-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 so that it stays within 80 columns. 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 Section titles o precedes Subsection titles -- precedes Sub-subsection titles = precedes a divider - precedes a divider 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. |------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INFORMATION ABOUT UPDATES OF THIS DOCUMENT: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Internet-cmc informati|ftp |ftp.rpi.edu |pub/communications/inter| on | | |net-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.tx| | | |t | New User's Questions |ftp |nic.merit.edu |documents/fyi/fyi_04.txt| Surfing the Internet |ftp |nysernet.org |pub/resources/guides/sur| | | |fing.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-dummy| | | |s-guide.txt | CERFNet Guide |ftp |nic.cerf.net |cerfnet/cerfnet_info/ | Desktop Internet Refer|ftp |ftp.uwp.edu |pub/msdos/dir/ | ence | | | | De Presno Guide |ftp |ftp@eunet.no |pub/text/online.txt | DDN New User Guide |ftp |nic.ddn.mil |netinfo/nug.doc | Internet Companion(par|ftp |world.std.com |OBS/The.Internet.Compani| t) | | |on/ | 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 Guid|ftp |nysernet.org |pub/guides/Guide.*.text | e | | | | 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-my| | | |stics-guide* | Library Resources Farl|ftp |dla.ucop.edu |pub/internet/libcat-guid| ey | | |e | - EXPLORING:----------+-------+-----------------------+------------------------+ Internet Cruise |ftp |nic.merit.edu |resources/cruise.*/ | Internet Explorer's Ki|ftp |hydra.uwo.ca |libsoft/explorer.doc | t | | | | 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/minin| | | |g_readme | Internet Safari |ftp |nic.cerf.net |cerfnet/safari/safari-gu| | | |ide.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/REA| | | |DME | Wheeler |ftp |s850.mwc.edu |nettrain/nettrain.00read| | | |me | Usenet and trn |ftp |cs1.presby.edu |pub/trn-intro/ | VAX/VMS Networking |ftp |ftp.temple.edu |pub/info/help-net/vms-ma| | | |il.guide | - ADMINISTRATIVE/TECHNICAL/HISTORY:-------------------+------------------------+ Internet Growth |ftp |tic.com |matrix/growth/internet/ | Internet History |ftp |umcc.umich.edu |/pub/seraphim/doc/nethis| | | |t7.txt.Z | Internet Monthly Repor|ftp |nic.merit.edu |internet/newsletters/int| t | | |ernet.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/DD|ftp |nic.ddn.mil |/ | N | | | | - NETWORK INFO CENTER-+-------+-----------------------+------------------------+ InterNic Information |telnet |ds.internic.net |`guest' | InterNIC Info |ftp |ds.internic.net |pub/InterNIC-info/ | InterNIC Database Serv|ftp |ds.internic.net |/ | ices | | | | 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-co| | | |ntents | - 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 Intern|ftp |nic.merit.edu |introducing.the.internet| et | | |/ | 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.t| | | |xt | Must Have List |ftp |pilot.njin.net |pub/Internet-course/must| | | |have-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 t|ftp |ftp.sura.net |pub/nic/network.service.| o | | |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.ed|`gopher' | | |u | | Hytelnet |ftp |ftp.usask.ca |pub/hytelnet/README | Internet Tools EARN |ftp |ds.internic.net |pub/internet-doc/EARN.ne| | | |ttools.txt | Internet Tools Summary|ftp |ftp.rpi.edu |pub/communications/inter| | | |net-tools | Internet Systems UNITE|ftp |mailbase.ac.uk |pub/lists/unite/files/sy| | | |stems-list.txt | Jughead |ftp |boombox.micro.umn.edu |pub/gopher/Unix/GopherTo| | | |ols/jughead/jughead.Read| | | |Me | LISTSERV |mail |listserv@uacsc2.albany.|"send listserv memo" | | |edu | | 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-A|ftp |wuarchive.wustl.edu |doc/misc/acn/acn4-5.txt.| CN | | |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/Discussio| | | |n.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.tx| | | |t | X.500 Implement |ftp |nic.merit.edu |documents/fyi/fyi_11.txt| - SERVICES------------+-------+-----------------------+------------------------+ Anonymous post |mail |anonymus+ping@tygra.mic|"help" | | |higan.com | | 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.