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Internet Resources Newsletter, Issue 53, February 1999 (Section C)
http://www.iee.org.uk/Conf/ICANN/Welcome.html
Ninth International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks incorporating the IEE Conference on Artificial Neural Networks, University of Edinburgh, UK: 7 - 10 September 1999
http://solutions.iienet.org/
Formerly IE Magazine, this monthly magazine is exclusively for managers and engineers responsible for reducing operating costs, increasing efficiency and boosting productivity in business, industry and government. Includes a WebSolutions section.
Industrial Rope Access Trade Association: IRATA
http://www.irata.org/
"The Association's membership consists mainly of UK rope access companies, but membership is open to companies or individuals in any country. The Association's principal aim is to ensure that all/any work carried out by its members using industrial rope access techniques, is done in a safe and high quality manner."
Intelligent Transport Systems International (e-journal)
http://www.itsinternational.com/
A magazine for intelligent transport systems, published by Route One Publishing. This site features news, events, features, etc.
http://www.pharmajobs.com/
International Pharmajobs Ltd is an Internet-based job market specializing in the Pharmaceutical and Biotech industries. Current job opportunities cover pre-clinical research to marketing, entry level through upper management positions. This site is a window to the international pharmaceutical and chemical job market. It connects job seekers to the global life sciences job market. Companies such as Bayer, Hoechst Marion Roussel, Warner Consumer Healthcare and IBAH currently advertise vacancies on this site, as well as academic and non-profit organizations worldwide.
Internet Learning Materials for MBA Students
http://www.bized.ac.uk/fme/
"This project aims to produce, in a coherent and easily accessible form, a guide to high quality Internet materials and sites that can be used by both students and staff to support MBA studies. It is also intended to introduce a group of experienced and enthusiastic staff, who have used Internet materials in their teaching, to other MBA tutors and their students."
Internet Resources on Genocide and Mass Killings
http://www.ess.uwe.ac.uk/genocide.htm
From the Web Genocide Documentation Centre, produced by Dr Stuart D Stein, Director IT Learning Resources, Faculty of Economics & Social Science, University of the West of England. This site includes the Jewish Holocaust, War Crimes and Criminals, War Crimes Trials, The Wehrmacht, the Holocaust and War Crimes, Yugoslav resources, etc. Includes primary materials.
Internet Training for Business and the Professions
http://www.sbu.ac.uk/training/
Based at South Bank University, London, this service was mentioned in issue 48 of this newsletter. The new course schedule is available, along with details of new programmes.
Journal of Cotton Science (e-journal)
http://www.jcotsci.org/
"The Journal of Cotton Science is a multidisciplinary, refereed journal residing on the Home Page of the National Cotton Council of America. In addition to the online (HTML) version, a hard copy version (PDF) can be viewed and printed out by using the Adobe Acrobat Reader."
http://kb.indiana.edu/
Not new, but not mentioned before. The Knowledge Base is a database of about 4,500 answers to questions about computing at Indiana University. Lots of the answers are relevant to anyone looking for computing information.
http://www.lafferty.co.uk/
"Lafferty Group is one of the world's leading providers of high-value business intelligence. We specialise in the financial services, accountancy and consulting sectors." Available at this site, for subscribers, is the full text of several newsletter. Non-subscribers have access to tables of contents, and sample issues, etc. Titles include: Retail Banker International, European Banker, Bank Marketing International, Distribution Management Briefing, Card International, Electronic Payments International, Life Insurance International, Private Banker International, Funds International, International Accounting Bulletin, The Accountant, Management Consultant International.
http://www.sla.org/chapter/ctor/toolbox/resource/index.html
The Librarians' Resource Centre is a compilation of Internet resources organized for the practicing librarian. The web pages are hosted by Special Libraries Association, Toronto Chapter, and the searchable database is hosted by Andornot Consulting.
The Librarians Resource Centre is arranged within three sections: Serving our Clients, Professional Development, Technical Services. The intent is to reflect the way we work, and to facilitate our informational research and retrieval. The home page includes a short mission statement, a site plan with links to the resource categories, and a searchable catalogue.
http://www.lio.co.uk
Exhibition 13 - 15 February, 1999, Olympia, London. "London International Optics is a brand new annual event, exhibiting around 120 of the best optical designers from all over the world. No lenses, no machinery - just frames."
http://members.tripod.com/~lynxlinks/
Reviews Web sites which are 'Lynx' friendly (i.e. ones which work with the Lynx browser).
Mansfield Training Initiative (recruitment)
http://www.mantrain.co.uk/
MTI is an equal opportunities organisation offering Career Plus and Modern Apprenticeship to young people who wish to receive practical based training combined with the relevant qualifications to their career choice.
http://problems.math.umr.edu/home.html
An electronically searchable database of journal and contest math problems compiled by MathPro Press (founded by Stanley Rabinowitz in 1989) and located in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Missouri - Rolla. The database currently references 20946 math problems from 38 journals and 21 contests.
Minerals Engineering International Online (e-journal)
http://www.min-eng.com/
The International Internet Magazine for Mineral Processors and Extractive Metallurgists. Subscription to all pages of MEI Online is completely free.
