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Issue 83 - August 2001
Edited by:
Roddy MacLeod (R.A.MacLeod@hw.ac.uk),
Catherine Ure and Catherine Ferguson.
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COMMENT
Open Archives Meeting
I hate getting up before 5am. Yet that's what I did on 11th July in order to get from Edinburgh to the "Open Archives Meeting: Developing an agenda for institutional e-print archives" meeting, which was co-ordinated by UKOLN (the UK Office for Library and Information Networking) and held at the Institute of Mechanical Engineers in London (its a lot cheaper to travel very early in the morning, hence the early rise). Fortunately, it was an enlightening meeting, attended by almost 100 delegates mainly from UK universities and JISC-funded services.
This event was held to provide a background to open archive activity currently taking place in the UK, and to consider implications for higher and further education.
At the meeting there was much interest in the Open Archive Initiative (OAI). To quote from the agenda: "The OAI is concerned with opening access to a range of digital material by providing an interoperable framework for metadata and service provision...At present the first step has been taken with the provision of the Open Archive Metadata Protocol which enables organisations to 'declare' metadata and service providers to 'harvest' that metadata".
More information is available at the Open Archives Initiative Web site: http://www.openarchives.org/ where the following details are offered:
"The Open Archives Initiative develops and promotes interoperability standards that aim to facilitate the efficient dissemination of content. The Open Archives Initiative has its roots in an effort to enhance access to e-print archives as a means of increasing the availability of scholarly communication. Continued support of this work remains a cornerstone of the Open Archives program. The fundamental technological framework and standards that are developing to support this work are, however, independent of the both the type of content offered and the economic mechanisms surrounding that content, and promise to have much broader relevance in opening up access to a range of digital materials. As a result, the Open Archives Initiative is currently an organization and an effort explicitly in transition, and is committed to exploring and enabling this new and broader range of applications. As we gain greater knowledge of the scope of applicability of the underlying technology and standards being developed, and begin to understand the structure and culture of the various adopter communities, we expect that we will have to make continued evolutionary changes to both the mission and organization of the Open Archives Initiative."
The meeting looked at ways of developing e-print archives and also of allowing provision of data of various other kinds (because OAI is not just about e-prints), and discussed how institutions, services and funders might move forwards. Also mentioned were ways in which JISC might co-ordinate or encourage such effort. There were some excellent presentations from Michael L. Nelson, Chris Rusbridge and William Nixon from the University of Glasgow, Stevan Harnad who has been a crusader for this sort of thing for some time, Rachel Heery from UKOLN, Catherine Grout from the DNER, and Paul Ayris from UCL.
Opinion was somewhat divided over whether archives based on institutions, or those based on subject or domain should be the way forward, but the point was clearly made that it was not an either/or situation. Service providers, through whom users might choose to access material, could be set up on a central, subject or domain basis, and these could harvest the data available from the institutional data providers, which in some cases might also be service providers. Information about Data Providers and Service Providers is available at the Open Archives Initiative FAQ: http://www.openarchives.org/faq.htm
The papers from the meeting are to be available from the UKOLN site: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/ and some other information is available at htttp://oaisrv.nsdl.cornell.edu/index.html
A very full report of the meeting was sent to the DNER@JISCMAIL.AC.UK mailing list on 13th July. The event will also be covered in the September edition of Ariadne.
A few days after the meeting, I was delighted to see that Stevan Harnad was featured in the the Financial Times (Tuesday July 24, page 14)
It was a long day - I got home after 11pm (its cheaper to travel home late in the day) - but worth the effort. Look out for more OAI developments in the near future.
RM
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A-Z NEW & NOTABLE WEB SITES
2nd Annual Conference of the LTSN Centre for Information and Computer Sciences
http://www.ics.ltsn.ac.uk/events/conf2001/
University of North London. Date: 28th - 30th August 2001
8th European Conference on Information Technology Management
http://www.mcil.co.uk/2b-ecite2001-invitation.htm
Oriel College, Oxford, U.K., 17-18 September 2001.
http://www.aecportico.co.uk/
A guide to architecture, engineering and construction for the UK industry. It comprises selected international links, a directory of trade associations and professional associations for the wider UK construction industry, and an extensive list of forthcoming events.
http://www.agrisurf.com/
"AgriSurf! is the worlds largest searchable agricultural WWW index. All the sites in AgriSurf! are hand picked by agricultural experts, not computer programmers. Although the sites are hand picked, we have an array of web robots to continually check the existence and content of these sites so that our links stay fresh and we can alert you to any major changes that sites undergo."
http://albert.com/
Albert is a knowledge access solution. A demo of the natural language search engine is available.
http://www.allvw.com/
Over 1244 searchable Volksewagon links with descriptions.
http://www.ancientfaces.com/
"AncientFaces is the largest visual genealogy exchange on the Internet.
