Teach yourself the Internet in 24 hours Estabrook 1994 Submitter: When I was a public Librarian back in the 90’s we could not have enough books like this on shelf. It seemed everyone was coming in to learn about this
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Netting Your Ancestors
Netting Your Ancestors: Genealogical Research on the Internet Howells 1997 Submitter: It is disconcerting to find a book on Internet research published in 1997 in the library. I was very curious about what was on the Internet in 1997! Mostly, it’s
An Ode to Code
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to JavaScript Walter 1996 Submitter: [Found] in a public library. Amazingly, it was checked out as recently as a year ago – I’m not a programmer but I suppose there’s still some valid information in there –
MySpace
Amp Your Myspace Page: Essential Tools for Giving Your Profile an Extreme Makeover Butow and Bellomo 2008 Submitter: *Sigh* Well, where to begin? This sad thing was withdrawn from the Science and Technology section of the public library I work
HTML for the 90s
HTML for the World Wide Web 2nd Ed Castro 1997 This was submitted by a small public library in Ohio. It was a part of their circulating non-fiction collection until just recently. They had newer books on the subject, but
Books About the Interwebz
Submitter: I live in [Canada] and was just recently hired at a high school in order to get their library up and running once again. The collection has not been touched for many years and most of the books were donations
Not Your Mama’s Firewall
Firewalls and Internet Security: Repelling the Wily Hacker Cheswick and Bellovin 1994 There’s an awful lot of office cleaning going on at my library. This one came from the office of the Technical Services Librarian, who inherited it from a
505 Unbelievably Stupid Web Pages
505 Unbelievably Stupid Web Pages 2nd Ed. Crowley 2007 Submitter: 2007 doesn’t seem like that long ago to me, but it is internet light years! I find it hilarious that books were published ABOUT websites, forcing you to look through