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Heriot Watt University
Heriot-Watt University Library
Heriot-Watt University Library
Issue 80 - May 2001
Edited by:
Roddy MacLeod (R.A.MacLeod@hw.ac.uk),
Catherine Ure and Catherine Ferguson.
Table of Contents:
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Dotcom libraries, and ebooks |
A-Z New Web & Notable SitesInformation and reviews of new and recent Web sites |
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CrossRef: A Collaborative Linking Network Future e-access to the primary literature |
Wolters Kluwer acquires SilverPlatter PICK gateway closes |
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Network News
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Review of: Searching CD-ROM and online information sources, by G G Chowdhury and Sudatta Chowdhury Just arrived: Tips and tricks for website managers, Edited by Mark Kerr |
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Webuser New Review of Information Networking |
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New databases available through ScienceDirect |
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Dotcom libraries and ebooks
Will the 'dotcom libraries' take the place of university and college libraries? How will ebooks affect the future of libraries? Make up your own mind by visiting the following sites and seeing what is on offer:
ebrary
http://www.ebrary.com/
"ebrary revolutionizes the way people conduct research and acquire
information on the web by combining a powerful discovery engine, full-text
viewing, and state-of-the-art reference tools with an extensive collection
of books, periodicals, maps, and archival works."
XanEdu
http://www.xanedu.com/
"XanEdu has developed a bold new vision for creating and delivering
courseware materials and tools. The foundation for XanEdu comes from its
exclusive content distribution agreement with Bell & Howell Information
and Learning. Now more than 60 years old, Bell & Howell Information and
Learning is recognized as a global leader in the collection, organization,
and distribution of value-added information to researchers, faculty, and
students in libraries, government, universities, and schools in more than
160 countries."
Questia
http://www.questia.com/questia.html
"QuestiaSM delivers over 35,000 complete books online. Find sources
fast. Search entire books. Highlight, markup, store notes online. Automatic
footnotes & bibliography. Access your work 24/7."
eBooks.com
http://www.ebooks.com/
"An eBook is a published book that has been transcribed into digital
form. Digital books can be purchased and downloaded immediately from anywhere
in the world, at prices that are below hardcopy prices."
netLibrary
http://www.netlibrary.com/
Fatbrain
http://www.fatbrain.com/
Books24x7
http://www.books24x7.com/
Project Gutenberg
http://www.gutenberg.org/
Classic Bookshelf
http://classicbookshelf.com/
EBONI (Electronic
Books ON-screen Interface)
http://eboni.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/
Funded under the JISC DNER Learning and Teaching Programme, EBONI aims
to develop a set of guidelines for publishing learning and teaching material
on the Web, reflecting the usability requirements of students and academics
throughout the UK.
All
About eBooks
http://aalbc.com/writers/ebooks/Allaboutebooks.htm
Information about electronic book (eBook) readers and software.
eBook Connections!
http://www.ebookconnections.com/
Can e-books
improve libraries?
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/central/ebooks/
Some information from Central Kansas Library System
Bibliofuture
http://www.geocities.com/bibliofuture/
peanutpress.com
http://www.peanutpress.com/
If you have a Palm Handheld, Handspring Visor, or any other Palm OS device
you can be off reading eBooks in minutes.
eBookStore
http://ebooks.barnesandnoble.com/
t.BOOK
http://www.t-boook.com/
The t.BOOOK is a dedicated electronic reading device that weighs about
half a pound (400grams) and has a size of a normal paperback type book
(approx. 6 .5" x 5" x 1")
E-Books 2001
http://litc.sbu.ac.uk/ebooks2001/
E-Books2001, was a conference held in March of this year, organised by
LITC
A-Z NEW WEB SITES
15th World Conference on Nondestructive Testing
http://www.ndt.net/article/wcndt00/
This was held Roma (Italy) 15-21 October 2000. Available from this site is a large number of full-text papers. See the Table of Contents.
http://www.accountingweb.com/
AccountingWEB is an online community built for the accounting profession.
Advanced Manufacturing Technology Research Group: AMTRG
http://care.ies.lmu.ac.uk/
An Internet-based e-manufacturing library has been developed at Leeds Metropolitan University. It aims at providing a full range of intelligent manufacturing support on line.
http://www.agentland.com/
"On AgentLand, you can learn about, use and share information on agents. Agents make life easier on the Internet in many ways, by automatizing tasks when you are searching, browsing, monitoring information or even shopping on-line. They can be your own personal assistant to help you take control of the Internet.
