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Heriot-Watt University Library

Issue 114 - March 2004

Edited by: Roddy MacLeod (R.A.MacLeod@hw.ac.uk), Catherine Ure and Catherine Ferguson.

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Editorial

There are two slight themes of this issue of the Internet Resources Newsletter: Further Education, and the construction industry.

In the A-Z section below there are several websites which may be of interest to those in further education - from Broadcast, the quarterly publication from the SFEU, to a number of professional trade associations, career and jobs sites, and the Help is at Hand site. This month I also seemed to find a number of sites of interest to those involved in building and construction and these will also be found in the A-Z below.

This month's reviewed book - Sams Teach Yourself Internet and Web Basics All in One is the sort of title that should be of interest to many people in FE. Thanks to an arrangement with Pearson and EEVL, this book is available, until the end of March, at a substantial discount (and less than at Amazon.uk) from: http://www.pearsoned.co.uk/bookshop/subject.asp?item=6252&affid=EVL

Judging by the popularity of Pinakes, the subject launchpad, http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/pinakes/pinakes.html there's considerable interest from readers of the Internet Resources Newsletter in subject gateways. Many readers may think of subject gateways as being primarily of interest to those in higher education. However, gateways are often also relevant to those in other sectors.

A series of articles in the most recent issue of Ariadne explain how the subject gateways which make up the Resource Discivery Network can help those involved in further education find useful networked information. See:

Arts & Creative Industries: What's in Artifact for Further Education?
http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue38/artifact/

Engineering, Mathematics & Computing: What's in EEVL for Further Education?
http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue38/eevl/

Geography & Environment: What's in GEsource for Further Education?
http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue38/gesource/

Health, Medicine & Life Sciences: Further Education and BIOME
http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue38/biome/

Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism: How Altis Can Help the Further Education Sector
http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue38/altis/

Humanities: What's in Humbul for Further Education?
http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue38/humbul/

Physical Sciences: What's in PSIgate for Further Education?
http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue38/psigate/

Social Science, Business & Law: What's in SOSIG for Further Education?
http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue38/sosig/

What the Resource Discovery Network is Doing for Further Education
http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue38/williams/

Incidentally, one of the services mentioned above, EEVL the Internet guide to engineering, mathematics and computing, want to know what you think of the service as a whole, and how you think it could be improved. There is a short questionnaire at: http://www.eevl.ac.uk/2004-questionaire/ Those who complete the questionnaire will be entered into a draw to receive one of four £25 amazon gift vouchers.

For anyone looking for more links to relevant websites of interest to Further Education, Weblinks http://www.sheffcol.ac.uk/links/ is a good source.

RM

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Here is this month's selection of news items of interest

The Royal Society releases new e-journal web site
Royal Society has released a new e-journal web site hosted by MetaPress,
with many new developments.
http://www.biblio-tech.com/uksg/SI_PD.cfm?AC=1180&PID=10&ZID=1077
From UKSG Serials-eNews

Resource Confirms Change of Name
Resource: The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries have decided the word 'Resource' will no longer be used in their organisation's name.
http://www.managinginformation.com/news/content_show_full.php?id=2343
From Managing Information

Alacritude, eLibrary Relaunch This Week as HighBeam.com
Alacritude, which operates an online research engine for individuals, filling the gap between free search engines and high-end information services, has relaunched as HighBeam.com. Concurrently, they unveiled a new service targeting individual online researchers
http://www.urlwire.com/news/012804.html
From URLwire.com

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A-Z NEW & NOTABLE WEB SITES

01webdirectory.com

http://www.01webdirectory.com/

A general web directory that lists business and informative websites under various categories for the benefit of general internet user community.

10 things you should know about the UK's Freedom of Information regime

http://www.freepint.com/issues/050204.htm#feature

An article in Free Pint, by Paul Pedley.

Academia de Ingeniería A.C., Mexico

http://www.ai.org.mx/

"El objetivo de la Academia de Ingeniería es la promoción de la vocación, la educación, el ejercicio profesional y la investigación en la ingeniería, estimulando la formación de ingenieros del más alto nivel, con gran sentido de responsabilidad social, a través de reunir en su seno a los más distinguidos ingenieros y profesionales afines del país, para coadyuvar al desarrollo equitativo, creciente y sustentable de México."

AECOM

http://www.aecom.com/

"AECOM is a global leader in the technical professional services industry. Services provided by our Operating Companies include design, engineering and consulting; program management and construction management; and outsourced technical staffing and logistical support services."

All.info

http://all.info/

"All.info is a searchable directory of topics focused on web site credibility. Our directory provides searchers with additional info provided by the site's producer. This information helps our searchers better find and evaluate sites."

Alyeska Pipeline

http://www.alyeska-pipe.com/

"The 800-mile-long Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) is one of the largest pipeline systems in the world. It stretches from Prudhoe Bay on Alaska's North Slope, through rugged and beautiful terrain, to Valdez, the northernmost ice-free port in North America."

AnandTech

http://www.anandtech.com/

A source for hardware analysis and industry news.

Ariadne Issue 38

http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue38/

Issue 38 of this magazine targeted principally at information science professionals in academia, and also to interested lay people both in and beyond the Higher Education community, is now available.

Assembly-Programming-Journal

http://www.assembly-journal.com/

Online journal covering assembly language programming techniques.

