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This article was + prompted by the recent publication of nine or ten books on the + Internet in the space of a year (some are so new they aren't even + published yet). I have also included some books that have been + around for quite a long time (as long ago as the dim past of 1984). + I think all of them contain useful information for people new to the + Internet. + + Some of the books included here are about more than the Internet. + Some of them are about the Matrix, which is the set of all computer + networks worldwide that exchange electronic mail. The Matrix + includes FidoNet, UUCP, BITNET, USENET, the Internet, and many + others, but is not limited to any one of those networks. This + particular bibliographic collection is oriented around the largest + computer network in the world, the Internet, because of all the + recent books about that network. Matrix News continues to publish + information about the Matrix, including but not limited to the + Internet. + + + + + + + + + +Quarterman [Page 1] + +RFC 1432 Recent Internet Books March 1993 + + + Author Pp. Price Audience Type Other + Networks + + LaQuey & Ryer 208 $10.95 public user guide some + Kehoe 112 $22 technical user guide minimal + Krol 376 $24.95 researchers guide, catalog minimal + Kochmer 450 $39.95 researchers guide, catalog some + Marine, et al. 380 $39 administrative contacts, some + context + Dern ? ? new users user guide chapters + Lane & 200 $37.50 information primer ? + Summerhill professionals + + Malamud 376 $26.95 varied travelog some + + Quarterman & 448 $42.50 varied standards minimal + Wilhelm + Lynch, Rose 822 $40 technical standards minimal + + Tennant, et al. 142 $45 professionals textbook ? + Benedikt 444 $15.95 varied anthology some + Kahin 446 $34.95 faculty scholarly variable + Parkhurst 86 $10.50 librarians scholarly some + McClure, et al. 746 $45 varied scholarly some + + Levy 473 $4.95 public history some + Raymond 453 $10.95 varied dictionary some + Stoll 332 $19.95 public spy story some + Hafner & 368 $22.95 public journalism some + Markoff + Denning 574 $23.95 public scholarly some + Sterling 352 $23 public documentary some + + IRG 240 $15 technical catalog minimal + NorthWestNet 297 $20 technical catalog minimal + + Frey & Adams 436 $26.95 varied desk ref. many + LaQuey (UDCN) 645 $34.95 varied directory several + Quarterman 746 $50 varied context all + + Table 1. Network Books Summarized + + + + + + + + + + +Quarterman [Page 2] + +RFC 1432 Recent Internet Books March 1993 + + + I have excluded from this article books that are solely about + technical aspects of technology, such as the TCP/IP protocols. + Instead, I have included books about the resources and users of the + Internet. I have grouped them in rough classifications for + convenience of presentation. Several of these books fit several + classifications. For that reason and others, the classifications + should be taken as illustrative, not definitive. Table 1 summarizes + some features of all the books described. + + Thanks to various people for input; especially David Bridge. Much of + the detailed bibliographic information came from the Library of + Congress catalog server supported by Digital Research Associates, + Inc., accessed via gopher and Telnet over the Internet. + + Please note that prices may change, as may electronic mail addresses, + telephone and fax numbers, and postal addresses. The price you pay, + in particular, may be less because of a discount, or more because of + shipping, or because you buy the book outside of the United States. + The information included here is accurate to the best of my + knowledge, but your mileage may vary. Use at your own risk. But + please do report errors, changes, and additions to mids@tic.com. + + Some bibliographic citations end in a line of the form + + domain.name:path/name + + This means you can retrieve further information by connecting to + domain.name with FTP, logging in as user anonymous, using your + electronic mail address as a password, and changing to path/name as a + directory, or retrieving it as a file, whichever works. + + Some citations end in a line of the form + + local@domain + + This is a domain address for further email inquiries. