The Scout Report - September 1, 1995
A Service to the Internet Community
Provided by the Info Scout and the InterNIC
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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 on the InterNIC server:
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Additional information and detailed access and subscription instructions
are included at the end of each Scout Report.
Highlights In This Week's Report:
World Wide Web:
- CNN Interactive is the department of CNN dedicated to producing news for
access through computers and other advanced technology. Launched in
January 1995, CNN Interactive is currently producing news on CD-ROMs, for
business through the CNN At Work project and now for the Internet and
World Wide Web. A staff of producers, writers and Internet editors work
around the clock to customize CNN News content for computer users. The
Web site allows users to browse hundreds of stories or to search for
specific topics of interest. CNN Interactive on the Web contains today's
news and a news archive stretching back as far as several years to help
give perspective to stories. The CNN Interactive Web site has images,
sounds and video, yet is optimized for users at slower access speeds.
The site is free to users at this time.
http://www.cnn.com
- The Federal Networking Council (FNC) is chartered by the National
Science Foundation (NSF) to establish an effective interagency forum and
long-term strategy to oversee the operation and evolution of the Federal
Interagency Internet Program in support of research and education. The
program is an element of the High Performance Computing and
Communications Program (HPCC). The FNC Web page discusses the goals of
the council as a forum for coordination, lists the members of the FNC and
the FNC Advisory Committee, describes the FNC Working Groups and
Committees, and provides links to related Web servers including member
organizations,
http://www.fnc.gov/
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Visit the Franklin Institute Science Museum and explore the heart.
Discover the complexities of its development and structure. Take your
choice of paths titled: "do", "see", "learn", "go", and "hear". Follow
the blood through the blood vessels. Wander through the weblike body
systems. Learn how to have a healthy heart and how to monitor your
heart's health. Look back at the history of heart science. Visit this
site very early in the day or off-hours since it is bandwidth-intensive.
But do visit.
http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/preview/heartpreview.html
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The McKinley Internet Directory is an on-line directory of described,
rated and reviewed Internet resources. The Directory presents both star
ratings and detailed previews of descriptions right at the first level of
searching. A powerful full-text search engine allows users to further
refine their searches. The subject categories are hotlinked to provide
additional resource selections. Information is included on as many
subjects as possible, and for people of all ages, abilities and cultures.
Continuing to ensure a true international focus, the directory will soon
be available in French, German and Japanese. The McKinley operates within
clearly defined editorial guidelines and does not include sites relating
to pornography, pedophilia, and hate focused resources. All resources
sent for consideration for inclusion into the directory must pass through
the McKinley editorial process. The McKinley Group is currently
showcasing the directory free of charge on the World Wide Web.
http://www.mckinley.com/about.html
- The Mount St. Helens Web page was built by a student in Vancouver,
Washington and offers images, stories, and curriculum related to the
eruption of the volcano in 1980. Over 1,500 images are available allowing
tours of the volcano before, during, and after the eruption.
Learn about the people, animals, and plants affected by the blast, and
find out how the earth heals itself from an event of this magnitude. The
Living Laboratory Curriculum section takes advantage of a unique
opportunity to relate a presently-observable volcanic phenomenon to study
plant succession, animal behavior, evolutionary and geologic processes,
ecology, weather patterns and environmental issues. Links to other
volcano-related sites include NASA's Volcano World.
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/msh/msh.html
- The Sloan Center for Asynchronous Learning Environments (SCALE) was
established in March 1995 with a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan
Foundation. SCALE faculty are participating in a three-year project of
restructuring undergraduate courses to integrate various techniques
associated with asynchronous learning networks (ALN). The goals of this
project are to create efficiencies in the educational process (cost,
time, faculty productivity), to increase student retention, and to
decrease time-to-degree.
http://www.scale.uiuc.edu/
- The State of Minnesota's North Star Demonstration Project's information
service is now open on the Internet. North Star is a collaborative
project involving dozens of Minnesota government agencies and is
coordinated by the Government Information Access Council. It is a
well-planned and nicely executed resource for information about
everything in the North Star state.