Association of Building Hardware Manufacturers: ABHM

http://www.abhm.org.uk/

The Association of Building Hardware Manufacturers comprises Britain's leading manufacturers of builders hardware, architectural ironmongery and door and window fittings, covering one of the most diverse ranges of products known to the building industry.

Association of State Dam Safety Officials

http://www.damsafety.org/

There's a wealth of information at this US site on dams and dam safety.

Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering: ATSE

http://www.atse.org.au/

The Academy (ATSE) is an independent, non-government organisation dedicated to the promotion in Australia of scientific and engineering knowledge to practical purposes.

Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Products Association

http://www.aacpa.org/

Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) is a structural building material that has been popular in Europe for nearly a century.

AZoNano

http://www.azonano.com/

Free access Nanotechnology Information Site, News, New Products, Supplier and Expert Directory.

Bigmouthmedia Search Engine Marketing

http://www.bigmouthmedia.com/

A Search Engine Optimisation and Internet Marketing Specialist New Media Agency. This site has a number of interesting articles and facts & figures. For example, look under 'News & info' and then 'Resources'

Brandchannel.com

http://www.brandchannel.com/

Brandchannel.com is committed to providing a global perspective on brands. Challenging viewers to think further about the important issues that are affecting brands now and in the future.

BRE's Environmental Assessment Method: BREEAM

http://products.bre.co.uk/breeam/

For over a decade, BRE's Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) has been used to assess the environmental performance of both new and existing buildings. It is regarded by the UK's construction and property sectors as the measure of best practice in environmental design and management.

British Council for Offices

http://www.bco-officefocus.com/

The British Council for Offices' mission is to research, develop and communicate best practice in all aspects of the office sector.

British Masonry Society

http://www.masonry.org.uk/

Founded in 1986, The British Masonry Society has an international reputation, with members based throughout the world.

British Metals Recycling Association: BMRA

http://www.recyclemetals.org/

BMRA works to establish the most favorable operating environment for the recycling of metals by acting as a hub for the sector, providing key support services and a forum for generating consensus on strategic issues.

British Wood Preserving and Damp-proofing Association: BWPDA

http://www.bwpda.co.uk/

"The British Wood Preserving and Damp-proofing Association is the largest association of its kind in Europe. The nationally recognised authority on timber and damp problems, the BWPDA deals with all the relevant government departments and remains at the forefront of developments in this areas. Members include manufacturers and distributors of preservatives and damp control products, flame retardants and timber treatment plants; producers and users of treated timber and specialists in remedial timber treatment and damp proofing; universities, colleges, learned societies and research organisations in the UK and worldwide; independent consultants and private members."

British Wood Turners Association

http://www.britishwoodturners.co.uk/

The Association represents most of the major companies in the automatic wood turning industry and has amongst its members, all sizes of businesses who between them produce a complete range of turned products.

British Woodworking Federation: BWF

http://www.bwf.org.uk/

The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) is recognised as the voice of the woodworking industry and builders' joinery and represents leading manufacturers, distributors and installers of doors, windows, conservatories, staircases, architectural joinery, timber frame buildings and engineered timber components.

Broadcast

http://www.sfeu.ac.uk/uploadFiles/Broadcast%2062v2.pdf

The latest issue of the quarterly publication from the SFEU (Scottish Further Education Unit).

Builders Merchants Federation: BMF

http://www.bmf.org.uk/

The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) provides builders merchants with the support and advice needed to run their businesses in a competitive environment.

Building Services Journal

http://www.bsjonline.co.uk/index.asp

Building Services Journal is the official journal of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), and is automatically received by all its members.

Careers Scotland

http://www.careers-scotland.org.uk/

Career advice and support.

Carillion

http://www.carillionplc.com/home.asp

One of the UK's leading business and construction services companies.

Cast Metals Federation: CMF

http://www.castmetalsfederation.com/

"CMF represents the "Best of British Casting". With over 200 members producing in total over £1.8b of castings, it is the single trade body for the UK casting Industry"

CEEQUAL

http://www.ceequal.com/i

CEEQUAL is an awards scheme assessing the environmental quality of civil engineering projects - a civil engineering equivalent to BREEAM for buildings. It is being promoted by ICE, BRE, CIRIA and a group of committed industry organisations.

CEI-Bois

http://www.cei-bois.org/

CEI-Bois is the European confederation of woodworking industries.

Centre for Sustainability: C4S

http://www.c4s.info/

The Centre for Sustainability (C4S) is a sustainable development consultancy ideally placed to provide a co-ordinated approach to clients engaged in sustainable development.

Child Accident Prevention Trust

http://www.capt.org.uk/

Child Accident Prevention Trust is a national charity in the United Kingdom committed to reducing the number of children and young people killed, disabled and seriously injured as a result of accidents.

City & Guilds

http://www.city-and-guilds.co.uk/

City & Guilds is the leading provider of vocational qualifications in the United Kingdom.

Co-Construct

http://www.construction.co.uk/index.html

Construction research organisations working together to promote best practice in the construction industry.

CodeBreakers-Journal

http://www.codebreakers-journal.com/

Journal for Algorithms, Software-Engineering, Software-Protection and Reverse Code Engineering

Commonwealth Association of Surveying and Land Economy

http://www.casle.org/

CASLE was formed in 1969 as a federation of independent professional societies representing surveying and land economy in Commonwealth countries. It currently comprises over 40 societies in 32 countries; and it has approved Associate Members and correspondents, some of whom are in 19 other countries. The professional societies represented cover the disciplines of surveying and mapping, land economy, and quantity surveying & cost-control.

