The Scout Report - February 23, 1996

February 23, 1996

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In This Issue:

Research and Education

General Interest

Network Tools

Research & Education

Directorate of Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE), National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Directorate of Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) promotes basic research and education in the computer and information sciences and engineering, and helps maintain the nation's preeminence in these fields. The CISE Directorate largely funded the NSFNET backbone from 1987-1995. The CISE Programs section of the Web site points to information about each of the six divisions of the Directorate and the types of research each supports, as well as program solicitations when available. The About Computer Science section provides an encyclopedia of computer facts and an interesting page of pointers to interactive Internet sites. An overview of computer sciences is included, with sections on financial resources and education. CISE administration and staff information, as well as a searchable database of abstracts of awards made by the Directorate in the last several years can also be accessed. CISE supports fundamental computing research, provides access to advanced computing facilities, develops a national computing and communications network in support of research and education, and works to improve the education and human resource base for these research areas.
http://www.cise.nsf.gov/
Award abstract database: http://www.cise.nsf.gov/abstract/query.htm
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National Agriculture Library--ISIS Online Catalog
National Agricultural Library's (NAL) Integrated System for Information Services (ISIS) online public access catalog is available for searching through telnet. ISIS is a computerized catalog containing the most current bibliographic citations for books, reports, maps, journals/periodicals, audiovisuals, CD-ROMs, software, and other materials added to NAL collections since 1966. ISIS also contains AGRICOLA journal article citations from 1989 onward. The catalog can be searched 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Saturday. Searching instructions are available at the site.
telnet://opac.nal.usda.gov
login: ISIS
Telnet to: opac.nal.usda.gov login: ISIS
For NAL document delivery information: http://www.nalusda.gov/ddsb/
ISIS Home Page:
http://www.nalusda.gov/isis/
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The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences, Louisiana State University
The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences, is produced by the Louisiana State University Chemistry Library, and presents profiles on over 40 African American biochemists, chemists, physicists, engineers, inventors, and zoologists. Under each scientist's entry there is a description of his or her work, as well as a bibliography about the scientist, the work, or both. Links to patents and drawings are also present when available. There are general bibliographies on minorities in the sciences as well as technology and the African American experience.
http://www.princeton.edu/~mcbrown/display/faces.html
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Archives of African American Music and Culture, Indiana University
Indiana University's Archives of African American Music and Culture (AAAMC) contains a searchable and browsable collection of bibliographic records of its over 2500 sound recordings and 200 video cassettes, as well as a searchable-only collection of bibliographic records of its photographic archive. It also contains information about its Undine Smith Moore Collection of Original Scores and Manuscripts of Black Composers. AAAMC's usage policy is on the home page, as well as selected links to other African American Internet resources.
http://www.indiana.edu/~aaamc/index.html
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Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
The Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has opened Primate Info Net (PIN) on the Web. The site includes many primate research resources, including AskPrimate, an e-mail based reference service, information about its Primate Talk mailing list along with a directory of members, listings of Primate Organizations and Programs, and information resources in Primatology. There are also connections to other related sites. The site is an enhancement to the already existing WRPRC gopher.
http://www.primate.wisc.edu/pin/
WRPRC gopher:gopher://gopher.primate.wisc.edu/
gopher to: gopher.primate.wisc.edu
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Strategic Intelligence, Loyola College
Loyola College (Baltimore) Department of Political Science offers the Strategic Intelligence page on the Web. This page consists of pointers to U.S. intelligence community sites, military intelligence sites, organizational sites related to strategic intelligence, recent documents related to strategic intelligence, and a selected list of intelligence related journals, articles, and papers. Included are connections to the CIA, FBI, Treasury Department, ATF, Secret Service, selected declassified intelligence satellite photographs (CORONA), IntelWeb, and selected articles from issues of Covert Action Quarterly, among others.
http://www.loyola.edu/dept/politics/intel.html
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ARCO (Art and Communications) discussion list
The aim of the ARCO mailing list (ARt and COmmunication) is to discuss themes and questions about the importance of ART in the actual historical period and its relationships with literature, psychology, and the techniques and sciences of communication. Arco is an Italian word for "arc", an interesting symbol with many implications.
Send email to:LISTSERV@SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU
In the body of the message type:
SUB ARCO yourfirstname yourlastname
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General Interest

