NSF Network Service Center (NNSC) 
NSF Internet Tour HyperCard Stack--borrow a Macintosh long enough to 
view this, worth the effort! Includes net history, net maps, net poetry and 
lore. Free.

They also publish a very complete Internet Resource Guide ($15). Many 
items, including the HyperCard Tour to the Internet, freely available by 
anonymous ftp from nnsc.nsf.net.
NNSC
Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc. 
10 Moulton Street, Cambridge, MA  02138 
617/873-3400 
nnsc@nnsc.nsf.net

New User's Guide to Unique and Interesting Resources on the Internet 2.2. 
Available from NYSERNet (New York State Education and Research 
Network).  It is over 145 pages and lists some 50 sources. OPACS, 
databases, information resources, and more. The New User's Guide is 
available in hard copy at the cost of $25.00. (NYSERNet Members: 
$18.00) 
It is available electronically at nysernet.org (192.77.173.2) in the directory 
/pub/resources/guides. It is called the new.user.guide.v2.2.txt
For more information: NYSERNet, Inc.
111 College Pl.
 Syracuse, NY 13244-4100
315/443-4120  FAX 315/425-7518  
info@nysernet.org

NorthWestNet User Services Internet Resource Guide 
NorthWestNet has released a 300-page guide to the Internet, covering 
electronic mail, file transfer, remote login, discussion groups, online library 
catalogues, and supercomputer access.

Copies may be purchased for $20.00 from NorthWestNet. It is also 
available via anonymous ftp: ftphost.nwnet.net in the directory 
/nic/nwnet/user-guide.

NorthWestNet
15400 SE 30th Place, Suite 202,
Bellevue, WA  98007 
206/562-3000 FAX: 206/562-4822

"There's Gold in Them Thar Networks! or Searching for Gold in all the 
Wrong Places" written by Jerry Martin at Ohio State University. This 
document is available via Internet message to Infoserver@nnsc.nsf.net. 
Once inside the message area, give the following commands to retrieve the 
document: REQUEST:NSFNET 
TOPIC:NETWORK-TREASURES 
REQUEST: END

"The Yanoff Lists"  
"Special Internet Connections"  Compiled by Scott Yanoff. This is an 
indispensable weekly list of network resources available using telnet and 
ftp.

It includes a few Online Public Access Catalogs, chat lines, weather 
servers, Campus Wide Information Systems, and reference resources. 
Send e-mail to the list manager (Scott Yanoff) at: 
yanoff@csd4.csd.uwm.edu or ftp to csd4.csd.uwm.edu. The filename is 
inet-services.

How to Find out More About Discussion Lists

Thousands of discussion groups, LISTSERVs, and mail reflectors exist on 
the Internet. Here are several ways to find lists of interest to you.

LISTSERVs available from NYSERNet.org 
Nysernet.org hosts over 20 lists, including folk_music and PUBLIB for 
public librarians. Send a LIST GLOBAL command in an interactive 
message to our host.  For example: To: LISTSERV@nysernet.org 
Subject: 
Message: LIST GLOBAL

The SRI NIC Maintained Interest-Groups List of Lists 
This is available by FTP from ftp.nisc.sri.com  (192.33.33.22) in the 
directory /netinfo/interest-groups.

The SRI NIC list-of-lists is also available via electronic mail. Send a 
message to mail-server@nisc.sri.com with the following line in the 
message body: 
Send netinfo/interest-groups 
Example: 
To: mail-server@nisc.sri.com 
Subject: 
Message: Send netinfo/interest-groups

The List of Lists 
A comprehensive list-of-lists can be obtained from some larger host 
computers running LISTSERV software, by sending a LIST GLOBAL 
command in an interactive message. This will return a "one line per list" 
list of all lists known to that host as of that date.  
For example: 
To: LISTSERV@ VM1.NoDak.EDU mail 
Subject: 
Message: LIST GLOBAL

The global list can also be searched online.  For details send LISTSERV 
the command INFO DATABASE .

Network Accessible Database Server 
Only available on the LISTSERV at VM1.NoDak.EDU is a searchable 
interest groups database.  For example, to search of the databases for lists 
on "cats" you would send the following statements (copy them exactly into 
your mail message to the LISTSERV):

//DBlook   JOB   Echo=No 
Database Search DD=Rules 
//Rules DD * 
Select cats in lists 
index 
Select cats in intgroup 
index 
Select cats in new-list 
index

These statements search the global LISTSERV list of lists ("in lists"), and 
the local copy of the SRI-NIC Interest Groups ("in intgroup"), and the 
archives of the "new-list" list ("in new-list").  Send LISTSERV the 
command INFO DATABASE for more information.