AgentLand's Download Center contains more than 500 downloadable agents that you can try for free. The directory of agent resources also includes hundreds of on-line agents, provides links to background information and lists the latest research into agents and artificial intelligence. Here, you will learn about the latest applications of agents in the home, the car and even your clothing."
http://www.ase.org.uk/liv2001prop.html
Association for Science Education, Liverpool 3rd - 5th January 2002.
http://www.bl.uk/services/biblioalerts/
BiblioAlerts.com is a new British Library service hosted by Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA) that allows you to search a database of bibliographic citations for a topic of interest, examine its content and purchase it using an electronic shopping cart.
http://www.geocities.com/bibliofuture/
The purpose of Bibliofuture is to create a place where librarians can get up to speed and share information on electronic book readers.
http://www.blackberry.net/
"BlackBerry(tm) is the leading wireless email solution for mobile professionals. It's the only totally integrated package that includes software, airtime and your choice of wireless handhelds to provide easy access to your email wherever you go."
These machines are likely to become all the rage.
http://www.bloomsburymagazine.com/ARC/Arc_home.asp
"The Bloomsbury Research centre is a FREE on-line database of reference books. Over 17,000 entries are cross-referenced providing a wealth of information all linked and all fully indexed. Use our search engine to search on a wide range of subjects including literature, art, myth, human thought, quotations and a thesaurus or browse through each book at your leisure."
http://www.ex.ac.uk/bfa/
An online bookstore
http://www.buildingcontrol.org/
"A portal to an electronic database of all Building Control Offices in the UK & Ireland. Users can access regulations, technical content, downloadable files, information and tools to assist in the application process. The aim of this portal is to facilitate electronic communication to and from your Local Authority Building Control Office."
http://www.businesszone.co.uk/
A resource for UK business professionals on the Internet.
http://www.CareerDoWell.com/
"Our organization, Apyl Software & Systems Ltd. has funded and launched CareerDoWell.com, an Education and Career Counseling Website. At this Website we provide Free, Up-to-date and Authentic details on Colleges and Courses to students, parents, educationists and counselors.
At the Portal we have created and hosted Web Page (s) that provides contact information of 23,000 Indian Educational Institutes. CareerDoWell.com Portal has over 30,000 web pages on Education and Career Counseling. On this portal we have included the education system in India, Australia, The United Kingdom and the United States. The portal has listed 12,000 colleges in India, 80 so far in Australia, 400 so far in the UK and 1240 so far in the USA. It provides free, up-to-date and authentic details on the colleges and the courses they offer."
http://www.charitybuyer.com/
A guide to goods and services for the UK voluntary sector.
http://www.ccollegejobs.com/
An internet-based employee recruitment tool dedicated solely to the community college sector.
Closure of open.gov.uk web service
http://www.open.gov.uk/
"The open.gov.uk web service will be gradually withdrawn over the next few months and cease to be available from 1st July 2001. Similar services are provided by the UK Online citizen portal at http://www.ukonline.gov.uk We strongly recommend that any bookmarks you may have for the open.gov.uk domain are deleted. You may wish to consider bookmarking the UK Online portal."
http://www.conferzone.com/
A portal to the world of e-conferencing -- web conferencing, collaborative conferencing, audio conferencing and video conferencing.
http://www.corante.com/
Corante is an independent news service that helps you keep your ear to the ground to developments in the fast-paced world of technology and venture financing.
CrossRef: A Collaborative Linking Network
http://www.library.ucsb.edu/istl/01-winter/article1.html
This is an important article by Ed Pentz, Executive Director, CrossRef, which appears in the winter 2001 issue of ssues in Science and Technology Librarianship.
" CrossRef is a milestone for the scholarly information industry."
http://www.cyberstudentz.com/
Various services for students.
http://www.did-it.com/
"At did-it.com we provide complete results-orientated traffic building solutions with did-it PLUS that include: Search engine optimization Strategic Links (hotlinks, text links) Other popular did-it products and services include: the did-it submission and monitoring services and our famous FREE did-it.com Detective. Try the did-it Detective NOW, FREE to find your URL status in the search engines."
