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Internet Resources Newsletter Issue 26 (Section D)
British Society of Soil Science Discussion List. Soil and Soil Science is central theme of this list. Discussions and information exchange on a wide range of soil based topics are encouraged.
URL: http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/lists-a-e/bsss-soil/
This list is for announcements and discussion related to the use of computers in teaching biology at tertiary level.
URL: http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/lists/cti-biology/
A discussion list set up by ALISS (Academic Librarians in the Social Sciences) to discuss library matters of mutual interest, share news and experience, exchange information.
URL: http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/lists-k-o/lis-socialscience/
nls-forum focuses on "networked learner support" in H.E. - the use of networked technologies to provide training or other support to users of electronic information resources. It is an interdisciplinary forum for librarians, IT specialists, lecturers, distance learning specialists and others.
URL: http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/lists-k-o/nls-forum/
This is a Forum for the exchange of ideas and information by researchers and practitioners involved in the pursuit of Total Quality in Information Technology (IT).
URL: http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/lists-p-t/total-quality-infotech/
Waste stabilisation ponds are a low-cost method of wastewatr treatment, and this list is to promote WSP as part of the greening of rural wastewater treatment works, and to promote the safe reuse of WSP effluents for crop production.
URL: http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/lists/wsponds/
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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Yawn: a new newsletter about the Internet
To subscribe send email to: yawn@poboxes.com With SUBscribe_YAWN as the subject In the BODY type: your firstname lastname
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In the course of finding sites of interest for this Newsletter, we sometimes come across Web sites which we feel deserve slightly more than a passing mention. Each month we will try to pick out one or more such sites, and give them a short review. The sites will normally be UK based, may be small or large, and be of interest or potential interest to academics. After lengthy discussions we have decided, with incredible creativity, to call these: Nice Web Sites. Details of previous Nice Web Sites are available in the Nice Web Site Archive.
URL: http://www.ukbrp.co.uk/
A lot of work has gone into producing this ambitious site, which is basically a gateway to UK Building Engineering resources, with some extra bits and pieces. Perhaps its even a bit too ambitious, as some of the sections which require input by users are still empty. However the sections which are complete are well worth a visit.
The site gives a listing of UK Construction orientated sites, and includes links to Architects, Consulting Engineers, Cost Consultants, Project Managers, Quantity Surveyors, Contractors, Sub-contractors, Material Suppliers Professional Associations and Institutions, Education and Research. It was produced in response to a perceived difficulty in finding relevant UK sites (haven't they heard of EEVL: the Edinburgh Engineering Virtual Library ?),and states that it includes links to and details of over 1,000 Internet sites. Certainly, the lists of resources appear to be pretty complete within the area of Construction.
As well as providing a gateway to existing resources, UK Building Resource Pages offer free (if limited) Web space to companies, and more extensive pages at reasonable commercial rates.
I like this site because the listings are fairly complete, the graphics are kept to a minimum, the owners are 'up-front' when talking about payments, basic listings are free, and there are extra features, such as a Jobs page, a Tenders page (currently empty), and a 'Sell-it' facility.
I dislike it because it does not have a site search facility, and it is a bit slow at times. However, you can't have everything. On the whole, its a Nice Web Site.
Roddy MacLeod
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Last issue we gave details of some of the most useful Job Sites/Recruitment Agencies/Careers Services on the net. The September issue of Library Journal features an article by Margaret Riley with the title 'Job searching on the Net'. It looks at the topic from a US point of view. Relevant Web sites mentioned include:
CareerMosaic has a site aimed at the UK, at:
For more UK based recruitment agencies, see the A-Z lists of new Web sites in this Newsletter.
Happy job hunting!
Roddy MacLeod
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The Institute of Information Scientists is organizing a satellite event at Online Information 96. It aims to give participants state-of-the-art information on information resources in a number of scientific and technical disciplines or areas which are available on the Internet. All the speakers are recognized authorites in their respective fields.
The cost is GB pounds 259 including VAT and booking is through the Conference Department at:
Learned Information Europe Ltd.,
Woodside,
Hinksey
Hill,
Oxford OX1 5BE
Tel. +44 (0)1865 388000
Fax +44
(0)1865 736354
email: registrations@learned.co.uk
The programme details:
Scientific and technical information
resources on the Internet
Novotel, Hammersmith, London, Friday, 6
December 1996
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The latest BIDS News Bulletin (Summer 1996) is available at:
URL: http://www.bids.ac.uk/news.html
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The latest NISS News is available from the NISS Adviser at:
URL: http://www.niss.ac.uk/niss/advisor/index.html
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LA Publishing, London.
ISBN: 1-85604-207-3
£6.99
It was with a little trepidation that I opened this book and started to review it. After all, both of the authors have contributed to Internet Resources Newsletter in the past, and in fact the Newsletter gets a mention (on page 102 now that you ask). What would happen if I didn't rate their new book? I should not have worried, as this is an excellent addition to the ranks of books about the Internet.
