Internet Resources Newsletter, Issue 59, August 1999 (Section C)
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IEEE Computer Society Learning Technology Task Force: LTTF
http://lttf.ieee.org/
LTTF has been founded on the premise that emerging technology has the potential to dramatically improve learning. The purpose of this task force is to contribute to the field of Learning Technology and to serve the needs of professionals working in this field. Its organizational goal is to become an IEEE Computer Society 'Technical Committee' by the end of 2000.
Illustrated Glossary of Geologic Terms
http://www.geology.iastate.edu/new_100/glossary.html
This glossary of geologic terms is based on the glossary in Earth: An Introduction to Geologic Change, by S. Judson and S.M. Richardson (Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Prentice Hall, 1995).
Implementation of Computer Imagery and Visualisation in Teaching, Learning and Assessment
http://www-staff.lboro.ac.uk/~cvnb1/calvis/index.html
The CAL-Visual project, which is part of the Phase 3 of the Teaching and Learning Technology Programme (TLTP), funded by Higher Education Funding Council for England, has a new limited website: "CAL-Visual provides a framework for using computer imagery in education and training. The framework is made up of a visual database consisting of building and construction materials, a number of prototypes representing different ways of accessing visual material, and a list of uses describing ways of using these prototypes. The CAL-Visual project aims to make effective use of such visual material to support teaching, learning and assessment of subjects where visualisation of objects and processes play an important role."
http://infomine.ucr.edu
New address from the one given in issue 20 of this Newsletter, for the Scholarly Internet Resources Collections, with 16,000 annotated links. Now featured multiple database searching.
Institute of Nanotechnology: IoN
http://www.nano.org.uk/
The Institute of Nanotechnology has been created to foster, develop and promote all aspects of nanotechnology in those domains where dimensions and tolerances in the range 0.1nm to 100 nm play a critical role.
Institute of Social and Ethical AccountAbility
http://www.accountability.org.uk/
A professional body committed to strengthening social responsibility and ethical behaviour of the business community and non-profit organizations. AccountAbility will do this by promoting best practice social and ethical accounting and auditing, and the development of standards and accreditation procedures for professionals in the field.
Insurance Service Legal Directory
http://www.isld.co.uk/home.html
Details of law firms that specialise in insurance law. This site was under construction when I visited it.
Interactive Multimedia Electronic Journal of Computer-Enhanced Learning: IMEJ (e-journal)
http://imej.wfu.edu/
IMEJ is a prototype for an interactive multimedia electronic journal edited and produced at Wake Forest University.
The goals of IMEJ are
to provide a peer-reviewed forum for innovations in computer-enhanced learning,
to serve as a model and testbed for an electronic journal with a high level of multimedia and interactivity, and
to advance the acceptance of electronic publication as a legitimate and valuable form of academic discourse.
International Dyslexia Association (IDA)
http://www.interdys.org/
"The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) (formerly The Orton Dyslexia Society) is an international, 501(c)(3) non-profit, scientific and educational organization dedicated to the study and treatment of dyslexia. The IDA was first established nearly 50 years ago to continue the pioneering work of Dr. Samuel T. Orton, who was one of the first to identify dyslexia and its remediation."
International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology (e-journal)
http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/
Official publication of the International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology and the Bacteriology and Applied Microbiology Division of the International Union of Microbiological Societies. Free trial period currently available.
Internet Detective 2nd edition
http://www.sosig.ac.uk/desire/internet-detective.html
A second edition of the highly acclaimed "Internet Detective" Web tutorial has just been released.
Internet Librarian International
http://www.libtech-international.com/
Featuring Libtech 2000 Exhibition, 20 - 22 March 2000 Olympia 2, London. The organisers of this conference recently issued a preliminary announcement and call for participation.
J. Systemic Knowledge Management (e-journal)
http://www.free-press.com/journals/knowledge/
"The Journal of Systemic Knowledge Management is the first scholarly publication to devote itself to collecting serious research about knowledge management and its applications. Authors are invited to read the notes for contributors, and are encouraged to contribute. We will promise a fast and fair critical review of all papers submitted. The Journal of Systemic Knowledge Management is published in electronic format only."
http://www.jobsite.co.uk/
Now includes 'My Jobsite'. My Jobsite contains targeted high profile jobs and companies.
http://www.jobstaff.com/
I.T. Jobs
http://www.jobworld.co.uk
There was a JobWorld mentioned in issue 22 of this Newsletter. That site seems to be closed for reconstruction. This site may, or may not, be related. This site says: "Jobworld.co.uk is the definitive online permanent and contract job service for the IT business and finance sectors. It's a free service to job seekers and contains details of 1,000's of vacancies posted by recruitment agencies, as they happen."