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Quarterman [Page 3] + +RFC 1432 Recent Internet Books March 1993 + + +2. Introductions + + New user guides and information on getting connected fill most of the + new books about the Internet. + + LaQuey & Ryer: + + Tracy LaQuey, and Jeanne C. Ryer, The Internet + Companion: A Beginner's Guide to Global + Networking, p. 208, Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, + October 1992. + $10.95. ISBN 0-201-62224-6. + Book Review: Internet Society News, 1(3):34. + Summer 1992. + Book Review: Link Letter, 5(3):4. Nov. 1992. + Book Review: Matrix News, 2(9):8-9. Sept. 1992. + companion@world.std.com + + This is the least expensive introductory guide for new users of + the Internet, and perhaps the only one aimed at the general + public. It is also being made available online by anonymous FTP + from world.std.com, two chapters a month. + + Kehoe: + + Brendan P. Kehoe, Zen and the Art of the Internet: + A Beginner's Guide, p. 112, Prentice-Hall, + Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 1992. + $22.00. ISBN 0-13-010778-6. + Book Review: Link Letter, 5(3):3. Nov. 1992. + Book Review: MicroTimes, 102:3, Nov. 23, 1992. + simsc.si.edu:networks/zen.ad + + The first edition of this book was and is available only online, + from various anonymous FTP servers. This second edition is + somewhat enlarged and updated, yet is still the shortest + introductory Internet book. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Quarterman [Page 4] + +RFC 1432 Recent Internet Books March 1993 + + + Krol: + + Ed Krol, The Whole Internet User's Guide & + Catalog, p. 376, O'Reilly & Associates, Inc., + Sebastopol, CA, 13 September 1992. + $24.95. ISBN 1-56592-025-2. + Book Review: Internet Society News, 1(3):33. + Summer 1992. + Book Review: Link Letter, 5(3):3. Nov. 1992. + Book Review: Matrix News, 2(11). Nov. 1992. + Book Review: MicroTimes, 102:3, Nov. 23, 1992. + + Perhaps the most ambitious of the new crop of books, this one is + both a user's guide and a catalog of resources in one. It is + aimed at graduate students who want to use the Internet for + research. + + Kochmer: + + Jonathan Kochmer, and NorthWestNet, The Internet + Passport: NorthWestNet's Guide to Our World + Online, 4th ed., p. 450, NorthWestNet, Bellevue, + WA, 1993. + $39.95. ISBN 0-9635281-0-6. + info@nwnet.net + + A forthcoming guide and catalog, not yet seen. It is + paradoxically both the fourth edition of and the successor to the + other NorthWestNet book listed later. + + Marine: + + April Marine, ed., Internet: Getting Started, p. + 380, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, September + 1992. + $39.00. ISBN [none]. + Book Review: Internet Society News, 1(3):33. + Summer 1992. + Book Review: Link Letter, 5(3):4. Nov. 1992. + Book Review: Matrix News, 2(12). Dec. 1992. + ftp.nisc.sri.com:netinfo/internet-getting- + started-contents + + How to join the Internet, and some context so you will know why. + This book is not a guide, and not a catalog, but it does contain + numerous contact listings. + + + + + +Quarterman [Page 5] + +RFC 1432 Recent Internet Books March 1993 + + + Dern: + + Daniel P. Dern, The New User's Guide to the + Internet, McGraw-Hill, New York, forthcoming in + 1993. ISBN 0-07-016510-6 (hc). ISBN 0-07-16511-4 + (pbk). + + A forthcoming new user guide, not yet seen. + + Lane & Summerhill: + + Elizabeth S. Lane, and Craig A. Summerhill, An + Internet Primer for Information Professionals: A + Basic Guide to Networking Technology, p. 200, + Meckler Corp., Westport, CT, forthcoming in 1992. + $37.50. ISBN 0-88736-831-X. + + This book, not yet seen, is apparently aimed at information + professionals, presumably meaning librarians and others. + +3. Travelogs + + This category has only one book in it so far. + + Malamud: + + Carl Malamud, Exploring the Internet: A Technical + Travelogue, p. 376, Prentice-Hall, Englewood + Cliffs, NJ, August 1992. + $26.95. ISBN 0-13-296898-3. + Book Review: Internet Society News, 1(3):34. + Summer 1992. + Book Review: Network Computing, 3(11):46. October + 15, 1992. + Book Review: Matrix News, 2(9):9,11. Sept. 1992. + + Many fine