|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #Information Sources: the Internet and Computer-Mediated Communication |================================================================================ #AUTHOR: John December (decemj@rpi.edu) #DATE: 02 Oct 93; Release 2.98 #COPYRIGHT: (c) 1993 John December (decemj@rpi.edu). Permission to use for non-commercial, educational purposes. This copyright and permission notice must appear in all copies. #DISCLAIMER: Provided "as is" without expressed or implied warranty. I make no representations about this document's suitability, accuracy, or stability. | |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, 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, 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 | 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 Reference: 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(part): ftp world.std.com OBS/The.Internet.Companion/ Internet Guide (Noonan): ftp vm1.nodak.edu nnews/guide1.nnews NSF Resource Guide: ftp ds.internic.net resource-guide/ NWNet Internet Guide: ftp ftphost.nwnet.net user-docs/ NYSERNet Internet Guide: ftp nysernet.org pub/guides/Guide.*.text SURANet Internet Guide: ftp ftp.sura.net pub/nic/infoguide.*.txt Zen / Art of Internet: ftp csn.org pub/net/zen/ - SPECIALIZED GUIDES OF GENERAL INTEREST Electric Mystics Guide: ftp panda1.uottawa.ca pub/religion/electric-mystics-guide* Library Resources Farley: ftp dla.ucop.edu pub/internet/libcat-guide - EXPLORING: Internet Cruise: ftp nic.merit.edu resources/cruise.*/ Internet Explorer's Kit: ftp hydra.uwo.ca 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/safari/safari-guide.txt - TRAINING: Bib Schneider: ftp alexia.lis.uiuc.edu pub/training.bib HWGUIDE: ftp hydra.uwo.ca libsoft/hwguide.txt Milles: ftp slufxb.slu.edu pub/millesjg 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 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/nethist7.txt.Z 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 Network Info Center/DDN: ftp nic.ddn.mil / - NETWORK INFO CENTER InterNic Information: telnet ds.internic.net `guest' InterNIC Info: ftp ds.internic.net pub/InterNIC-info/ InterNIC Database Services: ftp ds.internic.net / InterNIC Reg Services: ftp rs.internic.net netinfo/ InterNIC Info Services: ftp is.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 - DIRECTORIES OF INFORMATION: IEEE Gopher: gopher info.computer.org HelpNet Archives: ftp ftp.temple.edu pub/info/help-net Internet Course: ftp pilot.njin.net pub/Internet-course/ Introducing the Internet: ftp nic.merit.edu introducing.the.internet/ Library of Congress: ftp seq1.loc.gov pub/iug/index MSEN Gopher: gopher gopher.msen.com NEARnet: ftp nic.near.net doc/README NNSC/NSF: ftp nnsc.nsf.net nsfnet/ NYSERnet: ftp nysernet.org pub/resources/ Software Tool & Die: gopher world.std.com SRI's Network Info: ftp ftp.nisc.sri.com netinfo/ SURAnet: ftp ftp.sura.net pub/nic/ SWITCHinfo: ftp nic.switch.ch info_service/ Telecomm Archives: ftp lcs.mit.edu telecom-archives/ UNC's Sunsite: ftp sunsite.unc.edu pub/docs/about-the-net/ USENET Repository: ftp pit-manager.mit.edu pub/usenet/ UUNET archive: ftp ftp.uu.net uunet-info/ UWO's NIC: ftp julian.uwo.ca nic/ York U: ftp nexus.yorku.ca pub/Internet-info/ o SERVICES AND TOOLS - LISTS OF SERVICES MaasInfo Indexes: ftp Niord.SHSU.edu maasinfo/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 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 Archie: telnet archie.ans.net `archie' Archie: ftp archie.ans.net pub/archie/doc/README Cello: ftp fatty.law.cornell.edu pub/LII/Cello/readme.1st Email/ftp/telnet-how to: ftp ftp.sura.net pub/nic/network.service.guides/ Essence: ftp ftp.cs.colorado.edu pub/cs/distribs/essence/README Gopher: ftp boombox.micro.umn.edu pub/gopher/00README Gopher FAQ: ftp pit-manager.mit.edu pub/usenet/news.answers/gopher-faq Gopher/Veronica-how to: ftp ftp.cso.uiuc.edu doc/net/uiucnet/vol6no1.txt Gopher: telnet consultant.micro.umn.edu `gopher' Hytelnet: ftp ftp.usask.ca pub/hytelnet/README Internet Tools EARN: ftp ds.internic.net pub/internet-doc/EARN.nettools.txt 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 Netfind: ftp ftp.cs.colorado.edu pub/cs/distribs/netfind/README Netfind: telnet mudhoney.micro.umn.edu `netfind' Ping: ftp uxc.cso.uiuc.edu utils/ping/README Prospero: ftp