The 5th Revision of the Directory of Scholarly Electronic Conferences 
This resource is available at LISTSERV@KENTVM or 
LISTSERV@KENTVM.KENT.EDU and via anonymous FTP to 
ksuvxa.kent.edu in the library directory. This announcement is extracted 
from the ACADLIST README FILE

"This directory contains descriptions of 805 electronic conferences 
(econferences) on topics of interest to scholars.  E- conference is the 
umbrella term that includes discussion lists, interest groups, e-journals, e-
newsletters, Usenet newsgroups, forums, etc.  We have used our own 
judgment in deciding what is of scholarly interest -- and accept any advice 
or argument about our decisions.  We have placed the entries into 
categories by deciding what the *dominant* academic subject area of the 
electronic conference is."

"The 5th Revision involves an attempt to make it easier to feed the 
Directory into HyperCard(TM), dBase(TM) and other database programs. 
The first step in this effort has been to use field labels for each part of each 
record.  We've also reduced the size of each record by trying to keep topic 
information between 25-50 words (some are still bigger). Advice on this 
topic will be gratefully accepted at dkovacs@kentvm.kent.edu."

"In addition, information about editorial policy and archive availability and 
frequency have also been included in each record.  Where possible the 
information in each record has been checked for currency and accuracy by 
checking the LISTSERV header in the case of LISTSERV based e-
conferences and contacting the moderators of other kinds of e-
conferences."

"The field labels are as follows: LN: (e-conference name) TI: (topic 
information) SU: (subscription information) ED: (edited? Yes or No) AR: 
(archived?  if Yes, frequency, private=subscribers only) MO: (moderator, 
editor, listowner, manager, coordinator, etc.) IA: ('official' institutional 
affiliation)."

"Topic descriptions are taken in whole or part from the descriptions 
provided by each listowner, editor, moderator or coordinator to the New-
List, the List of Lists, and the Internet Interest Groups file."

"Any errors are the responsibility of the compiler of the Electronic 
Conferences for Academics Files.  If you can provide corrections or 
additional information about any of these electronic conferences, please 
contact:

Diane Kovacs (Bitnet)  DKOVACS@KENTVM (Internet) 
DKOVACS@KENTVM.KENT.EDU

These files are available on the Directory of Scholarly E-Conferences: 
ACADLIST README  (explanatory notes for the Directory) 
ACADSTCK HQX  (binhexed, self-decompressing, HyperCard Stack of 
entire Directory - Keyword searchable) 
ACADLIST FILE1 (Anthropology- Education) 
ACADLIST FILE2 (Geography-Library and Information Science) 
ACADLIST FILE3 (Linguistics-Political Science) 
ACADLIST FILE4 (Psychology-Writing) 
ACADLIST FILE5  (Biological sciences) 
ACADLIST FILE6 (Physical sciences -now includes Academic Computing 
and Computer Science) 
ACADLIST FILE7 (business, Academia, news) 
ACADWHOL HQX (binhexed self-decompressing Macintosh M.S. Word 
4.0 document of all 7 directories) 
ACADLIST.CHANGES (Major additions and deletions)

How to retrieve the abovefiles via mail 
1. Send an e-mail message addressed to LISTSERV@KENTVM or 
LISTSERV@KENTVM.KENT.EDU.  
2. Leave the subject and other info lines blank.  
3. The message must read: GET Filename Filetype 
(e.g.,filename=ACADLIST filetype=FILE1 or HQX or whatever) 
4. The files will be sent to you and you must receive them.  
5. If you need assistance receiving, etc. contact your local Computer 
Services people.

How to retrieve the files via anonymous FTP (File Transfer Protocol) 
FTP to KSUVXA.KENT.EDU 
1. when prompted for 'USERID,' type   ANONYMOUS.  
2. Your password will be your actual userid on your local machine.  
3. Type:  cd library 
4. Type:  GET Filename.Filetype (e.g., filename=ACADLIST 
filetype=FILE1 or HQX or whatever) 
5. The files will be transferred directly into the directory you ftp'ed from at 
your site.

New Lists and List Changes 
New lists are being started every day, and old ones fade away. To find out 
about these changes, join the NEW-LIST mailing. Here is part of their 
welcome message:

"The 'NEW-LIST' list has been established as a central address to post 
announcements of new public mailing lists. In addition, 'NEW-LIST' might 
be used as a final verification before establishing a list (to check for 
existing lists on the same topic, etc.). However, be sure to check sources 
such as the Internet List-of-Lists (SIGLIST or INTEREST-GROUPS list), 
LISTSERV GROUPS, and the LISTS database on the major LISTSERVs 
(we have the LISTS database on NDSUVM1)."

"We will gladly rebroadcast New List announcements, final list proposals 
(to avoid conflicts or redundancy), or emergency announcements about the 
availability of some list.

List Review Service 
These folks subscribe to and monitor a list for awhile and then report on it 
to everyone else. It's a great idea and a useful way to "sample" a list. Here 
is the subscription information.  Email its author to be added to the List 
Review Service list, BITNET ADDRESS: SRCMUNS@UMSLVMA.

