Internet Webzines are those publications that appear only on the Internet, as opposed to printed magazines which also have Web sites.
Culture in Cyberspace
Culture in Cyberspace is a weekly publication that "examines issues that reflect culture on
the net." Each issue is divided into two parts: "News," which reflects on selected cultural issues
(with hypertext connections to pertinent news articles and Internet sites when available), and
"Noteworthy on the Net," which annotates new and noteworthy sites in the arts, literature,
film, and education. Culture in Cyberspace is available at a Web site, and by email
subscription. An archive is available at the website, but it is not searchable.
Current Cites
Current Cites provides indexes and abstracts to articles on such topics as computer
networks and networking, information transfer, expert systems and artificial intelligence, electronic
publishing, hypermedia and multimedia, and optical disk technology. It is a monthly newsletter
produced by the University of California - Berkeley Library and available via e-mail, Web,
Gopher ,
Telnet (login as brsuser), and
FTP.
Back issues are archived and searchable.
Current Cites is a good source for new developments in information technology.
C|NET:
c|net is a richly graphical Internet "zine" that covers new sites as well as new and evolving
tools and software. Resource listings are eclectic in nature and well annotated. Columns discuss the
latest in tools and resources. Best of all, there are no subscription fees, although you must register
to get access to all of it. An archive is available, but it is not searchable.
Edupage
Edupage is a popular digest of information technology news culled from newspapers and
magazines three times weekly. It is available at no charge in plain text (no HTML offered) via email or
on the Edupage website. Subscription information is listed at the bottom of each issue.
Edupage is a good source of hard news about developments in the field of information
technology, offering useful, timely, and referenced information. A searchable archive is
available.
Internet Resources
Internet Resources, a monthly newsletter produced by the Heriot-Watt
University library in the United Kingdom, is full of valuable information
on new Internet sites. A large percentage of the information pertains to
British sites, however new sites elsewhere are also included. Each new
resource site is annotated. Internet Resources also tracks new information
about the Internet that appears in print. While the newsletter is a good
site for keeping up to date on developments on the Net, connect times from
the U.S. may be slow depending on the time of access. An archive is
available, but it is not searchable.
Netsurfer Digest
The Netsurfer Digest newsletter is provided via email in both plain text and HTML
versions, as well as on the Web. A weekly publication, it offers annotations on each new site it
covers. Sites covered are very eclectic in nature. It also offers Netsurfer Focus, special issues that
are devoted to single topics. Netsurfer Digest is free; subscriber information can be found on the
website. An archive is available, but it is not searchable.
Seidman's Online Insider
Robert Seidman has been watching the consumer online service providers for years. A
regular and long-time user of the services with a professional background in information
technology, Seidman has a good perspective on this fast-moving industry. His weekly
newsletter (formerly known as In, Around and Online) is a good source for news and
analysis about America Online, Compuserve, Prodigy, the Microsoft Network and
occasionally the Web or the Internet as a whole. Coverage includes new services, business
developments, and weekly closing stock prices for 25 online and Internet related
companies. The Insider is heavy on analysis and opinion; however, its relaxed and personal
tone makes it an enjoyable read. Each issue also has a few annotated listings for new Web
sites of all types. Seidman's Online Insider is freely available via email and the Web, and
subscription instructions are in each issue. A recent archive is available at the site, but it is
not searchable. An archive
containing all issues from mid 1994 to July 1996 is also available.