LM_NET: Library Media Networking
Hello LM_Netters,
When I offered a free copy of World Link for the cost of a SASE, I had a
nice response. I also received suggestions to post an electronic edition. To
do this basically meant creating two different copies, since I publish it using
Pagemaker and include some graphics. The audience is the Central Ohio area
with the bulk going to Library Media Specialists and Administrators in the
Columbus Public Schools. The cost of publication is funded by a grant from the
Martha Holden Jennings Foundation of Cleveland, Ohio.
I thought I would post World Link one time and see what response I get
back via e-mail. This issue begins the second year of publication. Please
forgive the consumption of bandwidth.
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| . . Is | 737 East Hudson Street |
| | ^ ^ | | Columbus, Ohio 43211 |
| | (o o) | Anybody | Phone: 614-365-5277 |
| | o | | ljoseph@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu |
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WORLD LINK Vol.2 No.1 January, 1994
TIME OUT FOR FUN
Do you have the winter blahs? Then it's time to take a break from the
educational routine and explore the fun side of Internet. Here are some places
to visit for all of you kids from 1 to 92.
Cook up a storm with recipes via anonymous ftp from gatekeeper.dec.com
Path: pub/recipes
Find the fortune cookie by gopher:
North American Gophers/
USA/
Ohio/
NWOCA\OECN K-12 Student Gopher Server/
Other Resources
Fortune Cookie
Finger buckmr@rpi.edu to find the top singles
Finger franklin@ug.cs.da1.ca and find some interesting historical information.
Finger normg@halcyon.com for the weekly Nielson ratings
Play games such as chess, backgammon, or tetris:
For Chess: Telnet news.panix.com 5000
For Backgammon: Telnet ouzo.rog-aachen.de 8765 Login:guest
For Games: Telnet castor.tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de
Login: GAMES
TOP PICKS ON INTERNET BOOKS
I picked up a copy of The Internet Complete Reference by Harley Hahn & Rick
Stout published by Osborne McGraw-Hill.$29.95
The topics are very well organized with a Table of Contents and index. The
explanations on Internet terms are concise with clear examples. There is a
section titled Catalog of Internet Resources which is very useful, but
certainly not a definitive guide. The page layout is superb. The fonts used are
very readable. The book is loaded with hints and tips while remaining
unobtrusive to the main text. Topics include understanding the internet,
connecting to the internet, e-mail, ftp, gopher, finger, veronica, jughead,
wais, mailing lists, relay chat, talk, internet service providers, and more.
There were only a few books a year ago about the Internet. Now, the computer
stores are loaded with titles. My top picks are:
1.The Internet Complete Reference - Hahn & Stout
2.The Whole Internet User's Guide & Catalog - Krol
3.Zen and the Art of the Internet - Kehoe
4.Internet Companion - LaQuey
5.NetPower Resource Guide to Online Computer Services - Persson
NORTHWEST OHIO COMPUTER ASSOCIATION OFFERS NEW K-12 GOPHER SERVER
The Northwest Ohio Computer Association (NWOCA), a regional support agency
of the Ohio Education Computer Network (OECN), announced their new gopher
system. It was designed to be appropriate for use by K-12 students. Access is
limited to resources appropriate for minors.
Gopher Path on OhioLINK
Connect to Internet Services/
Other Gophers/
Ohio Gophers/
NWOCA\OECN K-12 Student Gopher Server
OhioLINK: Ohio Library and Information Network
NWOCA\OECN K-12 Student Gopher Server
1. About the OECN Gopher Server <Text File>
2. How to Obtain Changes to This Gopher Server <Text File>
3. Government Center <Directory>
4. Library Center <Directory>
5. Local Time and Temperature (Toledo, Ohio USA) <Text File>
6. NWOCA Electronic Mail Address Listing (Internet Format) <Text File>
7. Ohio Department of Education (ODE) Resources <Directory>
8. Other Information Resources <Directory>
9. Reference Center <Directory>
10. School House <Directory>
11. Weather Center <Directory>
Press ? for Help, q to Quit, u to go up a menu Page: 1/1
OhioLINK: Ohio Library and Information Network
Other Information Resources
1. Airline Reservation Telephone Numbers <Text File>
2. Almanac and Sports Schedule (U. Chicago) <Text File>
3. American Chemical Society Books Catalog <Directory>
4. Automobile Rental Reservation Telephone Numbers <Text File>
5. Billboard Top 10 Lists (RPI) <Text File>
6. Calendars <Directory>
7. Fortune Cookie <Text File>
8. Hotel Reservation Telephone Numbers <Text File>
9. International Telephone Country/City Dialing Codes <Text File>
10. NFL Scores and Standings (Wicat Systems, Utah) <Text File>
11. Network and Technical Resources <Directory>
12. Nielson TV Ratings <Text File>
13. Professional Sports Schedules <Directory>
14. Recipes <Directory>
15. Recipes Database Search <Word Search>
Press ? for Help, q to Quit, u to go up a menu Page: 1/1
GOPHER TIDBITS
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* NEW SPACE-RELATED FTP/GOPHER SITE AT *
*** SEDS.LPL.ARIZONA.EDU ***
**************** 128.196.64.66 ******************
A new space-related FTP
+ and +
GOPHER site has been started!!!