LIST REVIEW SERVICE         ISSN: 1060-8192 Published bi-weekly, 
when school is in session, by The University of Missouri, St. Louis 
Libraries. 
Raleigh C. Muns, editor.  
For more information: Thomas Jefferson Library
University of Missouri St. Louis 
8001 Natural Bridge Road
St. Louis, MO 63121 
314/553-5059

Internet Library Guides

Three different Internet library guides are available to help both beginning 
and experienced OPAC users.

Art St. George's Internet-Accessible Library Catalogs and Databases 
includes directions for Internet libraries and Campus Wide Information 
Systems as well as dialup libraries and bulletin boards in the United States. 
Available from: ariel.unm.edu  /LIBRARY/INTERNET.LIBRARY

Billy Barron's Accessing On-line Bibliographic Databases contains a 
number of useful features such as guides to local OPAC escape sequences 
and commands.  FTP to ftp.unt.edu (129.120.1.1)  
/LIBRARY/LIBRARIES.TXT

Dana Noonan's A Guide to Internet/Bitnet comes in two parts. Part two is 
about Internet Libraries. It is an easy to use guide to many national and 
international OPACS and their login and use instructions. (available via 
anonymous ftp from vm1.nodak.edu then CD NNEWS  (although nnews 
may not show up on the directory menu, it works.)  A printed version is 
available for $10 from Metronet.  For more information: 
Metronet,
226 Metro Square Building
Seventh and Robert Streets 
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 
612/224-4801 FAX 612/224-4827

Must-have Books for the Internet Surfer

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

To ftp Zen 1.0 in a PostScript version: 
ftp.uu.net [137.39.1.9] directory /inet/doc 
ftp.cs.toronto.edu [128.100.3.6] directory /pub/zen 
ftp.cs.widener.edu [147.31.254.132] directory /pub/zen as zen-1.0.tar.Z, 
zen-1.0.dvi, and zen-1.0.PS 
ftp.sura.net [128.167.254.179] directory /pub/nic as zen-1.0.PS 
It is also available to read on many Gopher servers.

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

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

Marine, April. (1992). INTERNET: Getting Started.. Menlo Park, CA: SRI 
International.  This book has an international overview, and includes things 
the others don't, such as an index to all the RFC's (Request for Comments), 
Internet organizations, source information for the TCP/IP CD ROM, and 
the answer to "who is in charge of the Internet?" (No one is. The Internet is 
a cooperating group of independently administered networks. Some groups 
set basic policy though.) ISBN 0-944604-15-3 $39.00
SRI
333 Ravenswood Ave.
Menlo Park, CA 94025 

Tennant, Roy, Ober, J., & Lipow, A. G. (1993). Crossing the Internet 
Threshold: An Instructional Handbook. Berkeley, CA: Library Solutions 
Press.  A cookbook to run your own Internet training sessions. Real- world 
examples. Foreword by Cliff Lynch. ISBN: 1-882208-01-3 $45.00
Library Solutions Institute and Press 
2137 Oregon Street Berkeley, CA 94705 
510/841-2636  FAX: 510/841-2926 

Magazine

Matrix News, the monthly newsletter edited by John S. Quarterman. 
Subscriptions are $30 per year. for a paper edition, $25/yr for an online 
edition. Matrix News, Matrix Information & Directory Services, Inc. 
(MIDS) 
1106 Clayton La.
Suite 500 W
Austin, TX 78746 
512/329-1087 FAX: 512/327-1274 
mids@tic.com

Organizations

CNI Coalition for Networked Information 
1527 New Hampshire Ave., NW 
Washington, DC  20036 
202/232-2466  FAX: 202/462-7849 
info@cni.org

CPSR  Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility 
PO Box 717 
Palo Alto, CA 94302
 415/322-3778 FAX: 415/322-3798 
CPSR Newsletter, annual Computers, Freedom and Privacy Conference, 
poster ("Technology is driving the future-- it's time to find out who's 
steering.") cpsr@clsi.stanford.edu

EFF The Electronic Frontier Foundation, Inc.  
155 Second St.
Cambridge, MA 02141 
617/864-1550 FAX: 617/864-0866 
Publishes the EFFector in online and print editions. T-shirts, bumper 
stickers ("I'd rather be telecommuting"; "ISDN: Make it so."; 
"CYBERNAUT") 
eff@eff.org

Internet Society 
1895 Preston White Drive
Suite 100 
Reston, VA 22091 
703/620-8990, FAX 703/620-0913 
Annual conference, quarterly Internet Society News.  
isoc@nri.reston.va.us

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For more information about this article:
Jean Armour Polly
Manager of Network Development and User Training
NYSERNet, Inc.
111 College Place
Syracuse, NY 13244-4100
315/443-4120
FAX: 315/425-7518
jpolly@nysernet.org
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Cynthia

              "Children are 25% of our population and

100% of our future!"