prospero.isi.edu pub/prospero/doc/ USENET special issue-ACN: ftp wuarchive.wustl.edu doc/misc/acn/acn4-5.txt.Z USENET?Salzenberg: ftp rtfm.mit.edu pub/usenet/news.answers/what-is-usenet/part1 Veronica: ftp veronica.scs.unr.edu veronica/veronica-faq Veronica (short blurb): ftp cs.dal.ca pub/comp.archives/bionet.software/veronica WAIS information: ftp think.com wais/ WAIS, Free: ftp ftp.cnidr.org pub/NIDR.tools/freeWAIS-0.1/README WAIS information: ftp julian.uwo.ca doc/wais/ WAIS sketch/overview: ftp hydra.uwo.ca libsoft/wais.txt Whois: telnet rs.internic.net Whois Servers: ftp sipb.mit.edu pub/whois/whois-servers.list Whois Specs: ftp gopher.ucdavis.edu pub/IETF/WNILS/Discussion.Paper World Wide Web: telnet info.cern.ch World Wide Web: ftp info.cern.ch pub/www/doc/ World Wide Web Book: ftp emx.cc.utexas.edu pub/mnt/source/services/www/doc/the_www_book.tex WWW, Entering the: http pulua.hcc.hawaii.edu guide/www.guide.html X.500 Overview: 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' FAXNET: mail info@awa.com "help" Finger database: finger help@dir.su.oz.au FTP MAIL: mail ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com "help" Internet Marketing: mail market@internet.com "send market info"" IP Address Resolver: mail dns@grasp.insa-lyon.fr "help" Knowbot: telnet nri.reston.va.us 185 Softlock: mail Info@SoftLock.COM "send info" o NETWORKING BITNET intro: mail LISTSERV@bitnic.educom.edu "send BITNET INTRO" FidoNet News: ftp ftp.uu.net 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/Smith: 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 GAO: ftp nic.merit.edu cise/gao8957.txt InterNetwork Mail/Chew: ftp ariel.unm.edu library/network.guide InterNetwork Mail/Yanoff: 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 NREN Information: ftp nic.merit.edu nren/ NREN Interim NSF Plan: ftp nic.merit.edu cise/recompete NREN Program Reports: ftp nic.merit.edu nren/nrencongr.* SDSC Appl Net Res Group: ftp ftp.sdsc.edu pub/sdsc/anr/README USENET Maps: ftp gatekeeper.dec.com pub/maps/ UUNET Networking Info: ftp ftp.uu.net inet/doc - ACCESSING NETWORKS: BBS lists: ftp wuarchive.wustl.edu mirrors/msdos/bbslists/ Community Networks: ftp netcom.com pub/amcgee/communet.msg Community Networks Surv: ftp atlas.ce.washington.edu pub/seattle-community-network/community-networks/surveys Connecting to Internet: ftp nic.merit.edu documents/fyi/fyi_16.txt Global Networks: ftp dhvx20.csudh.edu global_net.dir/readme.txt Internet Access Hoffman: ftp nic.merit.edu introducing.the.internet/access.guide Internet Access Milles: ftp liberty.uc.wlu.edu pub/lawlib/internet.access Internet Modem Engel: ftp dla.ucop.edu pub/internet/dial-access K12 Access: ftp ftp.cc.berkeley.edu k12/README NII: http sunsite.unc.edu nii Network Startup Res Ctr: ftp ftp.psg.com README Public Dialup/Kaminski: ftp rtfm.mit.edu pub/usenet/news.answers/pdial Public Access Nets: ftp alfred.carleton.ca pub/freenet/working.papers/ Public Access UNIX: ftp nnsc.nsf.net nsfnet/nixpub Registering on the Net: ftp nic.merit.edu documents/rfc/rfc1400.txt o INFORMATION RETRIEVAL Coalition/Networked Inf: ftp ftp.cni.org CNI/ CNI TopNode Project: ftp ftp.cni.org CNI/projects/topnode/README Networked Info Archive: ftp archives.cc.mcgill.ca pub/mailing-lists/nir-archive Networked IR: ftp mailbase.ac.uk pub/lists/nir/ OCLC Research Report: ftp ftp.rsch.oclc.org pub/internet_resources_project/report/ Uniform Resources: ftp info.cern.ch pub/ietf/url3.txt UNITE: 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 Journals: ftp ftp.eff.org pub/journals/ 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 Gopher Jewels: gopher ftp.einet.net pub/gopher-jewels.html Gopher Jewels text: gopher ftp.einet.net pub/gopher-jewels.txt Interest Groups List: ftp ftp.nisc.sri.com netinfo/interest-groups Library Access Script: ftp sonoma.edu pub/libs.tar Library Catalogs Barron: ftp ftp.unt.edu library/ Library Guide Barron: ftp ftp.utdallas.edu pub/staff/billy/libguide Library Catalogs Noonan: ftp vm1.nodak.edu nnews/guide2.nnews 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/radio/INDEX Internet Talk Radio: ftp sunsite.unc.edu pub/talk-radio/ITRintro.readme Internet Talk Radio FAQ: mail info@radio.com "send FAQ" Multicast Backbone: ftp venera.isi.edu mbone/faq.txt - MULTIMEDIA Multimedia Survey-RARE: ftp ftp.ed.ac.uk pub/mmsurvey/mmsurvey.txt MIT Media Lab: ftp media-lab.media.mit.edu access/README - GROUP COMMUNICATION Computer Network Conf: ftp nic.merit.edu documents/rfc/rfc1324.txt Internet Relay Chat(IRC): ftp cs.bu.edu irc/support/tutorial.