The Scout Report - August 25, 1995
A Service to the Internet Community Provided by the Info Scout and the
InterNIC
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discovered Internet resources of interest to researchers and educators, the
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Highlights In This Week's Report:
World Wide Web:
- The Censorship, Freedom of Speech, and Child Safety Web page deals with
these hot issues by providing links to sites with useful information and good
suggestions for ways parents and teachers can promote responsible use of the
Internet. For example, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
provides an online brochure titled "Child Safety on the Information Highway."
Other links lead to resources on children's issues, the cyberporn debate,
child-friendly resources, resource guides for librarians and educators, and
Safe Surf - Voluntary Site Identification Codes.
http://omni.voicenet.com/~cranmer/censorship.html
- The Guide to Computer Vendors Web page offers many if not most of the
URL's for computer hardware and software vendors, as well as a comprehensive
vendor phone book and links to many of the computer magazines on the Web.
There is no search capability but browsing is fairly easy using the
alphabetical index.
http://www.ronin.com/SBA/
- LIBERATION, a French daily newspaper (circulation 230,000), has launched
a World-Wide Web version of "Multimedia," its weekly illustrated supplement.
(in French)
http://www.netfrance.com/Libe/
- The NDOPA WebText, a companion Web page to the award-winning live
philosophy talk show, No Dogs or Philosophers Allowed, is now up and running.
NO DOGS... plans 26 programs for 1996. Check out the topics as well as the
history of this unique project. Television that makes you think.
http://www.access.digex.net/~kknisely/philosophy.tv.html
- A Web page at Johns Hopkins University an up-to-date, comprehensive, and
informative list of links to resources in philosophy and related disciplines.
Pages are limited to ca. 35K each. Continually updated, with occasional
surprises.
http://www.jhu.edu/~phil/philhome.html
- The Pennsylvania Dutch Convention And Visitors Bureau, in cooperation
with the attractions of the Amish Country of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania,
now offer a complete virtual information center on the Pennsylvania Dutch
Country of Lancaster County. Includes information on the Amish, quilts,
covered bridges, and all the interesting things to see and do in the area.
http://www.welcome.com
- A database of some 12,850 listserv, majordomo and
listproc mailing lists at 298 sites is maintained by the Indiana University
Support Center for the UCS Knowledge Base. Enter a word or partial word, and
you'll get back a list of all the lists containing that word in the title or
official description. Instructions for subscribing or retrieving more
information about each list are included. Very handy.
http://scwww.ucs.indiana.edu/mlarchive/
- The UC Toxic Substances Research & Teaching Program WWW is designed to
open communication and interest between the public and the researchers within
the University of California. Several areas of research are covered,
including: coastal toxicology, ecotoxicology, health effects, and
environmental engineering. The program includes all nine UC Campuses and three
national laboratories. Browse for conference announcements, articles of
interest, and profiles of researchers. Address questions or comments to:
taeastman@ucdavis.edu
http://www.tsrtp.ucdavis.edu/tsrtp/homepage.html
- The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) is a
regional agency established in 1953 by an interstate compact among 15 western
states. WICHE's activities and publications are designed to facilitate
resource sharing and cost-effective services among member and affiliate states
and their public and independent colleges and universities. Their Web page
provides information about their activities and publications related to U.S. -
Mexico educational exchange, research and policy analysis, Higher Ed and the
economy, educational telecommunications, and student opportunities.
http://www.wiche.edu
- WWLib a comprehensive catalogue of WWW pages based
at sites in the United Kingdom. The catalogue is organized using the Dewey
Decimal Classification (DDC - version 20),which is widely used in libraries.
This makes very powerful and easy to search, since sites are indexed by what
they are about, not just what words they contain. It is entirely free, either
to search or to submit an entry.
http://www.scit.wlv.ac.uk/wwlib/
Gopher
- Jerusalem One Network is one of the most popular Jewish resource on
Internet and contains over 10,000 files that cover all aspects of Jewish life.
A simple menu guides you to everything from news, politics, medicine, travel,
tourism, and world-wide Jewish community information. The Jerusalem1 staff
updates the information on a continuous basis.
gopher to: gopher.jer1.co.il
- The National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT)
gopher is designed for people interested in archeology, historic architecture,
historic landscapes, materials conservation or history. It contains information
about NCPTT programs; announcements of jobs, conferences, grants, and
workshops; and a lot of links to other preservation-related Internet
resources.
gopher to:
gopher.ncptt.nps.gov
- The Space Science Group is part of the Division of Mathematics and
Sciences at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, La. The mission of
The Space Science Group is to provide activities that encourage participation
in math and science, build knowledge of basic concepts, teach basic science
skill, and positively influence attitudes. The mission of The Space Science
Group is to develop and implement programs which use aspects of the space
program to motivate students to study mathematics and science. Many Space
Science Group programs are described in this gopher. For information about any
of them call toll free 1-800-259-9555. You may also contact us by fax at
1-318-357-5599 or email at
ssg@nsula.edu.
gopher to:
gopher.ss.keyser.nsula.edu
Electronic Mailing Lists
- The EDEQUITY (Educational Equity Discussion List) is an international
theory and practice discussion list on issues of educational equity in a
multicultural context in schools, colleges and other education sites. The list
encourages discussion between teachers and other educators, equity
practitioners, advocates, parents, policymakers, counselors and others
interested in equity. EDEQUITY serves as a forum to discuss how to attain
equity for males and females; and how gender equity can be a helpful construct
for improving education for all. The participation of both women and men is
welcomed. Topics for discussion include classroom interactions, curriculum
development, school environment, education reform, violence prevention, math
and science education, vocational and nontraditional education, school-to-work
issues, community-based learning, and counseling. Ask questions and exchange
information about teaching strategies, useful texts and films, innovative
programs, current research, and funding sources.
