Scout Report: Week ending May 6, 1994
WorldWideWeb:
- Human Genome
Center
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At Lawrence Berkeley Lab (LBL),
Berkeley, California: offering information about projects in
Biology, Informatics and Instrumentation, photos of LBL
robotic instruments, software, and online access to one LBL genomic
database.
- Natural Resources Canada:
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General information about the department,
services to the general public, and
links to sectors such as the Canadian Forest Service, Energy, and Mining.
Additional links to Geodetic Survey of Canada, Pacific
Forestry Centre, and the Canada Centre for Mapping.
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Australian
Environmental Resources Information Network:
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Enhanced WWW Server containing information and data on
Australia's environment, and including links to ERIN's ORACLE database.
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University of
Bologna Astronomical Observatory
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Loiano Astronomical Observatory and Astronomy
Department at the Unviersity of Bologna, Italy. Includes research
activities, photos, and a Visit to the Astronomical Museum to view items
from their collection.
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The American
Psychological Society
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Includes research services, graduate
student services, electronic journals, software, and demonstration
psychology tutorials.
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Russia - Newly
Independent States (NIS) Home Page):
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Links to over a dozen NIS home pages, including Croatin, Slovak,
and Slovenian. Links to a
dozen Web servers in Russia, including RELCOM and the Elvis server.
A link to the Forum on the Future of the Microelectronics
Industry in Russia and the Newly Industrialized States.
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Army Corps of Engineers:
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New and growing WWW service, which contains
pointers to many of their public information services, regional offices,
and research facilities.
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INET'94 Information and
Registration Kiosk:
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Established for the Internet Society's
annual International Networking
Conference - this year held in conjunction with the RARE Fifth Joint
European Networking Conference. INET brings together the global Internet
community and will he held in Praha (Prague), Czech Republic in June.
Gopher:
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Electronic Journal: Information Technology and Disabilities:
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Refereed journal focussed on the development and effective use of new and
emerging technologies by computer users with disabilities. Founded by EASI
(Equal Access to Software and Information), topics include issues
affecting rehabilitation counselors, human resources professionals,
and developers of adaptive computer hardware and software products.
National Information Infrastructure (NII):
- Putting the
Information Infrastructure to Work:
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Released by the IITF's Committee on Applications and Technology, of the
Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology,
the report is designed to spur public discussion of how people and
organizations use the information
infrastructure. Looks closely looks at some of the opportunities and
obstacles in seven key applications of the NII
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Request
for Comments:
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The draft Principles for Providing and Using
Personal Information and the associated Commentary are
the first work product of the Information Infrastructure Task Force's
Working Group on Privacy.
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Remarks by Larry Irving:
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Assistant Secretary for Communications and
Information, National Telecommunications and Information Administration,
Department of Commerce: "The Death of the National Information
Infrastructure, or Don't Believe Everything You Read". Delivered to the
Association of Local Telecommunications Services Conference, Washington,
D.C., May 4, 1994.
- Minutes:
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The Advisory Council on the National Information
Infrastructure meeting on March 18, 1994.
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Minutes:
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The Technology Policy Working Group (TPWG) Meeting of the
Committee on Applications and Technology, IITF, held on March 25, 1994.
Weekend Scouting
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Fencing:
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Federation Internationale d'Escrime (FIE) home page. Pictures,
drawings and selected articles about various aspects of fencing
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Cardiff's Movie Database
Browser:
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Searchable by name, title, genre, and
movie quotes. Searching is also available for non-forms browsers. Other
sections include Oscar listings (1920's - 1990's) for selected
categories,
and highly rated movies.
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