INTERNET-DRAFTS
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).
User Documents Working Group
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.
INTERNET-DRAFT FYI--Short Bibliography
October 1992
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. 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 ComputerScience 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. INTERNET-DRAFT FYI--Short Bibliography October 1992
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).
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.
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