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Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 08:43:02 -0500
From: Bob Swisher <bswisher@ou.edu>
To: "'it-fyi@ou.edu'" <it-fyi@ou.edu>
Subject: The Scout Report -- September 12, 1997
> The Scout Report
> Volume 4, Number 20
> Internet Scout Project
> University of Wisconsin
> Department of Computer Sciences
>
> == I N T H E S C O U T R E P O R T T H I S W E E K
> ========
>
> ====== Research and Education
> 1. Twenty Online Journals--ACS
> 2. Gallileo Solid State Imaging Full Data Releases--JPL
> 3. Learner Online Exhibits Collection--Annenberg/CPB Projects
> 4. Nursing Education Online--Healthweb
> 5. Vascular Plant Image Gallery--Texas A&M University
> 6. Two Literary Analysis Guides for First Year College Students
> 7. SYSLIB-L--Systems Librarianship Mailing List
>
> ==== General Interest
> 8. Mother Teresa
> 9. History from PBS and LOC
> 10. Mars Global Surveyor Update--Orbit Insertion Events
> 11. _United States Government Manual, 1997/1998_
> 12. 1997 Emmy Awards
> 13. DIGICAM--Digital Cameras Mailing List
>
> ====== Network Tools
> 14. Infoseek Distributed Search Patent
> 15. Testing the Surf: Criteria for Evaluating Internet Information
> Resources--PACS Review
> 16. Serving Up Web-Friendly Animations: In a Flash--A Tutorial From
> Webreference.com
>
> ====== Where Are They Now
> 17. Volume 1, Number 19: The Scout Report for September 9, 1994
>
>
>
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>
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>
>
>
> ====== Research and Education ====
>
> 1. Twenty Online Journals--ACS
> http://pubs.acs.org/
> Press Release
> http://www.chemcenter.org/b03.html
>
> In conjunction with its annual meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, the
> American Chemical Society has revamped its publication pages and
> announced the free availability of 1996 and 1997 articles from twenty
> of its journals (until 1998). Journals available are listed in the
> press release. Articles are available in HTML or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)
> page images. Simply click on the Table of Contents of the selected
> journals to obtain the articles, or access them through an author
> index. [JS]
>
>
> 2. Gallileo Solid State Imaging Full Data Releases--JPL
> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo/sepo/fulldata.html
>
> The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Jet Propulsion
> Laboratory provides "all images obtained by the Galileo Solid State
> Imaging (SSI) system during the spacecraft's first orbit (G1) of
> Jupiter... in calibrated and validated form" at this site. Those
> interested in beautiful astronomical pictures can view the over forty
> images of Jupiter and four of its moons. These images are accompanied
> by descriptive information and captions that are available in multiple
> sizes and formats through an interactive query. Calibrated and
> validated data ("via the Planetary Data
> System") are available for SSI REDR's and NIMS EDR's in tar.gz format.
> A
> simple search system will be available shortly. [JS]
>
>
> 3. Learner Online Exhibits Collection--Annenberg/CPB Projects
> http://www.learner.org/exhibits/
> Learner Online [RealPlayer, VDOLive]
> http://www.learner.org/
>
> The relaunched Annenberg/CPB (Corporation for Public Broadcasting)
> Projects
> Learner Online site recently added a section of online exhibits, an
> extension of its educational multi-media collection. The first
> exhibit,
> The Middle Ages, portrays every day life in Medieval times and
> contains
> sections on religion, homes, clothing, health, arts, and town life.
