Internet Technologies and Information Services

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Joseph B. Miller

ISBN: 1-59158-625-9

ISBN-13: 978-1-59158-625-8

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408 pages

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Publication: 12/23/2008

List Price: $55.00 (UK Sterling Price: £37.95)

Availability: In Stock

Media Type: Paperback

Trim Size: 7 x 10

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Library & Information Science » Digital Technologies

Series Title: Library and Information Science Text Series

Reviews:

"Enhanced with the inclusion the appendix entry 'The Binary Machine', a glossary, bibliography, and index, Internet Technologies and Information Services is as comprehensive as it is 'user friendly', making it ideal as a course textbook and for on-site librarians seeking to accommodate their own community or school library to the age of the computer."
—The Midwest Book Review 3/1/2009
"For students in library and information science, business and management information systems, and decision science, this text introduces internet technologies and applications. Miller (library and information science, U. of Kentucky) covers network and internet technologies and fundamentals, networking and connection technologies, and internet protocols;
web design and publishing, including HTML, graphics, CSS, web programming, and XML; and internet content, information retrieval, search engines, and Web 2.0. He defines each, and discusses their applications and how they work."
—Reference & Research Book News May 2009
". . . a current example of just what all librarians, including teacher-librarians, need to understand about the digital and virtual world."
—Teacher Librarian June 2009

Description: Why another book about the Internet? The answer is simple: while there are a number of excellent books on various aspects of networking, the Internet, HTML, web design, web programming, XML, and web searching, there is not a single survey text that explores each of these topics holistically in the context of the knowledge and skill needs of those preparing for careers in any of the many information technology (IT) intensive fields such as library and information science (LIS), business and management information systems (MIS), and decision science (DIS), to name but a few. In so doing, this foundational text offers its readers both a comprehensive overview of basic counseling and tested solutions to a variety of technical situations. The perfect introduction for students lacking technological expertise while called upon to demonstrate a working knowledge of basic concepts and applications.

Why another book about the Internet? The answer is simple: while a growing number of excellent books cover the various aspects of networking, the Internet, HTML, web design, web programming, XML, and web searching, there is not a single survey text that explores each of these topics holistically in the context of the knowledge and skill needs of those preparing for careers in any of the many information technology (IT) intensive fields such as library and information science (LIS), business and management information systems (MIS), and decision science (DIS), to name but a few. In so doing, this foundational text offers its readers both a comprehensive overview of basic counseling and tested solutions to a variety of technical situations.

Part 1 focuses on the technologies of the Internet, specifically networks, TCPIP, higher level Internet protocols, and security issues for Internet connected PCs. Part 2 focuses on the many forms of Internet content and how it is created: documentary and multimedia formats; web graphics; web publishing in HTML; principles of good web design; controlling presentation with styles; web scripting and dynamic content; and the possibility of the semantic web with XML. Part 3 is devoted to the topic of Internet information retrieval and includes a brief overview of the principles of IR; Internet searching past and present; a detailed examination of search engine functions and limitations; peer-to-peer approaches; image and multimedia IR; and enhancing intellectual access by the application and use of metadata.

The perfect introduction for students lacking technological expertise while called upon to demonstrate a working knowledge of basic concepts and applications.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Acknowledgments
Part 1: Internet Technologies
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Networks
Chapter 3: Accessing the Internet
Chapter 4: Internet Technologies
Chapter 5: Higher Level Internet Protocols
Chapter 6: Internet Connected Computers and Security
Part 2: Web Publishing
Chapter 7: Web Design
Chapter 8: Graphics Primer
Chapter 9: Web Publishing with the Hypertext Markup Language
Chapter 10: Controlling Presentation with Styles
Chapter 11: Introduction to Web Programming
Chapter 12: XML Primer
Part 3: Internet Content and Information Retrievel
Chapter 13: Internet Content
Chapter 14: Information Retrieval
Chapter 15: Internet Search
Chapter 16: Libraries and the Internet
Appendix
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

About the Author: Joseph B. Miller earned a B.S. degree in biology from the University of Minnesota, his MSLS degree from the University of Kentucky in 1992 and accepted a faculty appointment at the University of Kentucky in 1993. Since 2003, he has held the rank of Associate Professor in the School of Library and Information Science and serves as Coordinator of Computing Services for the school. He devotes the majority of his efforts to teaching technology courses in the SLIS curriculum, managing technology resources, and the delivery of technology workshops to librarians throughout the state. Mr. Miller has published work in both biology and library science. He is a member of the Beta Phi Mu Honorary Society and the recipient of several awards, including the SLIS Melody Trosper Award (1992) and the College of Communications and Information Studies Excellence in Teaching Award (2000).

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