Internet Technologies and Information Services / Edition 2

by Joseph B. Miller

Overview

The Internet has enabled the convergence of all things information-related. This book provides essential, foundational knowledge of the application of Internet and web technologies in the information and library professions.

Internet Technologies and Information Services: Second Edition is a vital asset to students preparing for careers in library and information science and provides expanded coverage to important new developments while still covering Internet foundations. In addition to networking, the Internet, HTML, web design, web programming, XML, and web searching, this new edition covers additional topics such as cloud computing, content management systems, eBook technologies, mobile technologies and applications, relational database management systems (RDMS), open source software, and virtual private networking. It also provides information on virtualization and related systems, including desktop virtualization systems.

With clear and simple explanations, the book helps students form a solid, basic IT knowledge that prepares them for more advanced studies in technology. It supplies an introductory history of the Internet and an examination of current trends with specific emphasis on how online information access affects the LIS fields. Author Joseph B. Miller, MSLS, explains Internet protocols and current broadband connectivity options; Internet security issues and steps to take to block threats; building the web with markup languages, programming, and content management systems; and elements of information access on the web: content formats, information retrieval, and Internet search.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781610694735
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	08/26/2014
Series:	Library and Information Science Text Series
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	520
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Joseph B. Miller, MSLS, is associate professor emeritus at the University of Kentucky School of Library and Information Science, Lexington, KY.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS



Preface

Acknowledgments



PART I: INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES



Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: The World Wide Web

Chapter 3: Networks and Connection Technologies

Chapter 4: Internet Technologies: TCP / IP

Chapter 5: Higher-Level Internet Protocols: Making the Internet Work

Chapter 6: Internet-Connected Devices and Security



PART II: BUILDING THE WEB



Chapter 7: Web Design and Graphics

Chapter 8: Web Publishing with the Hypertext Markup Language

Chapter 9: Controlling Presentation with Styles

Chapter 10: Introduction to Web Programming

Chapter 11: Web Technologies and Content Management

Chapter 12: XML Primer



PART III: INTERNET CONTENT AND INFORMATION RETRIEVAL



Chapter 13: Internet Content

Chapter 14: Information Retrieval

Chapter 15: Internet Search

Chapter 16: Libraries and the Internet: Learning from the Past, Exploring the Future



Appendix 1: The Binary Machine

Appendix 2: Web Hosting Issues

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

Editorial Reviews

Written in an accessible and readable style, Miller's book is suitable for both students of information science and librarians or other professionals working in information-related fields. . . . Highly recommended for information science courses related to Internet technologies and professionals responsible for or interested in such technologies.” —Library Journal

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