Founded in September 2000, AncientFaces has become the largest visual genealogy presence on the Internet by providing a free location for the exchange of photos. Thousands of photos are being scanned and then added to AncientFaces by their owners so that others researching their family trees can place faces with the names of ancestors."
http://www.askoxford.com/
"AskOxford.com is an exciting new website from Oxford University Press designed to help with language queries. The website contains a vast array of resources including a jargon buster, language tips, competitions and crosswords, articles and interviews about dictionary making and the English language. The site also provides an opportunity to ask our experts at the Oxford Word and Language Service about anything to do with the English language."
http://www.askpera.com/
"Pera is committed to helping manufacturing become more productive, innovative and environmentally friendly than it has ever been."
Association for University Research and Industry Links: AURIL
http://www.auril.org.uk/
AURIL is the professional association representing the interests of industrial-liaison and commercial practitioners in universities throughout the UK and Eire. Full AURIL membership is open to all the UK's universities. Associate members are drawn from companies that wish to collaborate. The AURIL site gives contact and membership details. It also lists its services. These include good practice guides and other initiatives, with full text documents such as the handbook of intellectual property management, papers from conferences, and good practice case studies. Details of a discussion group are given, along with a calendar of AURIL events and a list of special interest groups. There is also a searchable listing of technologies patented by UK universities that are available for licence or other exploitation opportunities, with named contacts.
Australian Bureau of Statistics
http://www.abs.gov.au/
This site was mentioned recently in LIIWEEK.
Many interesting facts and figures here, including Key National Indicators, etc.
Belarusian Optical & Mechanical Association
http://www.belomo.by/
BelOMA is a universal Association with substantial scientific and technical potential which is engaged in the field of development and production of high-precision laser, optoelectronic and optical and mechanical devices, instruments, units and systems for ground troops, space, marine services, industries, medicine, tourism etc.
http://www.mathesonbooks.com/
On this publisher's page there are links to four more pages giving lists of books about books.
http://www.cadalog.com/
AutoCAD Shareware Clearinghouse with over 4,600 files. An online parts library containing over 5,000,000 mechanical parts, discussion board, employment listings and more.
http://politicalsong.gcal.ac.uk/
The Centre for Political Song exists to promote and foster an awareness of all forms of political song; an appreciation of the role of political song in the social, political and cultural life of communities; and to facilitate research in all relevant areas of study. The Centre itself will remain free from any political bias in its collecting and organisational policies.
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/cmosfaq.html
"In this column, the manuscript editing department at the University of Chicago Press will be happy to answer your questions, although we cannot guarantee an individual response to each question received."
Computer Education, Training, & Tutorial Resources
http://www.intelinfo.com/
Free computer training courses, tutorials, books, manuals, instruction, guides, course documentation, articles, tips, and notes. A new, non-profit gateway site to Free computer and I.T. educational and training resources on the web. Over 3500 sites have been compiled, categorized, described and linked.
http://www.corante.com/
Tech news.
Corante is an independent service that helps you better understand the ideas, issues, factors and trends shaping the fast-paced world of technology and venture financing.
http://www.ecdl2001.org
Call for participation. 5th European Conference on Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries 4-8 September 2001 Darmstadt, Germany.
ftp://ftp.cordis.lu/pub/ist/docs/digicult/newsletter_9_01.pdf
A newsletter on cultural content and digital heritage.
http://www.elexica.com/
"elexica is the award-winning online legal resource from leading international law firm Simmons & Simmons primarily aimed at clients and contacts of the firm. elexica offers registered users an extensive range of legal information including practical guides, checklists, weekly EU Diary, training modules (with CPD hours), current awareness e-mail alerting service and an extensive library of categorised web links."
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/alert
New address from the one mentioned in issue 46 of this Newsletter.