http://www.state.mn.us
gopher://gopher.state.mn.us
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The WebEd k12 Curriculum Links page has been under construction since
1993. It is the work of a librarian in search of networked information
which would support the curriculum of a local school district. Each link
leads to a site which has been evaluated using structured criteria, as
librarians are trained to do. The goal of the project is to serve those
who are trying to apply the wonders of the world wide web (Web) to
enrich their school's curriculum. The site owner welcomes comments and
contributions and aims to make the page the "most valuable list of
evaluated k-12 sites in the Universe."
http://badger.state.wi.us/agencies/dpi/www/WebEd.html
Gopher
- The Roadmap Internet Training Workshop is a free Internet navigation
seminar available in step-by-step lessons. It will teach you how to send
email, join and unjoin mailing lists, perform remote logins, use the Web,
FTP, Gopher and much more. All lessons are posted on the gopher site and
can be completed at the student's pace.
gopher to:
gopher://gopher.anes.rochester.edu
Electronic Mailing Lists
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The Digital Libraries Research discussion list (DIGLIB) is an Internet
mailing list for librarians, information scientists, and other
information professionals to discuss the constellation of issues and
technologies pertaining to the creation of digital libraries. IFLANET,
the electronic services of the International Federation of Library
Associations and Institutions, is providing DIGLIB. Participation is
encouraged from individuals and organizations from around the world who
are creating or providing electronic access to digital collections.
DIGLIB is a lightly moderated list. DIGLIB submissions are being
archived and access to list commands and archives will be available on
the IFLANET WWW service through LWGate.
- send email to: LISTSERV@INFOSERV.NLC-BNC.CA
- in the body of the message type:
- SUBSCRIBE DIGLIB yourfirstname yourlastname
- SCHIZ-L, the Schizophrenia Research List, is an academically-oriented
list primarily targeting people involved in research in schizophrenia and
related fields. If you are interested in schizophrenia research as a
consumer, family member, or layperson, you should consider
SCHIZOPH@vm.utcc.utoronto.ca rather than SCHIZ-L. To request a
subscription, contact Steven Daviss at sdaviss@umabnet.ab.umd.edu
NetBytes
Weekend Scouting
- EarthWise Journeys is an independent resource for travel adventures
worldwide with special emphasis on socially responsible travel,
cross-cultural exchange, and the environment. EarthWise Journeys is
dedicated to travelers who seek environmental awareness, adventure,
personal growth, and discovery of our global community. EarthWise
Journeys assists members find fun and rewarding travel adventures,
learning opportunities, volunteer trips with non-profits, and personal
retreats. In addition to travel planning, members receive newsletters,
the discount airfares ...and more.
http://www.teleport.com/~earthwyz/
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The Arthur C. Clarke Unauthorized Homepage is good reading for fans of
Clarke or Sci-fi in general. His achievements in both science fiction and
science fact are covered, including his invention of satellite
communications with satellites in geostationary orbit in 1945. A
biography, bibliography, and filmography are provided including everything
related to "2001:A Space Odyssey".
http://www.lsi.usp.br/~rbianchi/clarke/ACC.Homepage.html
About the Scout Report
The Scout Report is a weekly publication offered by the InterNIC to the
Internet community as a fast, convenient way to stay informed about
network activities. Its purpose is to combine in one place selected new
(and newly-discovered) Internet resources.
A wide range of topics are included in the Report with an emphasis on
resources thought to be of interest to the InterNIC's primary audience,
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-- Susan Calcari
InterNIC Info Scout
Scout Report Access Methods
Resource Addressing Conventions
After each resource in the Scout Report one or more network addresses are
listed. Every attempt is made to use the same convention in each listing
for the network address of each resource. It is assumed that users
recognize the type of address and know how to use it. 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
To access the resource through the WWW you can use a WWW browser
installed on your desktop computer, or a "command-line" WWW client on
your local Internet host computer. Web browsers are available for all
major computer platforms, including Macintosh, PC, and UNIX. Check with
your local support center or your Internet Service Provider for more
information about Web browsers installed on the Internet host computer or
for your desktop computer.
Copyright Susan Calcari, 1995.
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