lunches and dinners with users, administrators, and + developers of the Internet in many countries around the world, + with accurate technical background. Certainly the most wickedly + funny of all the books about the Internet. Contains a subplot + about how and why ITU and ISO do not publish their standards + online. + + + + + + + + + +Quarterman [Page 6] + +RFC 1432 Recent Internet Books March 1993 + + +4. Standards + + The seemingly obscure topic of standards is actually illuminating + when the subject is Internet Standards, because the processes that + produce them reflect how the whole network works: by the efforts of + its users and engineers. + + Quarterman & Wilhelm: + + John S. Quarterman, and Susanne Wilhelm, UNIX, + POSIX, and Open Systems: The Open Standards + Puzzle, p. 446, Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, 1993. + $42.50. ISBN 0-201-52772-3. + Book Review: Internet Society News, 1(3):34. + Summer 1992. + + Context about open systems standards. Includes a very brief + history of the Internet, comments on the effects of networks on + standards and the reverse, commentary on the benefits of + publishing standards online, and an in-depth examination of the + IETF standards process used to produce Internet Standards. Also + includes an Internet growth graph. + + Lynch & Rose: + + Daniel C. Lynch and Marshall T. Rose, eds., The + Internet System Handbook, p. 822, Addison-Wesley, + Reading, MA, 1993. $40, ISBN 0-201-56741-5. + + A description of the process that produces Internet Standards, and + some other user level material in addition to protocol material. + +5. Textbooks + + This category includes a textbook on using the Internet, and some + other books that could be used as textbooks for sociology or policy. + + Tennant: + + Roy Tennant, John Ober, Anne G. Lipow, and + Foreword by Clifford Lynch, Crossing the Internet + Threshold: an Instructional Handbook, p. 142 + pages, 1993. + $45.00. ISBN 1-882208-01-3. + simsc.si.edu:networks/crossing.ad + + A short textbook on using the Internet, by two librarians at the + University of California at Berkeley. + + + +Quarterman [Page 7] + +RFC 1432 Recent Internet Books March 1993 + + + Benedikt: + + Michael Benedikt, ed., Cyberspace: First Steps, p. + 444, MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 1991. $15.95. ISBN + 0-262-02327-X. + + An anthology of sociological examinations of networks and related + topics, by writers, scholars, and public figures. Edited by a + professor of Architecture at the University of Texas. + + Kahin: + + Brian Kahin, ed., Building Information + Infrastructure: Issues in the Development of the + National Research and Education Network, p. 446, + McGraw-Hill Primis, New York, 1992. + $34.95, ISBN: 0-390-03083-X. + Book Review: Matrix News, 2(5). May 1992. + + Includes the entire text of the High Performance Computing Act + (HPCA) of 1991 that authorized the forthcoming National Research + and Education Network (NREN), as well as numerous examinations of + what it does and should mean. Papers from a workshop at Harvard's + Kennedy School of Government. Tough sledding in spots, but very + rewarding in others. + + Parkhurst: + + Carol A. Parkhurst, ed., Library Perspectives on + NREN: The National Research and Education Network, + p. 86, LITA, Chicago, 1990. + $10.50. ISBN 0-8389-7477-5. + Book Review: Matrix News, 1(7). Oct. 1991. + + Another NREN policy anthology; this one oriented towards library + uses. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Quarterman [Page 8] + +RFC 1432 Recent Internet Books March 1993 + + + McClure: + + Charles McClure, Ann Bishop, Philip Doty, and + Howard Rosenbaum, The National Research And + Education Network (NREN): Research and Policy + Perspectives, p. 746, Ablex Press, Norwood, NJ, + 1991. + $45 personal; $95 institutional. ISBN + 0-89391-813-X. Book Review: Matrix News, 1(6). + Sep. 1991. + Book Review: Electronic Networking: Research, + Applications and Policy 2(1). Spring 1992. + + Masses of information on NREN, and examination of its potential + effects on research. + +6. Hacking and Cracking + + Hacking is skillful programming. Cracking is breaking and entering. + If you don't know the difference, read