Heriot-Watt University Library

_INTERNET RESOURCES_ Newsletter

Issue 20 - May 1996

Edited by:

Roddy MacLeod (R.A.MacLeod@hw.ac.uk)
and
Gordon Andrew (G.R.Andrew@hw.ac.uk)

Table of Contents:

• Comment
• Telnet Access to Heriot-Watt University Library Catalogue
• New / Recent Internet Resources
  • E-Mail / FTP
    • New Mailbase Lists
    • New Listserv Lists and other E-Mail and FTP Resources
  • New World Wide Web, Gopher & Telnet Resources
    • Part 1: A - H
    • Part 2: I - Z
• Nice Web Sites
• BIDS News
• NISS News
• Mathematics, Computer Science, and Electrical Engineering Table Of Contents (TOC) and Abstracts
• The Internet in print:
  • New Review of Information Networking
  • DeLiberations
  • WebMaster
  • Web Techniques
• Recent Internet Books in the Library
• Extra: Leisure Time
• STOP PRESS! UnCoverWeb

COMMENT

New this month is our archive of Nice Web Sites. Apart from that, lots of new sites of interest, access to a useful Table of Contents and Abstracts site, information about four print Internet publications, two new 'Nice Web Sites', plus the usual features.

I was pleased to see that the Library Association Record mentioned this Newsletter last month. However, the Web address that they gave was incorrect. The correct address is, of course, http://www.hw.ac.uk/libWWW/irn/irn.html

Michael Breaks,
University Librarian
(M.L.Breaks@hw.ac.uk)

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TELNET ACCESS TO HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY LIBRARY CATALOGUE

You can now telnet to the Library catalogue at library.hw.ac.uk (login as "library"). This provides access to the catalogue in the same form as it is presented on terminals within the Library.

During the next few months, additional services will be provided.

If you have any problems with the new computer system, please contact the Library staff or send an email to libhelp@hw.ac.uk .

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NEW / RECENT INTERNET RESOURCES

Subject-oriented resources are organized in the following sections by access method. Many of the resources have been gleaned from various listserv and mailbase lists, and no special claims are made for accuracy or originality.

E-Mail / FTP

1. New MAILBASE Lists:

admin-artdes

The list will discuss current issues relating to Art and Design Administration eg the new admission system, the future of Foundation courses, accommodation restrictions for practical courses, technical support for courses and restrictions on funding.

crafts

A discussion forum and information exchange for academics, practitioners and students in contemporary crafts and the applied arts. New perspectives in craft based design education and research are encouraged.

deliberations-news

DeLiberations is an interactive, electronic magazine covering all aspects of teaching and learning in Higher Education and aimed at a broad readership across the HE sector. This list will announce changes to the magazine and act as an area for discussion on current educational issues.

engineering-geotech

This list is aimed at geotechnical engineers in research and industry. It can be viewed as an informal forum for exchanging information & ideas on soil mechanics and related fields, such as soil science; foundation design; soil testing; physical & numerical modelling; & environmental geotechnology.

lis-medjournal-duplicates

To facilitate journal exchange between UK medical libraries, by allowing librarians to post lists of journal duplicates and wants.

tltp-geotechnical

This list will be used for dissemination and feedback by users and developers of the TLTP GeotechniCAL materials. GeotechniCAL is a set of computer-aided learning materials and paper-based resources for teachers of geotechnical subjects.

ss-thesauri

To discuss issues of thesauri and classification in the social sciences, with particular reference to networked information services.

video-man

For discussion of issues relating to the delivery of video-conferencing on the Metropolitan Area Networks. Discussion will include educational implications and technical issues.

For information on how to subscribe to Mailbase lists, please see Issue 1 of _INTERNET RESOURCES_ . More detailed information about Mailbase lists is always available from the Mailbase WWW Server ( URL: http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/ ).

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2. New Listserv Lists and other E-Mail and FTP Resources:

phocet-l

The purpose of this discussion-list is to serve as a forum for discussion
about and information concerning the interesting fields of Photochemistry,
Photophysics and Photobiology and in particular Photoinduced Charge and
Energy Transfer.

People interested in these fields are invited to join and share their
information or questions with others on the list.
Announcements of
 - Meetings
 - Conferences
 - Lectures
 - Courses
 - Books
 - Articles
 - Internet sources
are very welcome.

Subscription is open to everyone interested.
To subscribe send an e-mail message to: Majordomo@uva.nl
and put the following in the body of your message:

subscribe phocet-l

PRNET-L

PRNET-L is a moderated list for information gathers,
consultants and other professionals. It's goal is to help
us to keep track of what is going on, where and why. All
subscribers are encouraged to send news releases about
their business, products or services. The news releases
must be "newsworthy" and educational in nature. Should
contain educational information about the business,
product or service. Fluff material will be discarded. No
more than four news releases will be sent out per day.

To subscribe to PRNet-L send the following command in the
BODY of Listserv@Citadel.Net request.

SUBSCRIBE PRNet-L

"Accessing The Internet By E-Mail"

Another revision (ver. 5.34) to "Doctor Bob" Rankin's document
"Accessing The Internet By E-Mail" has just been uploaded.  
To fetch a copy from Mailbase by e-mail, send a message like so:

        To:    mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk
        Sub:   anything, or nothing - this line is ignored

       send lis-iis e-access-inet.txt

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