It is particularly good to have a new text which deals with the Internet not only from an UK vantage point, but which is also written specifically for students and others in higher and further education. If lecturers and administrators want to know how their students can (and probably already do) take advantage of the resources available on the Internet, then they too can benefit from reading "The student's guide to the Internet".
There are many books about the Internet which repeat the same information about modems, Internet Access Providers, and popular, often leisure orientated Web sites. Winship and McNab do not do this. Instead they discuss the net and access to it through Janet (the Joint Academic NETwork), as for students and staff of UK higher education this is the main method of connection which, fortunately, is free at the point of use.
Winship and McNab write clearly and precisely about their subject, and the resources they list and describe are as up to date as any printed product could be. They are also realists and point out that the Internet will not answer every student's information needs, but rather enhance more traditional information sources.
Areas covered include email, finding email addresses, newsgroups, the Web, FTP, Janet resources and databases, and using resources for coursework, finding jobs online, counselling, student newspapers, subject gateways, searching for subject information, email discussion groups, current awareness, intelligent agents, creating and designing Web pages, citing electronic sources, and Internet training - and all from a UK perspective. The only areas I can think of which might have been developed further are finding information about courses, and material for overseas students.
From a UK student's point of view, this is by far the best book about the Internet, containing much good advice, and descriptions of the most relevant resources. It is available at an affordable price of £6.99
Roddy MacLeod
Published monthly by VNU Business Publications, VNU House,
32-34 Broadwick St, London W1A 2HG
Subscription: £2.95 per issue, or £9.99 for six issues
email: iworld@vnu.co.uk
URL: http://www.iw.vnu.co.uk/
This new title seems to be the successor to Internet Adviser, reported in Issue 21 of this Newsletter. It is a different magazine to the 'Internet World' published by Mecklermedia. I suppose there are a limited number of possible connotations for titles which include the world 'internet' in them. Already in existence are 'Internet for Business', 'Internet Business News', 'Internet Today', 'Internet Research', and 'Internet', so why not two 'Internet Worlds'?
Internet World is a UK publication, from the publishers of Personal Computer World, and it emphasises the business perspective of the net. Did you know that Internet commerce is expected to grow from $300 million in 1996 to $100 billion by the year 2000? Is that is true, then there certainly is a market for publications such as Internet World. In the first issue, distributed free along with the November issue of PCW, there are articles about Secure Electronic Transactions, using the Internet for marketing, intranets, stock market information, Internet phones, some interesting case studies, and the usual news items and reviews of Web sites.
I like this new publication. The writing is informed and manages to avoid either insulting your intelligence or confusing you with too much techno-babble. It may well hit the mark and become successful. I'm certainly going to investigate a subscription.
Roddy MacLeod
Published quarterly by Haworth Press, Inc. 10 Alice Steet,
Binhampton, NY 13904-1580
ISSN: 1087-5301
Subscription: $32.40 per volume for individuals in the US - outside
US add 40%
email: getinfo@haworth.com
URL: http://www.cobleskill.edu/service/lrc/irsq/
This new journal is aimed primarily at library and information professionals, although some of its articles would be relevant to other users of the Internet.
The editor states "...I was suddenly struck by the realization that just about everything I do as a librarian is wholly dependent on the Internet in one form or another." For those librarians who can identify with this statement, IRSQ will be of interest. It is very American in orientation, however. Sometimes that is not such a bad thing, as in certain areas the Americans are still ahead of us when it comes to exploitation of the Internet.
This first issue consists of Proceedings of the Spring 1995 Conference of the Eastern New York Chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ENY/ACRL). Unfortunately, in Internet terms, Spring 1995 was a long time ago, and several of the papers now appear dated. An entire journal dedicated to reference work on the Internet is an good concept, but IRSQ will need to be more current if it wants to entice subscribers from this side of the big pond.
A more complete review should appear in a future issue of Reference Reviews.
Roddy MacLeod
The address for this magazine is now:
http://www.paragon.co.uk/netuser/index.html
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Information about the Highlands of Scotland, its people, heritage, culture and geography.
URL:
URL: http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/8358/
URL: http://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/~pmgolz/index.html
News from the Edinburgh-based football club.
URL: http://www.gha-net.demon.co.uk/hibspotting/
URL: http://www.cybersurf.co.uk/e_pages/
URL: http://www.ed.ac.uk/~rwb/eskv/
Edinburgh heavy metal band
URL: http://www.ednet.co.uk/~ewand/
URL: http://www.nsl.co.uk/scotpast/index.htm
URL: http://www.strath.ac.uk/~aeu95249/index.htm
Roddy MacLeod
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URL: http://www.hw.ac.uk/libWWW/howto/offshore.html
This new guide has been produced by Arnold Myers, Senior Information Scientist, Heriot-Watt University Library. If you are doing a literature search on these subjects, this is the place to start.
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