National Access and Rescue Centre
http://www.narc.co.uk
The National Access and Rescue Centre is a training, development and equipment supply centre for rope access, line rescue, confined space entry, mast climbing, fall prevention and all work involving high places or other difficult access.
National Association for Managers of Student Services in colleges: NAMSS
http://www.namss.org.uk/
A gateway site for student services & student support in the UK. This site includes selected links and also some original material not available elsewhere on the Internet, especially in student finance & the Shap Calendar. NAMSS is an organisation of managers of Student Services in the UK with members in institutions funded, wholly or in part, by the Further Education Funding Council, throughout the post-compulsory education sector.
http://www.necgroup.co.uk/
National Exhibition Centre. "With The NEC, The NEC Arena, The NIA, The ICC and The Symphony Hall. making up the family, we already stage more exhibitions than anywhere else in Europe; have a calendar packed with the biggest music, entertainment and sporting stars; and offer advanced conference facilities, used by many of the world's leading organisations."
http://www.nettrader.co.uk
netTRADER is an online classified magazine, for free classified advertising.
http://www.newbuildings.org/
US site. The New Buildings Institute was formed in December, 1997 as a not-for-profit public benefits corporation dedicated to promoting energy efficiency in buildings through codes, standards and design guidelines.
New Journal of Physics (e-journal)
http://njp.org/
New Journal of Physics (NJP) is a peer-reviewed, all-electronic journal publishing original research in all areas of physics. NJP is available without charge to readers around the world via the Internet. NJP is funded by article charges from authors of published papers.
http://www.zoo.co.uk/~nray-architects
Nicholas Ray Associates, Chartered Architects. Nicholas Ray Associates have substantial experience of buildings for tertiary education.
http://www.nsf.gov/home/ebulletin/
The E-Bulletin announces key dates on which grant proposals are due at NSF for the current 4 months.
Oilfield Equipment Manager: OEM
http://www.oilfieldequip.com/
A searchable database of used or surplus oilfield equipment, as well as new oilfield equipment.
Open University: Acoustics Research Group
http://www-tec.open.ac.uk/emee/acoustics/acoustic.htm
Package and Resource Catalogue Search Script: PRoCeSS
http://www.ctieng.qmw.ac.uk/cti-eng/cgi-bin/database.cgi
A tool to help locate computer-based Engineering teaching software.
PC Magazine: Top 100 Web sites
http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/special/web100/index.html
A list from the January issue of PC Magazine.
http://www.safan.com/petromin/index.html
Upstream magazine offering some full text, plus directories, etc.
http://www.PlasticBag.com/
Not new, but not mentioned here before, the Plastic Bag Association is a consortium of 60 of the industry's leading manufacturers and suppliers, who work together on issues of interest and concern to the industry.
http://www.bigfoot.com/~plaza_solutions
IT and management consulting at all levels, Programme and Project Managers, Specialised IT Training.
http://www.processengineering.co.uk/
Process Engineering: the exhibition for process plant & equipment, 11th - 13th May 1999 National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Birmingham.
Publications of the U.S. Geological Survey
http://usgs-georef.cos.com/
"...a subset of the GeoRef database established by the American Geological Institute. This online version of the USGS publications database is provided by the Community of Science under a licensing agreement. The database provides access to the publications of the USGS and includes references to U.S. Geological Survey reports and maps published from 1880 to date, references to non-USGS publications with USGS authors published from 1983 to date, and 225 references to reports produced by the Hayden, King, Powell, and Wheeler surveys."
Push Online Guide to University
http://www.push.co.uk/
Helps you pick a course and college, and survive the application process, etc. "PUSH is an independent organisation that collects the largest ever resource of information about student life in the UK. Universities' prospectuses are designed to sell you themselves. If one of their halls permanently smells of rotting eggs, you won't find out unless you go there - or you read about it in The PUSH Guides first."
Quinco - the campaign to promote engineering
http://www.quinco.demon.co.uk/
The campaign to promote engineering (Quinco) was successfully launched at the Department Of Trade & Industry in July 1998. Quinco's Mission: to ensure that Engineering makes the fullest possible contribution to the nation's wealth and quality of life.
http://www.Reference.com/
"Just finding the names of interesting Usenet newsgroups and Mailing Lists can be difficult. To help you in this task, Reference.COM has searchable Directories of newsgroups and mailing lists."
http://www.rabnet.com/index.shtml
"The Registrar Accreditation Board (RAB) was established in 1989 by the American Society for Quality. Its original mission was to provide accreditation services for ISO 9000 Quality Management Systems (QMS) registrars. The new organization was structured as an independent legal entity. RAB is governed and operated independently from ASQ."
http://www.tas-editors.org.au/links.html
This is the links page from the Society of Editors (Tasmania) Inc. It contains all sorts of interesting and useful links from around the world.
Roofing Contractor (e-journal)
http://www.roofingcontractor.com/
New address for the virtual version of the only magazine that is written exclusively for the roofing contractor.