Congress on Evolutionary Computation: CEC2004

http://www.cec2004.org/

The Congress on Evolutionary Computation will bring together top researchers, practitioners and students from around the world to discuss the latest advances in the field of evolutionary computation.

The conference will be in Portland, Oregon from 20-23 June 2004, with tutorials held the day before on 19 June 2004.

Construction and Property Industry Charity for the Homeless

http://www.crash.org.uk/

CRASH brings professionals and companies from the construction and property industries together to help homelessness charities to improve their premises.

Construction Products Association

http://www.constprod.org.uk/

The Construction Products Association acts as a single, influential voice for the manufacturers and suppliers of construction products. Its aim is to build a growing, profitable and sustainable future for the construction products industry.

ConstructionSkills

http://www.citbconstructionskills.co.uk/

ConstructionSkills is the newly appointed Sector Skills Council for the construction industry.

Digital libraries and e-Publishing for Science, Technology, and Medicine

http://www.ticer.nl/plans.htm

This is one of several forthcoming courses at the International Ticer School 2004.

Direct Marketing Lists

http://www.direct-marketing-lists.co.uk/

"If you want to generate new leads, build a Mailing List, or run a Direct Mail Campaign - Our Business and Consumer Master Files have the comprehensive information required to meet these objective."

Directory Resources

http://www.directoryresources.info/

A Subject Tracer(tm) Information Blog developed and created by the Virtual Private Library(tm) for monitoring directory resources and sites on the Internet.

Door and Shutter Manufacturers' Association: DSMA

http://www.dsma.org.uk/

Representing Britain's door and shutter industry.

ecm

http://www.high-tech-jobs.co.uk/home.htm

ECM is a Technical Recruitment specialist in the UK.

Electronic Information for Occupational Safety and Health - Challenges for the Information Professional

http://www.freepint.com/issues/190204.htm#tips

An article in a recent issue of Free Pint, by Paul Verlander.

Enterprise Insight

http://www.enterpriseinsight.co.uk/

"Enterprise Insight aims to help create a culture of enterprise in the UK. We are developing a high-energy national campaign to inspire young people to have ideas and make them happen."

EPrints Handbook

http://software.eprints.org/handbook/

This Web document provides guidance to researchers and their managers who are considering adopting an EPrints server to improve their research impact.

ESCalate

http://www.escalate.ac.uk/

ESCalate is a Centre for staff working in Higher Education and Further Education who teach Education and Continuing Education.

e-Society 2004

http://www.iadis.org/es2004/

IADIS International Conference, Avila, Spain, 16-19 July 2004.

Ethicomp Journal

http://www.ccsr.cse.dmu.ac.uk/journal/

The ETHICOMP Journal (computer ethics and social responsibility) has been launched. Currently the journal is on a free subscription for a limited period.

European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences: ECCOMAS

http://www.cimne.upc.es/eccomas/

ECCOMAS is an organisation grouping European Associations with interests in the development and applications of computational methods in science and technology.

European Door and Shutter Federation

http://www.edsf.com/edsf/

The European Door & Shutter Federation (EDSF) was initiated in the late 1980s by members of existing national door and shutter manufacturing associations in France, Germany and UK who were, at that time, monitoring on behalf of their association members the drafting of proposed harmonised test methods for fire resistance. EDSF has now expanded its membership and its presence in Europe, now covering issues relating to general door standards as well as fire resistance.

European Federation of the Plywood Industry

http://www.europlywood.org/

FEIC is the European Federation of the plywood industry. It represents 15 countries within the European Union and Central and Eastern Europe. Morocco is an associated member.

European IST Prize

http://www.ist-prize.org/

The European IST Prize is the most distinguished Prize for innovative products and services in the field of Information Society Technologies.

European Panel Federation

http://www.europanels.org/

Represents the European wood-based panels industry Particleboard, MDF, OSB.

eVALUEd

http://www.evalued.uce.ac.uk/

This toolkit has been designed to support anyone planning to evaluate EIS in UK Higher Education Institutions. It has been developed by a team at the University of Central England. This work has been funded by HEFCE.

FIATECH

http://www.fiatech.org/

"The construction industry is highly fragmented and lags behind others in technology research, development and deployment. That's why FIATECH was created. We're the only non-profit consortium focused on fast-track development and deployment of technologies to substantially improve how capital projects and facilities are designed, engineered, built and maintained."

FIRAS

www.firas.co.uk

FIRAS is an accreditation scheme for contractors who install passive fire protection products and systems.

Freelance Centre OnLine

http://www.freelancecentre.com/

For the freelancer, free agent, consultant, or a self-employed entrepreneur.

Futureskills Scotland

http://www.futureskillsscotland.org.uk/

"Futureskills Scotland is part of Scottish Enterprise and Highlands & Islands Enterprise. We aim to:

analyse the Scottish labour market to inform policy making

improve the availability, quality and consistency of labour market information and intelligence across Scotland

work closely with Careers Scotland to provide the organisation and its clients with labour market information"

governmentfunding.org.uk

http://www.governmentfunding.org.uk/

This site is your online portal to grants for the voluntary and community sector from the following funders:

Department for Education and Skills

Department of Health
Home Office
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Government Offices for the Regions.

Hcareers

http://www.hcareers.co.uk/

Job Board for the restaurant & hospitality industry.

HealthSpace

https://www.healthspace.nhs.uk/

HealthSpace is a secure place on the internet where you can store all your personal health information.

