------------------------------------------------------------------------ Information Sources: the Internet and Computer Mediated Communication ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Compiled by decemj@rpi.edu, Release 1.0, 23 May 92 Additions/corrections/comments/suggestions welcome. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PURPOSE: to list pointers to information describing the Internet, computer networks, and issues related to computer mediated communication (CMC). Topics of interest include the technical, social, cognitive, and psychological aspects of CMC. AUDIENCE: this file is useful for those getting started in understanding the Internet and CMC; it compactly summarizes sources of information for those who are already exploring these issues. ASSUMPTIONS: to access many information sources listed here you must have access to and know how to use anonymous ftp, email, or USENET newsgroups. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contents: Section -1- THE INTERNET AND SERVICES Section -2- COMPUTER MEDIATED COMMUNICATION (CMC) Section -3- SOCIETIES AND ORGANIZATIONS Section -4- NEWSGROUPS Section -5- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Section -1- THE INTERNET AND SERVICES ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This section lists information about the Internet, services available on it, and topics related to computer networking. The "POPULAR TOPICS" subsection lists information that is frequently requested. o INTERNET DESCRIPTIONS ANONYMOUS FTP HOST FILE OR DIRECTORY/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Zen & Art of Internet ftp.cs.widener.edu pub/zen/ NWNet Internet Guide ftphost.nwnet.net nic/nwnet/user-guide/ Hitchhikers Guide ftp.nisc.sri.com rfc/rfc1118.txt o NETWORKING ISSUES ANONYMOUS FTP HOST FILE OR DIRECTORY/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Network Info Center nic.ddn.mil netinfo/ Network Reading List ftp.uu.net inet/doc/ Internetworking Guide ra.msstate.edu pub/docs/ List of FTP Sites pilot.njin.net pub/ftp-list/ o SERVICES ANONYMOUS FTP HOST FILE OR DIRECTORY/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Yanoff Services List csd4.csd.uwm.edu pub/inet.services.txt WAIS information think.com wais/ Public access UNIX gvl.unisys.com pub/nixpub/long Internet access BBS wuarchive.wustl.edu pub/ WorldWideWeb info.cern.ch pub/www/doc/the_www_book.* Gopher boombox.micro.umn.edu pub/gopher/ o DIRECTORIES ANONYMOUS FTP HOST FILE OR DIRECTORY/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Electronic Journals ftp.eff.org pub/journals/ Library Catalogs ftp.unt.edu library/ o POPULAR TOPICS ANONYMOUS FTP HOST FILE OR DIRECTORY/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ College Email addresses pit-manager.mit.edu pub/usenet/soc.college/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Section -2- INFORMATION SERVICES/ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This section lists sources of information devoted to the study of computer mediated communication (CMC) and computer network technology. Below the description of the services and journals are tables describing online access if it is available. [see also DIRECTORIES/Electronic Journals in Section -1-] Information Services/Electronic Publications ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Comserve. An electronic information service for people interested in human communication studies. Current Cites. A journal which provides citations and brief annotations for articles from 30 journals in networks and information and computer technology. Electronic Journal of Communication / La Revue Electronique de Communication (EJC/REC). Covers communication theory, research, practice, and policy. EJournal. Concerned with the implications of electronic networks and texts. Netweaver. The Newsletter of the Electronic Networking Association. Matrix News (paper newsletter, but partially online) Covers crossnetwork issues. Some back articles, editorials, and indices available online. RFCs (Request For Comments). Documents about various issues for discussion, covering a broad range of networking issues. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ o JOURNAL/SERVICE Subscribe with email to Body of letter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Comserve comserve@vm.ecs.rpi.edu Send Comserve Helpfile EJC/REC comserve@vm.ecs.rpi.edu Directory EJCREC EJournal listserv@albnyvm1.bitnet subscribe ejrnl YourName Netweaver comserve@vm.ecs.rpi.edu Send Netweave Winter91 RFCs rfc-info@isi.edu help: ways_to_get_rfcs o JOURNAL/SERVICE ANONYMOUS FTP HOST FILE OR DIRECTORY/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Current Cites a.cni.org /current.cites/ Matrix News (parts) quake.think.com /pub/mids/matrix_news/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Section -3- SOCIETIES AND ORGANIZATIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This section lists societies and organizations which are concerned with issues of electronic information and communication. Below the description of each organization is a table describing online access to more information if it is available. Societies and Organizations ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF): public interest organization to educate public about computer and communication technologies; works on public policies. The Internet Society (IS): supports the development of the Internet and promotes education, applications, Electronic Networking Association (ENA): "...to promote electronic networking in ways that enrich individuals, enhance organizations, and build global communities." [see Netweaver newsletter in Section -2-] The Electronic Mail Association (EMA): -->NEED INFO<-- o INFO FOR ANONYMOUS FTP HOST FILE OR DIRECTORY/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EFF ftp.eff.org pub/EFF IS nnsc.nsf.net internet-society/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Section -4- NEWSGROUPS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Newsgroups are sometimes a rich source of information about the Internet. This section lists newsgroups in which topics related to the Internet and CMC are discussed. o INTEREST AREA NEWSGROUP(S) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beginners news.announce.newusers, news.answers Internet alt.bbs.internet (FAQ) Email comp.mail.misc WAIS comp.infosystems.wais Gopher alt.gopher Network Info Sources comp.archives, comp.internet.library Information Services comp.infosystems (FAQ) = periodic posting of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & answers ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Section -5- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This section lists useful paper information sources. o GENERAL INFORMATION: lists (relatively) recent publications explaining computer networks or computer-mediated communication systems and issues: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Scientific American, volume 265, number 3, September 1991. Issue on computer networks. Journal of Communication, volume 39, number 3, Summer 1989. Issue on computer communication affecting social power distribution. o JOURNALS: paper journals which often cover aspects of computer networks or CMC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- Technical aspects---------------------------------------------------- Computer communication review (ACM SIGCOMM), Communications of the ACM, IEEE transactions on communication technology, IEEE Spectrum, Electronics & communication engineering journal, ONLINE, Information Today, LinkUp, Information World Review, Telecommunications Products and Technology -- Human communication aspects------------------------------------------ Technical communication, World communication, Communication Research, Communication Quarterly, Journal of Communication, Communication Yearbook o BOOKS: a selected listing of particularly useful books. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --COMPUTER NETWORKS: Adams, Rick and Frey, Donnalyn: !%@:: A Directory of Mail Addressing and Networks, 2nd Ed. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates, 1990. LaQuey, Tracy L., ed. The User's Directory of Computer Networks. Bedford, MA: Digital Press, 1990. Quarterman, John S. The Matrix: Computer Networks and Conferencing Systems Worldwide. Bedford, MA: Digital Press, 1990. --COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION: Hiltz, Starr Roxanne and Murray Turoff. The Networked Nation: Human Communication via Computer. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1978. Kerr, E. B., and Starr Roxanne Hiltz. Computer Mediated Communication Systems. New York: Academic Press, 1982. Rapaport, Matthew. Computer Mediated Communications. New York: Wiley, 1991. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Send additions/corrections/comments/suggestions to decemj@rpi.edu. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Copyright 1992 John December. 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