NII Awards
NII Global Information Infrastructure Awards: nominations are now being taken. The 2nd Annual NII Awards are sponsored by more than 50 industry, community and government leaders and recognize innovation and excellence in the use of electronic communications and interactive networks. The Awards Committee is looking for projects that show the world the power and potential of networked, interactive communications. The awards intentionally encompass more than the Internet and the Web, and provide a look at the convergence of different network platforms. Categories include Arts & Entertainment, Business, Children, Community, Education, GII Next Generation, Government, Health Public Access (sponsored by the U.S. Postal Service) and Telecollaboration (sponsored by AT&T). And, in 1996 there is a Global Information Infrastructure Award opening up the program to entries worldwide. This new category is the first step to a full global competition. Enter your application or service by May 1, 1996. Submission by March 27 qualifies entrants for additional prizes.
http://www.gii-awards.com
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The Nine Planets
The Nine Planets, "a multimedia tour of the solar system," is designed with the general reader in mind. Included are sections on all planets and their known satellites, with facts about each, an astronomical glossary that explains basic terms, a list of the largest, smallest, densest, and brightest, a chronology on human discovery of the solar system, and a planetary picture index.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/nineplanets.html
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FindLaw
FindLaw, originally a list of resources prepared for the Northern California Association of Law Librarians (NOCALL) by two Stanford University graduate students and a lawyer, is one of the most comprehensive law resources on the Internet. It includes pointers to law schools, legal publishers, legal associations, statutes and laws, judicial opinions and case law, law firms and lawyers, legal news, consultants and experts, and international law resources, among others. Also included is an e-mail service that will send you new journal abstracts in over 25 subject areas, as well as a large legal subject index with pointers to resources in over 35 law related categories. FindLaw is completely searchable.
http://www.findlaw.com/
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Isis, Featuring the art and culture of women of the African Diaspora
Isis is a Web page which features the art and culture of women of the African Diaspora. Included are links to film and visual arts, performing arts, literature, poetry, and spirituality. The OurStory page features culturally important women, places and things.
http://members.aol.com/netdiva/isis.html
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Electronic Urban Report
The Electronic Urban Report (EUR), a service of Radioscope, presents "factual, online infotainment" daily. It presents African American entertainment news, along with an EUR Web site of the day. The report is also available via e-mail.
Send email to:EURmailroom@afrinet.net
In the body of the message type:
Subscribe EUR
http://www.eurweb.com/eur.html
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Golf Magazine
Golf Magazine presents Golf Online on the Web. The site contains tables of contents for the current magazine, as well as features that include upcoming tournaments including PGA money leaders and statistics, instruction -- a section that allows you to fill out a questionnaire and get tips on your game based on your answers, equipment reviews, a bulletin board chat room, and links to other golf sites.
http://www.golfonline.com
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Backpacking discussion list
BACKPACK-L is an unmoderated list for anyone who enjoys backpacking. It is for those who look forward to putting everything they will need for a few days (or more) on their backs and traipsing through the wilderness. The list is for those who know that rain, snow, cold, heat, and steep climbs are all part of what makes backpacking the unique experience it is, but have a hard time describing it to others. Discussions are open to equipment you use or would like to use, reviews of new equipment, places to go, places you have been, things you have done. Hopefully the novice and the expert can learn from each other.
Send email to:LISTSERVER@switchback.com
In the body of the message type:
SUBSCRIBE BACKPACK-L yourfirstname yourlastname
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Net Tools

Enhanced Cu-SeeMe
Enhanced CU-SeeMe, a commercial product which builds on the freely-available version of CU-SeeMe, is now available. Cu-SeeMe provides one to one, one to many, or many to many video conferencing over the Internet. Enhanced CU-SeeMe is available for a 30 day free test on Windows and Mac platforms. Enhancements include 24-bit true color support, a whiteboard for data and graphics sharing, high quality audio, and direct launch from a Web page, among others.
http://www.wpine.com/products/cu-seeme/
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Savvy Search
Savvy Search is an experimental search system designed to query multiple Internet search engines simultaneously. At present, nineteen search engines are queried, including Alta Vista, Yahoo, FTPsearch95, the Virtual Software Library, Excite, Lycos, DejaNews, OKRA (an e-mail lookup database) and the Internet Movie Database, among others. The searching system supports Boolean AND/OR and phrase searching. Search results are grouped by search engine. Context sensitive help is available, as well as a separate help file. Individual pointers to each search engine are also provided.
http://savvy.cs.colostate.edu:2000/
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Copyright Susan Calcari, 1996. Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of the Scout Report provided the copyright notice and this paragraph is preserved on all copies. The InterNIC provides information about the Internet to the US research and education community under a cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation: NCR-9218742. The Government has certain rights in this material.

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