Help is at Hand

http://www.helpisathand.gov.uk/

Help is at Hand is the web resource for everyone working in community ICT and particularly in UK online centres.

The site is maintained and managed by the Community Programmes Team at Becta with the support and guidance of groups of centre representatives and stakeholders.

HistoryWorld

http://www.historyworld.net/

Histories, events, timelines, articles.

How Car Engines Work

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/engine.htm

By Marshall Brain, and part of Howstuffworks.

IADIS International Conference: e-Society 2004

http://www.iadis.org/es2004/

Avila, Spain 16-19 July 2004. The IADIS e-Society 2004 conference aims to address the main issues of concern within the Information Society. This conference covers both the technical as well as the non-technical aspects of the Information Society.

IEEE Publications Online

http://www.ieee.org/products/onlinepubs/index.html

"A new Web site offers visitors complete and definitive information on IEEE online collections and subscription options for institutions."

Impeller Net

http://impeller.net/

An online pump magazine.

Industrial Trust

http://www.industrialtrust.org.uk/

"The Industrial Trust enthuses and educates people - particularly young people of all abilities - about the vital role that industry and enterprise play in their lives."

Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals: ICCP

http://www.iccp.org/

Since its founding in 1973, the Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals (ICCP) has dedicated itself to the establishment of high professional standards for the computer industry.

International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences, Inc.: CAETS

http://www.caets.org/

CAETS is an independent nonpolitical, non-governmental international organization of engineering and technological sciences academies, one member academy per country.

Internet MiniGuides 2004

http://www.internetminiguide.com/

Professional Internet MiniGuides created by Internet Expert and Guru Marcus P. Zillman, M.,S., A.M.H.A.

InternetAlerts.info

http://www.internetalerts.info/

InternetAlerts.info is a Subject Tracer(tm) Information Blog developed and created by the Virtual Private Library(tm).

IOSH 2004

http://www.ioshconference.co.uk/2004/default.asp

Harrogate, 20-21 April 2004

"Taking as its theme "growing professionally - developing influence", IOSH's 2004 conference will examine the challenges and opportunities for health and safety professionals as they seek to develop their role and influence in an increasingly global environment."

irishconstruction.com

http://www.irishconstruction.com/

A provider of construction business information.

John Bunyan: texts, contexts, reception.

http://www.dmu.ac.uk/johnbunyan/

4th Triennial Conference of the International John Bunyan Society. The event is being jointly organised by the Open University and De Montfort University Bedford and takes place from September 1 to 5, 2004.

Kindersite Project

http://www.kindersite.org

Mission:

"To offer early learners, from the age of 2 years, a safe and engaging environment whereby they can find and use appropriate content on the Internet, in the form of games, stories and songs, as an alternative choice of entertainment that may have educational value.

To offer academic educational researchers a tool that can measure and correlate data on children's use of content on the site, according to their research criteria. The project will incorporate a mechanism whereby the research can be followed-up offline."

LCAN

http://www.lcan.org.uk/

The Law Careers Advice Network.

learndirect scotland for partners

http://www.lds4partners.com/

This site aims to keep organisations involved in lifelong learning in Scotland informed about activities and developments.

Libraries in the Digital Age 2004: LIDA

http://knjiga.pedos.hr/lida/

Human Information Behaviour & Competences For Digital Libraries

Interuniversity Center, Don Frana Bulica 4, 20000 Dubrovnik and Island of Mljet May 25-29, 2004.

Limelight

http://www.artifact.ac.uk/limelight.php

Limelight is the brand new features section of the Artifact service. Artifact is the guide to quality Internet resources in the Arts and Creative Industries

Every week, Limelight will showcase individual artists, subjects of topical and/or temporal relevance, new and noteworthy web sites, or forthcoming events, exhibitions and festivals.

MetSkill

http://www.metskill.co.uk/

Metals Industry Skills & Performance - MetSkill - is the strategic skills body for the UK metals industries.

MetSteel.com

http://www.metsteel.com/

MetSteel.com aims to be Europe's leading Internet portal for the steel & metal industry, and associated businesses that service this sector.

MLEARN 2004 - Learning Anytime Everywhere

http://www.mobilearn.org/mlearn2004/

Odescalchi Castle, Bracciano Lake, Rome, 5-6 July 2004.

Modern Apprenticeship Summary Database for Scotland.: MASCOT

http://www.mascot.uk.com/

This database will be of interest to everyone involved in the management or delivery of modern apprenticeships in Scotland. It contains a summary of the content and main features of every modern apprenticeship currently available in Scotland. MASCOT is produced by Highlands and Islands Enterprise, in partnership with Scottish Enterprise and the Sector Skills Alliance Scotland (SSAScot).

Modern Apprenticeships

http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/modernapprenticeships

Find out how you can benefit from Modern Apprenticeships.

Molecular Expressions

http://www.molecularexpressions.com/

"We are going where no microscope has gone before by offering one of the Web's largest collections of color photographs taken through an optical microscope (commonly referred to as "photo-micro-graphs"."

Mortar Industry Association

http://www.mortar.org.uk/

The Mortar Industry Association is the body that has, for more than 30 years, represented the interests of the companies involved in the factory production of mortars.

NAMSS: National Association for Managers of Student Services

http://www.namss.org.uk/

NAMSS is an organisation of managers and student advisers in Student Services in colleges, mainly in post-16 education, training, community and adult education.