Journal de Théorie des Nombres de Bordeaux (e-journal)
http://almira.math.u-bordeaux.fr:80/jtnb/
Full text available.
Journal of Library Services for Distance Education (e-journal)
http://www.westga.edu/library/jlsde/
The July 1999 issue is now available.
http://www.ezlogin.com/
"ezlogin.com today announces the launch of its JumpPage(tm) service which dramatically improves users' experiences on the Web. The free service, available on the company's beta site at www.ezlogin.com, eliminates many of the frustrations that Internet users face on a daily basis, such as the need to remember multiple user names and passwords and the pain of going through repetitive login and registration steps."
http://www.knowledgehound.com/
"Knowledge Hound is the place to come when you want to learn how to do something for free online. Sure, there's the links you'd expect, like how to program in Java or how to cook great Cajun food, but Knowledge Hound also offers a roadmap to the unexpected... like how to build your own bagpipes or become a storm chaser."
Learning Information Skills with Technology: LIST
http://www.canterbury.ac.uk/cware/LIST/
From Canterbury Christ Church College . "This course is designed to support you acquiring a range of information skills which are fundamental to success with your course of study."
Learning Technology (e-journal)
http://grouper.ieee.org/ltsc/ifets/lttf/learn_tech/
The first issue of 'Learning Technology' newsletter is now available. The newsletter is published by the IEEE Learning Technology Task Force (LTTF).
http://www.brookes.ac.uk/services/ocsd/link1/ltrnew.html
This site, from Oxford Brookes University, which is under development provides ideas on how to link staff discipline-based research and student learning:
Macular Degeneration Partnership
http://www.macd.net/
An online resource dedicated to age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a debilitating condition affecting nearly 20% of the population over age 60 and up to 40% of seniors over age 75.
http://www.mailme.co.uk/
"Welcome to Mail Me, the tool which has been developed by Royal Mail to allow your customers fast access to your product information at the touch of a button."
Making Strides Newsletter (e-journal)
http://ehrweb.aaas.org/mge/newsletter.html
Making Strides is a free, quarterly (January, April, July, and October) research newsletter published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Directorate for Education and Human Resources Programs. Its purpose is to share information about minority graduate education (MGE) in the fields of science, mathematics, and engineering. It is available in print and electronic format.
http://www.marketresearch.com/
This site includes searchable databases of market research reports. Abstracts are freely available, although the reports will normally cost money.
http://www.mediametrix.com/TopRankings/TopRankings.html
A list of the most popular Web sites.
http://www.channel1.com/mpr
The Millennium Watch Institute is a clearing house of information on ideas of sudden global change and the people who promote them. The Institute was founded in 1992 by Ted Daniels, Ph. D., a folklorist and author (Millennialism: An International Bibliography, New York: Garland Publishing, 1992 and A Doomsday Reader: New York University Press, August, 1999.) The institute collects ephemeral prophetic material from more than 1200 global sources. The collection is housed and archived at the rare book department of the Deitrich-Van Pelt Library Center at the University of Pennsylvania.
http://www.mis.org.uk/
The Internet entry point for all information regarding mobility for the disabled. This site is being continually updated by MIS volunteers, as we continue to bring our resources to a wider audience.
Multilingual Services (recruitment)
http://www.multilingual.co.uk/
Translation, interpretation and multilingual recruitment.
National Information Services Corporation
http://www.nisc.com/
National Information Services Corporation (NISC) is a worldwide electronic database publishing company. It provides access to well over 100 databases (encompassing many scholarly and scientific disciplines) some of which are unique resources developed for the higher education market and available only from NISC. Examples from their lists of databases include: Aquatic Biology, Aquaculture & Fisheries Resources, Ecology Abstracts, Marine, Oceanographic & Freshwater Resources, NTIS Database, Water Resources Worldwide.
National Organisation of Adult Learning: NIACE
http://www.niace.org.uk/
Not a new website but recently revised and expanded.
http://www.netuk.nu/
"The 100% British search engine"
New Century Recruitment (recruitment)
http://www.newcenturyrec.co.uk/
Specialist recruitment services to industry.
