Domain registration and hosting of a website: The ways and means

There are different ways and means by which domain registration and hosting of a website can be done. It involves different steps like finding availability of a domain, registration and hosting of a site through ISP (Internet Service Provider) or for free or for price or having own webserver. In the present knowledge based society, it is necessary for library professionals to have a thorough knowledge of different intricacies involved in domain registration and webhosting. This paper attempts to explain all these in detail.