NanoBiotech News

http://www.nanobiotechnews.com/

"NanoBiotech News is the first and only newsletter providing weekly intelligence, insider information, up-to-the-minute news and analysis, and online delivery "

NanoMicroClub

http://www.nanomicroclub.com/

The key aim of the NanoMicroClub and our networking meetings is to focus on bringing together nano and microtechnology companies, and providing them with an excellent opportunity to network with selected corporate members and key mentors from leading companies.

Nanovip.com

http://www.nanovip.com/

Nanovip.com is a leading nanotechnology business directory.

National Construction Week

http://www.ncw.org.uk/

National Construction Week 2004 - October 6 - 13

National Federation of Builders

http://www.builders.org.uk/

The Federation represents over 3,000 medium sized contractors and smaller builders throughout England and Wales.

Networked Learning 2004 Conference

http://www.shef.ac.uk/nlc2004/

The University of Sheffield, School of Education 5th - 7th April 2004 Lancaster University

NHS Library and Knowledge Development Network: LKDN

http://www.lkdn.nhs.uk/

"To support, work, plan and campaign for the excellence of care through evidence-based practice and lifelong learning, by developing and providing high quality knowledge, information and library services"

Nonprofit Phenomenon: Internet Resources for Nonprofit Organizations

http://www.infotoday.com/searcher/feb04/cameron.shtml

A recent feature article in Searcher magazine, by Hazel Cameron Librarian, College of Business and Economics Wilson Libraries, Western Washington University.

Nordic Timber Council

http://www.nordictimber.org/

Nordic Timber Council AB is a joint wood promotion organisation funded by the wood products industries in Finland, Norway and Sweden.

Oil-gas-energy law: OGEL

http://www.gasandoil.com/ogel/

Describes itself as the Global Energy Law Portal.

Oriented Strand Board: OSB

http://www.osb-info.org/

Oriented Strand Board (OSB) is the most important development in wood-based panel material to have taken place in recent years.

OSBGuide

http://www.osbguide.com/

The Structural Board Association represents the world's leading manufacturers of Oriented Strand Board (OSB).

Pan European Portals 2004

http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/pepc2004/

University of Nottingham on the 18-20th July 2004

The conference will focus squarely on practical solutions and implementations across the Higher and Further educational sectors.

PeopleBank

http://www.peoplebank.co.uk/

Career information.

Personal Effectiveness Centre: PEC

http://www.pecltd.co.uk/

Personal Effectiveness Centre (PEC) is one of Europe's leading providers of counselling services and Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs). Since 1985 we have helped many organisations to operate more successfully, through building long term, trusting relationships and adapting our services to meet each organisation's unique needs. PEC also provide a range of stress management, training, trauma and psychological services.

PlanIT

http://www.ceg.org.uk/

Supports skills and economic development by providing educational and vocational guidance of the highest quality.

portal2hp.com

http://www.portal2hp.com/

This Internet community provides a database of research, reviews and discussions for users of current and past Hewlett-Packard enterprise and business products.

Probability Web

http://www.mathcs.carleton.edu/probweb/probweb.html

The Probability Web is a collection of probability resources on the World Wide Web (WWW). The pages are designed to be especially helpful to researchers, teachers, and people in the probability community.

prOSPa

http://www.prospa.org/

"prOSPa is an exciting and active programme that has been set up to realise the potential of off-site production and thus improve the construction industry."

Ray Lovegrove

http://www.raylovegrove.co.uk/

Ray Lovegrove offers a range of services for organizations involved, or becoming involved in science communication. In particular, custom writing to make scientific and technical concepts accessible to the general public, or developing materials for use in an educational or training environment.

Real Work Real Pay

https://www.realworkrealpay.info/lsc/default

Information about modern apprenticeships.

RecycleWood

http://www.recyclewood.org.uk/

RecycleWood is an interactive resource produced by WRAP (the Waste & Resources Action Programme) to help producers of wood waste find collection services and recycling facilities. This is a free resource that can be used simply by entering your postcode.

Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland

http://www.riai.ie/

The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland, founded in 1839, is the representative body for professionally qualified architects in Ireland.

RoyMech

http://www.roymech.co.uk/

A Mechanical Engineers reference site. The site includes various tables and reference documents. The site also includes links to a wide variety of other web sites associated with Mechanical Engineering.

RSS in Government

http://www.rssgov.com/

A different address from the one reported in issue 103. News about how RSS is being used by international, federal, state, and local governments.

Rural Design and Building Association: RBDA

http://www.rdba.org.uk/

"The RDBA was formed in 1956 and until 1991 was known as the Farm Buildings Association.

We are still today the only Association in the UK having the detailed knowledge of the function and environmental requirements of a modern agricultural building, together with the breadth of expertise in their siting, planning, design and construction. This expertise also extends to conversion for diversification and other rural building design issues."

Safety and Health Expo 2004

http://www.safety-health-expo.co.uk/

NEC Birmingham, 11-13 May 2004.

ScotBusiness

http://www.scotbusiness.org/

This site is intended to help create more focus on business aspects of Scotland.

Scottish Books Exchange

http://www.nls.uk/sbe/

The Scottish Books Exchange is committed to assisting libraries to offer their unwanted books to other libraries.

Searchy UK Metacrawler

http://www.searchy.co.uk/

Searches 15 UK search engines at the one time.

Second International Conference on the Future of the Book.

http://book-conference.com/

29-31 August, Beijing, China.

