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... As the network has grown, along with it there has been an increase in
the number of software tools and applications to navigate the network
and make use of the many, varied resources which are part of the
...
... network. Within the past two and a half years we have seen a
widespread adoption of tools such as the archie servers, the Wide
Area Information Servers (WAIS), the Internet gopher ...
... Internet gopher, and the
Worldwide Web (WWW). In addition to the acceptance of these tools
there are also diverse efforts to enhance and customise these tools
...
... Worldwide Web (WWW). In addition to the acceptance of these tools
there are also diverse efforts to enhance and customise these tools
to meet the needs of particular network communities.
...
...
There are many organisations and associations that are focusing on
the proliferating resources and tools for networked information
retrieval (NIR). The Networked Information Retrieval Group is a
...
... Networks (RARE) and the Coalition for Networked Information
(CNI), specifically tasked to collect and disseminate information
about the tools and to discuss and encourage cooperative development
of current and future tools.
...
... about the tools and to discuss and encourage cooperative development
of current and future tools.
...
... The purpose of this report is to increase the awareness of NIR by
bringing together in one place information about the various
networked information retrieval tools, their developers, interested
organisations, and other activities that relate to the production,
dissemination, and support of NIR tools ...
... tools, their developers, interested
organisations, and other activities that relate to the production,
dissemination, and support of NIR tools. The intention is to make
this a "living document". It will be held on-line so that each
...
...
Whilst the NIR tools in this report are being used on a wide variety
of information sources including files and databases there remains
...
... databases there remains
much that is currently not accessible by these means. On the other
hand, the majority of the NIR Tools described here are freely
available to the networked Research and Education community. Tools
...
... hand, the majority of the NIR Tools described here are freely
available to the networked Research and Education community. Tools
for accessing specialised datasets are often only available at a
cost.
...
... classification control are issues which are under discussion for the
popular NIR Tools but as yet are not in widespread use. However it
should be said that, with the vast amount of effort that is currently
going into the NIR field, rapid progress is being made. Much work is
...
... should be said that, with the vast amount of effort that is currently
going into the NIR field, rapid progress is being made. Much work is
currently being done on expanding some of the NIR tools to include
handling of multimedia information services. Progress has also been
...
... The information contained in this report was collected over the
network from the contacts for each NIR Tool or Group using two
templates:
...
... the NIR Tool Template, included in Appendix A; ...
...
The NIR Tool template was used to collect the information necessary
to identify and track the development of networked information
retrieval tools ...
... Tool template was used to collect the information necessary
to identify and track the development of networked information
retrieval tools. This template asked for information such as how and
where to get the software for each NIR Tool, documentation,
...
... retrieval tools. This template asked for information such as how and
where to get the software for each NIR Tool, documentation,
demonstration sites, etc. The main part of the template has been
completed by the main individual responsible for the tool ...
... Tool, documentation,
demonstration sites, etc. The main part of the template has been
completed by the main individual responsible for the tool. Sections
of the template (e.g., on clients) may have required completion by
...
...
In the current report you will find information on the following NIR
tools:
...
... TopNode for Networked Information Resources,
Services and Tools
CNIDR Clearinghouse for Networked Information Discovery
...
... Appendix C contains a list of the relevant email lists and Appendix D
contains information on "Coming Attractions" which are NIR tools not
yet in widespread use.
...
...
URL: ftp://mailbase.ac.uk/pub/lists/nir/files/tool.template
URL: ftp://mailbase.ac.uk/pub/lists/nir/files/group ...
... Overview of the types of NIR Tools ...
...
The following is an overview of major networked information retrieval
(NIR) tools available on the Internet. There are many excellent
books which discuss the Internet ...
... Internet. There are many excellent
books which discuss the Internet and NIR Tools in detail. Such books
include "The Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog" by Ed Krol and
...
...
The number of these NIR tools is large and growing quickly. Certain
techniques reappear regularly and seemingly different tools may
...
... The number of these NIR tools is large and growing quickly. Certain
techniques reappear regularly and seemingly different tools may
perform similar tasks, allowing a simple classification of projects
encompassing most of the existing tools ...
... tools may
perform similar tasks, allowing a simple classification of projects
encompassing most of the existing tools and services.
...
... The classification presented here is only one possible ordering. The
goal is to define in broad outlines what can be done with particular
tools, realizing that users will always find novel unanticipated ways
of applying them.
...
...
Directory Service tools are intended to provide a lookup service
for locating information about users (often referred to as White
Pages ...
... and logs in using a specific login name. Some are also available
through other tools, such as Gopher.
...
... serving information in a network-based environment. It is
distinct from indexing tools such as archie and veronica in that
it is used to index text-based target documents on a server, as
...
