1 Introduction to Concepts of Library Information Networks (24/2)
2 Historical Background -- Network Topologies/ Local Area Networks (3/3)
3 Development of Wide Area Networks (BITNET, EARN, Internet); Internet2, Next Generation Internet, TEN 155/ European Academic and Research Networks (10/3)
Homework: Write a brief paper on a given topic. Be prepared to discuss it in class (about 5 minutes). Further instructions are given in the homework. Use the link to see the list of assigned topics. Deadline: 31 March 2003. Homework is worth 20% of the final grade.
4 History of Networking in Turkey (TÜVAKA, TRNET, TURNET, ULAKNET, TTNet, etc.) (17/3)
5 Information Networks and Interlibrary Cooperation (MORENet, GALILEO, ICOLC, JISC, CICNet, ANKOS, etc.) (24/3)
6 Network Standards, Hardware, Software, New Standards and Services (Z39.50 Information Retrieval Standard) (31/3)
7 (7/4; Midterm I)
8. Distributed Digital Libraries (NCSTRL, NDLTD); Federated Search Concept; Access Management; Authentication & Authorization (14/4)
9 Access to Networked Information Sources/Search Engines/Meta Search Engines (21/4)
10 Metadata; Digital Object Identifiers (28/4)
11 Data Security in Information Networks; Organization and Administration of Information Networks (5/5)
12 (Midterm II (12/5) )
13 19/5 Holiday
14 Future of Information Networks / Conclusions and Evaluation (26/5)