- send email to:
MAJORDOMO@CONFER.EDC.ORG
- in the body of the message type: subscribe
edequity
-
The U.S. General Accounting Office, Congress' Watchdog
agency, now has a mailing list service for a daily electronic posting of the
General Accounting Office (GAO) Daybook. The GAO Daybook is the daily listing
of released GAO reports and testimony.
- send email to:
majordomo@www.gao.gov
- in the body of the message type: subscribe
daybook
To receive additional info about GAO services: - send e-mail to:
info@www.gao.gov
- in the body of the message type: info
NetBytes
- For almost two years, as part of a research and development project, the
non-profit Internet Multicasting Service has put the entire text of U.S. Patent
and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) documents on-line via the EDGAR
On-line database. Recently Internet Muliticasting announced the EDGAR research
project would end on October 1, and a discussion ensued concerning the future
availability of this information over the Internet free of charge. Current
information on the status of the discussion, including background information
on EDGAR and the Paperwork Reduction Act (which becomes law on October 1) is
provided on an Internet Multicasting Web page. Comments from SEC Chairman
Levitt and Congressman Markey are available, as are statistics on EDGAR's usage
via the Internet and cost comparisons for the same information retrieved from
commercial information providers.
http://www.town.hall.org/govt/tuttle/
Taxpayers Assets Project (TAP) has established a mailing list for discussion of
the topic.
- send mail to: listproc@tap.org
- in the body of the
message type:
- subscribe edgar-action yourfirstname yourlastname
- "Who's succeeding on the Internet and how?" is an 88 page hardcopy
report based on survey data and is one of the first comprehensive study of
online businesses. Topics addressed include the differences between successful
and unsuccessful enterprises, what successful marketers do differently, the 9
most common pitfalls to avoid, how much is actually sold online, how companies
market online, factors that affect the timing of a company's entry into online
marketing and where online marketing is going in the next 12 months. The report
includes the 52 tables and charts most vital to online profitability. The price
is discounted if ordered through Webster.
http://www.tgc.com/report.html
Or for more information send mail to: - more@hpcwire.tgc.com
- and in
the subject line type: 7078
Weekend Scouting
- The COMMUNITY-MUSIC list was formed to promote the discussion of issues
relating to community bands and orchestras. The majority of these ensembles
are volunteer groups where musicians perform out of the sheer enjoyment of
making music, although there are some exceptions. Among the topics which may be
discussed are locating (or creating) an ensemble in your area, selecting
music, retaining key musicians (and dealing with substandard ones), finding a
good conductor, raising funds, announcing upcoming concerts, and more. The Web
page contains the FAQ for the group and other community music-related links and
information.
http://www.io.com/~rboerger/community.html
- send email to:
MAJORDOMO@MPD.TANDEM.COM
- in the body of the message type: subscribe
community-music
- on the second line of text type: end
- Major League Baseball's MLB @BAT, the only official
source for MLB information on the world wide web. MLB @BAT provides you with
access to daily updated scores, statistics, rosters, league leaders, and MLB
Club related information. In addition, check out News & Notes for
late-breaking Official Major League Baseball press releases, view photos of the
current NL/AL Players of the Week in MLB Photo Gallery, or purchase official
MLB merchandise in the MLB Clubhouse Shop.
http://www2.pcy.mci.net/mlb/index.html
- The new NFL-LIST is for discussion of the NFL in general, and for any
and all things relevant to the NFL. Many team-specific mailing lists exist, but
the NFL-LIST can be for everyone who also enjoys the broader view. Topics open
for discussion include all players, coaches and teams; statistics, and
statistical innovation; player rating systems (in the works); systems to
predict team performances such as power ratings; college players, insofar as
their NFL potential, place in the draft, etc.; history, best of All-Time;
salary and economic info, collective bargaining, front-offices; football board
games, computer games and fantasy football; and team systems and strategies.
The list is moderated and "civil adult discussion" will be expected ( i.e. no
insulting flame wars allowed.)
- send email to:
rscott@mail.coin.missouri.edu
- in the subject line type: SUBSCRIBE
NFL-List .
- in the body of the message type:
- subscribe
NFL-List yournamehere youremailaddresshere
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However, for those users unfamiliar with the Internet we provide here the order
in which addresses are listed (by network tool.) A brief explanation of one
tool, WWW is included below.
The four network tools referenced most often in the Scout Report are World Wide
Web, gopher, email, and FTP. Occasionally WAIS and Telnet addresses are also
listed.
After each resource at least one address is listed, and sometimes more. This is
because some resources are available using multiple network tools. The network
tool addresses are always listed in the same order after each resource:
- World Wide Web (WWW)
- Gopher
- FTP
- Email
- Telnet
- WAIS
A WWW address is called a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) and always begins with
a string of characters followed by a colon and two forward slashes. For
example:
http://www.internic.net/
gopher://gibbs.oit.unc.edu:70/11/research.d/grants.d
ftp://ftp.digex.net/pub/access/hecker/internet/slip-ppp.txt
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