Dutch Institute for Art History in Florence
http://www.iuoart.org/
The Dutch Institute for Art History in Florence was founded in 1958. It is part of Utrecht University and is administered in conjunction with five other Dutch universities with Art History Departments. The Institute promotes research on Italian art, on Dutch and Flemish art and artists in Italy and on artistic exchange between Italy and the North.
http://earthref.org/
Earth reference data and models
http://www.easeit-eng.ac.uk/
The EASEIT-Eng site was recently redesigned. The EASEIT-Eng project aims to assist Engineering academics in selecting computer-based learning (CBL) material, for use in their teaching, that is right for both them and their students.
http://litc.sbu.ac.uk/ebooks2001/
Papers from the conference held on 20th March 2001 at SOAS Brunei Gallery, London, UK, are now available.
http://www.pantheon.org/mythica/
This is an encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, legends, and more. It contains over 5700 definitions of gods and goddesses, supernatural beings and legendary creatures and monsters from all over the world.
Encyclopedia of European Inland Navigation
http://www.shipmate.de/
Online-dictionary on technology, history, and culture of European inland navigation (english-german-dutch-french).
http://www.elseviersciencedirect.com/2130.html
Engineering Village 2 provides a powerful way to search across multiple databases and access over 5 million abstracts in the field of engineering. Seamlessly.
http://www.enviro2b.com/
The European Environmental Portal for industry and local authorities.
http://www.equate.org.uk/
A non-profit website for developers wishing to create dynamic, interactive online learning resources for students of mathematics and statistics.
http://www.escience.org/
Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) has introduced a new service called eScience that will let scientists enlist the resources of the web to expand upon the results of a search in CAS information products.
http://www.euaffairs.com/
A portal and magazine about policies and initiatives of the European Union for professionals and SMEs.
Financial Information Net Directory: FIND
http://www.find.co.uk/
Not new, but not mentioned before. This is an independent gateway to UK financial websites.
http://www.freepint.com/student/
If you're a student, or work with students, then you'll know how difficult it is to get impartial help and advice from outside your university. The Free Pint Student Bar is one place where you can ask for help with funding, projects and dissertations, or meet your peers around the world.
http://www.freetradezone.com/
Registration (free) required. The Free Trade Zone is a business-to-business e-commerce marketplace that provides a comprehensive range of services surrounding the selection, location, negotiation and acquisition of electronic components. The system brings together buyers and their preferred suppliers in a setting that facilitates the free exchange of information throughout the procurement process.
Future e-access to the primary literature
http://www.nature.com/nature/debates/e-access/index.html
"The topic of this Nature forum -- the impact of the Web on the publishing of the results of original research -- has, since the emergence of the Internet, filled volumes in the reports of conference proceedings and reams of individual articles. Many of the often arcane and complex socio-economic and technical issues involved are well-trodden paths for a narrow circle of specialists, and excellent in-depth coverage of the issue is regularly provided by specialists outlets such as the D-Lib Forum and the Journal of Electronic Publishing. The main aim of this forum is to bring some of the substance of this Brownian motion of Internet issues to a broader grassroots audience and debate the implications for the future dissemination of scientific information.
http://groups.google.com/
The Google Groups site now offers the archive back to March 29, 1995.
http://headlinespot.com/
News, weather, newspapers, magazines, world news and more.
http://www.heanet.ie/
Ireland's National Education & Research Network.
"The mission of HEAnet is to deliver and support national and international network infrastructure and services for the Higher Education academic and research community ."
This site includes The Higher Education Authority European Report(a monthly digest of press, journal and EU database coverage of EU activities; The Higher Education Authority European Information EU Events (a calendar of EU events in research and education), and much more.
http://www.hotrate.com/
"Hotrate.com is committed to offer customers a better search experience by building the Web's most relevant search engine. Based on second generation self-teaching search technology, hotrate.com is able to display the most relevant search results on the first results page."
http://www.iarchives.com/
A demo of iArchive is available at this site.
