Selection, installation, troubleshooting

Get the most from internet plug-ins and other web browser tools with this timely and useful new book and companion website for library and information professionals everywhere. It is a how-to-do-it manual that will save information practitioners and their users from becoming mired in a 'cyberswamp', as the practical capabilities that facilitate smooth web usage are carefully demystified. The best known and most essential plug-ins (shockwave - flash - RealOne Quicktime - iPIX) are reviewed, and clear guidance is given on the best use of a wide range of office applications, image-viewing tools, sound enhancers, video players, and much more. With this guide to the internet's most dynamic applications, it is possible to find out which plug-ins are best installed on user workstations, which best meet different professional needs, which to use on your website, and, perhaphs most important of all, which are most likely to cause problems. The book is a hands-on guide to installing and troubleshooting the best internet tools for today's information services, enabling provision of state-of-the-art internet access.