524-533. -- New
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library technology requires an expanded budget that incorporates not
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only the more technologically oriented methods of operation and
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services but also takes into account such overlooked costs as updating
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cabling and wiring, purchasing new instructional technologies,
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training staff and users, providing ergonomic furniture for staff, hiring
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new types of employees trained to handle technological problems,
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increasing security, network membership fees and the purchase of
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licensing agreements. In order to cope with these costs, the authors
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stress the importance of developing a strategic plan that incorporates
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intensive long-range planning and budgeting programs. As a method
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to offset some of the costs, the authors suggest sharing costs through
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memberships in consortia, applying for state and federal grants, and
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obtaining legislation for funding. -- MP
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Wolf, Milton, et. al. "Future Possibilities in Information Technology
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and Access" Information Technology and Libraries 13(1) (March
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1994):51-61. -- The Imagineering Interest Group of LITA sponsors a
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series of talks at the ALA annual conference every year in which they
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invite noted guests to imagine the future as it pertains to the
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information world. This highly readable and thought-provoking article
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is a modified transcript of the talks by science fiction writers Connie
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Willis and David Brin presented at the 1993 conference in New
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Orleans. In a speech titled "Jurassic Park and Al Jolson: Thinking about
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the Information Revolution," Willis suggests that a healthy dose of
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"technophobia" and an awareness of some of technology's side effects
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will be important in carrying out the information revolution. Also
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invoking some of side effects of technology, David Brin examines the
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role of freedom and privacy within the information revolution in his
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presentation titled "The Good and the Bad: Outlines of Tomorrow." --
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MP
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Current Cites 5(6) (June 1994) ISSN: 1060-2356
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