... , R.J.   Hartley . Information Seeking in the Online Age: Principles and Practice . East Grinstead : Bowker Saur   1998 . 308 pp , ISBN: 1857392604   Price not reported soft © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> Information retrieval Internet In the hi‐tech era of global...

...Philip Calvert Chuck   Martin . The Digital Estate: Strategies for Competing, Surviving and Thriving in an Internetworked World . New York, NY : McGraw‐Hill   1997 . 235 pp , ISBN: 0070410453   A$39.95 hard © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> Trade Internet Information...

... Information, Economy, Business and Trade, Business Travel, Contact Information. Each entry includes a title, the URL and a brief description. There are also indexes by Web site title, country, and subject. Sites were located using a range of Internet search engines (Alta Vists was the most effective...

... --> Internet Information services The Library and Information Professional’s Guide To the World Wide Web follows on from The Library and Information Professional’s Guide to the Internet by two of the same authors (Alan Poulter and Gwyneth Tseng). The book is divided into four parts...

...Wenxian Zhang The Internet is full of resources on China and Chinese studies. However, many new users are often overwhelmed by the vast amount of information on the Web. This paper is to offer a starting point for inexperienced users interested in finding information over the Internet on Chinese...

...Philip Calvert Academic staff Internet Australia Some of the findings of this University of Canberra study are predictable, but there are some rather useful discoveries that make this a worthwhile investigation. As expected, most Australian academics (95 per cent) have Internet access...

... discusses the basics of the Internet, World Wide Web and Intranet. In a limited space the author provides a good overview of Internet technology, particularly from a library viewpoint. Chapters 9 and 10, discussing online search services and CD‐ROM respectively, are well written and contain ample...

... a comprehensive database for Chinese studies worldwide and contains more than 1.6 million bibliographic records. This paper discusses the problems encountered in the establishment of NBINet and the solutions related to computers and networks, NBINet’s utilization on the Internet, and user expectations of NBINet...

... the whole volume. Even though individual chapter titles may not sound too heavily involved with technology, there are frequent references to the Internet throughout the book, and especially to the Web. George McMurdo’s chapter on the Internet is a sensible mix of a little history, some technical...

...Lan Anh Tran Aside from this criticism, Civilizing the Internet is an interesting and informative discussion of an important topic. It is adequately indexed and includes numerous references to additional readings and related Web sites. This book is recommended for anyone interested...

...Brenda Chawner Phil   Bradley . Going Online, CD‐ROM and the Internet. 10th edition . London : Aslib   1997 . 182 pp , ISBN: 0851423914 (paperback) price not reported © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> CD‐ROM Internet Information retrieval Bradley has...

... do not know how much misinformation is on the Web, so determining the cost‐benefit of proposed solutions is still not possible. © Company 1999 Certification Higher education Information Internet Literacy Quality Deliberate falsification. Unfortunately there can...

... on the traditional online information sources and services. Chapter 2 provides an overview of the Internet and the various Internet services including Gopher and FTP. The discussion of the WWW is relatively more elaborate, with brief information on 16 Web search engines and subject guides. Chapter 3 begins...

... © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> Internet Security The purpose of this section is to alert readers of Asian Libraries to new products, services and resources that may be of professional value or interest. Information is taken from publicity provided by the producers...

... Internet Information retrieval Due to the accelerated growth of electronic resources and the subsequent reliance on them by users, it has been difficult to assess the impact such technology has played on the search effectiveness of the average user. This publication selectively highlights a range...

... An American company is now selling postage over the Internet. Palo Alto-based E-Stamp is partnering Francotyp-Postalia (of Germany) in a new venture aimed at the digital postage market. Its first product is called E-Stamp Internet Postage v1.0 and is a software and hardware solution that means...

...Sheau‐yueh J. Chao The Internet contains a rapidly increasing quantity of valuable resources on Asia‐specific information. In view of the vast scope of the Asian countries and the fast proliferation of good sites, this article offers only a sampling of valuable Internet resources as starting points...

...John Evans This paper describes an IDRC‐funded project designed to allow Papua New Guinea (PNG) to catch up with the opportunities that Internet connections can provide in the service of social and economic development, and to develop fuller Internet participation by individuals. The general...

...Richard Pang © MCB UP Limited 1998 --> Information retrieval Internet Written by a store manager of a computer software retailer, this is a practical step‐by‐step guide to using Microsoft’s Internet Explorer version 3.0 for Windows 95. Primarily designed to teach novice users...

...Judy O’Connell Maloney , E , Nolliter , J. C . Using FrontPage 97 . Indianapolis, IN : Que Corporation   1997 . 428 pp , ISBN: 0897749928   A$39.95 hardback © MCB UP Limited 1998 --> Electronic publishing Internet As more people decide to move...