Network Working Group E. Hoffman
Request for Comments: 1463 Merit Network, Inc.
FYI: 19 L. Jackson
NASA
May 1993
FYI on Introducing the Internet--
A Short Bibliography of Introductory Internetworking Readings
for the Network Novice
Status of this Memo
This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does
not specify an Internet standard. Distribution of this memo is
unlimited.
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 traditional 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.
Acknowledgments
This document is based upon the work of the User Documents Working
Group in the User Services Area of the Internet Engineering Task
Force (IETF).
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.
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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.
* Krol, E. and E. Hoffman. (1993) "What is the Internet?" 11 p.
(FYI 20, RFC 1462).
* Malkin, G. and A. Marine. (1992) "FYI on Questions and Answers:
Answers to Commonly Asked 'New Internet User' Questions," 32 p.
(FYI 4, RFC 1325).
* LaQuey, Tracy with Jeanne C. Ryer. (1992) "The.Internet.
Companion," 30 p. (on-line chapters from book published by
Addison-Wesley)
1b. Introductory Books: Basic User Guides
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 with Jeanne C. Ryer. (1992) The Internet Companion:
A Beginner's Guide to Global Networking, 208 p. Addison-Wesley,
Reading, MA.
1c. Introductory Books: Connection Starters
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. (1993) "There's Gold in them thar Networks! or Searching
for Treasure in all the Wrong Places," 39 p. (RFC 1402/FYI 10).
* Merit Network, Inc. (1992) "Cruise of the Internet," Merit Network
Inc., Ann Arbor, MI. (Disk based tutorial available for Macintosh
or Windows).
Metz, Ray (1992) Directory of Directories on the Internet, 175 p.
Meckler, Westport, CT.
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* NSF Network Service Center. (nd) "Internet Resource Guide," NSF
Network Service Center, Cambridge, MA.
3. Internet networks
Frey, Donnalyn and Rick Adams. (1991) !%@:: A Directory of
Electronic Mail Addressing and Networks, (second edition) 436 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.
Lynch, Daniel C. & Marshall T. Rose (eds). (1993) The Internet
System Handbook, 822 p. Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA.
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).
* Malkin, G. & T. LaQuey Parker. (1993) "Internet Users' Glossary,"
53 p. (RFC 1392/FYI 18).
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
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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. A longer bibliography with more comprehensive
references and abstracts, FYI 3, RFC 1175 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
m/s 233-8 T-1191
Moffett Field, CA 94035
Phone: (415) 604-0455
E-mail: jackson@nsipo.arc.nasa.gov
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