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network: EREN
http://www.eren.doe.gov/
From the US Department of Energy, this is a guide to the DOE energy efficiency and renewable energy information, plus access to more than 600 links and 80,000 documents.
http://www.engineering-timelines.com/locate/locate.folder.html
An interactive engineering history map.
http://www.engineerstoolbox.com/
The EngineersToolbox is a freely-available collection of advanced online computational and reference modules for professional and student engineers everywhere.
ETRIA Conference: TRIZ Future 2001
http://www.etria.net/conference.htm
7-9 November 2001, Bath, UK
ETRIA plans to convene a world TRIZ conference 'TRIZ Future 2001' in November 2001.
The conference is aimed at an audience who already knows what TRIZ is, and is looking for a forum in which they can expand their knowledge and share research and exploitation ideas.
EuroWeb 2001: The Web in Public Administration
http://euroweb.w3c.it/
Venice, Italy - 18/20 December 2001.
EuroWeb is a regional conference endorsed by the IW3C2. The Conference will be held at the Palazzo del Cinema of Venice. Leaders in the field will present the latest developments in Web technology, as applied to Public Administration and discuss the issues and challenges facing the web community as it moves into the 21st century.
http://www.ewme2002.org/
4th European Workshop on Microelectronics Education May 23-24, 2002 - "Parador de Baiona", Mancomunidad de Vigo, Spain.
http://www.expolingua.com/
International Fair for Languages and Cultures, Under the Patronage of Edelgard Bulmahn - German Minister for Education and Research
16. - 18. November 2001 Russisches Haus der Wissenschaft und Kultur Friedrichstr. 176-179, 10117 Berlin S-/U- Friedrichstrasse / Franzeosische Strasse.
http://www.FINDaPhD.com/
"FINDAPhD.COM is the most comprehensive guide to PhD studentships in the life and chemical sciences.
Our scientific database contains details of over 2000 research topics from many major universities and institutions throughout the UK and Ireland."
http://www.firstrec.co.uk/
"It is a one-stop internet site for all your recruitment needs. Even though our main portal is the internet, our business is built on years of research and knowledge gained within the recruitment industry.
firstrec's powerful search facility filters and accesses all the available job vacancies in your industry and then links you direct to other websites specialising in your field. These websites may belong to Internet Job Sites, Recruitment Agencies, Trade Publications, or Companies themselves. We can also link you to Career Development and Training Centres to get the advice and training you need to advance your career."
http://Freebielist.com/
Around 40 or so categories of reviewed essential stuff for web builders and serious surfers.
http://www.getcited.org/
"getCITED is a site that exists to facilitate the dissemination and discussion of academic research. It has numerous features, but at its core, it consists of two things: a database and a discussion forum. What makes getCITED's database truly unique is that it lets scholars and researchers decide what its content should be. "
http://www.glossarist.com/
A searchable glossary directory.
Health Information for Development
http://www.iwsp.org/
"A charitable, non-profit, non-denominational research project aimed at documenting and developing the capacity of health information resource centers throughout the world. We have compiled a Global Directory of Health Information Resource Centres (HIRCs)."
http://www.healthsites.co.uk/
Healthsites - your portal to medical and health information on the net is designed to help non-medical people and doctors find reliable health related information.
http://www.ieee.org/conferencesearch/
IEEE Conference Database includes all meetings run by, or in association with, the IEEE. Sponsors include Technical Societies, geographic Regions, and specialized Boards/Committees.
http://www.bogieland.com/infodesign/
This site provides information designers with up-to-date information and communication facilities on aspects of the growing field of Information Design. Its main objective is to collect, structure and disclose relevant resources.
International Chemical Information Conference & Exhibition
http://www.infonortics.com/chemical/ch01/01chempro.html
Nīmes, France, 21-24 October 2001
http://www.interpares.org/
"The InterPARES Project is a major international research initiative in which archival scholars, computer engineering scholars, national archival institutions and private industry representatives are collaborating to develop the theoretical and methodological knowledge required for the permanent preservation of authentic records created in electronic systems. The InterPARES Project is based in the School of Library, Archival and Information Studies at the University of British Columbia."
http://www.isihighlycited.com/
"Progress in science is evolutionary. One discovery leads to another. In the scientific literature, researchers acknowledge work that has influenced them by citing that work. For years, ISI has indexed these citations.