Sector Skills Alliance Scotland

http://www.ssascot.org.uk/

Sector Skills Alliance Scotland is the collective voice of sector skills bodies in Scotland.

Skillset

http://www.skillset.org/

Skillset is the Sector Skills Council for the Audio Visual Industries (broadcast, film, radio, video, interactive media and photo imaging).

SRW - Search/Retrieve Web Service

http://www.loc.gov/srw

SRW defines a web service for searching databases containing metadata and objects, both text and non-text. The SRW Initiative builds on Z39.50 along with web technologies. Building on Z39.50 semantics enables the creation of gateways to existing Z39.50 systems; web technologies reduce the barriers to new information providers allowing them to make their resources available via a standard search and retrieve service.

Steel Partnership Training Limited

http://www.sptltd.co.uk/

Steel Partnership Training Limited is an organisation created by partnerships: A partnership of trade unions, employers, local authorities, training providers and other organisations. Our philosophy is to provide employees and employers with the best skills and by working together we can promote lifelong learning.

Study Guides and Strategies

http://www.studygs.net/

New address from the one given in issue 74 of this newsletter.

Talentscotland.com

http://www.talentscotland.com/

The latest news and information from the Design Electronics and Life Sciences communities in Scotland.

Tales from the Terminal Room

http://www.rba.co.uk/tfttr/archives/2004/jan2004.shtml

The January 2004, Issue No. 49, is now available.

Technology Research Database

http://info.csa.com/technology/

"The CSA Technology Research Database provides a single mega-file of all the records available through the CSA Materials Research Database with METADEX, the CSA High Technology Research Database with Aerospace, and the CSA Engineering Research Database. The database content represents the most comprehensive and current coverage of the relevant serial and non-serial literature available today. "

The Future of eLearning in Learning Management Systems

http://www.syllabus.com/news_article.asp?id=8901&typeid=155

An article in Syllabus: Technology for Higher Education.

Trussed Rafter Association: TRA

http://www.tra.org.uk/

The Trussed Rafter Association (TRA) is the voice of the timber trussed rafter industry. Externally, it forges links with the public and private sectors to promote the industry's interests and liaises with research and regulatory bodies concerning product specifications and health and safety and environmental matters.

University Medical School Librarians Group: UMSLG

http://www.umslg.ac.uk/umslg.html

UMSLG is the representative group for the librarians of undergraduate and postgraduate medical schools in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.

What Do Intelligent Enterprises Know? Harness the Power of Data, Content & Knowledge

http://www.econtentinstitute.org/conference

2004 Information Highways Conference & Showcase, March 22-24, 2004 , Holiday Inn King Street, Toronto, Ontario.

WIDWISAWN Vol 2 No 1

http://widwisawn.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/Issues/issue1_2.html

WIDWISAWN provides an open forum for discussions on research and development initiatives relevant to the development of a coherent electronic information environment to support 'Virtual Scotland'.

Wood Panel Industries Federation: WPIF

http://www.wpif.org.uk/

The Wood Panel Industries Federation is a representative organisation giving voice to the industrial manufacturers in the United Kingdom and Ireland of Wood Chipboard, Oriented Strand Board (OSB) and Medium Density Fibreboard (MDF).

Woodworking Machinery Suppliers Association: WMSA

http://www.wmsa.org.uk/

The Woodworking Machinery Suppliers Association was formed in 1984 and brings together the interests of both manufacturers and importers in the sector. There are some 90 member Companies across the Association supplying a full range of equipment and services to the sector.

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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.

RecycleWood
http://www.recyclewood.org.uk/

RecycleWood is an interactive resource produced by WRAP (the Waste & Resources Action Programme) to help producers of wood waste find collection services and recycling facilities.

A good cause, and an easy to use website.

Scotland’s Culture
http://www.scotlandsculture.org/

Included in Issue 112 of the Internet Resources Newsletter, this site is worth another mention. Scotland’s Culture will be a one stop shop for electronic and physical resources, presenting the rich diversity of Scottish culture.

See below under 'GET A LIFE! - LEISURE TIME' for some more Scottish sites.

RM

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PRESS RELEASES

**** CSA now offers access to its new CSA Technology Research Database ****

Delivered through CSA's award-winning Internet Database Service platform, this multi-disciplinary file provides the most comprehensive and current coverage of the relevant serial and non-serial literature available today. The file contains more than 5.5 million records, is updated biweekly, and features backfiles to 1962.

Three area-specific components of the new CSA Technology Research Database are also available separately:

CSA Materials Research Database with METADEX
CSA High Technology Research Database with Aerospace
CSA Engineering Research Database

For more information about the new CSA Technology Research Database or to
sign up for complimentary 30-day access, go to
http://tracker.ease.lsoft.com/trk/click?ref=znwrbbrs9_0-388x2944x&.

**** xreferplus Integrated with SFX and MetaLib ****

xrefer, provider of online ready reference services to academic, public and corporate libraries, announced that its xreferplus service has been fully integrated with Ex Libris' SFX and MetaLib systems.

The full press release is at: http://www.xrefer.com/news/index.jsp?m=03:26#6jan

**** xrefer partners with TalisPrism ****

xrefer is delighted to announce that all of the content in its flagship online reference resource, xreferplus, has now been made fully compatible for use with TalisPrism, the resource discovery from the Talis Information Environment. This means that library users at any library operating the TalisPrism system and holding an xreferplus subscription will be able to view xreferplus content seamlessly via the TalisPrism interface.

