The Scout Report - August 18, 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
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Highlights In This Week's Report:
World Wide Web
- The Air Transport Association (ATA) Web site offers airline and aviation
related information to internet users, including the ATA Publications
Catalog, current press releases, industry data & statistics, the ATA
Airline Handbook, information on the ATA member carriers and links to
their sites when applicable, and SPEC 2000 information. In the future ATA
plans to offer internet users the ability to purchase publications and
register for industry forums on-line.
http://air-transport.org/ata/home.htm
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The Arctic Circle Web site at the University of Connecticut aims to
stimulate among viewers a greater interest in the peoples and environment
of the Arctic and Sub Arctic region. As stated on the Welcome page, this
'electronic circle' has three interrelated themes: natural resources;
history and culture; social equity and environmental justice. In
addressing these issues, the presentations utilize a range of textual and
photographic materials, and in the near future, sound and short video
recordings. Specific topics include discussions of Sustainability, Equity,
and Environmental Protection; Northern Development and the Global
Economy; Ethnographic Portraits of indigenous peoples in Alaska, Canada,
Northwest Siberia, etc.; and specific studies dealing with the impact of
petroleum, gas, hydroelectric, and other forms of large scale natural
resource development in selected regions of the Circumpolar North. New
material is being added on a regular basis.
http://spirit.lib.uconn.edu/ArcticCircle
- Cuba Web page: an unofficial and interesting collection of all things
Cuban on the 'Net. Assembled by an Italian student in Parma.
http://www.unipr.it/~davide/cuba/home.html
- The Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Education Office provides
resources for science, mathematics, engineering and technology education
(K-12 through post- graduate) with emphasis on physics and prairie
ecology. The Web server has program information, classroom units,
bibliographies, information about public tours and lectures, classes for
kids and families, links to other particle physics resources, and an
electronic tour of the Lederman Science Center. Fermilab is operated by
the University Research Association, Inc. under contract with the U.S.
Department of Energy.
http://www-ed.fnal.gov/
- The McNair Scholars Program at San Diego State University, subtitled
"Future Professors of Math, Science, and Math/Science Education" is
sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and aims to prepare
low-income, first generation college students for entrance into doctoral
programs in math, science, and math/science education. The McNair program
is built on the assumption that many exceptional individuals from
low-income backgrounds, who would make excellent university professors,
may not be easily identified. The SDSU program identifies potential
students, provides mentors in their chosen discipline, supplies small
stipends for summer research programs, and provides outlets for the
publication and presentation of their findings. The program is named for
the Challenger Astronaut, Dr. Ronald E. McNair.
http://sonofsun.sdsu.edu/usp/mcnair/
- The National Organization of Women (NOW) Web page offers extensive
information about issues NOW is involved in, such as economic equity,
electoral politics, global feminism, racial and ethnic diversity, and
violence against women. Also available is contact information for chapter
and state organizations and the NOW Action Center. Links to other feminist
resources on the Internet include the University of Maryland's Women's
Studies Database and feminist activists resources on the Net.
http://now.org/now/home.html
- The National Office for Research Documentation, Academic and
Professional Libraries, Norway has made available on the Web a directory of
databases in the Nordic Countries, called NORDGUIDE. Its goal is to assist
information users in identifying useful databases in the Nordic countries.
You can search NORDGUIDE using HTML forms or line-oriented boolean
searches, or you can browse the guide by subject, type, or country. All
included databases have been produced in a Nordic country or is available
through a Nordic online service and are publicly available through
telecommunications networks or direct dialing. The subject terms and the
database descriptions are in English, the keywords both in English and a
Nordic language.
http://info.rbt.no/nordguide/nordguide.html
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Progressive Farmer magazine, established in 1886, now has a presence on
the Web. Their stories cover all the major crops and livestock, but also
include information about other topics important to rural readers such as
the environment, rural health care, and farm safety. Many stories
"celebrate rural living and the outdoors. Progressive Farmer says its goal
is to help readers make money, save money, and enjoy their rural
lifestyle. Columns include News, Markets, Weather, Over the Fence,
Countryplace, and Rural Sportsman.
