Objectives | Reading List | Glossary
1 Introduction to Concepts of Library Information Networks (22/2)
Read "Networking: A Primer" (see Reading List for full citations and links to some full-text articles.")
2 Historical Background -- Network Topologies/ Local Area Networks (29/2)
Read Scott Helmers, Data Communications. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1989.
3 Development of Wide Area Networks (BITNET, EARN, Internet); Internet2, Next Generation Internet, TEN 155/ European Academic and Research Networks (7/3)
Read: Orcan, "Internet"; Tekman, "Akademi ve Araştırma Ağları," "Ulusal Akademik Ağ ve ULAKNET", "Ulusal Araştırma Ağları ve ULAKNET Projesi"; Tonta, "Türkiye'de Bilgi Hizmetleri ve Internet: Temel Sorunlar ve Politika Geliştirme", "Internet, Elektronik Kütüphaneler ve Bilgi Erişim", "Internet: An Innovative Environment...", "Ulusal Bilgi Alt Yapısı ve Internet". See "Reading List for full citations and links to some full-text articles.
14/3 Holiday
21/3 No class
4 History of Networking in Turkey (TÜVAKA, TRNET, TURNET, ULAKNET, TTNet, etc.) (28/3)
Read: Peter Wolcott, The Diffusion of the Internet in the Republic of Turkey. (November 1999). [Online] Available at: http://www.istis.unomaha.edu/isqa/wolcott/gdi/TURK_PUB.pdf [27 March 2000]. (For a faster download of the full report, you can use my local copy.)
5 Information Networks and Interlibrary Cooperation (MORENet, GALILEO, ICOLC, JISC, CICNet, etc.) (4/4; Midterm 1)
6 Network Standards, Hardware, Software, New Standards and Services (Z39.50 Information Retrieval Standard) (11/4)
7 Access to Networked Information Sources/Search Engines/Meta Search Engines (18/4)
25/4 No class
8 Metadata; Digital Object Identifiers (2/5)
9 Data Security in Information Networks; Access Management; Authentication & Authorization (9/5 Midterm II)
10 Organization and Administration of Information Networks (16/5)
11 Future of Information Networks/ Conclusions and Evaluation (23/5)