The site is maintained by the University of Arizona
chapter of SEDS (Students for the Exploration and
Development of Space)
Currently, this site is offering:
+IMAGES in GIF, JPG, FITS, TIFF and other formats
+ANIMATIONS (space and weather) in FLI, FLC, anim,
quicktime
+SATELLITE elements in molczan, tle and other two
and three-line formats
+PROGRAMS and binary executables for most platforms
+INFORMATION on current programs like the DC-X
+MISCELLANEOUS items that don't fit any category!
OVER 500 MEGS OF STUFF!!! (with much room to expand!)
We are the American mirror for the archives at:
ftp.univ-rennes1.fr and ftp.cnam.fr
If you don't have access to a gopher client,
use ours! Telnet to seds.lpl.arizona.edu and log
in as gopher with gopher as your password.
We've been experimenting for a while and we feel
that we are now ready to go on line. This is our
first time running such an archive and we welcome
any suggestions or contributions to the site.
Send mail to ftp@seds.lpl.arizona.edu
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**** Margo J. Berg (mberg@mr.net)
**** Director of Client Services for Education
**** Minnesota Regional Network (MR Net)
**** 511-11th Avenue South, Box 212
**** Minneapolis, MN 55415
**** (612) 342-2570; (612) 344-1716 fax
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GOPHER PATH TO CLEARINGHOUSE SUBJECT GUIDES
North American/
USA/
Michigan/
Go M-Link/
The Internet/
Clearinghouse of Subject-Oriented Internet Resource Guides
OhioLINK: Ohio Library and Information Network
Clearinghouse of Subject-Oriented Internet Resource Guides (UMich)
1. About the Clearinghouse (UMich) <Directory>
2. Search full texts of these Guides <Word Search>
3. The Internet Resource Discovery Project (UMich) <Directory>
4. Helpful Information on using the Internet <Directory>
5. All Guides <Directory>
6. Guides on the Humanities <Directory>
7. Guides on the Sciences <Directory>
8. Guides on the Social Sciences <Directory>
9. Guides with coverage of Multiple Subjects <Directory>
10. Clearinghouse Updates (last updated 1/8) (UMich) <Text File>
Press ? for Help, q to Quit, u to go up a menu Page: 1/1
NEW PATH FOR NASA SPACELINK AND SPACEMET ON OHIOLINK
Connect to Internet Services/
Selected Resources Grouped by Subject/
Aerospace/
NASA SpaceLink
Spacemet
SCHOLASTIC NETWORK EDUCATIONAL PRICING
Scholastic Network which also includes America Online Services has
announced their educational pricing structure. It is important to note that
once the time is used for the month, the service automatically cuts off so
there are no Isurprise billing charges. America Online also offers a parental
control option in the Member's Help Center which can be used to block access to
areas on the network. Up to five screen namuues can be used on each account.
In March, access to Internet will be made available beyond the current e-mail
connection. Further details about Internet will be announced at a later date.
Annual Price Hours Per Month
$295.00 5 hrs.
$439.00 7 hrs.
$655.00 10 hrs.
$1015.00 15 hrs.
$1375.00 20 hrs.
CENTRAL OHIO INTERNET LINK BEGINS OPERATION
WHAT IS CENTRAL OHIO INTERNET LINK?
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Central Ohio Internet Link is a commercial public access Unix
and Internet service, the first (and currently only) such service to
be offered in the Columbus, Ohio metropolitan area. COIL offers its
customers a range of data communications and computing services, from
low cost Internet electronic mailboxes to fully interactive Internet
access including telnet, ftp, irc, and USENET news.
