Appendix B - Other Sources
This appendix contains other sources of Web and HTML information:
Note that these books are books that I as the author have seen and liked.
They may not be the best, and may even (heaven forbid), suck. Reviews the Web
and HTML books have been taken from the web FAQ
(http://sunsite.unc.edu/boutell/faq/books.html)
The Web / Netscape
HTML & XHTML: The Definitive Guide
By Chuck Musciano, Bill Kennedy
5th Edition August 2002
ISBN: 0-596-00382-X
Managing Internet Information Services
From O'Reilly and Associates. By Cricket Liu, Jerry Peek, Russ Jones, Bryan Buus & Adrian Nye. A good choice for those who will be installing and maintaining WWW servers; also includes documentation on HTML, imagemaps and the like. Also covers other types of Internet services.
ISBN:1-56592-062-7
HTML / Web publishing
How to Publish on the Internet
From Warner Books. 275 pages. By Andrew Fry and David Paul. $17.95. Includes SPRY Mosaic software. A guide to publishing on the Web: HTML, graphics, style, strategies for maximizing audience by building information communities. Online "Next Chapter" includes an excerpt, New Tools review, links to Web publishing resources:
ISBN: 0-446-67179-7.
The HTML Sourcebook
From John Wiley and Sons. 411 pages. By Ian S. Graham. Contains a detailed
description of HTML 2.0, including allowed element nestings, as well as descriptions of many HTML 3.0 features. There are also chapters on CGI and the HTTP protocol, complete with examples, and chapters discussing browsers, editors, servers and archive sites containing useful CGI programs and Web development tools. A review can be found at:
http://mirror.wwa.com/mirror/reviews/books/95/htmlsb.htm
ISBN: 0-471-11849-4
HTML Reference Card
From SSC. 16-panel reference card. Covers basic and advanced HTML tags. ISBN:
0-916151-79-4
The World Wide Web Unleashed
From Sams Publishing. By John December and Neil Randall. Covers both user and provider issues in detail. 1057 pages. Supporting pages available on the web:
ISBN: 0-672-30617-4
Call: 1-800-428-5331 for ordering information.
Spinning the Web: How to Provide Information on the Internet
From Van Nostrand Reinhold. By Andrew Ford. Oriented toward those with an interest in putting their data on the web.
ISBN: 1-850-32141-8
HTML Authoring for Fun & Profit
From Prentice Hall. By Mary Morris. Jan 1995.
ISBN: 0-13-359290-1.
Other Recommended Internet Books
The Cuckoo's Egg
From Pocket Books. By Clifford Stall A true story about Cliff's adventures while hunting a computer vandal who was using his computer systems to break into military systems.
ISBN: 0-671-72688-9
Sillicon Snake Oil
From Randal House. By Clifford Stall. Cliff writes about being "deeply ambivalent" about the information highway.
ISBN: 0-385-41993-7
Using the Internet - 2nd edition
Contains information on how to get connected to the internet, using email, UseNet groups, FTP, gopher, WAIS, web, HTML, IRC, and security. Comes with a CD full of moderately cool stuff.
ISBN: 0-7897-0077