Related Texts

WWW, Internet in General

• Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML 3.2 in 14 Days, Laura Lemay, Sams.Net Publishing -- This text covers most of this course (Except for first few lectures on Internet, Email Ftp etc.). The treatment and presentation may be a little American in style but all the major points are covered well. This book should be considered as the essential purchase for this course.
• The Internet Unleashed, J. Ellsworth, B. Baron, et al., Sams.Net Publishing -- Comprehensive Text. Covers everything you probably need to know about the Internet. Most aspects of this lecture course covered. A worthy purchase.
• The Internet Complete Reference(2nd Ed.), H. Hahn, McGraw-Hill -- This book serves as a general reference to the course. It includes a list of the various Internet protocols. It also describes what WWW resources are available. The book will complement the rest of the course and serve as a decent bookshelf reference.
• Webmaster in a Nutshell, S. Spainhour and V. Quercia, O'Reilly and Associates Inc. x -- A remarkably concise yet thorough book. Covers WWW, HTML, CGI/Perl, HTTP, JavaScript and Server Configuration (A majority of the course).
• Every Student's Guide to the World Wide Web, K. Pitter and R. Minato, McGraw Hill -- Good basic introduction the WWW at large. Useful companion for this course.
• Every Student's Guide to the World Wide Web (Macintosh Version),K. Pitter and R. Minato, McGraw Hill -- Good basic introduction the WWW at large. Machine specific version of book above. Useful companion for this course.

Internet -- Theory and Practice

• Demystifying TCP/IP, E. Taylor, Wordware Publishing Inc.

  -- Excellent introduction to how messages are actually sent around networks and networking in general.

HTML BOOKS:

• HTML Sourcebook, I.S. Graham, Wiley and Sons -- Covers all aspects of HTML, CGI, Forms, Tables and Style Sheets etc.. Highly Recommended.
• HTML: The Definitive Guide, C. Musciano and B. Kennedy, O'Reilly and Associates Inc. -- A very comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of all aspects of HTML including Style Sheets Tables and Style Sheets. Does not cover CGI programming.

CGI Scripts / Perl Programming BOOKS:

• Teach Yourself CGI Programming with Perl 5 in a Week, E. Herrmann, Sams.Net -- Covers all aspects of CGI/Perl in this course and a lot more. Good explanations but some errors in some Perl code listings.
• CGI Developer's Guide, E.E. Kim, Sams.Net -- Comprehensive guide to CGI programming with Perl (and C).
• CGI Programming on the World Wide Web, S. Gundavaram, O'Reilly and Associates Inc. -- Good coverage of all aspects of CGI programming.
• Learning Perl, R.L. Schwartz, O'Reilly and Associates Inc. -- The best concise introduction to Perl.
• Programming Perl, L. Wall, T. Christiansen and R.L. Schwartz, O'Reilly and Associates Inc. -- A comprehensive reference to Perl, written by the inventor and early pioneers of the language. Excellent reference book but not the best book to learn Perl first from.
• Perl 5 Desktop Reference, J. Vromans, O'Reilly and Associates Inc. -- Essential pocket reference guide for any serious Perl programmer.

WWW Design Issues BOOKS:

• Designing with Style Sheets, Tables, and Frames, M.E. Holzschlag, Sams.Net -- Practical guide to creating advanced WWW pages. Lots of good examples.
• HTML Style Sheets Quick Reference, R. Falla, Que -- Excellent Reference to Style Sheets.
• 10 Minute Guide to HTML Style Sheets -- Pocket guide to essential aspects of Style Sheets.
• Teach Yourself Great Web Design in a Week, A. Vasquez-Peterson and P. Chow, Sams.Net -- Highly graphic introduction to good WWW page design. Covers Tables, Frames, Graphics, Animation and other forms of Multimedia.
• Designing for the Web, Jennifer Niederst, O'Reilly & Associates -- Concise introduction to WWW page design.
• GIF Animation Studio: Animating Your Web Site, R. Koman, O'Reilly -- Good Introduction to producing and arranging animated WWW pages.

A comprehensive guide to all Internet related books is available at Unofficial Internet Book List