All About the Internet
Assembled by Carter McNamara, MBA, PhDNOTE: There is a vast amount of online information about the Internet. Much of this information includes reference to the World Wide Web. Note that writers occasionally refer to the "world" of the Internet and World Wide Web as "cyberspace".) (The library includes a related, comprehensive set of subtopics in All About Computers, Internet & Web.)
Sections of This Topic Include:
BasicsDeveloping Internet Sstrategy
Glossaries of Internet Terms
Nonprofits (additional information for)
Basics
Learning About the Internet
Basic Internet Information for Newbies: What is the Internet Anyway?Primer to Using the Internet
Demystifying the Internet
Using the Information Highway Effectively
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Internet Basics Tutorial
SmartComputing-Editorial (a brief history of cyberspace)
SmartComputing-Editorial (a map to the Internet)
SmartComputing-Editorial (basic terminology)
Making the Internet Work for You
Developing Internet Strategy
Developing an Internet Strategy For Your Company (Part 1) - Management - 02/24/98Developing an Internet Strategy For Your Company (Part 2) - Management - 03/03/98
Developing an Internet Strategy For Your Company (Part 3) - Management - 03/10/98
Developing an Internet Strategy For Your Company (Part 4) - Management - 03/17/98
Also see:
Getting Connected to the InternetGlossaries of Internet Terms
Matisse's Glossary of Internet TermsGlossary of Internet Terms
Glossary of Internet & Web Jargon
Additional Information for Nonprofits
The Benton's "Best Practices Toolkit" is a list of Internet and other resources aimed at nonprofits make better use of information and communications technologies in their work.
For the Category of Information Technology:
Related Library Topics
Recommended Books
General (For-Profit and Nonprofit)
General (For-Profit and Nonprofit)
The following books are recommended because of their highly practical nature and often because they include a wide range of information about this Library topic. To get more information about each book, just hover your cursor over the image of the book. A "bubble" of information will be displayed. You can click on the title of the book in that bubble to get more information, too.
The Accidental Techie:
Supporting, Managing, and Maximizing Your Nonprofit's Technology
- by Carter McNamara, published by Authenticity Consulting, LLC. This hands-on guide walks you through five projects that, when completed, will give you a comprehensive and usable support system, including for 1) conducting a technology inventory, 2) assessing and supporting staff, 3) assessing and buying technology, 4) protecting your organization from disasters and data loss, and 5) managing your role. Includes ready-to-use templates, worksheets and sample policies, and also 135 resources on topics such as funding, discussion groups, application service providers, web site development, donor management software, and a security policy checklist. Also explains steps for creating a database that gives you the reports you need. Includes a glossary of terms every techie should know.
Also See
E-commerce -- Recommended Books