> Each
> section provides a short essay and links to related sites, and may
> also
> offer an interactive quiz or activity. This is the first of what is to
> be a
> series of monthly exhibits aimed at K-12 students and other interested
> users. Learners of all ages can consult Learner Online for information
> on
> Annenberg/CPB projects and can also visit a video preview room
> (RealPlayer
> or VDOLive), and consult a guide to math and science reform, and SAMI
> (Science and Math Initiatives), a "clearinghouse of resources,
> funding, and
> curriculum for... math and science teachers." [JS]
>
>
> 4. Nursing Education Online--Healthweb
> http://www.lib.umich.edu/hw/nursing/education.html
> Healthweb Nursing Pages
> http://www.lib.umich.edu/hw/nursing.html
>
> Healthweb's (discussed in the January 24, 1997 Scout Report) Nursing
> section, maintained at the Taubman Medical Library at the University
> of
> Michigan, has recently added Nursing Education Online. This page
> connects
> to Nursing School pages in 46 states and nine foreign countries. It
> also
> has pointers to International and National Doctoral programs in
> nursing.
> The Nursing pages cover a variety of topics related to the field
> including
> career information, professional organizations, and clinical nursing.
> [JS]
>
>
> 5. Vascular Plant Image Gallery--Texas A&M University
> http://www.isc.tamu.edu/FLORA/gallery.htm
>
> Texas A&M University's Bioinformatics Working Group offers this
> no-nonsense
> botany teaching resource. Vascular plants are arranged alphabetically
> by
> family from Acanthaceae to Zygophyllaceae and users simply click for
> the
> images. Brief descriptions are provided (which may indicate the
> popular
> name of the plant). The site is searchable. Familiarity with vascular
> plant
> taxonomic nomenclature is assumed. [JS]
>
>
> 6. Two Literary Analysis Guides for First Year College Students
> Critical Reading: A Guide
> http://www.brocku.ca/english/jlye/criticalreading.html
> The Problem of Meaning in Literature
> http://www.brocku.ca/english/jlye/meaning.html
>
> John Lye, a professor in the Departments of English and Communication
> Studies at Brock University (Canada), offers these two resources
> designed
> for beginning literature students. Critical Guide contains sections on
> poetry, fiction, prose in fiction, and writing analytical essays. The
> Problem of Meaning discusses the meaning of literature from the point
> of
> view of the author, the text, and the reader. Though not exhaustive,
> these
> guides form a useful framework to help beginning students think
> critically
> about the literature they are reading. [JS]
>
>
> 7. SYSLIB-L--Systems Librarianship Mailing List
>
> The SYSLIB-L list serves as a vehicle for the discussion of topics
> related
> to systems librarianship and for the collection of information related
> to
> systems librarianship. Postings may include, but are not limited to,
> job
> postings, technical questions, philosophical discussions, and
> education.
> [JS]
> To subscribe send email to:
> listserv@listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu
> In the body of the message type:
> SUB SYSLIB-L your name
>
>
>
> ====== General Interest ====
>
> 8. Mother Teresa
> Mother Teresa: 1910-1997--_Los Angeles Times_ [.wav, .pdf]
> http://www.latimes.com/teresa/
> Mother Teresa: A Mission Ends--_India Today_
> http://www.india-today.com/itoday/15091997/cover.html
>
> The life and death of Mother Teresa is honored at the _Los Angeles
> Times_
> site. It includes pertinent stories, audio and Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)
> files
> of selected quotations, images, and a timeline (.pdf format only).
> There
> are also connections to selected Mother Teresa web sites. The site is
> tastefully executed, and manages to be reverential while trying to
> remain
> secular. For a slightly different view, one from the vastly Hindu
> country
> where this Catholic nun conducted her life's work, the September 19,
> 1997
> issue of _India Today_ (discussed in the August 29, 1997 issue of the
> Scout
> Report) dedicates two cover stories to Mother Teresa, including a
> guest
> column entitled "Touch the Poor," by her official biographer, Navin
> Chawla.