"Here's a forward thinking idea: a software solution that makes decades of archived information instantly available to anyone online. It's from iArchives - and it's the first tool to index everything from archived microfilm and newspapers to government records and genealogical annals. Even more impressive, the image returned in every search is that of the original document in its rich period context."
http://www.ilor.com/
"iLOR Search results have many more options than regular search sites! When you pause your cursor arrow over a search result using iLOR, an option menu appears that gives you exciting, useful and easier ways to explore the results that are relevant to your search and ignore the ones that are not."
Information Research (e-journal)
http://InformationR.net/
Not new, but I can't find it in the IRN archive.
Information Research is a free, international, scholarly journal, dedicated to making freely accessible the results of research across a wide range of information-related disciplines.
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir/Internet1200.pdf
A survey from the National Statistics site.
http://www.archive.org/
The Internet Archive is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, we provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, and the general public.
http://www.internetcontent.net/
"Written by an expert group of respected industry journalists, with contributions from the executive kingpins of the online content industry, InternetContent.net is the Internet's source of original, independent online content analysis and news."
http://www.internetstats.com/
"Internetstats.com points marketers, entrepreneurs and professionals to websites that have the business & market information, statistics, trends and news they need-quickly and easily."
http://www.invisiblelibrary.com/
"The Invisible Library is a collection of books that only appear in other books. Within the library walls you will find imaginary books, pseudobiblia, artifictions, fabled tomes, libris phantastica, and all manner of books unwritten, unread, unpublished, and unfound."
http://www.jobnext.com/
"For both job seekers and employers, finding a right job or right candidate is often a costly and time-consuming process. With the goal to solve all these problems, JobNext is the only Internet site that offers its career match services for free to both job seekers and employers."
http://www.justforteachers.co.uk/
A community for teachers, by teachers.
http://.www.kluweralert.nl/kaphtml.htm/ALERT
Kluwer Alert is a free notification service from Kluwer Academic Publishers, Kluwer Law International and Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers. Use it to receive updates about new publications, as well as forthcoming articles from any of Kluwer's Journals.
http://www.learndirectscotland.com/
"Whether you want to learn for work or for yourself we have over 40,000 learning opportunities for you to choose from."
Larry Chase's Web Digest for Marketers
http://wdfm.com/
Mentioned in IRN a long time ago (Issue 13), this useful site has long since developed a new web site.
LIR HEAnet User Group for Libraries
http://lirgroup.heanet.ie/
LIR HEAnet User Group for Libraries aims to explore and develop awareness of electronic information resources and to promote the use of HEAnet in exploiting these resources.
http://www.maths.usyd.edu.au:8000/MathSearch.html
Not new, but not mentioned before. Search a collection of over 200,000 documents on English-language mathematics and statistics servers across the Web.
MECT-02 : International Symposium on Micro/Nanoscale Energy Conversion and Transport
http://ichmt.me.metu.edu.tr/upcoming-meetings/Mect-02/announce.html
ICHMT is planning to organize a symposium on "Micro/Nanoscale Energy Conversion and Transport" in April 2002 Antalya, Turkey.
Military Education Research Library Network: MERLN
http://merln.ndu.edu/
New address.
"MERLN offers the combined resources of the largest and most comprehensive collections of military information resources in the world by providing access to the library holdings and electronic information resources of the participating libraries."
http://www.mindbranch.com/
"...we offer more than 10,000 of the most credible and useful reports, newsletters, directories, and databases from 250 top-tier partners in all industries. Many of these reports are available for immediate digital download."
Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Teaching Online: MERLOT
http://merlot.org/
"MERLOT is a free and open resource designed primarily for faculty and students in higher education. With a continually growing collection of online learning materials, assignments and reviews, MERLOT helps faculty enhance instruction. MERLOT is also a community of people who strive to enrich teaching and learning experiences."
http://www.nerdworld.com/
Nerdworld.com is a web site "about nerd culture for the nation's rapidly growing nerd community."
http://nmap.ac.uk/
NMAP is the new free gateway to evaluated, quality Internet resources in nursing, midwifery and the allied health professions. Aimed at students, researchers, academics and practitioners it enables users to get quick and efficient access to reliable health information.
http://www.online-information.co.uk/online/speaker.asp
"The search is on for over 200 international speakers - academics, business leaders, information professionals, industry commentators, publishers, vendors and end users - to offer proposals for this year's special 25th anniversary Online Information conference programme."