* Multiple User Dialogue: ftp ftp.math.okstate.edu pub/muds/misc/mud-faq/ 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 hydra.uwo.ca 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 hydra.uwo.ca libsoft/email_address.txt MetaMail: ftp thumper.bellcore.com pub/nsb/README MIME (Mail Extensions): ftp nic.merit.edu documents/rfc/rfc1341.txt MIME overview: ftp thumper.bellcore.com pub/nsb/mime.txt Pine email: ftp ftp.cac.washington.edu pine/pine.blurb PGP Mail: ftp ftp.uu.net pub/security/pgp/ Privacy Enhanced Email: ftp ftp.tis.com pub/PEM/FAQ o LANGUAGE/CULTURE Artwork: ftp sunsite.unc.edu pub/multimedia/pictures/OTIS/ ASCII Art: ftp genesis.mcs.com mcsnet.users/jorn/asciifaq.us Computer Abbreviations: ftp ftp.temple.edu pub/info/help-net/babel93a.txt Computer Jargon: ftp aeneas.mit.edu pub/gnu/jargon-README Computer Underground: ftp ftp.eff.org pub/cud/papers/meyer Cyberspace / Law: ftp ftp.eff.org pub/cud/papers/cyberspace Electronic Text: ftp guvax.georgetown.edu cpet_projects_in_electronic_text/ FineArt Forum: ftp ra.msstate.edu pub/archives/fineart_online Gutenberg Project Texts: ftp quake.think.com" pub/etext/ Internet Glossary: ftp nic.merit.edu documents/fyi/fyi_18.txt Internet Wiretap: ftp wiretap.spies.com About/FEATURES IRC Community: ftp ftp.eff.org pub/cud/papers/electropolis 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 Online Bookstore: gopher nstn.ns.ca Other Book Stacks Unlimited: telnet books.com Post-Gutenberg: ftp infolib.murdoch.edu.au pub/jnl/harnad.jnl Privacy: ftp pit-manager.mit.edu pub/usenet/alt.privacy/ Smileys: ftp ux1.cso.uiuc.edu doc/misc/smiley Smileys-Sanderson: 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 sol.deakin.edu.au aare/readme AskERIC: ftp ericir.syr.edu pub/ AskERIC Gopher: gopher ericir.syr.edu Campus-Wide Info Systems: ftp sunsite.unc.edu pub/docs/about-the-net/cwis Distance Ed: ftp una.hh.lib.umich.edu inetdirs/disted.ellsworth EASI access to info/edu: ftp um.cc.umich.edu easi/README Educator's Email Lists: ftp nic.umass.edu pub/ednet/educatrs.lst Educator's USENET Grps: ftp nic.umass.edu pub/ednet/edusenet.gde Empire Schoolhouse: telnet nysernet.org `empire' Incomplete Guide K12: ftp ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu Education/Education_Resources/Incomplete_Guide/ Internet & Ed: ftp ftp.msu.edu pub/education/ IRD/Educators: ftp tcet.unt.edu pub/user-supported/horsehorse/K-12NREN1.1 Jericho/info tech in ed: ftp foureyes.skidmore.edu pub/other/Jericho/ K-12 NREN: ftp ftp.u.washington.edu pub/user-supported/horsehorse/K-12NREN1.1 Nat. Pub. Telecom. Net.: ftp nptn.org pub/info.nptn/bluebook.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/ Environmental: gopher envirolink.hss.cmu.edu Federal Info Resources: ftp nic.merit.edu omb/INDEX.omb Fedworld: telnet fedworld.doc.gov Govt Agencies: ftp is.internic.net infosource/internet-info-for-everybody/government-agencies 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 Cong Marvel: telnet marvel.loc.gov `marvel' NII: ftp ftp.ntia.doc.gov pub/niiagenda.asc o MISC/POPULAR TOPICS Current Weathermap GIF: ftp vmd.cso.uiuc.edu wx/ File Compression Info: ftp ftp.cso.uiuc.edu doc/pcnet |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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. [see also DIRECTORIES/Electronic Journals in |Section -1-] For more or specialized Information Servers, see Yanoff's |Services List. Find a server closer to your home site when possible. 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" o DISCUSSION LISTS ARACHNET: mail listserv@uottawa.bitnet "sub ARACHNET YOUR NAME" CMC: mail comserve@vm.its.rpi.edu "join CMC YOUR NAME" EduTel: mail comserve@vm.its.rpi.edu "join edutel YOUR NAME" 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 NAM" Net Happenings: mail listserv@is.internic.net "sub net-happenings YOUR NAME" 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" NIR: mail mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk "sub NIR YOUR NAME" OCLC-JOURNALS: mail listserv@oclc.org "sub OCLC-JOURNALS YOUR NAM" UNITE: mail mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk "join UNITE YOUR NAME" VPIEJ-L: mail listserv@vtvm1.cc.vt.edu "sub VPIEJ-L YOUR NAME" o ELECTRONIC 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 puffin.cit.cornell.edu chaos 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." 