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/ics/newmedia/index.htm
"New Media Studies is the new website produced by David Gauntlett. It's going to be full of stuff relating to new media. Therefore, yes, it's a site relating to the study of new media, rather than being a media studies site which is not old."
" This new site is the sister site to www.theory.org.uk, which was established in January 1999, and has thousands of visitors every week."
http://nvl.nist.gov/pub/guides/sg.htm
"These subject guides provide links to useful worldwide resources to support the work of NIST scientific and administrative personnel. Subject headings reflect topics of NIST interest and expertise. Most of the links allow free access, but some are fee-based services to which the Office of Information Services subscribes."
http://www.orchard.co.uk/
A recruitment consultancy specialising in permanent and freelance recruitment in Macintosh and Digital Artwork.
Past EARL events - archive of presentations
http://www.earl.org.uk/events/presentations/index.html
The EARL Consortium of UK public libraries works to promote the role of public libraries in providing library and information services across the network. It offers support to library authority policy makers, and demonstrates prototype networked services.
This page is very useful as it contains links to all sorts of relevant papers, for example those from the Libraries Education Technology - Executive Briefing event on 16 June.
http://www.planetrecruit.co.uk/
Jobs for IT professionals.
http://www.property-centre.co.uk/
"Property Centre is the leading search engine and property portal in the UK & Ireland.
Whether you are buying, renting, selling or letting everything you need to now is available for you to browse at your leisure. A wide range of services from up-to-date mortgage rates, home insurance even electricity and gas suppliers can be accessed."
http://www.pumpmasters.co.uk/frames.htm
Edinburgh based company offering complete system design, installation and maintenance incorporating pipework, controls and other ancillary equipment.
http://www.rankthis.com/
RankThis! is a free online tool to help you determine your "ranking" on different keyword sets in 10 of the major search engines.
http://www.regents.ac.uk/
Set in nearly 500 acres of glorious Royal Park, Regent's College was built in 1913 and declared open by Queen Mary that same year. Includes the European Business School London, Regents Business School London, Regents International Study Centre London, School of Psychotherapy and Counselling, Websters Graduate Study Centre.
Resource Guide for the Social Sciences
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/subject/socsci/
A range of electronic resources have been set up specifically to meet the needs of those working and studying in the Social Sciences. The Resource Guide for the Social Sciences focuses on resources funded by the JISC and the ESRC and provided by services based at UK higher education institutions.
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/
Includes the Scottish Parliament Official Report, a record of the proceedings of the Parliament and its committees, plus information about MSPs, etc.
http://www.scottish-parliament.com/
"This site has no official links with the new Parliament, It is produced solely by and for WWW Parliament Ltd with absolutely no other organisations behind it or involved."
http://www.sti.org.uk/
Founded in 1991, Scottish Trade International (STI) is Scotland's lead export agency, operated jointly by Scottish Enterprise and the Scottish Office.
http://www.searchenginecolossus.com/
An International Directory of Search Engines with 1033 Listings.
http://www.searchiq.com/
"SearchIQ provides independent reviews and rankings to help you make informed choices in selecting search tools. SearchIQ objective is to help you find what you are looking for quickly and effectively. Save yourself hours of time and read the reviews and resources on this site."
http://www.iitb.ernet.in/~civil/sec2000/
Structural Engineering Convention - An International Meet, (Incorporating Polymer Composites in Construction), 5 - 8 January 2000 at Mumbai Organised by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
http://www.stockton-press.co.uk/
Stockton Press publishes high quality scientific and medical journals for an international audience. Free online sample copies of the European Journal of Information Systems and the Journal of the Operational Research Society, are now available. Tables Of Contents of other journals are also available.
Surgery Room of the 21st Century
http://www.nano.org.uk/surg.html
Forthcoming Conference: The Surgery Room of the 21st Century, November 1-2, 1999, The Moat House Hotel, Glasgow. The theme of the conference is taken from the Royal Academy of Engineering's publication - 'Medical Engineering - A Field With Potential'.
TechnologyManager.com Ezine (e-journal)
TechnologyManager.com Ezine
A free bi-weekly e-zine, available by email.
http://www.tees.net/
"Teesnet is the digital guide to the Tees Valley and surrounding area. Use Teesnet to find the latest news, public information, training and education opportunities, and many other useful items."