the first two books below. If + you don't think it matters, read the last book below, which examines + how law enforcement agencies confused about computers and networks + did some very strange things. + + Levy: + + Steven Levy, Hackers: Heroes of the Computer + Revolution, p. 473, Anchor Press/Doubleday, Garden + City, NY, 1984. $17.95. ISBN 0-385-19195-2 (hc). + $4.95 ISBN 0-440-13405-6 (pbk). + + Tales of the real hackers who invented the modern computer + industry. Some of these people are still quite active on the nets + today. + + Raymond & Steele: + + Eric S. Raymond, ed., Guy Steele, The New Hacker's + Dictionary, p. 453, MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, + 1991. ISBN 0-262-18145-2 (hc). $10.95 ISBN + 0-262-68069-6 (pbk). + + The authority on hacker jargon, and a very amusing book. Look it + up in here when you doubt a definition in the press. + + + + + + + +Quarterman [Page 9] + +RFC 1432 Recent Internet Books March 1993 + + + Stoll: + + Clifford Stoll, The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy + Through the Maze of Computer Espionage, p. 332, + Doubleday, New York, 1989. $19.95. ISBN + 0-385-24946-2 (alk. paper). + + A spy novel, except it's true: a first person account by a down- + on-his-luck Berkeley astronomer who with others tracked down a KGB + network spy. Despite its necessary concentration on cracking, + still a readable introduction to what the Internet is about. + + Hafner & Markoff: + + Katie Hafner, and John Markoff, Cyberpunk, p. 368, + Simon & Schuster, New York, 1991. $22.95. ISBN + 0-671-68322-5. + + Interviews with some of the crackers who have appeared + conspicuously in the press in the past few years. One of the co- + authors is the New York Times reporter who broke the Stoll story + to the public. + + Denning: + + Peter J. Denning, ed., Computers Under Attack: + Intruders, Worms, and Viruses, p. 574, ACM + Press/Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, 1990. $23.95, + ISBN 0-201-53067-8. + + Details of celebrated network security cases, including those + described in the previous two books. Includes Stoll's original + article about the Wiley Hacker, and responses and articles by + others on the same subject. Has extensive coverage of the 1988 + Internet Worm. Also includes information on viruses. Has quite a + bit of material on the cultures of the networks, and on social, + legal, and ethical matters. Starts with the standard historical + network papers, including "Notable Computer Networks" by + Quarterman and Hoskins. + + + + + + + + + + + + +Quarterman [Page 10] + +RFC 1432 Recent Internet Books March 1993 + + + Sterling: + + Bruce Sterling, The Hacker Crackdown: Law and + Disorder on the electronic frontier, p. 352, + Bantam, New York, 1992. $23. ISBN 0-553-08058-X. + + An in-depth examination of the forces of law who try to deal with + computer crime, and of the issues involved, written by one of the + science fiction writers who invented cyberpunk. The real story + behind Operation Sundevil and the Legion of Doom. Readable, + informative, amusing, and necessary. + +7. Resource Guides + + These have always been available online. + + NorthWestNet: + + NorthWestNet, NorthWestNet User Services Internet + Resource Guide, p. 297, NorthWestNet, Bellevue, + WA, 1992. + $20. ISBN [none]. Book Review: Matrix News, 2(1). + Jan. 1992. + ftphost.nwnet.net:nic/nwnet/user- + guide/README.nusirg + + NorthWestNet's Resource Guide. + + IRG: + + NNSC, Internet Resource Guide, p. 240, NSF Network + Service Center (NNSC), BBN, Cambridge, MA, 1991. + $15. ISBN [none]. + nnsc.nsf.net:resource-guide/README. + + The original Internet Resource Guide. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Quarterman [Page 11] + +RFC 1432 Recent Internet Books March 1993 + + +8. Also About Other Networks + + The network service most people use is electronic mail, which is + carried over many networks other than the Internet, throughout the + worldwide Matrix of interconnected computer networks that exchange + mail. These are books about networks that cover more networks than + the Internet alone. + + Frey & Adams: + + Donnalyn Frey, and Rick Adams, !