|"send BITNET INTRO" | | |edu | | FidoNet News |ftp |ftp.uu.net |usenet/comp.org.fidonet/| FidoNet Nodes |ftp |genome.wi.mit.edu |wais-sources/fidonet-nod| | | |elist.src | FidoNet Gateway |ftp |csn.org |pub/mail/internet.fidone| | | |t | 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.tx| | | |t | 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/Yano|ftp |csd4.csd.uwm.edu |pub/internetwork-mail-gu| ff | | |ide | 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 Grou|ftp |ftp.sdsc.edu |pub/sdsc/anr/README | p | | | | 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 Sur|ftp |atlas.ce.washington.edu|pub/seattle-community-ne| v | | |twork/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.tx| | | |t | Internet Access Hoffma|ftp |nic.merit.edu |introducing.the.internet| n | | |/access.guide | Internet Access Milles|ftp |liberty.uc.wlu.edu |pub/lawlib/internet.acce| | | |ss | 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 Ct|ftp |ftp.psg.com |README | r | | | | Public Dialup/Kaminski|ftp |rtfm.mit.edu |pub/usenet/news.answers/| | | |pdial | Public Access Nets |ftp |alfred.carleton.ca |pub/freenet/working.pape| | | |rs/ | Public Access UNIX |ftp |nnsc.nsf.net |nsfnet/nixpub | Registering on the Net|ftp |nic.merit.edu |documents/rfc/rfc1400.tx| | | |t | o INFORMATION RETRIEVAL--------------------------------------------------------+ Coalition/Networked In|ftp |ftp.cni.org |CNI/ | f | | | | CNI TopNode Project |ftp |ftp.cni.org |CNI/projects/topnode/REA| | | |DME | Networked Info Archive|ftp |archives.cc.mcgill.ca |pub/mailing-lists/nir-ar| | | |chive | Networked IR |ftp |mailbase.ac.uk |pub/lists/nir/ | OCLC Research Report |ftp |ftp.rsch.oclc.org |pub/internet_resources_p| | | |roject/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-ar| | | |chive | 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-l| | | |ist | 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 Barro|ftp |ftp.unt.edu |library/ | n | | | | Library Guide Barron |ftp |ftp.utdallas.edu |pub/staff/billy/libguide| Library Catalogs Noona|ftp |vm1.nodak.edu |nnews/guide2.nnews | n | | | | Library Catalogs St Ge|ftp |nic.cerf.net |internet/resources/libra| o | | |ry_catalog/ | Finding Lists |mail |listserv@vm1.nodak.edu |"GET NEW-LIST WOUTERS" | Subject-Oriented Guide|ftp |una.hh.lib.umich.edu |inetdirs/ | s | | | | Technical Reports |ftp |daneel.rdt.monash.edu.a|pub/techreports/ | | |u | | WAIS sources |ftp |kirk.bond.edu.au |pub/Bond_Uni/doc/wais/re| | | |adme | 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 FA|mail |info@radio.com |"send FAQ" | Q | | | | Multicast Backbone |ftp |venera.isi.edu |mbone/faq.txt | - MULTIMEDIA----------+-------+-----------------------+------------------------+ Multimedia Survey-RARE|ftp |ftp.ed.ac.uk |pub/mmsurvey/mmsurvey.tx| | | |t | MIT Media Lab |ftp |media-lab.media.mit.edu|access/README | - GROUP COMMUNICATION-+-------+-----------------------+------------------------+ Computer Network Conf |ftp |nic.merit.edu |documents/rfc/rfc1324.tx| | | |t | Internet Relay Chat(IR|ftp |cs.bu.edu |irc/support/tutorial.* | C) | | | | 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.t| | | |xt | Email Understanding |ftp |ftp.cso.uiuc.edu |doc/net/uiucnet/vol3no2.| | | |txt | Email 101 |ftp |mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu |etext/etext93/email025.t| | | |xt | College Email addresse|ftp |pit-manager.mit.edu |pub/usenet/soc.college/ | s | | | | Finding Email addresse|ftp |hydra.uwo.ca |libsoft/email_address.tx| s | | |t | MetaMail |ftp |thumper.bellcore.com |pub/nsb/README | MIME (Mail Extensions)|ftp |nic.merit.edu |documents/rfc/rfc1341.tx| | | |t | 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/asciif| | | |aq.us | Computer Abbreviations|ftp |ftp.temple.edu |pub/info/help-net/babel9| | | |3a.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/cyberspac| | | |e | Electronic Text |ftp |guvax.georgetown.edu |cpet_projects_in_electro| | | |nic_text/ | FineArt Forum |ftp |ra.msstate.edu |pub/archives/fineart_onl| | | |ine | Gutenberg Project Text|ftp |quake.think.com" |pub/etext/ | s | | | | 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/electropo| | | |lis | Net Etiquette Guide |ftp |ftp.sura.net |pub/nic/internet.literat| | | |ure/netiquette.txt | Netizen Paper |ftp |wuarchive.wustl.edu |doc/misc/acn/papers/neti| | | |zens.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/tow| | | |n-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 Syste|ftp |sunsite.unc.edu |pub/docs/about-the-net/c| ms | | |wis | Distance Ed |ftp |una.hh.lib.umich.edu |inetdirs/disted.ellswort| | | |h | EASI access to info/ed|ftp |um.cc.umich.edu |easi/README | u | | | | 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_Reso| | | |urces/Incomplete_Guide/ | Internet & Ed |ftp |ftp.msu.edu |pub/education/ | IRD/Educators |ftp |tcet.unt.edu |pub/user-supported/horse| | | |horse/K-12NREN1.1 | Jericho/info tech in e|ftp |foureyes.skidmore.edu |pub/other/Jericho/ | d | | | | K-12 NREN |ftp |ftp.u.washington.edu |pub/user-supported/horse| | | |horse/K-12NREN1.1 | Nat. Pub. Telecom. Net|ftp |nptn.org |pub/info.nptn/bluebook.t| . | | |xt | Scholarly Communicatio|ftp |borg.lib.vt.edu |pub/vpiej-l/reports | n | | | | Scholarly Comm/Librari|ftp |ftp.cni.org |ARL/mellon/ | es | | | | Scholarly Publishing |ftp |sunsite.unc.edu |pub/docs/about-the-net/t| | | |rln-copyright-paper | Tech/Schools |ftp |ftp.u.washington.edu |pub/user-supported/horse| | | |horse/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/governmen| | | |t-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/acct| | | |ing.sg.ps.Z | Internet Economics |ftp |gopher.econ.lsa.umich.e|pub/Papers/Economics_of_| | |du |Internet.txt | Internet Pricing |ftp |gopher.econ.lsa.umich.e|pub/Papers/Pricing_the_I| | |du |nternet.txt | Internet Public Subsid|ftp |ssugopher.sonoma.edu |pub/schickele.txt | y | | | | 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 YOU| | | |R NAME" | HELP-NET |mail |listserv@templevm.bitne|"sub HELP-NET YOUR NAME"| | |t | | HYTEL-L |mail |listserv@kentvm.kent.ed|"sub HYTEL-L YOUR NAME" | | |u | | IPCT-L |mail |listserv@guvm.georgetow|"sub IPCT-L YOUR NAME" | | |n.edu | | NIS |mail |listserv@is.internic.ne|"sub YOUR_EMAIL_ADR nis"| | |t | | NETTRAIN |mail |listserv@ubvm.cc.buffal|"sub NETTRAIN YOUR NAM" | | |o.edu | | Net Happenings |mail |listserv@is.internic.ne|"sub net-happenings YOUR| | |t | NAME" | Net Resources |mail |listserv@is.internic.ne|"sub net-resources YOUR | | |t |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.ed|"sub VPIEJ-L YOUR NAME" | | |u | | o ELECTRONIC JOURNALS/NEWSLETTERS----------------------------------------------+ Bits and Bytes |mail |slakmaster@aol.com |Subject: SUBSCRIBE "your| | | | email address" | Chaos Corner |mail |chaos-request@pelican.c|"sub YOUR NAME" | | |it.cornell.edu | | 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.|"sub EDUPAGE YOUR NAME" | | |ed | | Effector Online |ftp |ftp.eff.org |pub/EFF/newsletters/Inde| | | |x | 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.ed|"sub EJVC-L YOUR NAME" | | |u | | 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.|"sub INFOBITS YOUR NAME"| | |edu | | 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-revi| | | |ew/ | Internet World |mail |meckler@jvnc.net |"Please send Internet Wo| | | |rld 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 issue|ftp |quake.think.com |pub/mids/matrix_news | s | | | | MC Journal |mail |listserv@ubvm.cc.buffal|"sub MCJRNL YOUR NAME" | | |o.edu | | 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.co| | | |m 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.wan| | | |ted | | 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-usene| | | |t | | 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/c| | | |mc-bibliography.txt | CMC Study Review |ftp |tcet.unt.edu |pub/telecomputing-info/c| | | |mc-study-review.txt | CSCW Bibliography |ftp |cpsc.ucalgary.ca |pub/CSCWbibliography/REA| | | |DME | 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 Quarterma|ftp |nic.merit.edu |documents/rfc/rfc1432.tx| n | | |t | 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, numbe r 12, December. Communication Research (1987) Special issue on Theories of Organizations and Inf ormation Technology. Volume 14, number 5, October. Communication Yearbook (1989) Issues and Concepts in Research on Computer-Mediat ed 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. Vo lume 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, Sep tember 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 Selecte d Bibliography. Toronto, Ontario: Distance Learning Office, Ontario Institut e for Studies in Education, 252 Bloor St W, Romiszowski, A. J. (1992) Computer-mediated communication: a selected bibliograp hy. 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 e d. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. Krol, Ed (1992) The Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog. Sebastopol, CA: O'R eilly and Associates. Lane, Elizabeth S. and Craig Summerhill (1992) An Internet primer for informatio n professionals: a basic guide to Internet networking technology. Westport, CT: Meckler. LaQuey, Tracy with Jeanne C. Ryer. Foreword by Al Gore. (1992) The Internet comp anion: a beginner's guide to global networking. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley. Lynch, Daniel C. and Marshall T. Rose., Eds. (1993) Internet System Handbook. Re ading, 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 Thresho ld: 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: McGr aw-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) Th e National Research and Education Network (NREN): Research and Policy Perspe ctives. Norwood, NJ: Ablex. Motorola Codex. (1992) The Basics Book of Information Networking. Reading, MA: A ddison-Wesley. Quarterman, John S. (1990) The Matrix: Computer Networks and Conferencing System s 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 Ala bama Press. Dunlop, Charles and Rob Kling, eds. (1991) Computerization and Controversy: Valu e 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 Commu nication via Computer. Rev. Ed. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. Lea, Martin, ed. (1992) Contexts of computer-mediated communication. New York: H arvester 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, co mputer conferencing, electronic mail, and information retrieval. New York: W iley. Sproull, Lee and Sara Kiesler. (1991) Connections: New Ways of Working in the Ne tworked Organization. MIT Press. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Section -6- DESCRIPTION OF ITEMS ================================================================================ Internet-cmc informatidescribes 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 Foundat ion De Presno Guide.......a shareware book, `The Online World' Milles................An Introduction to Using the Internet at St. Louis Univers ity 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 informa tion 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 Guidesubject-specific Internet Resource Guides collected by UMi ch 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 sustaina ble 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/LibrariPublished by The Association of Research Libraries for The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Tech/Schools..........Technology Refusal and the Organizational Culture of Schoo ls 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 deliver y and database functions Comserve..............online service for human communication research HCIBIB................A mail-based retrieval system interface to a database rela ted to Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). RFCs via mail.........Request For Comments--documents about various issues for d iscussion, covering a broad range of networking issues. ARACHNET..............An association of electronic discussion groups and electro nic 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 Commu nication 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 prog ram IPCT-L................The Interpersonal Computing and Technology List, issues in education, especially networking and computing. NIS...................Network Information Services. Announcement of new resourc es, services, and applications being offered the Internet, and the tools to access them. NETTRAIN..............a discussion list about training/support of others in usin g the resources available on Bitnet and Internet. Net Happenings........conferences, publications, political news, resources, news letters, 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 Electro nic Journals Bits and Bytes........a weekly electronic newsletter about miscellaneous high-te ch 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 Infrast ructure, and Internet commercialization CPU...................electronic journal for computer industry workers Cu-Digest.............technical, social, ethical, legalekly electronic journal/n ewsletter devoted to many computing issues Current Cites.........A journal which provides citations and brief annotations f or articles from 30 journals in networks and information a nd 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, pr actice, and policy EJournal..............Concerned with implications of electronic networks and tex ts EJVC..................Electronic Journal on Virtual Culture, communicate scholar ly thought on aspects of virtual [CMC] culture. GNN...................Global Network Navigator HPC SELECT NEWS.......The Electronic News Magazine for High-Performance Computin g INFOBITS..............electronic service of the Institute for Academic Technolog y'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 s tuff 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 environme nts CNI Gopher............Coalition for Networked Information, promotes creation of and access to information resources in networked environme nts CoSN..................Consortium for School Networking, helps educators and stud ents access information and communications resources CPSR..................Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility, alliance of computer professionals who discuss the impact of compu ter technology on society. EDUCOM................dedicated to the study and access of information technolog y in higher education and integrating technology into lear ning and research EFF...................public interest organization to educate public about compu ter and communication technologies. ENA...................Electronic Networking Association, promotes electronic net working FARNET................non-profit corporation to advance the use of computer netw orks 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 educ ation and applications. RARE..................Reseaux Associes pour la Recherche Europeenne, European ne tworking 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 consu lting 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 com mercial 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------