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" 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" Voices: ftp etext.archive.umich.edu pub/Zines/Voices/ |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Section -3- SOCIETIES AND ORGANIZATIONS |================================================================================ o NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS CIOS: mail comserve@vm.its.rpi.edu "help topics associates" CIX: ftp cix.org cix/README CNI: ftp ftp.cni.org CNI/ CNI Gopher: gopher gopher.cni.org CoSN: mail cosn@bitnic.bitnet "Please send CoSN info." CPSR: ftp ftp.cpsr.org cpsr/ EDUCOM: mail inquiry@educom.edu "Please send EDUCOM info." EFF: ftp nnsc.nsf.net ietf/index-ietf ENA: mail comserve@vm.its.rpi.edu "send Netweave Winter91" FARNET: ftp farnet.org farnet/farnet_info/ IETF: ftp ftp.uu.net ietf/index IRVC: ftp byrd.mu.wvnet.edu pub/estepp/IRVC ISOC: ftp nnsc.nsf.net internet-society/ RARE: ftp ftp.rare.nl 00README RIPE: ftp ftp.ripe.net ripe/ o COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATIONS MailCom: ftp netcom1.netcom.com pub/mailcom/README MIDS: ftp ftp.tic.com tic/TIC 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 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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 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 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 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. o ONLINE BIBLIOGRAPHIES Computer Communication: ftp infolib.murdoch.edu.au pub/bib/parker.bib CMC Bib/Shedletsky: ftp tcet.unt.edu pub/telecomputing-info/cmc-bibliography.txt CMC Study Review: ftp tcet.unt.edu pub/telecomputing-info/cmc-study-review.txt CSCW Bibliography: ftp cpsc.ucalgary.ca pub/CSCWbibliography/README Electronic Serials: ftp infolib.murdoch.edu.au pub/bib/bailey.bib FYI Bibliography: ftp nic.merit.edu documents/fyi/fyi_03.txt Hacker CMC: mail comserve@vm.its.rpi.edu "get compumed biblio" Higgins CMC/ED: mail comserve@vm.its.rpi.edu "get rescmc syllabus" IAT Internet Bib: ftp gandalf.iat.unc.edu guides/irg-14.txt Information Soc: ftp etext.archive.umich.edu pub/CuD/cud/cud5.68 Internet Bks Quarterman: ftp nic.merit.edu documents/rfc/rfc1432.txt 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 Paulsen CMC/ED: mail comserve@vm.its.rpi.edu "get disted2 biblio" Pugh Internet/NREN: mail comserve@vm.its.rpi.edu "get internet biblio" Rice CMC/ED: mail comserve@vm.its.rpi.edu "get cmced biblio" WAIS Bibliography: ftp infolib.murdoch.edu.au pub/bib/lincoln.bib o SPECIAL ISSUES 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. > Journal of Communication (1989) Issue on computer communication affecting social power distribution. Volume 39, number 3. > 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. > 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 > Hahn, Harley (1993) A Student's Guide to Unix. New York: McGraw-Hill. > 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. > 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. - COMPUTER NETWORKS > Adams, Rick and Frey, Donnalyn. (1990) !%@:: A Directory of Mail Addressing and Networks, 2nd 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. > 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. > 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. > 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 |Internet Services FAQ :The Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) list for alt.internet.services Usenet newsgroup |Big Dummy's Guide :written by Adam Gaffin for the Electronic Frontier Foundation |De Presno Guide :a shareware book, `The Online World' |Milles :An Introduction to Using the Internet at St. Louis University School of Law |Internet History :Master's Thesis, Henry Edward Hardy |May List :lists telnet sites/services |Alex :provides transparent read of remote files at anonymous FTP sites |Archie :a service for finding files remotely |Cello :DOS-based Internet browser incorporating WWW, Gopher, FTP, Telnet, News |Essence :resource discovery system using indexes |Gopher :locates and retrieves resources using a