The full press release is at: http://www.xrefer.com/news/index.jsp?m=03:26#9feb

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NETWORK NEWS

Athens News

Athens is an Access Management System for controlling access to web-based subscription services. The latest Athens news is available at:

http://www.athensams.net/news/

BUBL News

BUBL has retained a strong library element, but now provides a subject-based service to the academic and research community more generally, this via the BUBL LINK Subject Tree. The latest news from BUBL is available at:

http://bubl.ac.uk/news/

The latest updates to the BUBL LINK / 5:15 Catalogue of Internet Resources are available at:

http://bubl.ac.uk/link/updates/current.html

EEVL News

The latest news from EEVL, plus the latest additions to EEVL, The Hub for Engineering, Mathematics and Computing, is available at:

http://www.eevl.ac.uk/news.htm

 

EEVL Questionnaire 2004 - Win a £25 Amazon Voucher!
http://www.eevl.ac.uk/2004-questionaire/

SOSIG News

The latest additions to SOSIG (Social Science Information Gateway) are available at:

http://sosig.esrc.bris.ac.uk/roads/whats-new.html

EDINA Newsline

The latest issue of Edina (Edinburgh Data & INformation Access) Newsline can be found at:

http://edina.ed.ac.uk/newsline/

Eduserv Chest News

Eduserv Chest negotiates for all forms of commercially available electronic resource (abstracts, full text, journals, software, courseware, etc) for the education and research communities in the UK and Republic of Ireland, and it manages the resultant agreements. The latest news from Eduserv Chest is available at:

http://www.eduserv.org.uk/chest/news/

MIMAS News

MIMAS is a JISC-supported national data centre run by Manchester Computing, at the University of Manchester, to provide the following range of services to the academic community:

Flexible on-line access to strategic research and teaching datasets.
Access to key bibliographic information.
Access to specialist support and training.
Access to software packages and large-scale computing resources.

The latest news from MIMAS can be found at:

http://www.mimas.ac.uk/news.html

BIOME News

BIOME is a collection of gateways which provide access to evaluated, quality Internet resources in the health and life sciences, aimed at students, researchers, academics and practitioners. The latest news from BIOME can be found at:

http://biome.ac.uk/whatsnew/

Netskills: News

Netskills aims to help the UK HE community make effective use of the Internet for teaching, research and administration. The latest news from Netskills can be found at:

http://www.netskills.ac.uk/news/

What's new on Eldis

Electronic Development and Environment Information System. A gateway to information sources on development or the environment. What's new on Eldis can be found at:

http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/wnew.htm

What's New on Biz/ed

Biz/ed is a dedicated business and economics information gateway for students, teachers and lecturers.

http://www.bized.ac.uk/homeinfo/whatsnew.htm

AHDS Newsletter

The latest issue of the AHDS (Arts and Humanities Data Service) Newsletter can be found at:

http://ahds.ac.uk/newsletters.htm

JISCmail News

JSICmail provides electronic discussion lists for the UK higher education community.

http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/news/index.htm

UK Data Archive news

The UK Data Archive at the University of Essex houses the largest collection of accessible computer-readable data in the social sciences and humanities in the United Kingdom. It is a national resource centre, disseminating data throughout the United Kingdom and, by arrangement with other national archives, internationally.

http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/home/archiveNews.asp

CDS provides on-line access to a variety of quality databases in the field of Chemistry, plus support, training and advice. This is available (free of charge) to academics at UK Universities.

http://cds.dl.ac.uk/cds/

Your gateway to quality educational resources. Academic Info is an annotated subject directory tailored toward a college and university audience and is used by students, librarians, and researchers.

http://www.academicinfo.net/new.html

The Resource Discovery Network (RDN) is a cooperative network of independent subject-based service providers called hubs, coordinated by the Resource Discovery Network Centre (RDNC). It is a free Internet service dedicated to providing effective access to high quality Internet resources for the learning, teaching and research community.

http://www.rdn.ac.uk/news/

The latest additions to Humbul, the humanities hub of the Resource Discovery Network (RDN).

http://www.humbul.ac.uk/output/new.php?int=30

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RECENT INTERNET BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY

The Mantex Information Design web site has reviews of some of the books mentioned in previous issues of the Internet Resources Newsletter.

Recent Arrivals

001.6441 CRU
The Internet for busy people
2nd ed, by Christian Crumlish
Osborne, 1997

001.6441 JAM
The wireless mobile internet
by Abbas Jamalipour
Wiley, 2003

005.276 DEI
Internet & World Wide Web: how to program
2nd ed, by H.M. Deitel and P.J. Deitel
Pearson, 2002

025.04SCH
Find it online: The complete guide to online research
3rd ed, by Alan M Schlein
Facts on Demand Press, 2003

A complete list of new books added to Heriot-Watt University Library is available from the Library News page.

http://www.hw.ac.uk/library/news.html

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BLOGORAMA

News about weblogs, RSS, etc:

A weblog (Blog for short) is an online diary of sorts that usually features daily or regular postings providing commentary, plus links to other sites.

For more information on blogs, the article: Search Engines: Weblog search engines http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue36/search-engines/ is a good place to start.

Webopedia gives a definition of RSS

Awareness Watch™ Newsletter
http://www.awarenesswatch.com/
V2N2 Awareness Watch™ Newsletter February 2004 (19 page .pdf document) is available from the above address. The AwarenessWatch Featured Report covers niched blog search engines, blog directories and web based news aggregators available currently on the Internet.

