The book is a great resource for the experienced LAN administrator because every product in it has the vendor's name, address and phone number.

"Inside Novell Netware," by Debra Niedemiller-Chaffins (New Riders Publishing, $29.95), is the hands-on guide for the new LAN administrator.

"Book training is different from practical experience, and a skilled LAN administrator needs both," said Michael Gansi, president of Netlan, Inc., a New York-based reseller of network systems.

Thane B. Terrill, LAN administrator for the Baha'i International Community at the United Nations in New York, agrees and adds that "the issue of privacy is one of respect."

So while the librarians still attended, so did LAN administrators and companies selling CD-ROM equipment and disks.

Please contact your LAN administrator if you have questions about Adobe Acrobat Reader, do not have this software installed on your computer or the LAN or are experiencing problems with the software.

Our LAN administrator believes it's possible for our public web server to be infected by spyware that is installed on the computers of customers who visit our site.

Detailed logs are available for helping LAN administrators to find and solve network problems.