Internet Resources Newsletter, Issue 53, February 1999 (Section B)

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NEW WEB SITES: A - H

100hot Finance

http://www1.100hot.com/finance/

"The Web's Most Popular Finance Sites"

Active Personnel Ltd (recruitment)

http://www.active-personnel.co.uk

Based in Wantage in Oxfordshire, a Recruitment Agency specialising in supplying both temporary and permanent staff to a number of business sectors.

Advisory Group on Computer Graphics: AGOCG

http://www.agocg.ac.uk/

Not new, but not mentioned here before, the Advisory Group on Computer Graphics (AGOCG) is an initiative of the Joint Information System Committee (JISC) of the Higher Education Funding Councils and the Research Councils. "AGOCG provides a single national focus for computer graphics, visualization, multimedia and virtual environments within the UK higher education community and is concerned with the handling and processing visual information in all its forms."

African Books Collective

http://www.africanbookscollective.com/

A major self-help initiative established in 1989 by a group of African publishers to market and distribute their books in Europe, North America, and in Commonwealth countries outside Africa.

Annual Reviews in the Physical Sciences (e-journal)

http://intl-physical.annualreviews.org/

Free trial period currently available. "Annual Reviews Online offers the full content of all our physical science series (Astronomy and Astrophysics, Biophysics and Biomolecular Structure, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Energy and the Environment, Fluid Mechanics, Materials Science, Nuclear and Particle Science, and Physical Chemistry), including all figures and tables. In addition, the full text is searchable by keyword; in some cases the cited references include hyperlinks to the abstracts or full text of other online journals.

Online full-text content begins with the 1997 volume, and will expand with each month's new physical science volumes. Abstracts are online beginning with our 1992 volumes."

Annual Reviews in the Social Sciences (e-journal)

http://intl-social.annualreviews.org/

Free trial period currently available. "Annual Reviews Online offers the full content of all our social science series (Anthropology, Energy and the Environment, Political Science, Psychology, Public Health, and Sociology), including all figures and tables. In addition, the full text is searchable by keyword; in some cases the cited references include hyperlinks to the abstracts or full text of other online journals.

Online full-text content begins with the 1996 volume, and will expand with each month's new social science volumes. Abstracts are online beginning with our 1995 volumes."

Anzwers

http://www.anzwers.co.nz/cgi-bin/print_search.pl

A search engine for material about Australia and New Zealand.

Asian Energy News (e-journal)

http://www.ceerd.ait.ac.th/

From the Centre fro Energy-Environment Research and Development.

Association of Independent Tour Operators: AITO

http://www.aito.co.uk/

AITO members offer thousands of different and unusual holiday ideas.

Association of Investment Trust Companies: AITC

http://www.aitc.co.uk

This service is designed to inform about the benefits of Investment Trusts.

Australian Chemistry Network Broker

http://harvest.adfa.oz.au/Harvest/brokers/OzChemNet/

A search engine for Australian chemistry material.

Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies

http://www.acys.utas.edu.au

The ACYS are publishers of youth research in Australia, and are based at the School of Education at the University of Tasmania (Hobart campus). This site was redesigned in October 1998: Included here is a News from the Networks column from the print journal, Youth Studies Australia.

Axiom™

http://axiom.iop.org/

Axiom™ is Institute of Physics Publishing's innovative Web-based online research service. It features the INSPEC Database from the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE), with the possibility of additional databases being added in the future.

Biotec Laboratories Limited

http://www.biotec.co.uk/

Biotec Laboratories Limited is an established independent diagnostics company, based near Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Ownership of the business is spread amongst private shareholders, the Universities of Brighton and Nottingham, and a Financial Trust.

Boomerang

http://www.aaa.com.au/boomerang/

Australian search engine.

Collection of (mainly) special search engines

http://www.leidenuniv.nl/ub/biv/specials.htm

Excellent set of links to all sorts of useful resources, including subject-based search engines, general finding tools, etc.

Combined Heat and Power Association: CHPA

http://www.chpa.co.uk/

New address and new look Web site. "The Combined Heat and Power Association works to promote the wider use of combined heat and power and community heating. Clean and efficient Combined Heat and Power (CHP) is already in use in more than 1,400 locations around the UK."

Construction in the Ukraine (e-journal)

http://construction.dp.ua/

This Ukrainian e-journal has a version in English

Construction Resources on Europa: CReatE

http://europa.eu.int/comm/dg03/create.htm

CReatE is an initiative of the Construction Unit (D3) which is a part of Directorate D - Capital Goods Industries of Directorate General III - Industry of the European Commission. Its aim is to provide a 'one-stop-shop' and initial information source on the web for information on the activities and programmes of the European Commission that affect the construction Industry.

Control & Instrumentation 1999: The Process Automation Show

http://www.c-and-i.co.uk/

To be run from 11th - 13th May 1999 National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Birmingham.

Cultural Heritage & EC Funding

http://inf2.pira.co.uk/pub/ecwebsite97.html

Information on EC funding programmes which are open to cultural heritage institutions, and on past and current EC-funded projects relevant to cultural heritage.

CVServe (recruitment)

http://www.cvserve.com/

Covering the IT, Electronics and Telecoms industries within the UK for both permanent and contract positions.

Digital Resources for the Humanities

http://drh.org.uk

DRH99. The 1999 conference will be held at King's College London 12-15 September 1999.