TElematics Bridge between Europe and Latin America: TELEBA
http://www.tebela.org/
"The TEBELA Project is grant-funded by the European Commission under the INCO - DC programme (INternational COoperation in Developing Countries). It aims to support the exchange of experience and expertise by assisting the development of networks and links between Europe and Latin America in connection with teleworking, electronic commerce, sustainable development and the Information Society generally. These networks and links will support technicians, business development authorities and teleworkers, providing a common forum involving government, employers, SMEs and individuals."
The International journal of Computer-Integrated Design and Construction (e-journal)
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/cidac/
The International journal of Computer-Integrated Design and Construction is a new peer-reviewed journal which is published quarterly in both print and electronic (on-line) formats by SETO, London, UK.
Tips for searching the Web [Steve Lawrence, Lee Giles, NEC Research Institute]
http://www.neci.nj.nec.com/homepages/lawrence/searchtips.html
"Since our Science article (Searching the World Wide Web, 280, p. 98, April 3, 1998) we have been often asked about tips or suggestions for searching the Web. Here are a few quick suggestions."
http://www.exhibitions.co.uk/
The official web site for the UK exhibition industry, sponsored by British Trade International, the new UK government organisation responsible for all trade promotion and development work. "trade fairs and exhibitions UK offers a comprehensive listing of all the consumer, public, industrial and trade exhibitions to be held in major venues around the UK. You can search the list by exhibition type, by exhibition date, by exhibition organiser, or by exhibition venue."
http://www.traveltrust.co.uk/
The Travel Trust Association is a Trade Association. The Travel Trust Association is designed to regulate its members and to make consumers, media and other established institutions aware of the protection afforded by TTA Members.
http://www.mirror.ac.uk/
From a recent press release:
Online launch: 2nd August A new service funded by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) and supported by Sun Microsystems will make it easier for Internet users to access the most popular academic web-based materials. When these are hosted on servers overseas, and particularly the USA, access can be slow for users in the UK.
The UK Mirror Service offers "mirrors" or duplicates of the most frequently accessed overseas web-hosted files, so that users can access an up to date copy held on servers in the UK, making access much quicker and reducing transatlantic network traffic. The Service provides an intuitive interface which makes it very easy to browse or search the web sites, with online help and a help desk to provide additional support. The UK Mirror Service currently holds more than 1.3 million items, all of which are freely available to members of the UK Higher Education community.
The collection includes the HENSA collection of free software and a range of multimedia and other non-text items, such as MIDI files of classical music, and the collection continues to grow. The Service will provide access to all forms of no-charge electronic data including software, databases, graphics, audio and visual material (including video) and mirrored web pages. It will also bring together access to other mirror sites with relevance to Higher Education, especially the SunSite at Imperial College London, which offers a wide range of public domain software and information resources to the academic community.
The main benefits to users are the improved speed of access, the intuitive interface with its powerful search engine and the comprehensive help service. Individual Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) will benefit from reduced costs and there will be widespread benefits across the HE sector because of the more efficient use of network bandwidth. The UK Mirror Service has grown out of HENSA, the JISC-funded software archive. Based at the University of Kent and Lancaster University, HENSA has been the main source of electronically distributed public domain material in UK HE since 1992. The UK Mirror Service is very resilient because it is hosted at two sites, which helps to spread the load across the network infrastructure and is invisible to the user. Funded by the JISC, the UK Mirror Service has received generous support from Sun Microsystems. The Service is being developed in collaboration with HE partners including subject gateways and the RDN (Resource Discovery Network) and will continue to foster partnerships within the HE community. These will ensure that its collection is always relevant and that the service responds to user needs.
University of Bath: Automotive Group
http://www.bath.ac.uk/Departments/Eng/auto/
"There are a large number of projects at Bath which may be classified as Automotive Engineering. The main activity is in IC engines, Powertrain control and Thermal Systems although this is by no means a complete list. We have begun to collect this work under the general banner of Automotive Engineering. These pages will evolve over the next few months so please return periodically."
http://www.ustechjobs.net/
UStechjobs, Inc. is an Internet-based company dedicated to providing a variety of career-directed employment services to Information Technology Professionals.
http://www.webwizards.net/useful/wbbm.htm
Useful set of links.
http://www.yep.com/
A search engine that says it rates sites according to quality and popularity..
http://yureka.com/
A 'find search engine' that seems to cross search a number of large search engines (Excite, Lycos, AltaVista, etc), and then filters the results.
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