Scout Report: Week ending May 27, 1994
World Wide Web:
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The Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
of the US Food & Drug Administration World Wide Web Server.
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Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research is a refereed
journal, covering all areas of Artificial Intelligence, which
is distributed free of charge over the internet. Links to
other AI sites from the home page.
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The Open Government Pilot provides access to various
segments of the Canadian federal government including:
the House of Commons, the Senate, the Supreme Court, and
federal departments and agencies.
- Window-to-Russia
is a Moscow-based project by Relcom
Corporation, oriented towards the international network
community. WWW access to a variety of information
resources from and about Russia, including two original
Virtual Exhibitions: "Moscow Kremlin" and "Contemporary
Russian Fine Arts." Extensive list of pointers to other
Russian web-servers.
- A new, WWW version of
"Entering the World-Wide Web: A Guide to Cyberspace"
is available. Intended to be used
as a beginner's, hands-on guide to the World-Wide Web.
Offers answers to many basic questions about the Web.
Web statistics, software pointers, information on
hypertext and hypermedia, and other topics are covered.
Very comprehensive. Text, PostScript, and FrameMaker 4.0
versions also available.
- First issue of
The Lynx Magazine: Live From WWW '94 in
CERN. One reporter's summaries and comments on events
at the first WWW conference currently happening in
Switzerland at the birthplace of WWW. For the "official"
source of information on the conference, try the
WWW'94 home page.
- InterNIC Directory and Database Services added 66
entries to the
InterNIC Directory of Directories during the month of May.
- The InterNIC Information Services
net-happenings mailing list is now archived and WAIS-indexed on the
InterNIC InfoGuide, and is searchable by keyword.
- Recently Announced College and University Web Sites
- Auburn University
College of Engineering
- Colorado State University
- Cornell University,
Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics,
Entertaining Science home page
- Georgia Institute of Technology,
Applied Chaos Laboratory
- North Carolina State University,
College of Engineering
- University of California, Riverside:
College of Engineering,
Department of Computer Science
- University of Ljubljana, Slovenia,
Department of Civil Engineering
- Universtiy of Minnesota,
Department of Food Science & Nutrition
- University of Tennessee,
Knoxville Research Advancement Group
- University of Washington,
Department of Statistics
Gopher:
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NetResults
is a growing network of people and teams
working together to reinvent government created in the
fall of 1993 to explore a team-based, open-network
approach to implementing the recommendations of the
National Performance Review. Information on joining the
activities and NPR Success Stories available via gopher
and Email.
Mailing Lists:
- The Center for Gifted Education at the College of
William and Mary has established a mailing list as a forum
for gifted education. Information exchange pertaining to
gifted learners such as research, curriculum, intellectual,
academic, moral and ethical, social, and emotional needs is
welcome.
Send Email to:
listserver@listserv.cc.wm.edu
text in body of message:
subscribe giftednet-l YourName
- A newsletter for people with hand, arm or shoulder
injuries caused by computer work ("CTDs" or "RSIs"). Issued
every 2 months.
Send Email to:
majordomo@world.std.com
text in body of message:
subscribe rsi
National Information Infrastructure:
- The National Telecommunications and Information
Administration announced that the
Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program (TIIAP)
received 1,088 applications. TIIAP anticipates making FY94
grant award announcements by the end of September, 1994.
Additional information is available in the press release
posted on the NTIA gopher. Also new this week is a
transcript of the Universal Service Hearing, held in Los
Angeles, California, February 16, 1994.
Weekend Scouting:
- In conjunction with Rice Design Alliance'
Virtual City
lecture series held earlier this year, home pages have been
put up for two of the speakers:
Howard Rheingold and
Bruce Sterling. Access to online writings included.
- Juggling Supplies
is now on-line with its WWW catalog.
They carry Juggling Equipment, Kites, Boomerangs and
other skill eqipment. Soon footbags, tops, yo-yos and
darts will also be available.
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