A Publication of Internet Scout
Computer Science Department, University of Wisconsin
A Project of the InterNIC
The Scout Report is a weekly publication offering a selection of new and
newly discovered Internet resources of interest to researchers and
educators, the InterNIC's primary audience. However, everyone is welcome to
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version of the Scout Report. Subscription instructions are included at the
end of each report.
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Two new children's health sites
Two sites devoted to children's health are now on the web (see last week's
Scout Report for Pedinfo, a resource for pediatricians), with special
emphasis on health education for kids and parents. KidsHealth, created by
the Nemours Foundation, offers separate browsing areas for kids, parents,
and professionals. The kids' section contains features on the food pyramid
and emotions, as well as games. Parents will find a collection of resources
on pediatric and parenting issues. kidsDoctor takes a different approach,
presenting parents with a search box into which a condition or illness can
be entered. The search term is highlighted in the results of the search, so
that anxious parents can quickly locate the vital information.
http://KidsHealth.org/
http://www.kidsdoctor.com/
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National Library of Canada
The National Library Catalogue is available free of charge, and there is
information on accessing the full AMICUS (the library's fee-based bilingual
holdings database) system. The full text of all formally published Canadian
online books and journals is available, indexed alphabetically and by
subject, and searchable by title or full-text keyword. The site offers a
virtual tour of the building. Also provided (and partially under
development) are resources about Canada: Canadian information by subject,
the National Library Gopher, _Forthcoming Books_, Canadian government
information, Canadiana quick reference, and information on the Canadian
Confederation.
http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/
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Labyrinth: Medieval Studies
The Labyrinth is a global information network providing free, organized
access to electronic resources in medieval studies through a server at
Georgetown University. The Labyrinth Library contains links to medieval
texts as well as current research. The subject menus provide well-organized
links to Internet resources in the respective subject areas. Because this
is a web site that serves professionals as well as the interested public,
there are pedagogical resources and professional information. The entire
site is searchable, but is so well organized that most users will likely
not find it necessary to do so.
http://www.georgetown.edu/labyrinth/labyrinth-home.html
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UnCover--Periodicals database
Web users may now search the UnCover database of nearly 17,000 periodicals.
In addition to tables of contents and keyword index searching, users may
place orders for article delivery from the web site (the fee schedules for
this service are clearly explained). The search page allows the user to
enter terms for a keyword or name search, or to browse the list of
periodical titles. Entering information in a user profile before searching
facilitates the ordering of articles, but is not required for use of the
database.
http://www.carl.org/uncover/
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Cornell Theory Center Explorations
Explorations "is intended to be an interactive journey into the
world of computational research for a wide range of viewers." The sections
include "Above and Beyond," which focuses on the formation of the universe,
"Down to Earth," with topics related to biodiversity, "Living Things,"
which explores life on both the species level and the molecular scale, and
"Practicle Particles," with sections on hydrogen fusion, methane fuels, and
superstring theory. Throughout the site, the use of graphics and frames is
consistent and intuitive, leaving the user to grapple solely with the
(fascinating but challenging) concepts contained within the pages of this
online book.
http://www.tc.cornell.edu/er96/science96/Explorations
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International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and
Criminal Justice Policy
A joint initiative of the University of British Columbia, Simon Frasier
University, and the Society for the Reform of Criminal Law, the
International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy
web site provides links to Internet resources relating to criminal law.
There are plans to make the Centre's papers and reports available in HTML
format; most are currently available as either plain-text or Microsoft Word
files. Subjects of the papers range from aboriginal justice to sentencing
and corrections. There are links to the other organizations that
participate in the United Nations Online Crime and Justice
Clearinghouse.
http://www.law.ubc.ca/centres/crimjust.html
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C-EDRES--Mailing list for educators
C-EDRES is a moderated educational resource mailing list for educators. It
provides announcements and reviews three times a week on a variety of sites
of interest to educators. All levels of sites from all subject areas are
reviewed. The reviews are written by list subscribers and site owners and
provide a brief but accurate description of the site, as well as an
evaluation of the navigation, graphics, grammar, and usefulness of the site
for educators in particular. A web site describing the list and offering
searches and FTP instructions is also available.
http://cnet.unb.ca/c-edres
To subscribe, send email to: c-edres-server@unb.ca
In the body of the message type:
subscribe C-EDRES yourfirstname yourlastname
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100 Best Companies for Working Mothers
The results of the tenth annual Women's Wire "Working Mother 100" are now
available on the web. Each year the companies that provide the best working
environment for mothers are chosen on the basis of four criteria: pay,
opportunities to advance, child care, and other family-friendly benefits.