graph of menus |Jughead :gets menu information from various gopher servers |LISTSERV :A mailing-list server for group communication. |Mosaic :provides network distributed hypermedia system for information discovery |Netfind :a way to find someone on the Internet |WAIS, Free :a UNIX based, freely available information server. |WWW, Entering the :A Guide to Cyberspace by Kevin Hughes |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 |FAXNET :FAX's via email ($) |Finger database :Access to a database facility via finger |FTP MAIL :get files at anonymous ftp sites via email. |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 |Softlock :selling freely-copyable computer programs and documents |NII :National Information Infrastructure |Free Databases :a catalog databases that are available without payment |Gopher Jewels :subject-oriented gopher list |Gopher Jewels text :text version of subject-oriented gopher list |Subject-Oriented Guides :subject-specific Internet Resource Guides collected by UMich |WAIS sources :a brief description of the content of many WAIS sources on the Internet, grouped into relevant categories |Email 101 :by John Goodwin |PGP Mail :Pretty Good Privacy, a public key encryption package |Internet Wiretap :electronic books and information |Netizen Paper :by Michael Hauben, The Net and Netizens |Online Bookstore :Roswell Electronic Computer Bookstore |Book Stacks Unlimited :on-line Bookstore and Readers' Conference System |The WELL :Small Town on the Internet Highway |Togethernet :on-line information and communication network for sustainable planetary future. %HOST gopher.together.uvm.edu #SUB-SECTION EDUCATION #FTP |Empire Schoolhouse :Empire Internet Schoolhouse, a selection of K-12 resources, projects and discussion groups |Internet & Ed :by Noel Estabrook |IRD/Educators :Internet Resource Directory for Educators |K-12 NREN :Equity, Access, and a Trojan Horse |Scholarly Comm/Libraries :Published by The Association of Research Libraries for The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation |Tech/Schools :Technology Refusal and the Organizational Culture of Schools |Economic BB :Commerce Department's Economic Bulletin Board (EBB) |Electronic Records :U.S. National Archives and Records Administration |NII :National Information Infrastructure |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. |ARACHNET :An association of electronic discussion groups and electronic journals of interest to scholars. |CMC :Computer-Mediated Communication Comserve Hotline |EduTel :Comserve Hotline use of computers in education |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 Resources :resources only, low volume |NEW-LIST :discusses new LISTSERV mailing lists. |NewJour-L :new electronic journals/newsletters |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 |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 |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 |NETNEWS :newsletter for network resources by Metronet (St. Paul, MN) |PACSR :The Public-Access Computer Systems Review |Voices :Voices from the Net Magazine |CIOS :Communication Institute for Online Scholarship |CIX :Commercial Internet eXchange Association, non-profit trade association promoting communications services. |CNI :Coalition for Networked Information, promotes creation of and access to information resources in networked environments |CNI Gopher :Coalition for Networked Information, promotes creation of and access to information resources in networked environments |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. |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. |IETF :Internet Engineering Task Force |IRVC :Institute for Research on Virtual culture |ISOC :supports the development of the Internet and promotes education and applications. |RARE :Reseaux Associes pour la Recherche Europeenne, European networking organizations |RIPE :Reseaux IP Europeen, ensures coordination to operate a pan-European IP network. |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 |Beginners :for people new to USENET |Cu-Digest :Computer Underground Digest |FAQs :Frequently Asked Questions (and answers) |MUDS :Multiple User Dialogues |CMC Study Review :Ed CMC, a field study of recent research |Information Soc :bibliography by Rob Kling |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------