The Weekly Bookmark
   February 26, 1996 - Vol 2, No. 11
   http://www.webcom.com/weekly/thisweek.html
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   Table of Contents

          On My End - Note from the Editor
          Chicago Online! - Part 1 of 2
          Supporters of the Weekly Bookmark
          Out There - Places to Visit
          Weekly Bookmark Information
          Meet The Staff - Contact Info
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   On My End
   Matt Alberts weekly@webcom.com

          Due to some problems with subscriptions and the majordomo this
          weekend, I was forced to hold this issue until tonight. The
          subscriber list was accidentally deleted by a system glitch?!
          and I had to rebuild it by hand. This was a horrible task which
          took me nearly 2 days. Hopefully, everyone got a confirmation
          of their subscription to the Weekly Bookmark and that will help
          aid in unsubscription if that ever happens.

          Today, is the sort of grand-reopening to the Weekly Bookmark. I
          have made new announcements to several places and have made
          several changes to the Weekly Bookmark in the last few weeks.
          One of the most notable ones is a new logo (for the time
          being). I thought it was about time to put something new up
          there. Also, Marian Hank, one of our staff writers, has put
          together an excellent two part series on Chicago. We hope you
          enjoy it and here are a few projects coming up in the next
          couple of months:
                Tax help and information
                Political campaigns
                WBAds! A new forum for business advertising.
                  Email wb-ads@webcom.com for more information.

          This will keep us busy for awhile. For now, enjoy a great new
          issue of the Weekly Bookmark!
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   Chicago Online!
   Marian Hank justhank@mcs.com

    NOTE: To view the pages noted in this article, you must jump to
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          The Second City, City of Big Shoulders, the Windy City, a City
          of Neighborhoods, Mayor Daley, The Chicago Fire, The Chicago
          Stockyards, Gangsters, Pizza, Wrigley Field, World Class
          Museums and Store Front Theatres.

          Chicago means many things to many people. For me, it is all of
          the above, plus, most importantly, it is home. My passion for
          my city has led me to collect quite a bookmark file of Chicago
          links, and this article and my next will be dedicated to a
          virtual tour of Chicago. This first article will explore some
          of the WWW sites that highlight some of Chicago's major
          offering and next week we will explore the cultural side of the
          city.

          The first stop on our virtual tour is The Chicago Mosaic
          Homepage. The impressive goals of this effort are outlined in
          the mission statement:
          
          The mission of the Chicago Mosaic project is to create an
          accessible, interactive, and intelligent information infrastructure
          to improve both the quality and quantity of communication among
          individual citizens, community groups, and units of government
          throughout the City of Chicago.
     
          Among the highlights on the Mosaic Web are Mayor Daley's
          homepage, The Electronic Tour Guide, and local residents will
          find the Chicago Works Mart useful in finding information about
          city services. There are sections on budget information,
          community policing and practical tourism information. This is a
          very well rounded official city web site.

          Another site that provides a well-rounded tour of Chicago is
          The Gordon Lake Chicago Web. This page has loads of
          interesting original content including the Chicago Web Yellow
          Pages, a local internet soap opera, and a Shopping Cart with
          information on weekly food deals around town. In addition, it
          serves as a index with pointers to sites covering everything
          Chicago from sports to entertainment to the weather. It is
          currently the definitive Chicago collection of homepages. Other
          excellent index style pages for Chicago include the Citynet
          Chicago Page, Sunnysite Surf and The WXRT Radio Chicago
          Resources page.

          One of the nicer aspects of living in a city like Chicago where
          many cultures are combined is the food. You can dine on
          everything from authentic Indian cuisine to plain old country
          cooking. Choosing a restaurant is easier now thanks to the
          searchable index at Chicago Restaurants and the Chicago Fine
          Dining Guide.
          
          Two of Chicago's major newspapers have an on-line presence,
          The Chicago Suntimes and The Chicago Tribune. The local
          Internet Newsstand provides links to other local publications.
          All the publications seem to be focusing on putting useful
          information on the net, so these are excellent resources for
          those that are looking for a job, housing or companionship in
          the windy city.