How Blogs Work
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/blog.htm

RSS - Not Just for Techies
http://www.informedlibrarian.com/guestForum.cfm?FILE=gf0402.html
An article I wrote for The Informed Librarian Online, February 2004 issue. Free subscription is necessary for access to The Informed Librarian.

RSS: really simple solution: Sometimes avoiding complexity is the CTO's most important job
http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/01/30/05OPconnection_1.html
An article in InfoWorld by Chad Dickerson

RSS Is The New News
http://www.alwayson-network.com/comments.php?id=2671_0_8_0_C
An article by Rafe Needleman

Is Ad-Supported RSS the Next Big Thing?
http://www.internetnews.com/IAR/article.php/3307961
An article yy Janis Mara

The Buzz Continues: RSS and Newsletters
http://www.clickz.com/em_mkt/enl_strat/article.php/3307421
An article by Kathleen Goodwin

A Really Simple Content Solution?
http://www.clickz.com/em_mkt/enl_strat/article.php/3307421
An article by Rebecca Lieb

Hot Links
http://dev.upian.com/hotlinks/
This site aggregates a collection of RSS feeds, giving a graphic of the feed home pages.

Forum4Bloggers
http://forum4bloggers.com/

RSSTop55 - Best Blog Directory And RSS Submission Sites
http://www.masternewmedia.org/2004/02/05/rsstop55_best_blog_directory.htm

Feedsplitter
An RSS to HTML to Javascript newsreader, so you can easily include newsfeeds on your webpages using <script> tags. It's written in PHP.
http://chxo.com/software/feedsplitter/index.html

The really simple future of the web
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3503509.stm

Selected interesting blog's and RSS feeds

Internet Business News from the Industry Standard
http://www.thestandard.com/

Brian's Education Blog
http://www.brianmicklethwait.com/education/

OLDaily
http://www.downes.ca/news/OLDaily.htm
OLDaily - short for Online Learning Daily

One New Thing
http://nlrp.blogspot.com/
Weblog of Lynette Reville, a new librarian in Australia, who is on a library-like quest to find One New Thing to learn every day.

RSS in Government
http://www.rssgov.com/
News about how RSS is being used by international, federal, state, and local governments

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BOOK REVIEW

Stop Press! Thanks to an arrangement between Pearson Education and EEVL, you can buy this month's reviewed book - Sams Teach Yourself Internet and Web Basics All in One - for only £14.29 (normal price £21.99) from: http://www.pearsoned.co.uk/bookshop/subject.asp?item=6252&affid=EVL

This is a big discount, and less than you'll pay at Amazon.uk. Also, delivery for orders to the UK and Europe is free! This offer is available for a limited period only.

SAMS Teach Yoursel Internet and Web Basics All in One
by Ned Snell, Bob Temple, and T. Michael Clark
SAMS Publishing
0-672-32533-0, June 2003
£21.99

Looking for an ultimate, basic guide to the web? This comprehensive work is probably what you're looking for. Running to 45 chapters (749 pages) it covers everything from the very basics: what is the internet and what can you do there; basic hardware and software requirements; right through to creating graphics for your own web pages and web publishing. I think it's great value for money, as well.

If you're already quite familiar with the Internet, and want more detailed information about an advanced aspect, this may not be the best book, simply because it contains a lot of basics. However, if you're new to the Internet, or if you have a little knowledge, but find yourself constantly confused by its more detailed aspects, this book is perfect as a reference, and is easy to use or dip into for what you need. There are simple explanations of how to configure e-mail, use chat rooms and instant messenger, and work with mailing lists; chapters on choosing and updating web browsers, details about downloading files, web safety, buying on the web, creating web pages and getting them onto the Internet and a chapter on creating your own graphics, buttons and animation.

The introduction to the book says it is aimed at people who:
· Are new to the Internet
· Want to create great looking web pages without getting a computer science degree
· Want to personalise their web pages with beautiful custom graphics and animations
· Don't appreciate being treated like imbeciles

I would add that it would also be useful for anyone who has just got a computer at home, especially those with children who are using it. Also those who are familiar with the Internet but want know a bit more about what they're doing will find this a handy reference tool.

Cath Ferguson

You can buy this book from http://www.pearsoned.co.uk/bookshop/subject.asp?item=6252&affid=EVL for £14.29

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GET A LIFE! - LEISURE TIME

Carlton Cricket Club
http://www.carltoncc.co.uk/
A popular cricket club in Edinburgh.

Scottish Swimming
http://www.scottishswimming.com/
Home of Scottish Swimming.

SwimScotland
http://www.swimscotland.co.uk/
Scotland's Premier Website for Results, Records, Rankings and Meet Information

Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre
http://www.whisky-heritage.co.uk/
Scotch Whisky History and Whisky Tour Edinburgh Scotland

Rosslyn Chapel
http://www.rosslynchapel.org.uk

MacBackpackers and Scotland's Top Hostels
http://www.macbackpackers.com/

Heart of Scotland Tours
http://www.heartofscotlandtours.co.uk/

Edinburgh Bus Tours
http://www.edinburghtour.com/

Wild in Scotland
http://www.wild-in-scotland.com/

Celtic Capitals
http://www.celticcapitals.com/

Celtic Connection
http://www.thecelticconnection.co.uk/

100 Years of Music Posters
http://www.music-posters-history.com/

Weird Attractors
http://www.weirdattractors.net/
A unique and explosive performance percussion group from Edinburgh, Scotland.

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