Now, using these citations, ISI has identified influential researchers who have contributed to the progress of science through their insight and accomplishments. These researchers will be featured at ISIHighlyCited.com. This free-access, expert gateway is the first community that will include the achievement records of these preeminent researchers in each of 21 subject categories. Initially, it will grow to include 250 researchers in each category."
http://www.matersci.net/
MaterSci.Net provides a searchable database of Internet resources related to Materials Science and Metallurgy. Launched in January of 2000, the mission of MaterSci.Net is to become the best source for information related to all branches of Materials Science.
To date, there are a total of 361 links in the database.
National Library of Australia Electronic Information Resources Strategies and Action Plan 2001-2002
http://www.nla.gov.au/policy/electronic/resourcesplan.html
This paper documents the National Library's proposed strategies and actions in relation to Australian and overseas electronic information resources for the period 2001-2002.
National Sound Archive Catalogue
http://www.bl.uk/collections/sound-archive/cat.html
The catalogue includes entries for almost two-and-a-half million recordings held in the British Library National Sound Archive (NSA) and is updated daily. It is one of the largest catalogues of its kind anywhere in the world, covering both published and unpublished recordings in all genres from pop, jazz, classical and world music, to oral history, drama and literature, dialect, language and wildlife sounds.
New Horizons in Industry and Education
http://www.heliotopos.net/conf/nhie2001/
2nd International Conference, 13-14 Sept 2001, Milos Island, Greece.
This second international conference in "New Horizons in Industry and Education" is organized by the Department of Applied Informatics and Multimedia of the Technological Educational Institute of Crete (GR).
http://www.ouw.co.uk/
This is the commercial arm of the Open University (OU) and the UK's largest and most innovative university. Over 2,500 Open University (OU) books, videos, audiocassettes, CD-ROMs and study packs can be searched and bought online. The website brings together, for the first time, the full range of OU learning materials across all disciplines and media. The site is a one stop shop where you can browse through products in over 60 subjects including maths, science, technology, arts, humanities, social science, education, languages, health and social care and business studies. The Good Study Guide series, recommended reading on many undergraduate and post-16 courses, are also now available to buy online.
http://www.partsworks.com/
Online part library for SolidWorks. Contains 2D/3D standard and manufacturer based mechanical parts.
http://www.patentorder.com/
"Use PatentOrder to download patent specifications instantly through the web. PatentOrder delivers and archives complete patent documents from around the world. If you often need patent documents, this service is ideal, efficient and cost-effective."
http://www.lanxun.com/pce/
"Here, you can find the world's best utility programs for professional engineers. These programs not only save your time, but also make your engineering life much more fun."
http://www.pdastreet.com/
Part of the PDAStreet.com family - "the most complete 3rd party resource on the Internet for information relating to PDAs and similar devices".
http://www.lib.iastate.edu/services/ref/preprint.html
A useful list from Iowa State University.
PublishersGuide Science and Technology
http://www.chemistry.de/en/datenbanken/publishersguide/
Dedicated Internet Search Engine covering publishing houses dealing with chemistry or chemistry-related fields.
http://www.Softwaredioxide.com/
A one-stop destination for software professionals. Delve into it to meet, trade, learn, share, exchange, buy and sell. You'll discover synergies of knowledge, networks, people and technology
http://www.spectrallines.com/
"spectroscopyNOW.com is a major new "Community of Interest" website, launched on May 1, 2001 which will be the definitive spectroscopy resource on the internet. Ultimately spectroscopyNOW.com will become a fully interactive "Virtual Community" - the preferred forum for expert discussion, debate and the exchange of ideas."
Structural Engineering Society New Zealand: SESOC
http://sesoc.org.nz/
SESOC's membership is now over 550, primarily from New Zealand but also a number from Australia, Pacific rim and other overseas locations. Membership is targeted at those having an interest in all aspects of structural engineering, across the range of construction materials (timber, concrete, structural steel) as well as aspects of construction management and education.
Sustainable Energy Development Authority: SEDA
http://www.seda.nsw.gov.au/
SEDA is an agency created by the New South Wales Government to reduce the level of greenhouse gas emissions in this state. SEDA accomplishes this by promoting investment in the commercialisation and use of sustainable energy technologies.
http://www.tech-engine.com/
Technical jobs, services, and resources for the information technology professional and for the hiring client company.
