User Documents Revisions (USERDOC2)

Charter 

Chair(s)

      Ellen Hoffman:  ellen@merit.edu
      Lenore Jackson:  jackson@nsipo.arc.nasa.gov

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Description of Working Group

     The focus of the USERDOC2 Working Group is on identifying and
     locating documentation about the Internet.  A major activity is
     the revision of an existing bibliography of on-line and hard
     copy documents/reference materials/training tools addressing
     general networking information and ``How to use the Internet''
     (RFC 1175, FYI 3).  This effort will also be used to help
     locate documentation produced by other organizations and
     examine the means by which such documents are made available on
     the Internet.  The target audience is those individuals who
     provide services to end users and end users themselves.  The
     group is also developing a new FYI RFC document designed as a
     very short bibliography targeted at novice users.

     The USERDOC2 Working Group will:

     (1) Identify and categorize useful documents, reference
         materials, training tools, and other publications about the
         Internet, particularly those available on-line.

     (2) Publish on-line and hard copies of the bibliographies
         produced and other reference material on documentation as needs
         are identified.

     (3) Develop and implement procedures to maintain and update the
         bibliography and investigate methods to provide the information
         in an on-line format.

     (4) As a part of the update process, identify new materials for
         inclusion in the active bibliography and identify additional
         needs which are required for locating documentation and other
         publications.

     (5) Review procedures for periodic review of the bibliography
         by the User Services Working Group.

     (6) Examine methods for delivering documentation and work with
         providers to improve the availability of basic Internet
         documentation.

Goals and Milestones

Done       Identify new ``sources of information'' (e.g., individuals,
           mailing lists, bulletins, etc.)  Review existing document and
           obtain comments from others in USWG about needed revisions at
           the San Diego IETF.

Done       Publish an Internet-Draft of the short bibliography for novice
           users.

Done       Submit the revised FYI document to the IESG for publication as
           an RFC.

Done       Post a revised version of FYI3, ``A bibliography of
           Internetworking Information'' as an Internet-Draft.

Apr 1993   Submit the revised FYI3 to the IESG for publication as an
           Informational RFC.

Oct 1993   Post a draft of long bibliography and Getting Connected
           documents

Nov 1993   Review Getting Connected document (with ISN) at Houston IETF

Nov 1993   Review long bibliography at Houston IETF

Dec 1993   Final review of Internet-Drafts

Jan 1994   Submit Getting Connected document to IESG for consideration
           as an FYI RFC

Jan 1994   Submit long bibliography to IESG for consideration as an FYI
           RFC


Internet-Drafts

     ``RECENT INTERNET PUBLICATIONS, MARCH 1994-- A Select
     Bibliography of Internetworking Readings'', 03/23/1994, E.
     Hoffman <draft-ietf-userdoc2-fyi-biblio-00.txt>

Request For Comments

RFC 1463   ``FYI on Introducing the Internet--A Short Bibliography of
             Introductory Internetworking Readings for the Network Novice''