http://www.positionagent.com/
"See your search engine rankings now! •
Check all 10 top search engines and directories, including
Yahoo, MSN, AltaVista, Lycos, Google, YahooWeb, AOL, All the Web, iWon
in one easy trip. •
See exactly where your web site is listed by page and position. •
Stay on top of your search engine listings with weekly graphic reports
for the keywords and pages you choose."
http://www.prospects.ac.uk/
UK graduate careers site.
http://www.psigate.ac.uk/
PSIgate (Physical Science Information Gateway) is the physical sciences hub of the Resource Discovery Network
PSIgate is still in its development phase and will be adding additional content over the coming months before its formal launch in September 2001. PSIgate covers physics, chemistry, astronomy, materials and earth sciences as well as history and policy in these subject areas.
http://www.reman.org/
The mission of The Remanufacturing Institute (TRI) is to represent all segments of the remanufacturing industry to legislators, the media and the world and to provide its associates with the tools to succeed.
This site is no longer at www.rici.org
http://www.reportgallery.com/
"The Report Gallery is the most complete and up-to-date listing of Annual Reports and related financial reports online today. Save time and paper by researching your reports online. The Report Gallery currently lists over 2,200 Annual Reports and covers the majority of the fortune 500 companies."
http://www.researchbuzz.com/rbuzzextra.html
"You know ResearchBuzz is a free weekly newsletter covering developments and news in the world of online research. It is free; you can subscribe by using the signup form on the left side of the page. But maybe you want a little bit more...
ResearchBuzz Extra offers even more to help make you an effective and savvy Internet researcher:"
http://citeseer.nj.nec.com/cs
"ResearchIndex is a scientific literature digital library that aims to improve the dissemination and feedback of scientific literature, and to provide improvements in functionality, usability, availability, cost, comprehensiveness, efficiency, and timeliness.
Rather than creating just another digital library, ResearchIndex provides algorithms, techniques, and software that can be used in other digital libraries. ResearchIndex indexes Postscript and PDF research articles on the Web"
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/rss/2000/03/17/about_meerkat.html
An article about Rich Site Summary (RSS), from O'Reilly Network: Meerkat: An Open Wire Service.
http://blogspace.com/rss/
News and information on the RSS format.
http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~andrewm/misc/segames/index.html
A humorous site for those who love search engines.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/scottishhistory/
Web site for the BBC television series on Scotland.
http://www.searchportfolio.com/
This is a subscription-based service.
"Workingfaster.com, an acknowledged leader in Internet and research training, presents the Search Portfolio(tm) a product designed to make Internet searching easier and more effective than ever before. The Search Portfolio(tm) is the premiere starting point for both institutional and individual users that want to maximize the value of their online research and avoid the commercial content of most search engines."
Selected English-Language Newspapers Online
http://spireproject.com/spnews.htm
As part of Spire Project update#24 a map linked to international English Language newspapers has been added.
http://sitereleases.com/
Look for the newly released websites on the internet. Surf through 1000 categories/subcategories to find out the recently released website of your interest. The charge for listing a site is $15.
http://www.businessadviceonline.org/
The Small Business Service is a new organisation with a new way of working and a new mission.
"We operate a number of schemes and initiatives that are designed to help small businesses in a variety of ways. They encourage firms to be more innovative, and to exploit new technologies."
http://www.smarteric.com/
A website that supports self employed professionals and helps companies find freelances.
http://www.learningstone.net/stonehoo/
A multidisciplinary directory for stone-related resources. Here you will find links for stone, sculpture, carving, quarries, art, architecture, culture, environment.
Structural Engineer (e-journal)
http://www.gostructural.com/
From Civil Engineering News, Inc
http://www.moneynet.co.uk/student_m_temp/student/index.htm
"...student moneynet has been developed for students and parents alike to provide free, impartial and invaluable advice on financing further education studies. You will find information on all aspects of funding a student life and lifestyle including details on Government loans and sponsorships. We have also included some useful links that will help answer any queries or concerns you may have."
StudentSalesForce.com (recruitment)
http://StudentSalesForce.com/
StudentSalesForce.com specialises in promoting Sales, Marketing, Retail and Promotional jobs for students and graduates.
