Basic Internet for Busy Librarians: A Quick Course for Catching Up (Paperback)

by Laura K. Murray (Author)

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From School Library Journal

If you are still looking for an on-ramp to the information superhighway, this is the book for you. It is designed specifically for someone with little or no Internet experience. Murray gets novices up on the Internet and introduces the basics of browsing, searching, and even creating your own Web page. She also covers e-mail, listservs, UseNet, chatting, Telnet, FTP, and Gopher. Each area is introduced well enough for readers to get started and feel comfortable discovering more on their own. Step-by-step exercises take beginners by the hand. Screen shots and hints round out the book. All of the examples are specific to libraries. There is no glossary; however, all unfamiliar terms are defined in the text. The excellent organization and thorough table of contents eliminate the need for an index.-Yapha Nussbaum Mason, Brentwood Lower School, Los Angeles

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"If you are still looking for an on-ramp to the information superhighway, this is the book for you... Each area is introduced well enough for readers to get started and feel comfortable discovering more on their own. Step-by-step exercises take beginners by the hand... The excellent organization and thorough table of contents eliminate the need for an index."

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Product Details

• Paperback: 137 pages
• Publisher: American Library Association (June 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0838907253
• ISBN-13: 978-0838907252
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,431,739 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Chanceux d'etre bibliothecaire!, January 29, 2004

By A Customer

Les internautes cherchent en ligne les bibliotheques et les travaux faits par les bibliothecaires. Les derniers journaux sont deja en ligne. Les LawLib-L, Lib-Ref-L, et PACS-L se lisent deja en ligne. Les cours annuaires que suivent les bibliothecaires leur rendent de plus en plus experts des bonnes sources et des renseignements en ligne. Alors pourquoi les bibliothecaires ne mettent-ils pas les bouchees doubles pour classer tout ce qui est en ligne? Car actuellement les recherches trebuchent sur des mots et des techniques qui ne sont pas standardises.

5.0 out of 5 stars Lucky Librarians, June 6, 2001

By A Customer

Libraries take up quite a bit of the Internet, and library science is changing with computer technologies. One way to get to and beyond BASIC INTERNET FOR BUSY LIBRARIANS is checking up-to-date magazines and online resources for cyberadvances and choosing among discussion lists for information professionals, such as LawLib-L, LibRef-L, and PACS-L. Another way is becoming comfortable with library homepages on the web. Still another is making sure continuing education trains with the latest concepts and skills. Yet another is working with search engine producers to index and categorize resource records: search tools try different search techniques to bring about lots of search query matches; yet net searching might be more manageable, organized and predictable if search engines worked with the standardized subject headings and search techniques that librarians use. Laura K. Murray's book gets the job done, along with Pat Ensor's THE CYBRARIAN'S MANUAL, Patricia Iannuzzi's TEACHING INFORMATION LITERACY SKILLS, and Evan Morris' THE BOOKLOVER'S GUIDE TO THE INTERNET.