A Publication of Internet Scout
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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
subscribe to one of the mailing lists (plain text or HTML) or visit the Web
version of the Scout Report. Subscription instructions are included at the
end of each report.
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BioTech at Indiana University
BioTech is a hybrid biology/chemistry educational resource and research
tool on the World Wide Web. BioTech is intended to be a learning tool that
will attract students and enrich the public's knowledge of biology issues
in the world today. The goal is to make BioTech as useful a tool to a high
school student as it is to a postdoctoral fellow, and to educate those who
may not have as much experience with biology and biotechnology, while at
the same time providing quick access to biology-related resources for
those who are dealing with much more specific and detailed information.
The providers do not wish to exclude anyone from the project and will
assist those who need assistance, or merely open doors for those who are
interested in finding information on their own. Provided jointly by
Indiana University, Iowa State University, the University of Wisconsin,
and the University of Minnesota.
http://biotech.chem.indiana.edu/pages/contents.html
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MIT's Invention Dimension
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently established Invention
Dimension, a Web site devoted to American inventors and information
related to past and current inventors. The Inventor of the Week section
has featured Leo Baekeland (plastic), Charles Townes (the laser), and Roy
Plunkett (Teflon), as well as their more famous colleagues Eli Whitney,
Ben Franklin, and Alex Bell. Equally interesting are the Hotlist sections:
sites for kids and the kid in all of us, hot research and development labs
across the US, and the invention extension -- an eclectic collection of
invention sites including the "Wacky Patent of the Month."
http://web.mit.edu/invent/
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Archeology Magazine & A Guide to Classical Archeology
Archaeology Magazine, brought to you officially by The Archaeological
Institute of America, reports all the latest archaeological discoveries.
Included are news briefs and links to other relevant web sites such as the
WWWorld of Archaeology, which organizes related Web sites geographically.
http://www.he.net/~archaeol/index.html
See also "My Guide to Classical Archeology" by Sue Gerlach and Tom Minton
of Loyola University of Chicago. The site is well organized and includes
sections on museum links, academic classics departments, and related
newsgroups and email lists.
http://orion.it.luc.edu/~sgerlac/links.html
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Seattle Times Commemorates Martin Luther King
The Seattle Times commemorates the life and legacy of Martin Luther King,
Jr. with a Web site including sections on the man, the movement, the
legacy, and the holiday. Timed to coincide with the 10th
anniversary of the national King holiday, the site also offers a photo
tour of key events in the fight for civil rights, dialogue between
students in Alabama and Washington states, a quiz study guide, and sound
clips from his speeches.
http://www.seatimes.com/mlk/index.html
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The National Teachers Enhancement Network
The National Teachers Enhancement Network (NTEN) based at Montana State
University offers graduate-credit science and mathematics courses to
teachers nationally. Sponsored by the National Science Foundation, NTEN
allows educators to participate in the telecomputing courses from home or
work through direct Internet access or dial-up modem connections. Courses
are taught by university scientists, engineers, and mathematicians. NTEN
also enhances professional networking nationwide between science teachers
and active research scientists. The site offers telecomputing guides for
both students and teachers, and online teaching experiences written by
course instructors.
http://www.montana.edu:80/~wwwxs/
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Monthly Catalog of United States Government
Publications
The Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications, with records
from January 1994 to the present, is available via the Web. Records are
searchable by title, publication year, Superintendent of Documents Class
Number, Depository Item Number, and GPO (Government Printing Office) Sales
Stock Number. Once your item has been retrieved, you can use the site to
locate the nearest federal depository library where it is available, as
well as the nearest GPO Book Store where it can be purchased.
Help on the searching system and the searchable fields is available
on the home page.
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/dpos/adpos400.html
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SportsScience mailing list
SPORTSCIENCE is an open, moderated-no-edit list primarily for researchers
interested in the science of sport and exercise performance. Topics
include ergogenic aids, field and physiological tests, nutrition, diet and
supplementation, performance enhancement, sport in extreme environments,
training, and topics from other disciplines if related to physical
performance. Notices about conferences, jobs, equipment, and software are
also welcome.