Subject Index to Literature on Electronic Sources of Information
http://library.usask.ca/~dworacze/SUBJIN_E.HTM
The April 1, 2001 edition of the "Subject Index to Literature on Electronic Sources of Information" is available.
http://www.the-insiders.org/
"Our aim is to provide Internet services, like finding information, making on-line purchases, etc., for those millions of people who don't know how to use the Internet.
All our workers are people who must stay at home, because they are ill, disabled, or have other difficulties. We are a charity run by people who usually receive charity."
" We are a human interface to the Internet. We answer calls or letters with specific queries."
The Irish Universities Information Services Colloquium: IUISC
http://www.iuisc.ie/
"The Irish Universities Information Services Colloquium was founded by QUB, UCD and TCD in 1993 and includes the staff of the Libraries and the Computer Centres in the nine universities on the island.
The objectives of the IUISC were to bring together staff that were working in the Information Services with a view to learning of each other's problems and sharing experiences in order to enhance the services. As there are different responsibilities in the different colleges, there are quite a wide range of services incorporated in the group: library, computing, telephone, audio-visual as well as postal services."
http://www.quotationspage.com/
All about quotations.
http://www.thebankingchannel.com/
"TheBankingChannel is your window to banking news and data from the premier provider of banking information, Thomson Financial. The site brings Thomson companies (American Banker, Sheshunoff Information Services, and more) together with third parties news providers (such as Dow Jones and Screaming Media) to create a banking portal with unmatched scope and depth."
http://www.thevines.com/
"TheVinesNetwork where you can read, rate and write articles, and much more! We have over 2.7 million topics in 16 major categories."
Thomas Parry Library - Electronic Journals in Librarianship and Information Science
http://www.inf.aber.ac.uk/tpl/ejlib/
These web pages contain an annotated list of electronic journals in librarianship and information science.
http://www.trainingzone.co.uk/
TrainingZONE from Sift plc is an everyday information service for professionals engaged in staff and organisational Learning and development. It integrates a wide collection of resources, news, directories, events, reference material and databases.
http://www.twi.co.uk/
TWI's new combined website is now up and running. The site integrates the JoinIT(r) online advice and information service with detailed coverage of TWI and its activities. All content in the new site is searchable using the site search engine, and the user interface is designed to be clear and easy to operate. There is a facility for simple or advanced search.
Through its knowledge summaries the site also has a navigation structure based on the main subdivisions of welding and joining technology and the associated materials and engineering aspects, to give a fast track to relevant content. A dynamic links system shows details of further content relevant to the user's selected topic.
All the previous site content continues to be accessible free to TWI Industrial Members as part of the membership benefits package.
UK Christian Bookshops Directory
http://www.groomsville.co.uk/UKChristianBookshops/index.htm
A guide to Christian bookshops in the UK.
UMUC-Bell Atlantic Virtual Resource Site for Teaching with Technology
http://www.umuc.edu/virtualteaching/
"University of Maryland University College acknowledges the generous funding of the Bell Atlantic Foundation (Maryland) in subsidizing the development of this Web site as a resource for faculty seeking direction in appropriate ways to use Web-based technologies to accomplish key learning strategies."
http://www.uspto.gov/patft/index.html
This site now includes Patent Applications.
http://www.web-agri.com/
This is an agricultural search engine (not a directory site). You can search your information on 300.000 web pages.
http://www.wordwizard.com/
"Your first port of call for anything concerning words and the English language:"
http://www.worktrain.gov.uk/
A national jobs and training site.
http://www.worldpumps.com/
A trade journal.
http://www.wtn.net/summit.wtn
"The World Technology Summit is a unique two-day gathering (July 1 & 2, 2001) of over 400 of the world's key technology players - scientists, technologists, entrepreneurs, industrialists, financiers, journalists, and policy-makers - to explore the emerging technologies that will have the greatest impact upon industry and society in the first years of the 21st Century and to create the relationships which will help those technologies happen sooner and better than they would otherwise."
http://www.xml.com/
"Our mission at XML.com is to help you discover XML and learn how this Internet technology can solve real-world problems in information management and electronic commerce.