For users desiring interactive access to a UNIX system on the
Internet, we offer telnet (and several telnet clients, including the
ever-popular TinyFugue), ftp (Internet file transfer), and worldwide
Internet Relay Chat. Interactive users also have their choice of Unix
shell, including sh, csh, tcsh, bash, ksh, zsh, rc, and es. For
those who want nothing to do with Unix, we offer an easy to use
menu system.
COIL HARDWARE
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COIL currently resides on a Sun SPARCstation 2 running SunOS
4.1.2. We are starting with ten dial-in lines, six at 2400 baud and
four at 14.4 kilobaud. We will be adding new lines and modems on a
regular basis. Our connection to the Internet is through a 56k
digital line to UUnet, managed by MorningStar's revolutionary
SnapLink router.
WHAT KIND OF SERVICES CAN I EXPECT IN THE FUTURE?
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The Central Ohio Internet Link staff is dedicated to bringing
you the highest quality service at the lowest possible price. We
will continue to expand and upgrade our services, including greater
bandwidth, more software, regular upgrades of existing software,
more dial-in lines, and hardware upgrades. Eventually we hope to
purchase a second SPARC 2 or a SPARC 10, and upgrade our current
56k digital line to a T1.
We also hope to offer SLIP or PPP services, UUCP feeds, and
other networking services in the Columbus area. If there's something
you want that we don't have, we will do our best to make it available
to you.
COIL INTERACTIVE INTERNET AND UNIX SERVICES
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Subscription rate: $20.00 per month
Start up fee: $10.00 (once only)
(Ohio residents will be billed for 5.75% sales tax)
COIL's full access Unix and Internet account offers users access
to USENET news and Internet mail, plus a Unix shell of their choice
(sh, csh, tcsh, bash, ksh, zsh, rc, or es) or a simple menu system,
and interactive access to the Internet through telnet, ftp, and
other programs. Each user is given a 1 MB soft/2 MB hard storage
quota ("soft" quotas can be exceeded temporarily, "hard" quotas
cannot).
INTERNET ELECTRONIC MAIL SERVICE
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Subscription rate: $5.00 per month
Start up fee: $5.00 (once only)
(Ohio residents will be billed for 5.75% sales tax)
For users who just want a mailbox on the Internet, this service
provides an electronic mail account using the PINE mail program. Users
may keep mail in folders in their home directories, but they are limited
to 250 KB soft/500 KB hard quotas ("soft" quotas can be exceeded
temporarily, hard quotas cannot). Users can send mail to any email
address on the Internet, including CompuServe and America On-Line
addresses. There is no per message fee, but mass distributions of "junk"
mail are not permitted.
HOW CAN I REACH COIL?
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Since we are on the internet, you can connect to us from remote
by telnet-ing to bronze.coil.com. Our dial in lines are (614)538-8294 for
2400 baud and (614)538-8290 for 14.4 kbps. You can also contact us by
sending email to info@bronze.coil.com, or calling voice at (614)291-0812.
SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
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To subscribe to one of COIL's services, please obtain
a copy of the COIL user registration form (send mail to
info@bronze.coil.com, finger that account, or log in on COIL
as guest to obtain a copy), complete it, and mail it along with
a check or money order for your startup fee plus the first month's
usage rate, made payable to Central Ohio Internet Link, to:
COIL Registration
2280 W. Henderson Road, Suite 200
Columbus, OH 43220-2373
Please do not send cash in the mail!
If you would like us to send you a copy of our user
registration form in the mail, send your name, address, and zip
code to steve@bronze.coil.com. If you have any questions about
our services, please call us at (614)291-0812, send mail to
info@bronze.coil.com, or simply reply to this message.
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steve@bronze.coil.com
steveconleyprodukt 1993 sconley@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
Life is short. Slack hard. Finger for PGP public key block.
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The Columbus City School District does not discriminate because of race, color,
national origin, religion, sex or handicap with regard to admission, access, t
reatment or employment. This policy is applicable in all district programs and
activities. World Link is funded by a grant from the Martha Holden Jennings
Foundation. It is free of charge to educators interested in using online
databases.
Address correspondence to:
Linda C. Joseph
Department of Library Media Services
737 East Hudson Street
Columbus. Ohio 43211
e-mail: ljoseph@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
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