... NIR Tools ...
...
This section contains detailed information about the various NIR
Tools. It is ordered alphabetically.
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NIR Tool Name: Alex
Brief Description of Tool ...
...
have any of their aliases or local tools available. Users who
want to use an application on a remote file first have to manually
make a local copy ...
... Alex is a real filesystem, nothing needs to be recompiled and no
libraries are changed. Thus, users can apply all of their
existing skills and tools for using files.
The user sees a filesystem with a hierarchical name space ...
... ftp://alex.sp.cs.cmu.edu/www/alex.html
ftp://alex.sp.cs.cmu.edu/doc/intro.ps
ftp://alex.sp.cs.cmu.edu/doc/NIR.Tool
ftp://alex.sp.cs.cmu.edu/doc/alex.post
...
... anything else there. A current version of this document may be there
and called "NIR.Tool". In Alex this file is named
"/alex/edu/cmu/cs/sp/alex/doc/NIR.Tool".
...
... and called "NIR.Tool". In Alex this file is named
"/alex/edu/cmu/cs/sp/alex/doc/NIR.Tool".
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NIR Tool Name: archie
Brief Description of Tool ...
... Tool:
The archie system is a tool for gathering, indexing and serving
information from around the Internet. The current version ...
... archie servers. There are also gateways to the archie system from
many other NIR tools, including Gopher, WAIS and WWW. An X.500
...
... o volunteer helpdesk support for Internet information
gathering tools in general
Hours available: - server system:
...
... company is
also working on other Internet information tools that will work
with the archie system.
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NIR Tool Name: Internet Gopher
...
... Brief Scope and Characteristics:
Server, index server for WAIS based indices and for NeXT
native indexing, tools, gateway code. Supports Gopher+.
...
... International, Section 10.5.5
Tools help Internet users discover on-line treasures, Computerworld,
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NIR Tool Name: HYTELNET
Brief Description of Tool ...
... Tool Name: HYTELNET
Brief Description of Tool:
HYTELNET is a terminate-and-stay-resident hypertext browser, which
...
... What it runs over:
Other NIR tools this interworks with:
Future plans: Possible translation into gopher ...
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NIR Tool Name: Netfind
Brief Description of Tool ...
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NIR Tool Name: Prospero
Brief Description of Tool ...
... @ARTICLE{oir,
AUTHOR = "Neuman, B. Clifford",
TITLE = "Prospero: A Tool for Organizing {I}nternet Resources",
JOURNAL = "Electronic Networking: Research, Applications and
Policy",
...
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NIR Tool Name: veronica
Brief Description of Tool ...
... Tool Name: veronica
Brief Description of Tool:
veronica: Very Easy Rodent-Oriented Net-wide Index to Computerized
...
... MSU, SUNET, and the Australian University system.
An auxiliary tool to build a locally held menu of Public available
has been created. Called "maltshop", it has been distributed since
...
... Approximate number of such servers in use: twelve.
Auxiliary tool: Maltshop v. 0.2d
Maltshop builds a menu of Public Gopher Servers for the local
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NIR Tool Name: WAIS
Brief Description of Tool ...
... Tool Name: WAIS
Brief Description of Tool:
WAIS - The Wide Area Information Servers system - is an electronic
...
... modems as well.
Other NIR tools this interworks with:
Gopher and WWW have been used as front ends to WAIS.
...
...
Server software available from:
ftp://pub/NIDR.tools/freewais @ftp.cnidr.org
gopher://gopher ...
... Client software available from:
URL:ftp://pub/NIDR.tools/freewais @ftp.cnidr.org
Location of more information:
...
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NIR Tool Name: Whois
Brief Description of Tool ...
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NIR Tool Name: World-Wide Web
Brief Description of Tool ...
... Tool Name: World-Wide Web
Brief Description of Tool:
The WWW project merges the techniques of networked information and
...
... terminal emulators in workstation windows.
It can also be used as a text formatter, as part of a mail server,
and as a general information retrieval tool.
History list, Back/Next/Previous/Home navigation, ability to print or
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NIR Tool Name: X.500
...
... Group Name: TopNode for Networked Information Resources,
Services, and Tools
Sponsoring Organisation: Coalition for Networked Information (CNI)
...
... directories, catalogs and aids of networked information resources,
services and tools. The project is intended to facilitate the
network navigational duties, responsibilities and tasks of staff
...
...
Several user-friendly client-server software tools have been
developed recently for locating and retrieving information
published on computer platforms reachable over wide-area data
...
... systems, the Clearinghouse for Networked Information Discovery
and Retrieval (CNIDR) works closely with developers of other
tools toward providing compatibility, consistency, and, to the
...
... consistency, and, to the
extent possible, convergence of the tools.
