$0 Shareware speeds Information Research

[David Novak]

Good Afternoon All,

In January I raised some ire here when discussing the topic of research 
guidance on library websites. 

As a result of the responses, I have been able to justify the development of 
a $0 shareware product which should particularly interest you.

I have included a description below, but I would like to particularly push 
the concept of libraries adding research guidance to their websites - and 
accomplishing this by adding this package, InfoKey, directly on their public 
server.

Curtin University - Dept of Information Studies, has published a version. If 
someone else can review the package for Web4Lib, I would be most grateful.

David Novak
david at cn.net.au				The cn.net.au
http://cn.net.au			Research Site





Name:		The Information Research Key (InfoKey)

Author:		David Novak (david at cn.net.au)

Type:		$0 shareware with conditional web publishing permission.
		(zipped at 320k)

Requirements:	A working Internet Browser. 
		(All files are .txt and .gif)

Location:	http://cn.net.au/tools/infokey.html
		ftp://ftp.cn.net.au/pub/

Description:

	InfoKey is a collection of interlinked webpages which include direct links 
to research-worthy resources. Strongest on Internet Resources, InfoKey also 
includes library references and descriptions of commercial information.

On your computer, this offers much faster access and guidance when 
undertaking serious research. It also allows for offline reading. We have 
included conditional publishing rights too - as we are particularly eager to 
see this software appear on workplace intranets and Library websites.

InfoKey is produced by the creator of _The cn.net.au Research Site_, The 
Information Research FAQ & the Research Webring, and is the most detailed 
launchsite for information research guidance today.

For further information:

	Infokey is upgraded monthly, and closely resembles the website at 
http://cn.net.au  David Novak (david at cn.net.au) will field any questions. 
Infokey is available in .htm ending (standard), and also as a self-expanding 
archive (infokey.exe) and prepared for .html endings. We also publish a 
monthly progress report which will inform you of new versions.


!!! Copies of the .zip are free to be distributed and included in shareware 
archives, but only conditional online publishing in its .htm or .html format 
is allowed.

Thank you,
David Novak
david at cn.net.au