XML.com features a rich mix of information and services for the XML community. The site is designed to serve both people who are already working with XML and those HTML users who want to "graduate" to XML's power and complexity. A core feature of the site is the Annotated XML Specification, created by Tim Bray, co-editor of XML 1.0 and a contributing editor for XML.com."
http://www.xml.org/
"XML.ORG is a credible, independent resource for news, education, and information about the application of XML in industrial and commercial settings. Hosted by OASIS and funded by organizations who are committed to product-independent data exchange, XML.ORG offers valuable tools, such as the XML.ORG Catalog, to help you make critical decisions about whether and how to employ XML in your business. For businesspeople and technologists alike, XML.ORG offers a uniquely independent view of what's happening in the XML industry."
NICE WEB SITE
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 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.
Something a bit different this month. Instead of selecting a Nice Web Site, I'm highlighting what I think are two important articles - well, one is actually an ongoing debate.
CrossRef:
A Collaborative Linking Network
http://www.library.ucsb.edu/istl/01-winter/article1.html
This is an article about CrossRef. CrossRef runs a system that enables publishers to assign unique identifiers -- Digital Object Identifiers (DOI) -- to articles and collects standardized metadata so that the identifiers can be retrieved using bibliographic data.
This might sound a little complicated, but CrossRef is almost certainly a milestone for the scholarly information industry.
Future
e-access to the primary literature
http://www.library.ucsb.edu/istl/01-winter/article1.html
This is an ongoing debate in Nature, on a topic of much importance to academics.
Roddy MacLeod
PRESS RELEASES
****Wolters Kluwer acquires SilverPlatter****
Wolters Kluwer
4/6/01
Wolters Kluwer today announced it will acquire SilverPlatter Information (Boston, United States). SilverPlatter, with annual sales of approximately USD 70 million, is a provider of medical and scientific databases and related software. The company will be combined with Ovid Technologies (New York, United States) in a manner which takes advantage of the complementary strengths of both organizations. The combination of SilverPlatter and Ovid Technologies will be a first class provider of research tools for medical and scientific researchers. The acquisition is in line with Wolters Kluwer’s strategy to expand its electronic offerings in the medical and scientific fields and integrate content with software and services. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition of SilverPlatter is subject to regulatory clearance.
SilverPlatter provides search and retrieval technology to medical, academic, corporate and educational researchers worldwide with access to more than 250 electronic reference databases. Its ‘SilverLinker’ product offers more than 2.5 million links to over 6,500 journals and 2 million articles. SilverPlatter has over 11,000 institutional customers worldwide, with particular market strength in academic libraries. The services of SilverPlatter are offered through the Internet, Intranet and local CD ROM solutions. SilverPlatter currently employs some 170 people, and has its main offices in Boston (United States) and London (United Kingdom).
Wolters Kluwer’s main objective with the acquisition and integration of SilverPlatter is to create a comprehensive channel for medical and scientific information. The acquisition of SilverPlatter will more than double the size of Wolters Kluwer’s presence in the rapidly growing market for electronic medical and scientific information. The activities of SilverPlatter and Ovid are complementary in many ways: SilverPlatter has strong sales in the scientific market, while Ovid has its traditional strength in the medical market. SilverPlatter has developed leading market positions in Europe and emerging markets, whereas Ovid is strongest in the United States.
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RECENT INTERNET BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY
Review:
Searching CD-ROM and online information sources
by G G Chowdhury and Sudatta Chowdhury
Library Association Publishing, 2001
ISBN: 1 85604 388 6
£39.95
This book is aimed at students of information science and information practitioners. It covers various aspects of searching and retrieval of information from CD-ROM databases and online sources. In this context, online sources include those which are accessible through traditional online hosts such as Dialog and STN, and also those accessible via the Web.
The first part of the book looks at the principles of information searching and the process of information retrieval. Various types of reference sources are discussed, using examples from OPACs, CD-ROMs and online search services. Internet search engines are not covered, as these are seen as being outside the book's scope.
By including, in each chapter, examples of potential sources from the Web, from traditional online hosts and also CD-ROMs, the authors perform a useful service of reminding us of some of the best sources of information, many of which are not freely available.
