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General WWW/Internet Information

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The best resources for using and learning about the World Wide Web is the WWW itself. This list is intended as a starting guide to some of these resources.

Topics

• What's New Lists
• Tutorials and Guides
• Directories
• WWW Searching
• WWW Server References
• HTML (HyperText Markup Language) Documentation
• Other WWW Markup, Display, and Programming Tools
• Tools for Accessing WWW/Internet
• Online WWW/Internet Magazines

This list has been compiled for use by faculty members and students of the Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research. Suggested additions and corrections to this list are welcome and can be sent to the CGRER webmaster.

What's New Lists

• What's New on Yahoo
• New WWW Sites (WebCrawler)
• What's New Too!
• What's New - Global (Emap)
• What's New for Commercial Sites
• What's New at CGRER

Tutorials and Guides

• Internet Training and Tutorials (U.S. Library of Congress)
• Introduction to the Internet
• World Wide Web and Mosaic User's Guide
• Entering the World Wide Web: A Guide to Cyberspace
• The World Wide Web: Origins and Beyond
• Exploring the Web (University of Georgia)
• Creating Web Sites (Netscape)
• HP Internet Primer
• Guide to Web Style (SUN)
• The Virtual Earth: A Tour of the World Wide Web for Earth Scientists
• WWW/Mosaic Training presented by the U.S. Geological Survey
• A GIS User's Guide to the Internet (very slow)
• Big Dummy's Guide to the Internet
• Yahoo - A Guide to WWW
• The World Wide Web Initiative (W3 Consortium)
• An Overview of the Internet and World-Wide Web
• World Wide Web Frequently Asked Questions
• NCSA Mosaic Home Page
• NCSA Demo of Mosaic
• Upcoming Internet Conferences
• MLA-Style Citations of Electronic Sources
• List of WWW/HTML-related Books
• List of WWW Collaboration Projects
• Webmonkey (HotWired)
• A Style Sheet for Citing Internet Resources: MLA Style

Directories

• World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
• Web References (webreference.com)
• Web Masters - Tips for Web Spinners
• Starting Point for Internet Exploration
• InterNIC Directory of Directories
• Pointers to Pointers about WWW Server Indices
• Internet Resources Meta-Index at NCSA
• Science on the Internet
• The Federal Web Locator
• World-Wide Web Virtual Library
• CERN's List of Worldwide WWW servers
• CERN's List of WWW Servers in North America (long)
• CERN's List of WWW Servers in Europe (long)
• EINet Galaxy WWW Index Topics
• The Clearinghouse for Subject-Oriented Internet Resource Guides
• Comprehensive List of WWW Sites
• Global Network Navigator (GNN) Directory
• Whole Internet Catalog
• Planet Earth Home Page
• Internet Web Text
• Internet Information Sources
• Special Internet Connections
• The Virtual Tourist
• American Universities WWW Sites
• U.S. Government Resources
• Commercial Sites Index
• Collection of Images, Icons, and Flags
• The complete Anonymous FTP servers list

WWW and Internet Searching

• List of Internet Search Engines and Directories
• Search CYBER 411
• The Internet Sleuth
• Alta Vista Search
• WebCrawler Searching
• MetaCrawler Searching
• InfoSeek Net Search
• HotBot Search
• Savvy Search
• Search Magellan (Mckinley's Internet Directory)
• Excite Netsearch
• NightN Universe of Information
• Starting Point
• Jumpcity
• Opentext Search
• Lycos: Hunting WWW Information
• Inktomi Search
• Savvy Search
• WWW Yellow Pages (New Riders')
• CUSI - configurable unified search index
• Wandex WWW Index
• EINet Galaxy WWW Link Search
• CUI W3 Catalog
• WWWW - The World Wide Web Worm (index service)
• W3 Search Engines
• New Internet Knowledge System (NIKOS)
• ALIWEB Searching
• The JumpStation
• Deja News - Usenet News Archive Search
• ArchiePlex - Archie gateway for the World Wide Web
• List of Archie FTP search servers
• MathSearch - search a collection of mathematical WWW material
• Earth Pages Search (Earth Sciences Information and Resources)

