Downloading Files from the Internet

[danforth]

More than file size, the actual download time is important.  So the
bandwidth to the server and my connection are all factors in that.

Isabel

At 09:24 AM 10/1/96 -0700, you wrote:
>The Institute for Scientific Information is conducting research in many
>different aspects of the internet.  One of the areas I've been
>researching is retrieval of information, i.e. downloading, from the
>Web.  As we look to make information available via the Web, we are
>investigating what the Internet user community accepts as a reasonable
>file size for downloading or retrieval.  
>
>Have you or your colleagues conducted any user surveys, or have you
>researched this aspect of the internet?
>
>I look forward to your response,
>
>
>Polly Reese
>Institute for Scientific Information
>
>
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Isabel L. Danforth     Reference Librarian, Wethersfield Public Library
danforth at tiac.net     	Co-Director of Librarians' Online Support Team
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