> [JS]
>
>
> 9. History from PBS and LOC
> PBS History
> http://www.pbs.org/history/
> Words and Deeds in American History--LOC
> http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/mcchtml/corhome.html
>
> PBS has opened a new "neighborhood" for history, to go along with its
> six
> other subject and news based areas. PBS History is basically a
> re-organization of PBS web content related to broadcast series like
> Frontline, The American Experience, NOVA, and POV. There are also
> sections
> devoted to independent series such as The West, (discussed in the
> September
> 20, 1996 Scout Report), Thomas Jefferson, and The Great War and the
> Shaping
> of the 20th Century, among others. PBS History is divided into
> geographical, biographical, and teaching aids sections. It has
> recently
> added a section on the forthcoming Presidents series, and also plans
> sections on Ken Burns' forthcoming Lewis and Clark documentary and an
> American Revolution documentary. Words and Deeds "celebrat[es] the
> Library
> of Congress Manuscript Division's first 100 years" by providing 92
> manuscript documents in ten subject areas at this time, from the 15th
> century to 1965. Included are Washington's First Inaugural Address,
> Morse's
> sketch of a telegraph, the Compromise of 1850 speeches of Calhoun and
> Webster, Bell's sketch of a telephone, and Frost's "Dedication," at
> the
> Kennedy Inaugural. Images are available in two sizes and excellent
> though
> brief background text is included with each manuscript. [JS]
>
>
> 10. Mars Global Surveyor Update--Orbit Insertion Events [QuickTime]
> http://mpfwww.jpl.nasa.gov/mgs/
> MarsWeb
> http://marsweb.jpl.nasa.gov/
>
> The Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft (discussed in the November 8, 1996
> Scout Report) reached Mars orbit on September 11, 1997 in preparation
> for
> mapping the planet that on March, 1998. This site is highlighted by
> real
> time updates, flight status reports, telemetry information, and an
> annotated QuickTime movie, as well as several images of Mars taken
> from MGS
> (the last four can be found under Hot News. After orbit insertion, a
> period
> of "aerobraking," "lower[ing] the orbit without using Surveyor's
> rocket
> engine," is scheduled to occur until mid-January, 1998, in preparation
> for
> mapping. NASA has reorganized its Surveyor and Pathfinder pages under
> one
> page called MarsWeb, where over fifty mirror sites around the world
> can be
> found. [JS]
>
>
> 11. _United States Government Manual, 1997/1998_ GPO
> http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aaces002.html
> Select Government Manual and Search Tips
> NARA
> http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/nara001.html
> Hints for Searching
> http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/desc016.html
>
> The National Archives and Records Administration and the US Government
> Printing Office have announced the latest version of this
> comprehensive
> government information resource. The _Manual_ contains information on
> the
> branches of government and on other government organizations. It is an
> excellent source for organization contact information. Retrieval is
> available in ASCII text or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. Summary
> information
> about organizations is returned separately with each query. Because
> there
> is no browse interface, users should consult the help page at the GPO
> site,
> or read the small help section at the NARA site (particularly the help
> that
> enables users to retrieve the table of contents of the book). [JS]
>
>
> 12. 1997 Emmy Awards
> NetGuide EmmyGuide
> http://www.netguide.com/special/emmy.html
> Academy of Television Arts and Sciences [NetShow]
> http://www.emmys.org/
>
> On September 14, 1997, the American television industry will engage in
> its
> 49th annual primetime Emmy Awards celebration, and these two sites are
> excellent places to start (for those who won't be glued to the TV).
> NetGuide's EmmyGuide acts as a combination information and meta-page
> for
> the awards, and features full nominee lists, with connections to show
> and
> network sites, and with pointers to five other Emmy sites. One of
> these
> sites, the official Academy of Television Arts and Sciences site
> (discussed
> in the August 4, 1995 Scout Report) includes an exhaustive section on
> the
> rules of the awards, an archive of last year's winners, a live
> EmmyCast
> (Microsoft NetShow) and a photo archive. Unfortunately, a list of this
> year's nominees is lacking at this time. [JS]
>
>
> 13. DIGICAM--Digital Cameras Mailing List
>
> DIGICAM is a forum for general discussion concerning the purchase and
> use
> of digital cameras. The list caters to both professional and amateur
> photographers using any digital camera from the common QuickCam to
> more
> expensive, professional cameras. Appropriate topics include hardware,
> images, software, color, printing, and advocacy (the future of film).