Technology Ventures Scotland Ltd
http://www.technologyscotland.org/
New address for the sit which was Nice Web Site in December 1998.
http://www.teoma.com/
A nice looking new search engine which is getting a lot of attention, which uses link structures to rank results.
http://www.theendoffree.com/
This site chronicles the transition of sites from free to fee-based.
http://www.turingarchive.org/
This digital archive contains mainly unpublished personal papers and photographs of Alan Turing from 1923-1972. The originals are in the Turing archive in King's College Cambridge.
http://www.uniserveuk.com/
Students site giving a guide to UK universities & UK colleges.
http://www.virginstudent.com/
Information aimed at students.
http://www.wisenut.com/
A new search engine.
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/now/wr.htm
"How can we keep up-to-date with all the new thinking for a world that is changing rapidly when thousands of new books are being published every year?
World Review selects those which in the opinion of the Editorial Board deserve to be read by anyone wanting to keep abreast of the ideas that are, or should be, helping to change the world. World Review features extracts or short essays on the theme of the book written by the authors themselves.
World Review is published twice a year by New European Publications and can now be accessed electronically as PDFs, free of charge, through MCB's Emerald Now."
http://www.nrf.ac.za/yenza/
Mentioned in issue 72 of this newsletter, this is a reminder that Yenza is aimed at those in the Humanities and the Social Sciences who want to use the Internet for research and teaching. It is now maintained by the National Research Foundation.
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.
This month's Nice Web Site is:
http://www.teoma.com/
Due to holidays and such like, I don't really have time this month to fully assess all of the sites listed above and select a Nice Web Site. getCITED looks like a very interesting resource, as does FINDaPhD, but the site I've chosen is Teoma. Currently available in Beta, Teoma is a new search engine which seems to give very relevant results.
Roddy MacLeod
PRESS RELEASES
****£4,000,000 NOF Grant for RLS****
The New Opportunities Fund (NOF) have awarded a grant of 4 million pounds to Resources for Learning in Scotland. RLS is a consortium of the National Library of Scotland, the National Archives of Scotland, the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network (SCRAN), and over 100 Scottish archives and libraries.
RLS was set up to create digital content for the study and celebration of social, cultural and industrial heritage in Scotland, complementary to and integrated with the SCRAN resource base.
SCRAN is the managing agent for the consortium, and the tens of thousands of newly digitized multimedia resources that will result from this project will all be downloadable through the SCRAN User Licence.
The main focus of this new programme of projects is Lifelong Learning, and a website has been created, specifically for this audience, at www.rls.org.uk. Currently this website gives information about the new project, and allows searching and browsing of multimedia from many rls contributors.
Prof Bruce Royan,
CEO,
SCRAN (Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network)
http://www.scran.ac.uk/
tel (+44) 131 662 1211 fax(+44) 131 662 1511
****Major datasets available online via NESSTAR at the UK Data Archive****
The UK Data Archive is pleased to announce the release of a number of major datasets now available for browsing, exploring and downloading via NESSTAR.
Anyone can search for and view the full metadata (catalogue record and codebook), and non-commercial users registered with UK Data Archive can also explore/analyse and download the data.
Survey data include selected years from the major data series:
* General Household Survey (GHS)
* Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS)
* Health Survey for England (HSE)
* British Election Surveys (BES) (also available to unregistered users)
* British Social Attitudes Surveys (BSAS)
* Together with some other individual popular datasets such as the Scottish
Social Attitudes Survey and the ONS Omnibus survey
This online service will be extended to other data collections within the UKDA on a continuous basis, with more datasets being mounted on the system over the coming months.