Chapters 8 to 14 look at information sources for science and technology, social sciences and humanities, business, law, health, standards and patents, and government and institutions. The authors do not cover every version of the sources mentioned (for example, the Applied Science and Technology Index via OCLC FirstSearch, and Dialog are discussed, but not the WilsonWeb version), however their intention is not to produce an exhaustive directory of access methods. As far as I am aware, the examples given are very current (Engineering Village 2 is mentioned, but the changes to the IBM Patent service (now available via Delphion) came too late for inclusion).
An interesting chapter covering trends in electronic information sources, plus seven appendices, listing selected sources on the subjects covered in Chapters 8 to 14, and a fairly extensive bibliography, complete the work.
At almost £40, this book is not cheap, but I would consider it an essential purchase for all libraries which serve students of information science. It will undoubtedly feature in many information retrieval reading lists. Practicing information professionals will probably find its theoretical emphasis less useful, but I would recommend it to them as a reminder of basic principles.
RM
Just Arrived
Tips and tricks for website managers
Edited by Mark Kerr
Aslib, 2001
ISBN 0851424392
£19.99 (Aslib members £16)
Web: http://www.webtipsandtricks.com/
I don't think it would be right for me to review this book, as I am one of the contributors. However, let me quote from the book's cover:
"There are many challenges to Web site management: collecting and collating information, develping a design style, managing updates, and ensuring a consistently interesting, topical and informative site are just some of them. Whether working as a team or individually, Web site managers must frequently develop skills, solutions and services in isolation. This book acts as an invisible support team, with acknowledged experts sharing their experiences through the case studies of specific areas of site development. As well as the expert contributions, this book includes a wealth of advice from the information community, with timely tips provided by over 50 Web and information professionals."
RM
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This is a new glossy magazine, the firt issue of which was published at the end of March. It is a fortnightly publication.
I like Webuser. Firstly, I like it because it only costs 99p per issue, unlike some of its competitors which charge three or four Pounds. Secondly, because it is a no-nonsense guide to the best of the net. And lastly, because, although it is obviously aimed at the popular end of the market, it manages to avoid articles about 'bizarre' web sites and other things that I dislike.
New items in Webuser cover topics of general interest, such as virus news, broadband technology developments, and new government sites. New web sites featured include several of interest to readers of IRN, and each comes with a star rating.
The first issue contained articles about shopping, consumer rights, email addresses, car buying sites, building a web site, and newspapers online. It also featured a product test of Adobe Photoshop, and an extended survey of popular search engines with tips on how to make the most of them. It rated Yahoo! higher than my current favourite which is Google.
Webuser is a good UK general Internet magazine.
RM
New Review
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ISSN 1361-4576
Frequency: Annual
Subscription: £70
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Volume 6 is now available.
Contents:
Value not Virtual - one library’s response to the virtual campus
Sue McKnight
Towards a Scottish Portal: the past, present and future of CAIRNS
Dennis Nicholson, Gordon Dunsire, Mark Denham and Helena Gillis
Measuring the impact of an electronic journal collection on library costs:
a framework and preliminary observations
Carol Hansen Montgomery
Networked information literacy - the European EDUCATE and DEDICATE projects Nancy Fjällbrant
Accessing networked information: research, issues and implications
Ross Todd
On-line learning: a quality experience
Cathy Gunn and John Barnett
J-STAGE: electronic journal publication/dissemination center: a total
system for electronic journal publication and distribution via the Internet
Soichi Tokizane
Lightening grey literature: making the invisible visible
C.A. Sidwell, P.A.S. Needham and J.D. Harrington
Publishers’ relationships on the web: an examination of how publishers’
websites are causing changes in relations in the book industry
Jo Royle and Rosemary Stockdale
NETWORK RESOURCES AND ACCESS TOOLS
The Resource Discovery Network: www.rdn.ac.uk
Justine Kitchen and Simon Jennings
IPR-Helpdesk: the intellectual property rights gateway for the networked
information world
Alexander Weir
The Spire Project: innovative gateway on the process of finding information
David Novak
Construction on-line
Tom Harvey
Learning sites: networked resources and the learning community
Paul Light, Charles Crook and Su White
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Yo yo directory
STOP PRESS!
New database services available through ScienceDirect for members of Heriot-Watt University
Several databases are now searchable via the ScienceDirect service. These include EMBASE, BIOTECHNOBASE, Beilstein, Elsevier BIOBASE, FLUIDEX, GEOBASE, OceanBase, and World Textiles.
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