Typically of web news, many of these have only the current day's news or brief news items, but some archive stories from the current week. Special software or registration mmay be required, but they significantly increase our access to current news. Both are experienced public speakers, used to making their complex topics interesting and informative to audiences ranging from the novice to experienced researchers. The Library has extensive CD-ROM databases for both standards and patents, and is adding sections on both to the Library's web pages, providing connections to many related sites. The World-Wide Web is clearly the most popular and elaborate Internet tool, but it is not the only one available.
Gopher is a menu-based utility designed for locating and accessing resources.
It was the first Internet tool really based on the client-server model. Using a Gopher client, the user connects to different servers, each providing information in a browsable menu tree. Often when an item is selected, the server passes users on to another server which stores the information - without users needing to know that server's address. The first server screen which comes up is usually the home Gopher server at the University of Minnesota. From there, you can browse through the hierarchy to locate items of interest.