Tech Topics

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**Please see the LRC Toolkit for updated versions of Tech Topics 2, 6, 7 and 27.** "Tech Topics" is an ongoing series produced by the AIHA Technology and Information Resources (TIR) Unit. Tech Topics are intended to introduce different capabilities of the Internet that can be used by AIHA partners to improve communications, information-sharing, and educational capabilities. Tech Topics are distributed on AIHA's Web site and on the mailing list. They will be revised and updated as necessary.

#1: Internet Chat
A three part review of interactive "real-time" communication on the Internet including information about: WinTalk, Internet Relay Chat and other Chat software.

#2: Electronic Library Index
Electronic Library Indexes are produced to make Internet workstations at the LRCs more user-friendly, and to make the vast resources of the Internet more easily manageable.

#3: Basic Web Site Development
An instruction guide for Information Coordinators about how to create their Web sites.

#4: Using Lynx
An introduction to the text-based browser.

#5: Medical Information Searching Guide
A comparative review of information resources available in the Learning Resource Centers, and an instruction guide to searching methodology

#6: Document Delivery
A guide to document delivery services and discussion of potential funding options.

#7: Copyright / Bibliographic Citation Issues
Provides an overview of the concept of intellectual property, and discusses the proper conventions for citing documents that are published electronically

#8: Bibliographic Management Software
A review of software packages for managing bibliographies and for creating large, serachable databases of bibliographic citations.

#9: Tools for Internet Connection Problems
A discussion of tools and applications for amelioration of poor or problematic Internet connections.

#10: Critical Assessment of Internet Medical Information
A guide to assessing the quality of medical information found online, including a general overview of the peer-review process.

#11: Evidence-Based Practice
A review of broad concepts of evidence-based practice, with specific examples of applications of its principles in the LRCs.

#12: Working With USENET Newsgroups
Overview of how to access and use USENET newsgroups.

#13: Internet Provider Selection: Criteria and Advice


#14: Anti-Virus, Anti-Malware, and Firewall Protection


#15: Backing Up Files on Your Computer


#16: Methods to Increase Your Effectiveness on the Internet


#17: Uninstalling Software


#18: Free E-mail


#19: Upgrading Eudora to Version 3.0


#20: Installing and Configuring Windows Dial-Up Networking for Internet Connections


#21: File Attachments in E-mail: Encoding and Compressing


#22: Helpful Hints for MS Office Applications (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)


#23: Using Cyrillic on Computers and the Internet


#24: Converting Cyrillic Text Code Pages Using CP-Tuner97


#25: Cyrillic on Computers: Using CyrWin95


#26: Cyrillic on Computers: Using ParaWin95


#27: Teleconsultation


#28: Web Site Marketing and Search Engine Registration


#29: Translation Software

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