The Online Deskbook Online Magazine’s Essential Desk Reference for Online and Internet Searchers,9780910965194

The Online Deskbook Online Magazine’s Essential Desk Reference for Online and Internet Searchers

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ISBN13: 9780910965194
ISBN10: 0910965196
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1996-12-01
Publisher(s): CyberAge Books
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Summary

A concise overview of online technology, a directory to major online services and Internet access providers, plus detailed comparative profiles, and all the information necessary to get online. Includes quarterly Internet updates.

Table of Contents

Foreword xiii
Acknowledgments xvii
Introduction xix
Key Information on Online Resources Professional Online Services
Data Star Information Retrieval Service
5(18)
Contact Information
5(1)
Description of Information Available
5(1)
Roadmap of Resources
6(2)
Tips for Using DataStar's Finding Aids
8(2)
Commonly-Used Commands
10(2)
Getting Connected
12(1)
Power Tools
12(7)
Pricing
19(1)
Other Features
20(2)
Evaluation of DataStar
22(1)
DataTimes
23(14)
Contact Information
23(1)
Description of Information Available
23(3)
Command Search
24(1)
Natural Language Searching
25(1)
Roadmap of Resources
26(4)
Source Selector/Source Groups
26(3)
Business Analyst
29(1)
Executive Reports
30(1)
Tips for Using DataTimes' Finding Aids
30(1)
Commonly-Used Commands
31(1)
Getting Connected
32(1)
Power Tools
33(1)
Pricing
33(1)
Other Features
33(1)
Evaluation of DataTimes
34(3)
Dialog
37(18)
Contact Information
37(1)
Description of Information Available
37(1)
Roadmap of Resources
37(1)
Tips for Using DIALOG's Finding Aids
38(2)
Commonly-Used Commands
40(1)
Getting Connected
41(1)
Power Tools
42(4)
Duplicate Detection
42(1)
``Finder'' Files
43(3)
Additional Power Search Tools
46(5)
ADD
46(1)
MAP
46(1)
OneSearch
46(1)
RANK
46(1)
REPEAT
47(1)
REPORT
47(1)
SAVE TEMP
48(1)
SET
49(1)
SORT
49(1)
TARGET
49(2)
Pricing
51(1)
Open Access Plan
51(1)
Budget Plan
51(1)
Other DIALOG Features
51(1)
Evaluation of DIALOG
52(3)
Dow Jones News/Retrieval
55(16)
Contact Information
55(1)
Description of Information Available
55(1)
Roadmap of Resources
56(2)
Tips for Using DJN/R's Finding Aids
58(3)
Commonly-Used Commands
61(1)
Getting Connected
62(1)
Power Tools
63(4)
Pricing
67(1)
Other Features
67(1)
Evaluation of DJN/R
68(3)
Lexis-Nexis
71(18)
Contact Information
71(1)
Description of Information Available
71(2)
Roadmap of Resources
73(1)
Tips for Using Lexis-Nexis' Finding Aids
74(1)
Commonly-Used Commands
75(3)
Getting Connected
78(1)
Power Tools
78(6)
Pricing
84(1)
Other Features
84(2)
Evaluation of Lexis-Nexis
86(3)
NewsNet
89(20)
Contact Information
89(1)
Description of Information Available
89(1)
Roadmap of Resources
90(3)
Tips for Using NewsNet's Finding Aids
93(1)
Commonly-Used Commands
94(2)
Getting Connected
96(1)
Power Tools
96(4)
ANALYZE
96(1)
GRAPH
97(2)
INDEX
99(1)
Query By Example (QBE)
99(1)
RELATED
100(1)
Pricing
100(1)
Other Features
101(3)
Evaluation of NewsNet
104(5)
General Online Services
America Online
109(16)
Contact Information
109(1)
Description of Information Available
109(1)
Roadmap of Resources
110(1)
Tips for Using America Online's Finding Aids
111(8)
Today's News
112(1)
Reference Desk
