NLM Medical Informatics Mini-Course:
The Internet
Preface
This is an adaptation of lectures presented by R. P. C. Rodgers in the
June 1993 Medical Informatics Course
offered by the National Library of Medicine (NLM)
at the Woods Hole Marine Biology Laboratory (MBL),
An extensively revised version, incorporating materials from S. Srinivasan
and T. Rutkowski of the Internet Society,
was presented at the Spring Congress of the American Medical Informatics
Association (AMIA) in San Francisco in May 1994 and at the MBL course
in June 1994 (see photo of faculty and attendees).
The material serves as an introduction to the history,
technical underpinnings, functional capabilities,
and future promise of the Internet.
Given its origin as a set of overhead projector overlays,
its content is occasionally telegraphic;
this problem will be addressed as editing continues.
This online tutorial is intended to remain a "living document,"
improving as time permits.
- Authors:
- R. P. C. Rodgers, M.D.
- S. Srinivasan
- (with materials from T. Rutkowski)
Outline
R. P. C. Rodgers, Lister Hill Center, NLM (May 1994)