WWW Server References

• WebCompare Server Features Comparison
• Apache HTTP Server Project
• Apache-SSL-US HTTP Server
• HyperText Markup Language (HTML): Working and Background Materials
• Draft Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.0 Document
• Basic HTTP Protocol
• SSL Protocol (Secure Socket Layer)
• Unix WWW Development Resources
• Virtual Library - WWW Development
• WWW & HTML Developer's References
• Web Style Manual (Yale Center for Advanced Instructional Media)
• Elements of Style for Web Design
• Macintosh WWW Development Resources
• Windows WWW Development Resources
• The Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
• A Common Gateway Interface (CGI) Programmer's Reference
• A CGI Programmer's Reference
• Common Gateway Interface (CGI) Information (Yahoo List)
• NCSA Mosaic Common Client Interface (CCI)
• References for Image Mapping
• List of WWW Robots / Web Wanderers
• A Standard for Robot Exclusion
• Mapedit (A WYSIWYG editor for imagemaps)
• GLORGLOX Advanced (pixel-based) Image Mapper
• SWISH - Simple Web Indexing System for Humans
• Common Internet File Formats
• Transparent/Interlaced GIF Resources
• Transparent Background Images
• GIF89a-based Animation (for Netscape)
• TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) Information
• MIME Information (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)
• MIME FAQs
• WWW Viewer Testing

HTML (HyperText Markup Language) Documentation

• NCSA's Beginners Guide to HTML
• HTML Documentation
• HTML Tutorial
• The Ten Commandments of HTML
• Guides to writing HTML documents
• The Bare Bones Guide To HTML
• Virtual Library - HTML
• WWW Publishing Resources
• A primer for creating web resources (Indiana University)
• PC WEEK Labs Crash Course on Writing Documents for the Web
• Writing HTML
• HTML Working and Background Materials
• Composing Good HTML
• How Do They Do That with HTML?
• HTML Quick Reference
• HTML Documentation
• Easy HTML Writer
• Directory of HTML Editors
• HTML Converters
• WWW Names and Addresses, URIs, URLs, URNs
• Special Characters in HTML
• Producing Clickable Image Maps
• NCSA httpd Imagemap Tutorial
• Netscape Navigator Extensions to HTML
• Example Background Colors (Netscape Navigator)
• Weblint - HTML Checker
• HTML Validation Service
• Doctor HTML (Web Page Checker)
• WEBTECHS HTML Validation Service
• Optimizing Web Graphics

Other WWW Markup, Display, and Programming Tools

• The Web Developer's Virtual Library
• World Wide Web and HTML Tools
• Java Programming Language
• Virtual Reality Markup Language (VRML)
• Virtual Reality Modeling Language, Version 2.0
• VRML at the NCSA
• Simple Vector Format (SVF) Technical Information
• Spatial Data Modelling Language (SDML)
• WebOOGL: Integrating 3D graphics and the Web
• Cyberview 3D Document Generator
• Kakeida/ScriptX Language
• SGML (Standard Generalized Markup Language)
• SMGL on the WWW
• Netscape Inline Plug-ins
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• OpenDoc Resources
• RealAudio
• VDOLive Video Player
• Multimedia Sources on the Internet

Tools for Accessing WWW/Internet

• Available Internet Tools Summary
• List of World Wide Web Clients
• NCSA Mosaic Frequently Asked Questions
• Netscape
• Arena: W3C's HTML3 Browser
• Grail Internet Browser
• Microsoft Internet Explorer
• GNNpress/GNNserver WWW Publishing Tools
• Lynx WWW Browser
• Available VRML Browsers
• Intelligent Software Agents
• HyperNews
• FreeWAIS-sf
• SlipKnot WWW server for PC Windows (for those without SLIP/PPP/TCP access)
• LISTSERV Guide for General Users
• Search for Mailing Lists (Listserv Database)

Online WWW/Internet Magazines and Journals

• iWORLD (Mecker Media)
• WebWeek
• c|net : the computer network
• Web Review
• homepage.journal
• IS/OOP Groups's OnLine Magazine
• Interactive Magazine
• NetGuide (CMP Publications Inc.)
• Information Weekly
• Upside Online
• Inter@ctive (ZDNet)
• HotWired
• Suck.
• InfoWorld
• ComputerWorld
• Web Developer
• WebMaster Magazine
• The Web Developer's Journal
• Websight Magazine
• NetSurfer Digest
• Java World
• Netscape World
• World Wide Web Journal (O'Reilly)
• New York Times CyberTimes
• Computer News Daily (New York Times Syndicate)
• Netnews Day (iworld)
• Hyperstand
• Internet World Online
• ComputerWorld Emmerce

Compiled by Mark MacLennan
University of Iowa Center for Global & Regional Environmental Research

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