%@: A Directory of + Electronic Mail Addressing and Networks, p. 436, + O'Reilly & Associates, Sebastopol, CA, January + 1991. $26.95. ISBN 0-937-17515-3 (pbk.). + + A quick desk reference to many networks, with two pages on each + one. + + LaQuey (UDCN): + + Tracy Lynn LaQuey, Users' Directory of Computer + Networks, p. 645, Digital Press, Bedford, MA, + 1989. $34.95 Digital Part Number EY-C200E-DP; + Digital Press ISBN 1-555-58047-5; Prentice-Hall + ISBN 0-13-950262-9. + + A directory of users, domains, etc. of the Internet, BITNET, UUCP, + etc. + + Quarterman: + + John S. Quarterman, The Matrix: Computer Networks + and Conferencing Systems Worldwide, p. 746, + Digital Press, Bedford, MA, 1990. $50. Digital + order number EY-C176E-DP-SS, Digital Press ISBN + 155558-033-5, Prentice-Hall ISBN 0-13-565607-9. + + A context book about all computer networks worldwide, including + UUCP, FidoNet, BITNET, USENET, and the Internet. The longest of + all the books listed, and the most comprehensive. + + + + + + + + + + + +Quarterman [Page 12] + +RFC 1432 Recent Internet Books March 1993 + + +9. Publishers + + These are in alphabetical order. Most of the telephone and fax + numbers are only for orders, not for other kinds of communications. + + Ablex Publishing Corp. Doubleday, a division of + 201-767-8450 Bantam Doubleday Dell + fax: 201-767-6717 Publishing Group, Inc. + 355 Chestnut St. 212-765-6500 + Norwood, NJ 07648 800-223-6834 + fax: 212-765-3869 + 666 Fifth Avenue + Addison-Wesley Publishing Co. New York, NY 10103 + 74230.3622@CompuServe.com + 617-944-3700 + 800-447-2226 Library Solution Press + 1 Jacob Way 510-841-2636 + Reading, MA 01867 fax: 415-594-0411 + 1100 Industrial Road, Suite 9 + San Carlos, CA 94070 + Bantam, a division of + Bantam Doubleday Dell + Publishing Group Inc. LITA Publications + 212-765-6500 ALANET ALA0085 + 800-223-6834 800-545-2433 + fax: 212-765-3869 312-280-4270 + 666 Fifth Avenue fax: + 312-440-9374 + New York, NY 10103 50 East Huron Street + Chicago, IL 60602 + + Digital Press + buddenhagen@cecv01.enet.dec.com McGraw-Hill + 617-276-1498 212-512-2000 + fax: 617-276-4314 1221 Ave. of the Americas + Digital Equipment Corporation New York, NY 10020 + 12 Crosby Drive BUO/E94 + Bedford, MA 01730 + + Meckler Corporation Simon & Schuster + (203) 226-6967 212-698-7000 + Fax: (203) 545-5840 800-223-2336 + 11 Ferry Lane West fax: 212-698-7007 + Westport, CT 06880 Subsidiary of + Paramount Communications Inc. + the Simon & Schuster Bldg. + 1230 Ave. of the Americas + New York, NY 10020 + + + + +Quarterman [Page 13] + +RFC 1432 Recent Internet Books March 1993 + + + SRI International + MIT Press nisc@nisc.sri.com + Massachusetts Institute 415-859-6387 + of Technology 415-859-6387 + Cambridge, MA 02142 fax: 415-859-6028 + Network Information Systems + NorthWestNet Center + nusirg-orders@nwnet.net 333 Ravenswood Avenue, + 206-562-3000 Room EJ29 + fax: 206-562-4822 Menlo Park, CA 9402 + + NUSIRG Orders + 15400 SE 30th Place, Suite 202 + Bellevue, WA 98007 + + NSFNET Network Service Center + nnsc@nnsc.nsf.net + 617-873-3400 + Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc. + 10 Moulton Street + Cambridge, MA 02138 + + O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. + nuts@ora.com + 707-829-0515 + 800-998-9938 7am to 5pm PST + fax: 707-829-0104 + 103 Morris Street, Suite A + Sebastopol, CA 95472 + + Prentice-Hall + info@prenhall.com + 515-284-6751 + fax: 515-284-2607 + Route 9W + Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 + +Security Considerations + + Security issues are not discussed in this memo. + + + + + + + + + + + +Quarterman [Page 14] + +RFC 1432 Recent Internet Books March 1993 + + +Author's Address + + John S. Quarterman + Matrix Information and Directory Services, Inc. (MIDS) + 1106 Clayton Lane, Suite 500W + Austin, TX 78723 + U.S.A. + + EMail: jsq@tic.com + Phone: +1-512-451-7602 + Fax: +1-512-450-1436 + + + For further information on MIDS, contact: + + Matrix News + Matrix Information & Directory Services, Inc. (MIDS) + 1106 Clayton Lane, Suite 500W + Austin, TX 78723 + U.S.A. + + EMail: mids@tic.com + Phone: +1-512-451-7602 + Fax: +1-512-450-1436 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Quarterman [Page 15] +
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