Neal-Schuman Complete Internet Companion for Librarians (Neal-Schuman Netguide Series)

This latest edition of the acclaimed Complete Internet Companion provides updated coverage of everything you need to know to keep up with enormous changes in the world's biggest computer network and libraries. This unique resource covers the entire spectrum of library related topics from Internet basics, to digital library design, intranets, extranets, metadata, computer security, filters, copyright, operations, domain name registration, the Linux, e-books, and more. Topics include: how to provide your customers with what they want-everything from digital images to Web based databases with video and sounds clips; how to build and maintain your library homepage and implement Web-based search engines and databases; nitty-gritty details you need to troubleshoot e-mail, mailing lists, and Usenet News; where to find free search and indexing systems, Web space, statistical services, and more. A companion CD-ROM keeps you up-to-date with links to 500 free sites. Both comprehensive and user-friendly, the Internet Companion is one tool that reference librarians, school library media specialists, instructional librarians, Web masters, special librarians, administrators, library science students, support staff-everyone who wants to master and manage this important technology-will want to keep close at hand.Allen C. Benson is the author of 'Neal-Schuman Complete Internet Companion for Librarians (Neal-Schuman Netguide Series)' with ISBN 9781555704148 and ISBN 155570414X.