ELECTRONIC INFORMATION RESOURCES: YOUR ON-LINE BOOKSHELF BACKGROUND AND DEFINITIONS INTERNET RESOURCES Approaches to Using the Internet The World Wide Web Telnetting, Listservs, Usenet, FTP The Intranet: Information Resources within the Corporation Future of the Internet | CHAPTER 77 ELECTRONIC INFORMATION RESOURCES YOUR ON-LINE BOOKSHELF Robert N. Schwarzwälder Jr. Michelle Kazmer Ford Motor Company Dearborn Michigan BACKGROUND AND DEFINITIONS 2269 INTERNET RESOURCES 2271 Approaches to Using the Internet 2271 The World Wide Web 2272 Telnetting Listservs Usenet FTP 2276 The Inttanet Information Resources within the Corporation 2277 Future of the Internet 2278 ACCESS OPTIONS FOR ELECTRONIC INFORMATION RESOURCES 2278 Internet Access Options 2278 Database and Commercial Services 2279 Databases of Importance for Mechanical Engineers 2282 CD-ROM and Desktop Databases 2283 Options for Using Electronic Information 2284 BACKGROUND AND DEFINITIONS Why read this chapter Perhaps out of curiosity about the World Wide Web. What if we could offer you a way to get better results in your job tackle new projects without extensive gear-up time and avoid costly dead ends The point is there is a great deal of technical information available on most of the technical problems you will be involved with this year. By tapping into that information you can avoid mistakes and get a fast start on new projects. It is this competitive edge that has corporations excited about Intranets. In the last several years there has been an explosion of interest in the Internet and on-line information resources. These resources have emerged from obscurity and come to occupy a place of prominence in the corporate world as companies have realized that intellectual capital is as valuable as financial capital. Due to the vast quantity of information available to the mechanical engineer the old standby of having a bookshelf of the essential handbooks is no longer sufficient. The globalization of research and development and the decreasing cycle time of product development demand rapid access to the world-wide literature of engineering. All of this at a time when .