113(1)
Newsstand
114(1)
Internet Connection
115(1)
Personal Finance
115(1)
Computing
116(1)
Education
116(1)
Clubs & Interests
116(1)
Entertainment
117(1)
Travel
117(1)
Sports
117(1)
Marketplace
117(1)
People Connection
117(1)
Kids Only
118(1)
Commonly-Used Commands
119(1)
Getting Connected
120(1)
Power Tools
120(1)
Pricing
121(1)
Other Features
121(1)
Evaluation of America Online
122(3)
CompuServe Information Service
125(14)
Contact Information
125(1)
Description of Information Available
125(1)
Roadmap of Resources
126(2)
Tips for Using CompuServe's Finding Aids
128(1)
Commonly-Used Commands
129(1)
Getting Connected
130(1)
Power Tools
130(1)
Pricing
131(1)
Other Features
132(3)
Evaluation of CompuServe Information Service
135(4)
Microsoft Network
139(16)
Contact Information
139(1)
Description of Information Available
139(1)
Roadmap of Resources
140(4)
Tips for Using Microsoft Network's Finding Aids
144(4)
Commonly-Used Commands
148(1)
Getting Connected
149(1)
Power Tools
149(3)
Pricing
152(1)
Other Features
152(1)
Evaluation of Microsoft Network
152(3)
Prodigy
155(14)
Contact Information
155(1)
Description of Information Available
155(1)
Roadmap of Resources
156(2)
Tips for Using Prodigy's Finding Aids
158(3)
Commonly-Used Commands
161(1)
Getting Connected
162(1)
Power Tools
163(1)
Journalist
163(1)
Tool Bar
163(1)
Pricing
164(1)
Other Features
164(2)
Prodigy Search
164(1)
Homework Helper
165(1)
Evaluation of Prodigy
166(3)
Internet
169(26)
Description of Information Available
169(1)
Roadmap of Resources, Finding Aids, and Guidelines
170(3)
All-in-One
172(1)
Business Sources on the Net
172(1)
Clearinghouse for Subject-oriented Internet Resource Guides
172(1)
World Wide Web
173(6)
Lycos
176(1)
Yahoo
176(1)
WebCrawler
176(2)
Inktomi
178(1)
Alta Vista
178(1)
WWW Virtual Library
179(1)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
179(1)
Gopher
179(2)
Telnet (Also known as RLOGIN)
181(1)
Usenet Newsgroups
182(1)
DejaNews
182(1)
SIFT
182(1)
Getting Connected
183(1)
Power Tools
184(5)
Pricing
189(1)
Evaluation of the Internet
190(5)
Choosing the Right Database
195(10)
Chat Lines
196(1)
Company Background
196(1)
Company Financial Information
196(1)
Computers
197(1)
Current News
197(1)
Education/Humanities/Social Sciences
198(1)
Health and Wellness
198(1)
Hobbies
198(1)
Industry Overviews
198(1)
Intellectual Property
199(1)
Investments
200(1)
Legal Information
200(1)
Medicine/Pharmaceuticals
200(1)
People
201(1)
Politics
201(1)
Reference
202(1)
Science/Technology
202(1)
Sports
203(2)
Getting the Most from Your Search Dollar
205(8)
Do's and Don'ts of Online Searching
205(2)
Seven Deadly Sins of Online Searching
207(2)
Troubleshooting
209(4)
Expanding a Search
209(1)
Limiting a Search
210(3)
Where to Get More Information
213(14)
Online Vendors
213(3)
Internet Access
216(2)
Internet Resources for Online Searchers
218(1)
Selected Books and Magazines About Online Searching
219(3)
Books
219(1)
Magazines
220(1)
Articles
221(1)
Tools for Specific Online Services
222(3)
Books about the Internet
223(1)
Magazines about the Internet
224(1)
Information Brokers
225(2)
Appendix List of Databases on Each Professional Online Service 227(21)
Table: Top Professional Databases 248(3)
Table: Top Consumer Databases 251(2)
Index 253

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