Specific activities are to provide a central focus and forum for
...
...
Specific activities are to provide a central focus and forum for
networked information discovery and retrieval (NIDR) tools and to
minimize the divergence of individual implementations by
providing a repository for the collection, evaluation, and
...
...
information. CNIDR also actively promotes the use of networked
information discovery and retrieval tools at many national and
international conferences to inform and educate implementors and
...
...
There are many organizations and associations that have begun to
focus on the proliferating resources and tools for networked
information retrieval (NIR). The Networked Information Retrieval
Group ...
... IETF, RARE, and the Coalition for Networked Information
(CNI) specifically tasked to collect and disseminate information
about the tools and to discuss and encourage cooperative development
of current and future tools such as the archie servers, the Wide Area
...
... about the tools and to discuss and encourage cooperative development
of current and future tools such as the archie servers, the Wide Area
Information Servers (WAIS), the Internet Gopher ...
... The NIR Working Group intends to increase the useful base of
information about networked information retrieval (NIR) tools, their
developers, interested organizations, and other activities that
relate to the production, dissemination, and support of NIR tools ...
... tools, their
developers, interested organizations, and other activities that
relate to the production, dissemination, and support of NIR tools.
Membership is open and is not limited to attendees of the quarterly
...
... Goals:
To disseminate information about NIR tools and those groups working
on them. The information in the NIR Status report will be updated
...
...
Current work includes discussing the criteria for evaluating the
major NIR tools available.
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... of interest to those who use the Internet. Other distributed
directory information servers and information retrieval tools have
been developed and it is anticipated more will be created. Many
...
... Europe
o Collection of information related to NIR tools and groups.
This is a joint effort with the IETF ...
... the document. Special thanks are due to all those contributors who
took the time to submit and update descriptions of their NIR tools
and groups; their names are included in the templates in Sections 6
...
... APPENDIX A : NIR TOOL Template (last updated 22.12.93) ...
... This template is to be used to collect the information necessary to
identify and track the development of networked information retrieval
tools. It is intended that the main part of this will be completed by
the main individual responsible for the tool. Sections of the
...
... tools. It is intended that the main part of this will be completed by
the main individual responsible for the tool. Sections of the
template may require completion by others.
...
... template may require completion by others.
The NIR tools included are defined by enumeration. The IETF/RARE/CNI
NIR-WG ...
... For example:
Brief description of tool:
This is the best application ever seen. It makes finding information
...
... very easy. This is the decription imbedded one more column.
Updates: updates to existing information on NIR Tools may be sent by
the appropriate contact person at any time to:
...
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NIR Tool Name:
Brief Description of Tool ...
... Tool Name:
Brief Description of Tool:
Note: This should be a maximum of 100 line description which
should cover the following:
...
... What it runs over:
Other NIR tools this interworks with:
Future plans:
...
... CMS,....]
[The main contact for this NIR tool should complete at least
"platform" and "contact" for each server known to them.]
...
... vt100,...]
[The main contact for this NIR tool should complete
"platform" and "contact" for each server known to them.]
...
... - optional items to come.
- plans for moving to international standards
- plans for interoperating with other NIR tools
- other functionality to be supported
...
... Bibliography:
[A list of a maximum of 10 key papers, books etc. on this NIR tool.
Optionally a pointer to a fuller bibliography could be given.]
...
... TopNode for Networked Information Resources, Services,
and Tools
CNIDR Clearing House for Networked Information Discovery
...
... mailing lists are in IAFA format. NIR Groups and */
/* Tool developers are encouraged to make such descriptions */
/* available for their lists. */
...
...
This section will be used to keep a note of NIR Tools which are
considered by the NIR Group to be sufficiently well developed to
...
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NIR Tool Name: Hyper-G
Brief Description of Tool ...
... Tool Name: Hyper-G
Brief Description of Tool:
Hyper-G is the name of an ambitious hypermedia project currently being
...
... Graz server. The server distribution include man-pages
of the additional authoring tools and utilities that
are supplied with the server. The ideas behind Hyper-G
are described in a number of research papers (see
...
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NIR Tool Name: SoftPages
Brief Description of Tool ...
... Tool:
A tool to aid users in the efficient retrieval of documents, s/w, and
the like from servers ( anonymous FTP, FTAM ...
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NIR Tool Name: whois++ and the whois++ index service
...
... TCP/IP
Other NIR tools this interworks with: None yet.
Future plans: Providing resource location services ...
... APPENDIX E: Extinct Critters (Tools) ...
...
This section will contain information on Tools moved from the main
body of the report as the Tool falls out of common usage.
...
... This section will contain information on Tools moved from the main
body of the report as the Tool falls out of common usage.
There are no items currently in this section.
...