NESSTAR
NESSTAR is a set of internet-based tools to provide an enhanced online service for data providers and data users that gives easier and quicker access to data and information about that data. It is available within a Web browser (NESSTAR Light) or as a freely downloadable application (NESSTAR Explorer). Users can:
* search for and list datasets
* browse dataset documentation
* browse and analyse data
* visualise data
* bookmark searches and analyses
* download data (including subsets) in a number of formats (including
SPSS, SAS and STATA) (coming soon)
Further instructions on using NESSTAR to access these datasets can be found at: http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/usingData/nesstar.asp
Louise Corti
Director, User Services, Data Archive & Deputy Director, Qualidata
University of Essex
Colchester CO4 3SQ
UK
Tel: + 44 1206 872145 email: cortl@essex.ac.uk
DATA ARCHIVE: http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/
**** SCURL study into Collaborative Academic Store for Scotland ****
Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries Funding from the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland
Determining the Optimal Model for a Collaborative Storage and Delivery Service for Valuable but Low-use Research Materials held in Scottish University Libraries
Funding has been granted from the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland to research the requirements of a collaborative storage and delivery service for valuable but low-use research materials in University ownership in Scotland. The aim of the research would be to determine the optimal model for a facility that would:
* Reduce the costs of storing such material at the institutional level whilst freeing space for new acquisitions and IT services
* Enhance current access for researchers across Scotland through joint ownership, improved resource discovery, and (if feasible and economic) digitisation and online delivery to the desktop
* Protect valuable resources by ensuring that the last Scottish copy of a resource was not discarded if still of continuing value to users at other institutions
* Reduce the overall costs of such a facility at a national level through de-duplication and joint maintenance
* If feasible, share costs beyond the HE libraries sector through co-operation with other sectors (public libraries, for example) and communities (archives, for example)
* Introduce use monitoring mechanisms to determine the ongoing value of such materials Key deliverables would be:
* A report detailing the requirement for such a facility in Scotland, comparing various model solutions, and recommending actions as appropriate
* A detailed business plan for a joint facility
* Ultimately, improved facilities and access to resources for Scottish researchers
Catherine Nicholson
Development Director Scottish Confederation of University and Research
Libraries (SCURL)
Caledonian Library & Information Centre
Glasgow Caledonian University
Cowcaddens Road
Glasgow G4 0BA
Tel: +44 (0)141-331-8451
Fax: +44 ( 0)141-331-3006
E-mail: C.Nicholson@gcal.ac.uk
NETWORK NEWS
- BIDS News Bulletins
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http://www.bids.ac.uk/info/fs_whatsnew.htm
BIDS is a UK provider of networked information services for higher education and research.
http://www.bids.ac.uk/info/fs_whatsnew.htm
- NISS News
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A week-by-week listing of new information resources on the NISS (National Information Services and Systems) Information Gateway selected by experts in the subject area is available at:
http://www.niss.ac.uk/welcome/whatsnew.html
- BUBL News
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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
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The latest Additions to EEVL, The Hub for Engineering, Mathematics and Computing, are available at:
- http://www.eevl.ac.uk:4321/whatsnew/
- SOSIG News
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The latest additions to SOSIG (Social Science Information Gateway) are available at:
http://sosig.esrc.bris.ac.uk/roads/whats-new.html
- EDINA Newsline
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The latest issue of Edina (Edinburgh Data & INformation Access) Newsline can be found at:
- http://edina.ed.ac.uk/newsline/
- CHEST News
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CHEST aims to obtain quality commercial software, datasets, training materials and other IT products for the Education and Research Community at low prices and attractive licence terms. The latest news from CHEST is available at:
http://www.chest.ac.uk/news.html
- MIMAS News
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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
- New on RUDI
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RUDI (Resource for Urban Design Information) is a multimedia information resource for research and teaching in the field of urban design in the Western cultural context. The latest news from RUDI can be found at:
http://www.rudi.net/
- BIOME News
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The latest issue of the AHDS (Arts and Humanities Data Service) Newsletter can be found at:
http://ahds.ac.uk/newsletters.htm
JSICmail provides electronic discussion lists for the UK higher education community.
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/news.htm
- UK Data Archive news
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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
- What's new on the TASI web site
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TASI is a service funded by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) set up to advise and support the academic community on the digital creation, storage and delivery of image-related information.
http://www.tasi.ac.uk/new.html
Chemical Data Service (CDS)
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/
Academic Info
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
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The Distributed National Electronic Resource (DNER) is a managed environment for accessing quality assured information resources on the Internet which are available from many sources.
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/dner/news/
NEW LISTS
A news and views list for all museums, archives, libraries and electronic services staff with a Scottish base or focus.
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/scotslink.html
This list is to enable discussion between UK HE engineering institutions on the topic of the forthcoming subject review. It is facilitated by LTSN Engineering. The aim is to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas, queries and the sharing of experiences.
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/engineering_review.html
A list of new JISCmail lists is available here.
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/docs/newlists-web.htm
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