INTERNET-DRAFT E. Hoffman
Merit Network, Inc.
L. Jackson
NASA
October 1992
Expires: April 1993
FYI on Introducing the Internet--
A Short Bibliography of Introductory Internetworking Readings
for the Network Novice
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Abstract
This bibliography offers a short list of recent information resources
that will help the network novice become familiar with the Internet,
including its associated networks, resources, protocols, and history.
This FYI RFC includes references to free sources of information
available on-line as well as more formal publications. A short
section at the end includes information for accessing the on-line
files. This FYI is intentionally brief so it can be easily used as a
handout by user services personnel.
Acknowledgements
This document is based upon the work of the the User Documents
Working Group in the User Services Area of the Internet Engineering
Task Force (IETF).
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Bibliography of Introductory Readings
The following list includes a number of sources for learning about
the Internet. If you have more questions about the Internet, the
best source of information is your network service provider. For
those interested in finding out about getting Internet connectivity,
the books listed will help you locate a network service provider.
Items with an asterisk (*) are available at no charge on-line on the
Internet--see the final section for information on how to obtain
these.
1a. Introductory Papers
* Kehoe, Brendan P. (1992) "Zen and the Art of the Internet:
A Beginner's Guide to the Internet," (first edition) 95 p.
* Malkin, G. and A. Marine. (1992) "FYI on Questions and
Answers: Answers to Commonly Asked 'New Internet User'
Questions," 32 p. (RFC 1325/FYI 4).
1b. Introductory Books
Kehoe, Brendan P. (1993) Zen and the Art of the
Internet: A Beginner's Guide, (second edition) 112 p.
Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
Krol, Ed. (1992) The Whole Internet User's Guide and
Catalog, 400 p. O'Reilly & Assoc., Inc. Sebastopol, CA.
LaQuey, Tracy & Jeanne C. Ryer. (1992) The Internet Companion:
A Beginner's Guide to Global Networking. Addison-Wesley,
Reading, MA.
SRI International. (1992) Internet: Getting Started,
318 p. SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Ave., Rm.
EJ291, Menlo Park, CA 94025.
2. Internet services and resources
* Martin, J. (1991) "There's Gold in them thar Networks!
or Searching for Treasure in all the Wrong Places," 27 p.
(RFC 1290/FYI 10).
* Merit Network, Inc. (1992) "Cruise of the Internet"
(Macintosh based tutorial). Merit Network, Inc. Ann
Arbor, MI.
Metz, Ray (1992) Directory of Directories on the
Internet, 175 p. Meckler, Westport, CT.
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* NSF Network Service Center. (1992) "Internet Resource
Guide." NSF Network Service Center, Cambridge, MA.
3. Internet networks
Frey, Donnalyn and Rick Adams. (1990) !%@:: A
Directory of Electronic Mail Addressing and Networks,
(second edition) 284 p. O'Reilly & Assoc. Inc.
Sebastopol, CA.
LaQuey, Tracy L. (1990) User's Directory of Computer
Networks, 653 p. Digital Press, Bedford, MA.
Quarterman, John S. (1990) The Matrix: Computer
Networks and Conferencing Systems Worldwide, 746 p.
Digital Press, Bedford, MA.
4. Introducing the Internet Protocols
Comer, Douglas E. (1991) Internetworking With TCP/IP:
Volume I, Principles, Protocols, and Architecture, (second
edition). 547 p. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
* Hedrick, Charles L. (1987) "Introduction to the
Internet Protocols," 34 p. Rutgers University Computer
Science Facilities Group, Piscataway, NJ.
5. Newsletters and journals
ConneXions--the Interoperability Report. Advanced
Computing Environments, 480 San Antonio Rd., Suite
100, Mountain View, CA 94040.
Electronic Networking: Research, Applications and
Policy. Meckler, Westport, CT.
Internet Society News. Internet Society, 1895 Preston
White Dr. Suite 100, Reston, VA 22091.
Research and Education Networking. Meckler, Westport,
CT.
* Link Letter. Merit Network, Inc., 2901 Hubbard, Pod-G,
Ann Arbor, MI 48109 (bimonthly: electronic and hard-copy,
no charge).
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Matrix News. Matrix Information and Directory
Services, 120 S. Capitol of Texas Highway, Bldg. 2,
Suite 300, Austin, TX 78746 (monthly).
NSF News. NSF Network Service Center, BBN Systems and
Technologies, 10 Moulton St., Cambridge, MA 02138
(quarterly, no charge).
6. Further Reading
* Bowers, K. L. et al. (1990) "FYI on Where to Start: A
Bibliography of Internetworking Information," 42 p.
(RFC 1175/FYI 3).
Stoll, Clifford. (1989) The Cuckoo's Egg. Doubleday:
New York.
Getting Articles On-Line
All the documents marked with an asterisk (*) in this bibliography
are available on-line at no charge if you have access to the
Internet. To find out more about accessing documents in
introducing.the.internet, send electronic mail to nis-
info@nic.merit.edu with the text: send access.guide. If you know how
to use Anonymous FTP, you can get the Access Guide from one of
several sites, including nic.merit.edu, nic.mr.net, ftp.nisc.sri.com,
or ftp.hawaii.edu. Check the directory introducing.the.internet for
the file titled access.guide. The Access Guide includes information
about obtaining documents through dial-up service using a modem for
those who do not have direct Internet access.
In addition to the listed publications, many network providers
publish excellent user guides and newsletters which cover Internet
topics. Contact your Internet network service provider for more
information. Several new commercial books are scheduled for release
which are aimed at new users of the Internet. A longer bibliography
with more comprehensive references and abstracts, FYI 3, is listed
above for those who may need more detailed materials.
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Security Considerations
Security issues are not discussed in this memo.
Authors' Addresses
Ellen S. Hoffman
Merit Network, Inc.
2901 Hubbard, Pod G
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Phone: (313) 936-3000
E-mail: ellen@merit.edu
Lenore Jackson
NASA Ames Research Center
Phone: (202) 434-8954
E-mail: jackson@nsipo.arc.nasa.gov
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