...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 retrieval Internet In the hi‐tech era of global information networks the most important skills for any information professional are generic information seeking and retrieval ‐ that is, the ability to analyse an information need (for oneself or a client), identify appropriate online sources...

... 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...

...Gobinda G. Chowdhury © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> Computer systems Libraries Information retrieval Management Internet The previous edition of this book, entitled Computers for Libraries, appeared in 1992. The author justifies the change of title in this fourth edition...

... --> 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 Andrew   Applebee et al . Academics Online: A Nationwide Quantitative Study of Australian Academic Use of the Internet . Adelaide : Auslib Press   1998 . Auslib Press Research Series, 1 © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> Academic staff Internet Australia...

... 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...

...Philip Calvert Internet Special libraries This first edition of this book appeared as long ago as 1955, so the 7th edition barely needs any introduction. Like all previous editions, this one is a collection of chapters on a variety of topics relevant to special librarianship, each one...

...Lan Anh Tran Joseph M.   Kizza . Civilizing the Internet: Global Concerns and Efforts toward Regulation . Jefferson, NC : McFarland and Company   1998 . 169 pp , ISBN: 0786405392 (paperback) price not reported © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> Communications...

...Brenda Chawner The last half of the book is more technical, covering telecommunications; costs and charging; equipment; choosing database hosts, CD‐ROM publishers and Internet Service Providers; networking (including intranets); downloading and post‐processing; and copyright. Bradley concludes...

... 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 The topic of “misinformation” on the World Wide Web has barely...

... Internet This is neither a book on electronic resources per se, nor much of a guide on how to access various kinds of electronic resources. It basically talks about the Internet, World Wide Web (WWW), Web search engines, electronic publishing, document delivery and digital libraries. Though...

... Digital postage stamps 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...

... © 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...

...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...

... for a “sizzling” site ‐ a site whose design is original with strong graphic presence and unique style, is generally accessible (particularly for text) and attractive in different browsers. Design Internet This book is written for Web fans, for those interested in Web design or looking for specific...

...Richard Pang © MCB UP Limited 1998 --> It is unfortunate that there is neither a comparison of Internet Explorer with Netscape Navigator (the main alternative Web browser), nor any mention of the Apple Macintosh version (especially now that Internet Explorer is to be the standard...