Royal Institute of Technology Sweden
http://www.ce.kth.se/fba/cme.htm
Several theses on IT in construction are available in full text on this site.
http://www.savvysearch.com/
Not new, but not mentioned before. "The SavvySearch engine serves as a single point of access to over 200 search engines guides, auctions, storefronts, Usenet archives, news archives, software libraries, and many more of the sites demanded by savvy Internet users. Users submit a keyword query which is then immediately and simultaneously sent out to all appropriate Internet search engines. The results are gathered and displayed in an intelligent and relevant manner."
http://www.whisky-heritage.co.uk
The Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre is close to the Castle at the top of the Royal Mile, Edinburgh.
http://www.Burrows.co.uk/RIAS/
This web site allows you to search a database of chartered architects in Scotland by name, area and skills
http://www.scottish-devolution.org.uk/
Topic site. "The Scottish Parliament will pave the way for a new modern and dynamic political climate in Scotland. It will be closer to the people it serves and no sector of Scottish society or geographical region will be excluded."
Scottish Parliamentary Election Website
http://www.scottishelections.co.uk
Provided by The Scotsman.
http://aztec.lib.utk.edu/sts/pubs/sts_signal.html
The latest issue of the newsletter of the Science and Technology Section of the ACRL is now available.
http://www.surrey-research-park.com/
The Surrey Research Park is a seventy-acre (28.5 hectare) development established in 1979 by The University of Surrey.
http://www.testandmeasurement.com/
A Marketplace for Professionals in the Test & Measurement Industry.
Town and Country Planning Association
http://www.tcpa.org.uk/
The Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) campaigns for the reform of the UK's planning system to make it more responsive to people's needs and to promote sustainable development.
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers (e-journal)
http://www.rgs.org/eTransactions
New address from the one given in issue 33 of this newsletter. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers is an international quarterly journal of geographical research. It publishes substantial, internationally-refereed articles of the highest scholarly standard on any theoretical or empirical subject on Geography and reviews books across the full spectrum of the discipline.
http://www.uk-chemistry.com/
Not new, but not mentioned before, this is a resource for chemistry in the UK and for chemists in the UK.
http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/interop-focus/
Paul Miller is the UK Interoperability Focus. UK Interoperability Focus is a national post, jointly funded by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) of the Higher Education Funding Councils and the British Library Research & Innovation Centre (BLRIC). This new post is responsible for exploring, publicising and mobilising the benefits and practice of effective interoperability across diverse information sectors, including libraries and the cultural heritage and archival communities.
http://www.ukmax.com/
UK Internet index. UKMax is owned and operated by Hollinger Digital UK, a division of Hollinger International Inc.
University of Exeter: School of Business and Economics: Regional Business Programme
http://www.ex.ac.uk/rbp/
The Regional Business Programme is a part of the University of Exeter's School of Business and Economics aimed at helping businesses improve their performance.
University Of Hertfordshire: Business School: Women Entrepreneurs WWW Site
http://www.herts.ac.uk/business/woment/
"The University of Hertfordshire, in partnership with the European Social Fund and Hertfordshire TEC, is able to offer free places to women looking for a new career and to women looking for an opportunity to return to the labour market after care responsibilities or unemployment."
University of Reading: Infrared Multilayer Laboratory
http://www.cyber.rdg.ac.uk/research/IRG/infrared/
The University of Reading Infrared Multilayer Laboratory specialises in the coating design, manufacture, spectral measurement and environmental testing of all the various types of infrared optical filters and coatings available to meet the complex and rigorous demands currently imposed by the latest developments in space-flight atmospheric sensing instrumentation.
http://www.mcb.co.uk/services/conferen/jan99/workshop/
The Virtual Conference Centre's first online Workshop. "Over the course of the next few weeks we hope to explore the subject of Internet conferences, with reference to the Virtual Conference Centre." This site is from MCB University Press.
http://www.warkscol.ac.uk/
http://www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/1999/water99/
Call for papers for the Fifth International Conference: WATER POLLUTION 99 Modelling, Measuring and Prediction 24 - 26 May 1999 Lemnos, Greece.
Web Developer's Journal (e-journal)
http://WebDevelopersJournal.co.uk/
Web tools, news, discussion groups, etc. This is a different site to WebDeveloper.com.
http://home.sprintmail.com/~debflanagan/main.html
A tutorial by Debbie Flanagan, Houston, TX.
http://wisdom.questlink.com/
Part of the EE Design Center, from QuestLink. "Searches thousands of content rich engineering sites including educational, research, manufacturer, personal and trade publication. Provides access to relevant technical information including published technical papers, conference proceedings information, thesis work and industry standards. Indexes complete sites, not just top pages."
http://www.wise-loveys.com/
Wise & Loveys is a private company specialising in assisting information publishers and other corporate clients with the practical, effective and profitable application of new information technologies, processes and products. One of the company's services is mailing-labels.com, which enables online purchase of mailing lists and labels for use in direct marketing.
XVth International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
http://www.ins.itu.edu.tr/2001/
To be held in 2001 In Istanbul.
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