To subscribe, send email to:
listproc@stonebow.otago.ac.nz
in the body of the message type:
sub sportscience yournamehere
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The Vatican
The Vatican has established an official and attractive Web site under it's
own top-level country domain. Total content currently consists of two
messages from Pope John Paul II: Christmas 1995 and The Celebration of
the World Day of Peace 1 January 1996. However, you can read both in your
choice of 7 languages, and a form is provided for sending email to the
Vatican.
http://www.vatican.va/
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NativeWeb site and mailing list
NativeWeb, a rich source of information and documents about indigenous
peoples, has moved to a new location and has been expanded since we
reported on it last year. The site seeks to "provide a cyber-place for
Earth's indigenous peoples." The site at present provides pointers to
North and South American indigenous peoples' resources, and promises in
future to provide sources for Asia and Africa. Information is available by
Subject Categories, Geographic Regions, Nations/Peoples, Native Languages
and Literature, Native Newsletters and Journals, Native Organizations, and
Bibliographies. An electronic store offers listings of mostly
Native-owned enterprises, and a Native events calendar is also provided.
http://web.maxwell.syr.edu/nativeweb/
To subscribe to the NativeWeb mailing list send a message to:
LISTSERV@THECITY.SFSU.EDU
in the body of the message type:
SUB NATIVEWEB yourfirstname yourlastname
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Electronic Policy Network & Civic Participation Page
The Electronic Policy Network is a group of research and advocacy
organizations and publications that provide online analysis of economics,
politics, social trends, and public policy. It is composed of such
organizations as the Twentieth Century Fund, a nonpartisan foundation that
researches and writes about progressive public policy, and the Economic
Policy Institute, a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank that encourages
public debate about strategies to achieve a prosperous and fair economy.
EPN contains selected articles from such publications as "The American
Prospect" and "Political Science Quarterly", as well as selected policy
papers from its constituent organizations. It also offers Idea Central, a
"Civic Participation Page" with information about the condition of
democracy and civil society.
http://epn.org/ for EPN.
http://epn.org/idea/civic.html for Idea Central.
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State and Local Government on the Net
State and Local Government on the Net is a listing of pointers to state,
county, and city government pages. Sites included are those which meet
the criteria of being produced and managed by state, county, or local
agencies. Each state is divided into state, county and local sites when
available. Links to Native American tribal sites, federal resources
related to state and local governments, and national organizations serving
state and local governments are also included.
http://www.piperinfo.com/state/states.html
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ESPNET SportsZone + Cleveland's SOB Internet Day
ESPNET SportsZone is widely regarded as one of the best sources for sports
news and stories on the Net. Well executed and very current, SportsZone
offers daily news and columns, SportsTalk with athletes answers to
questions from readers, Industry Insider with "Quotables" and "Read What
the Insiders Read", interviews, schedules for today's games, and more. Did
you know that "On Thursday, Jan. 11, Cleveland Browns fans held Save Our
Browns (SOB) Internet Day. Cleveland fans bombarded NFL owners, NFL
sponsors, media and politicians with e-mail to try to keep the Browns in
Cleveland." See the Zoned-Out section for details.
http://espnet.sportszone.com/
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Biblio mailing list for lovers of old and rare books
Biblio is for collectors and sellers of old, rare, scarce, and/or
out-of-print books. The list provides a forum for buying, selling, and
trading books. In addition, there is discussion of issues pertinent to
identifying, collecting, preserving, and restoring lovely old books.
Bibliophile maintains a web page for the benefit of its subscribers.
http://www.smartlink.net/~biblio
To subscribe, send email to:
biblio-request@smartlink.net
in the body of the message type: subscribe
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Internet News Radio
Internet News Radio (iNR) is an audio news program which uses RealAudio
software allowing Internet users to play audio files "on-demand" over the
Internet, including through a standard modem connection. Most stories are
broadcast in both French and English. Each week major stories relevant to
the Internet are covered, as well as related technology news. iNR also
offers audio articles containing movie reviews, software reviews, and
feature stories. Pointers to Web sites relevant to stories are provided.
Note that RealAudio now supports 28.8 modem connections in its 2.0 beta
version.
http://www.iNewsRadio.com/inr/
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