http://www.pathfinder.com/@@JX@ENHA1lAMAQGQa/PF/index.html
Gopher
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The Jamestown Foundation, established in 1983, is a nonprofit
educational institution devoted to the study of the former Soviet bloc
countries and to dissemination of information about them. In May the Foundation
launched two new publications on developments in the 15 post-Soviet states: the
Monitor, a four-page daily chronicle of events in the region; and Prism, a
twelve-page weekly review featuring interviews and analysis. These
publications represent a major departure from other sources of news and
analysis on the region of the former Soviet Union. They are produced by a
team of veteran analysts with capabilities in 17 languages. They draw upon
an extensive network of correspondents and high-level contacts throughout
the FSU. They take full advantage of the newest communications
technologies. In addition to reporting developments in Moscow, they
provide thorough coverage of significant events elsewhere in the Russian
Federation and in the 14 non-Russian countries which emerged following the
collapse of the USSR, areas which currently receive little attention in
most Western media. And they report on developments as quickly as the
information becomes available. The Editor-In-Chief of the Monitor and
Prism is Paul Goble who for many years has specialized in the study of
this region, and has served with the U.S. Department of State, Radio
Liberty, and the Carnegie Endowment. The Monitor and Prism are distributed
to subscribers worldwide via e-mail, fax, and postal mail, and the
Internet.
gopher to: poniecki.berkeley.edu
select: /archives/polish/publications/monitor/
- ZAMNET, the Zambian National Gopher, provides links to the Africa
Information Afrique News Archive and South African Weekly Mail & Guardian
News Archive. The Afrique News archive contains articles from 12 African
countries published over the last 3 years. The Weekly Mail & Guardian
archive goes back to July of 1994 and is searchable.
gopher to: gopher.unza.zm
select: News and Current Affairs
Electronic Mailing Lists
- BEE-net is a discussion list for Beginning English Educators in which
the newest members of the elementary, middle school, and secondary English
teaching profession initiate conversations with peers across the country
and participate in the kinds of interactive, reflective discussions that
contribute to professional development. BEE-net values social interaction
as a way to enable learning, encouraging beginning educators to help
establish and to participate in an active community of learners. BEE-net
welcomes all subscribers. However, the primary constituencies for BEE-net
are prospective and beginning English teachers. Students can participate
in the ongoing conversations while they complete their English teacher
education course work and training; beginning English teachers can
continue to participate during their first years of teaching.
- send email to: LISTSERV@titan.sfasu.edu
- in the body of the message type:
- SUBSCRIBE BEE-net yourfirstname yourlastname
- ROOTS-L is a mailing list for genealogical researchers. Topics include
surname queries, discussions of methodology and interesting genealogical
web sites, etc.
- send email to: LISTSERV@MAIL.EWORLD.COM
- in the body of the message type:
- SUBSCRIBE ROOTS-L yourfirstname yourlastname
- SOCRATES is an international computer network for persons interested in
the theoretical and philosophical foundations of psychology. SOCRATES
deals with such topics as categorization, consciousness, evolution,
hermeneutics, language, mental representation, metapsychology, philosophy
of mind, and philosophy of science. Because SOCRATES is a new network,
this is your chance to make an impact and to get your voice heard.
- Send e-mail to: LISTSERVER@PMC.PSYCH.NWU.EDU
- in the body of the message type:
- SUBSCRIBE SOCRATES YourFirstName YourLastName
NetBytes
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Looking for a change? You may want to read some of the reasons why the
Microsoft Network may *not* bulldoze the online world the way many people,
including the Justice Department, think it will. In the most recent issue
of Rosalind Resnick's Cyberbiz column she offers some reasons why Bill and
Co. won't necessarily take the online world by storm even though
one-button access to the Microsoft Network is bundled with Windows '95, to
be released next week.
http://www.netcreations.com/cyberbiz/
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If you're looking for Internet connectivity outside of North America, a
good place to start is the Web page built and maintained by Benoit Lips
and his colleagues. Two years ago, frustrated at the lack of information
about Internet providers outside North America, Benoit started collecting
information about providers in countries around the world. The collection
is now available on the Web and appears to be well-maintained. Listings
include email, telephone, fax, and postal addresses for each provide plus
detailed information about services offered when available. A section on
related lists includes those several available for North American
providers.
http://www.best.be/iap
- send email to iap@best.be
- in the subject line type: info
Weekend Scouting
About the Scout Report
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-- Susan Calcari
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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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