> [JS]
> To subscribe send email to:
> majordomo@leben.com
> In the body of the message type:
> subscribe digicam
>
>
>
> ====== Network Tools ====
>
>
> 14. Infoseek Distributed Search Patent
> http://software.infoseek.com/patents/dist_search/index.htm
>
> Infoseek received a patent (5,659,732--"Document Retrieval over
> networks
> wherein ranking and relevance scores are computed at the client for
> multiple database documents") on August 19, 1997. At the heart of the
> invention is a technology designed to increase the accuracy of
> relevance
> rankings of retrieved items. The site contains a press release,
> background
> information, the text of the patent, pointers to three articles about
> it,
> and a graphic that illustrates the difference between present
> searching
> methodologies and the Infoseek invention. [JS]
>
>
> 15. Testing the Surf: Criteria for Evaluating Internet Information
> Resources--PACS Review
> http://info.lib.uh.edu/pr/v8/n3/cont8n3.html
> Evaluation of Information Resources Virtual Library
> http://www.vuw.ac.nz/~agsmith/evaln/evaln.htm
> Public Access Computer Systems Review
> http://info.lib.uh.edu/pacsrev.html
>
> Featured in the current issue of the Public-Access Computing Systems
> Review, this refereed article, by Alistair G. Smith of the School of
> Communications and Information Management, Victoria University,
> Wellington,
> New Zealand, reviews available Internet resource evaluation criteria
> in
> print and on the Internet. It also presents a "toolbox" of quality
> evaluation criteria. As Internet information proliferates, information
> quality evaluation becomes more important. This article, presented in
> both
> HTML and ASCII text, is an excellent portal to the subject. Smith is
> also
> maintainer of a virtual library on the topic. PACS Review is "an
> electronic
> journal about end-user computer systems in libraries." [JS]
>
>
> 16. Serving Up Web-Friendly Animations: In a Flash - A tutorial from
> Webreference.com
> http://www.webreference.com/dev/flash/
>
> Interested in using Macromedia Flash, but need a little help in doing
> so?
> Check out Webreference.com's (discussed in the April 19, 1996 Scout
> Report)
> quick step-by-step tutorial by Amy Cowen for Flash beginners. This
> program
> (discussed in the April 11, 1997 Scout Report) allows for the creation
> of
> streaming, interactive, frame by frame animations with sound. The
> tutorial
> uses the example of a banner ad. Through this, users are taught how to
> add
> frames, layers, and text, and how to export and view their movies. For
> those who do not favor browser plug-ins, a Flash movie can be exported
> in
> various formats enabling the movie to be viewed in a browser with or
> without the Shockwave Plug-in. See the tutorial for these and other
> tips.
> [TB]
>
>
>
> ====== Where Are They Now ====
>
> 17. Volume 1, Number 19: The Scout Report for September 9, 1994
> http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/scout/report/archive/9-9-94.html
> Buddhist Studies Virtual Library, and Others
> http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVL-Buddhism.html
> WWW.CIOLEK.COM
> http://www.ciolek.com/
> Coombsweb--Australian National University
> http://coombs.anu.edu.au/
> National Science Foundation
> http://www.nsf.gov/
> NSF Custom News Service
> http://www.nsf.gov/home/cns/start.htm
>
> The Buddhist Studies Virtual Library is one of the many creations of
> T.
