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formation indexed as possible.”7 A nyone w ho 
w ants to create a topic-specific W eb ring is 
w elcom e to  use the W ebring resources free- 
of-charge.

As an information resource, Web rings are 
a good starting point on the Internet. W hether 
just adding links to existing W eb rings o r tak­
ing on the responsibility o f developing and 
maintaining one, libraries are a natural place 
to exploit the potential o f the W eb ring as a 
minefield o f topic-specific information.

Notes
1. H ow e, Denis. E xpanding Unidirectional 
Ring O f Pages, <h ttp ://w o m b at.d o c.ic.ac.u k / 
eu ro p a .h tm l› (April 20, 1998).
2. Webring. History. <h ttp ://w w w .w eb rin g . 
co m /history.htm l› (April 17, 1998).
3. Taylor, Dave. “Use Topic-driven W eb Rings 
to Rein in Intranet Traffic.” In fo  World 18 (Au­
gust 29, 1997): 72.
4. W ebring. “W hat is W ebring?” ‹ h t t p : / /  
www.webring.com/what.html> (April 17,1998).
5. O ’Connell, Pamela. “W hither W ebring?” 
W eekly feature from Y our Mining Co. G uide

to Personal Web Pages. 3 Nov. 1997. ‹ h ttp :// 
p e r s o n a l w e b . t q n . c o m / l i b r a r y / w e e k l y /  
a a l 10397.h tm ›  (April 21, 1998).
6. Wilder, Clinton. “Lord of the Rings.” Informa­
tion Week Issue 605 (November 11, 1996): 12.
7. Marlatt, A ndrew, “‘W eb Rings’ Emerge as 
Alternative to Search Engines.” Internet World. 
20 O c to b e r 1997. <h ttp : //in t e r n e tw o r ld . 
co m /p rin t/1997/10/20/m arkcom m /19971020- 
w eb rings.htm l› (April 17, 1998). ■

Letter to the editor

Thank you for publishing “The Mansfield 
protocol for laptop com puter circulation” 
(Jul/Aug 1998). Alfred University is starting 
a similar program and it was very helpful to 
read an article that outlined the specifics of 
an established program. It’s so m uch easier 
to begin a project like this after reading such 
a relevant article than trying to start som e­
thing from scratch!— la u r ie  McFadden, li­
brarian, Alfred University, m cfadden@king. 
alfred.edu

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http://www.webring.com/what.html
http://internetworld