Finding It on the Internet: The Essential Guide to Archie, Veronica, Gopher, WAIS, WWW (Including Mosaic), and Other Search and Browsing Tools - Softcover

Gilster, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471038571 ISBN 13: 9780471038573

Publisher: Wiley, 1994

Synopsis

The first Internet book devoted exclusively to search techniques, this practical reference will show beginning and intermediate users how to conceive, design and execute focused, efficient searches. Includes descriptions and evaluations of new search tools that are beginning to appear such as HYTELNET, CU-SeeMe, jughead, Panda and InfoTree.

About this title

Reviews

There's no table of contents on the Internet, and print directories list only a fraction of the available resources. With step-by-step instructions accompanied by sample screens, this book explains an array of finding tools that will help you look for resources yourself. Gilster, author of The Internet Navigator , writes primarily from the standpoint of the dial-up user and even shows those who have only E-mail access how to search with electronic mail. He explains how to use search tools (the computer does the searching) such as Veronica, and browsing tools (the person does the searching) such as the World Wide Web. He also describes searching for library catalogs using HYTELNET, LIBTEL, and LIBS and shows various ways to look for addresses. For all Internet collections. Sandy Whiteley

Gilster's Internet Navigator was one of the best Internet guides of 1993. Is Finding It a worthy follow-up? Absolutely. Gilster dissects Internet tools like WAIS, gopher, and MOSAIC like a knowledgeable surgeon, providing excellent examples and understandable descriptions along the way. Finding It is a logical next step from an overview like Internet Navigator. In crisp detail, its ten chapters cover archie, gopher, Veronica, WAIS, World-Wide Web (and MOSAIC), HYTELNET, whois, and E-mail. Although one could argue that the future of the Internet depends on the Clearinghouse for Networked Information Discovery and Research (CNIDR)-the topic of the last chapter-Gilster certainly has a talent for explaining the Internet well. Lots of examples make this book enjoyable; turn one page and you'll find a Thai recipe, turn another and you'll discover a weather map. If you're dazed by Internet tools, this is your best relief. If you think you're a real Internet expert, read this to learn what you really don't know.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471038571
• ISBN 13: 9780471038573
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 302