> Matthew Ciolek of the Australian National University. It presently
> contains
> some 320 annotated resources in ten topical areas, including Buddhist
> texts, Buddhist studies databases, organizations, and Buddhist
> electronic
> newsletters and journals, among others. Ciolek, currently head of the
> Internet Publications Bureau of the Research School of Asian and
> Pacific
> Studies at the Australian National University, also oversees six other
> virtual libraries, including Asian studies, Tibetan studies,
> Australian
> Aboriginal studies, and information quality. Recently these virtual
> libraries have moved from the Coombsweb ANU Social Sciences Server to
> Ciolek's server. Coombsweb still, however, maintains four Asian
> related
> virtual libraries of its own. When the National Science Foundation's
> site
> was first annotated, it was mostly a grant information resource, with
> a
> link to a publications database. While that is still its main purpose,
> the
> site has seen tremendous growth, and now contains ten major subject
> based
> areas, as well as directory information and statistics. Its Custom
> News
> Service is one of the most exhaustive e-mail push current awareness
> services available, allowing not only complete customization of
> information
> received, but also creating a customized user web page for its
> participants. [JS]
>
>
>
> ====== ====
> == Index for September 12, 1997 ==
> ==== ======
>
> 1. Twenty Online Journals--ACS
> http://pubs.acs.org/
> Press Release
> http://www.chemcenter.org/b03.html
>
> 2. Gallileo Solid State Imaging Full Data Releases--JPL
> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo/sepo/fulldata.html
>
> 3. Learner Online Exhibits Collection--Annenberg/CPB Projects
> http://www.learner.org/exhibits/
> Learner Online [RealPlayer, VDOLive]
> http://www.learner.org/
>
> 4. Nursing Education Online--Healthweb
> http://www.lib.umich.edu/hw/nursing/education.html
> Healthweb Nursing Pages
> http://www.lib.umich.edu/hw/nursing.html
>
> 5. Vascular Plant Image Gallery--Texas A&M University
> http://www.isc.tamu.edu/FLORA/gallery.htm
>
> 6. Critcal Reading: A Guide
> http://www.brocku.ca/english/jlye/criticalreading.html
> On the Problem of Meaning in Literature
> http://www.brocku.ca/english/jlye/meaning.html
>
> 7. SYSLIB-L--Systems Librarianship Mailing List
> Email:listserv@listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu
> Message: SUB SYSLIB-L your name
>
> 8. Mother Teresa
> Mother Teresa: 1910-1997--_Los Angeles Times_ [.wav, .pdf]
> http://www.latimes.com/teresa/
> Mother Teresa: A Mission Ends--_India Today_
> http://www.india-today.com/itoday/15091997/cover.html
>
> 9. PBS History
> http://www.pbs.org/history/
> Words and Deeds in American History--LOC
> http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/mcchtml/corhome.html
>
> 10. Mars Global Surveyor Update--Orbit Insertion Events [QuickTime]
> http://mpfwww.jpl.nasa.gov/mgs/
> MarsWeb
> http://marsweb.jpl.nasa.gov/
>
> 11. _United States Government Manual, 1997/1998_ GPO
> http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aaces002.html
> Select Government Manual and Search
> NARA
> http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/nara001.html
> Hints for Searching
> http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/desc016.html
>
> 12. NetGuide EmmyGuide
> http://www.netguide.com/special/emmy.html
> Academy of Television Arts and Sciences [NetShow]
> http://www.emmys.org/
>
> 13. DIGICAM--Digital Cameras Mailing List
> Email: majordomo@leben.com
> Message: subscribe digicam
>
> 14. Infoseek Distributed Search Patent
> http://software.infoseek.com/patents/dist_search/index.htm
>
> 15. Testing the Surf: Criteria for Evaluating Internet Information
> Resources--PACS Review
> http://info.lib.uh.edu/pr/v8/n3/cont8n3.html
> Evaluation of Information Resources Virtual Library
> http://www.vuw.ac.nz/~agsmith/evaln/evaln.htm
> Public Access Computer Systems Review Info Quality Review
> http://info.lib.uh.edu/pacsrev.html
>
> 16. Serving Up Web-Friendly Animations: In a Flash - A tutorial from
> Webreference.com
> http://www.webreference.com/dev/flash/
>
> 17. Volume 1, Number 19: The Scout Report for September 9, 1994
> http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/scout/report/archive/9-9-94.html
> Buddhist Studies Virtual Library, and Others
> http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVL-Buddhism.html
> WWW.CIOLEK.COM
> http://www.ciolek.com/
> Coombsweb--Australian National University
> http://coombs.anu.edu.au/
> National Science Foundation
> http://www.nsf.gov/
> NSF Custom News Service
> http://www.nsf.gov/home/cns/start.htm
>
>
>
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