Dun & Bradstreet

http://www.dunandbrad.co.uk/

The UK Web site for the well-known business information company.

Dynamic Earth

http://www.ebs.hw.ac.uk/DynamicEarth/

"The Dynamic Earth will be a permanent exhibition designed to change peoples perception of the planet they live on.

The exhibition will use the latest visual and interactive techniques to demonstrate how the earth was made, how it works and what can go wrong.

...The Dynamic Earth will be located at the foot of Edinburgh's Royal Mile next to the Palace of Holyroodhouse."

Edinburgh University Library: Electronic journals

http://www.lib.ed.ac.uk/lib/resources/collections/serials/ejintro.shtml

This is a list of electronic journals currently available at the University of Edinburgh. The list includes full text CD-ROM journals as well as electronic journals available over the Internet. For the most part these are electronic versions of journals already available in print.

educ@guardian

http://education.guardian.co.uk

Weekly online section of The Guardian

eGroups

HTTP://www.egroups.com/

A very useful looking service. Registration (free) is required. Once registered you can join a large number of email mailing lists, or view archived messages.

Electric Editors

http://www.ikingston.demon.co.uk/ee/

"If you're a professional editor (or anyone with an interest in preparing the written word for publication), the Electric Editors are here to help. On these pages you'll find a comprehensive collection of resources to help you in your work."

Electronic journal of information technology in construction (e-journal)

http://itcon.org/

The third volume of the electronic journal of information technology, Itcon, is now complete.

Electronic Journals Resource Directory

http://library.usask.ca/~scottp/links/

A directory with 250 links to electronic journals publishers, directories of electronic journals, electronic journal indexes, libraries with separate electronic journal databases, library related journals, mailing lists which discuss e-journals, etc. A very useful site.

Electrosoft 99

http://www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/1999/electro99/

Call for papers for the Fourth International Conference on Software for Electrical Engineering Analysis and Design: ELECTROSOFT 99, Seville, Spain 17 - 19 May 1999.

Elite Concepts

http://www.eliteconcepts.com/promote/promote.html

Submissions site to promote your resource to over 750 search engines and directories. Submissions are free if you put a banner on your site pointing to Elite.

Engwho

http://engwho.hypermart.net/

An engineering search engine.

Environment and Planning search engine

http://www.pion.co.uk/ep/

This is a searchable index to the following journals from Pion Ltd:
Environment and Planning A
Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design
Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy
Environment and Planning D: Society and Space

ETHICOMP 99

http://www.ccsr.cms.dmu.ac.uk/conferences/ccsrconf/ccsrorgconf99.html

Call for papers for the Fourth ETHICOMP International Conference on the Social and Ethical Impacts of Information and Communication Technologies LUISS Guido Carli University, Rome, Italy 6 to 8 October 1999.

European Forcasting Group for the Construction Sector: EUROCONSTRUCT

http://www.euroconstruct.com/

"EUROCONSTRUCT, founded in 1975, has extensive experience in the analysis and forecasting of construction market trends in Europe. It includes 19 economic and technical research institutes in Western and Central Europe. Euroconstruct provides decision-makers throughout the construction chain with up-to date and country-specific information, based on the in-depth knowledge of each respective institute of their own country market."

European Power News (e-journal)

http://www.dmg.co.uk/powerlines/epn/

A business-to-business magazine, providing information for and about Europe's well-established CHP and co-generation markets, and its fast-developing independent power industry. This site contains news, features, etc.

Evolutionary Ecology Research (e-journal)

http://www.evolutionary-ecology.com/

A professional scientific journal focusing on the overlap between ecology and evolution. Information, and tables of contents, for this new journal.

Federation of Master Builders

http://www.fmb.org.uk/

The Federation of Master Builders have redesigned their Web site, which is called BRIX, and have also made available a directory of their 15,000 members.

Fire Ecology Database

http://www.talltimbers.org/database.html

"For the first time since its creation in 1987, the E.V. Komarek Fire Ecology Database is available directly to users via the World Wide Web. Use this database as a unique resource for locating a broad range of fire-related information. Literature on control of wildfires as well as applications of prescribed burning is included. The database is international in scope with emphasis on North America and in particular, the southeastern United States. Citations include references to books, chapters within books, journal articles, conferences and conference papers, state and federal documents." The database contains 10,800 citations

Free Email Address Directory

http://www.emailaddresses.com/

Over 550 free email providers and free email-related services listed here, guides to beating spam and exploiting free email, and directories for you to look up email addresses.

gaelicbooks.com

http://www.gaelicbooks.com/

Gaelic books, videos, music, and language learning materials.

geologylink

http://www.geologylink.com/

"...a public forum for all matters geological. This area is open to students, university instructors, teachers, professional geologists, amateurs, and anyone else who seeks insight into the world's daily geological rumblings."

Gloucestershire SATRO

http://www.gloscc.gov.uk/pubserv/gcc/educ/satro/index.htm

Gloucestershire SATRO is part of an independent National Organisation established to promote Science, Engineering and Technology in schools.

Hartill Art Associates

http://www3.sympatico.ca/hartills.art/

A Canadian company, Hartill provides colour transparencies with in-depth coverage of architecture, sculpture and decorative arts, for teaching purposes in higher education.

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