More than just a listing, the survey provides an annotation for each
company, highlighting specifics and pointing out particular strengths. A
nomination form for next year's list appears at the bottom of the
listings.
http://www.women.com/work/best/#summary
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NHTSA's Vehicle and Safety Equipment
Information
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration makes it easy to
track down the safety reliability records of automobiles with their newly
redesigned web site. The Vehicle and Equipment page offers information on
safety problems and issues, testing results, regulations and standards, and
research and development. Of particular interest are searchable databases
on recalls, technical service bulletins, consumer complaints, and
compliance investigations; each search retrieves information specific to
the make, model, and year the user enters. The vehicle owners'
questionnaire can be used to submit a report of car defects that the NHTSA
should investigate.
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/
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The Writers Guild of America
The Writers Guild of America offers resources to the general public and to
members of the guild writing in film, radio, television, and now in
interactive media. Writers hoping to break into the business will find the
"Craft of Screenwriting" page full of useful information, from starting a
script to surviving negotiations with network executives. The "Tools of the
Trade" page contains links to research sources on the Internet, reviews of
software for writers, and the telephone numbers of organizations that will
provide guild members with information topics such as Antarctica, plagues,
and croquet (to name a few). Selected articles from WGA's print
publication, _The Journal_, are also available.
http://www.wga.org/
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The San Diego Zoo
The Zoological Society of San Diego brings to the web the San Diego Zoo,
the San Diego Wild Animal Park, and the Center for Reproduction of
Endangered Species. Each unit of the zoo has a main page, from which the
user can meet the animals and find out about the humans who watch over
them. The photographs of new arrivals at the zoo should be a big draw, and
there is informative text underlying the visuals. The "Guest Book" is a
game in which users attempt to match animals with their "signatures": the
tracks they leave. Use the table of contents to find your way to the
animals you're most interested in.
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/
Table of contents:
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/contents.html
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Ikebana International: Japanese flower
arranging
A new page devoted to the art of Japanese flower arranging will give you
the history of this ancient craft, as well as help you find out how to get
involved. Each school of Ikebana is described in detail, and represented by
a photograph of a sample arrangement. The glossary of Ikebana terms is not
yet fully hypertext, but will help the novice understand the basic
terminology. As might be expected, the graphics are integral to this site,
and your patience while they load will be rewarded by the images of Ikebana
arrangements.
http://www.meshnet.or.jp/ikebana/
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Nerd's Heaven--Software directory
directory
Nerd's Heaven is the directory of software directories. Dozens of Internet
software repositories are organized under subject headings: general
software, Internet, operating systems, mathematics, Windows- and
Macintosh-specific, user groups, commercial vendors, and religious
software. Each directory is annotated, so that the user knows what to
expect before deciding whether to visit.
http://boole.stanford.edu/nerdsheaven.html
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inquiry.com
inquiry.com is a free service for software developers, providing search
tools, discussion forums, and expert advice on products, development, and
emerging technologies. The product directory allows users to search for
software products and vendors by application category, vendor, and product.
Other databases provided include publications, vendor literature, tech
tips, and a DBMS buyer's guide. New in this version of the site is
automatic linking between articles found in publications searches and
relevant vendors.
http://www.inquiry.com/
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Copyright Susan Calcari, 1996. Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of the Scout Report provided the copyright notice and this paragraph is preserved on all copies. The InterNIC provides information about the Internet to the US research and education community under a cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation: NCR-9218742. The Government has certain rights in this material.
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