          Finding your way around is also made a bit easier thanks to the
          web. The Subway System of Chicago allows you to type in your
          starting point and destination and it will plan out a route for
          you. You can print out a map or text version of your route. As
          a local, I pride myself on my ability to navigate the subway,
          but this program has come up with a better travel plan than I
          would have thought of more than once. Metra offers schedules
          and information for the extensive commuter rail service, and if
          you travel around town by car, you'll want to bookmark this
          Expressway Congestion Map.

          Before I close, there is one more site I want to share with
          you. Many of the people who live in the suburbs feel as
          strongly about their community as those of us who live smack in
          the middle of things. One of my personal favorite tribute pages
          is Heavenston, a page which includes "Things pertaining to
          Evanston and its suburb to the south."

          I hope you enjoyed this electronic tour. There is still a lot
          of armchair exploring left to be done. Chicago house some world
          class museums, architectural gems, and other treasures great
          and small. The next article will highlight Chicago's culture
          and counterculture.
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   Out There

      Computers
        InternetUser
                News, Reviews, and Links to Internet Software and Tools
                from PC Magazine; a one stop shop for all your Internet
                interests.
                URL: http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/IU/iuser.htm
                Submitted By: Michael Katz
                
      Education
        AEGEE-Athina's Home Page
                AEGEE is the abbreviation of Association des Etats
                Generaux des Etudiants de l' Europe. AEGEE is the biggest
                European Students' Association, non-profit making,
                financially independent without any links to any
                political party. AEGEE aims at the promoti on of European
                cooperation & integration among young people.
                AEGEE-Athina is one of the most active and lively
                'antenna' of our network. Come and meet the unique
                "AEGEE-spirit" through our pages!!!
                URL: http://www.ntua.gr/aegee
                Submitted By: Stelios Mystakidis

        Socorro ISD
                These are the web pages for the Socorro Independent
                School Disrtict El Paso, Texas.
                URL: http://socorro.k12.tx.us
                Submitted By: John Tomas

        Horus' World Wide Web Links to History Resources
                Horus' History Links is a collection of links to WWW
                resources for history research and education. Links are
                divided into 53 categories, with architecture, antiques,
                genealogy, historic preservation, local history,
                historical periods, historical persons, historical
                photograph online collections, and museums being
                particularly well developed. Horus' site includes a
                submission form, search engine, and annotation discussing
                the philosophy behind the col lection, categorization,
                and use of the links. Historians services include
                organizations, software, conferences, email discussion
                lists, and internet usage guidance. The collection is
                associated with the Department of History, University of
                California, R iverside, and is intended to be of broad
                utility to history students, students of history, local
                historians, living history buffs, and genealogists. Links
                are provided to experimental curricula and instructional
                use of the Web at UC Riverside's Departmen t of History.
                The site is updated monthly. Horus History Links has been
                commended and recommended by four internet review
                services as an excellent place to begin history surfing
                on the Web.
                URL: http://www.kaiwan.com/~lucknow/horus/horuslinks.html
                Submitted By: Ronald Tobey

        List of Student Affairs Listservs
                The List of Student Affairs Listservs contains
                information on 138 discussion groups for student affairs
                professionals. The posted information is broken down into
                26 functional areas such as diversity, health, residence
                life, student activities, etc. Each Listserv has the
                subscription address, number of subscribers and the
                weekly number of messages recorded for the particular
                discussion group.
                URL: http://www.ucc.uconn.edu/~wwwwdosa
                Submitted By: Stuart J. Brown

      Entertainment
        daviestrek.com
                This site has many unique features. There's a listing of
                TV homepages, Star Trek information (including Lynch's
                Reviews of the individual episodes!), a large Theatre
                resource, and information on our local Festival -
                Platteville Dairy Days. Although th ere aren't any super
                cool graphics, it has a ton of GREAT information!
                URL: http://www.daviestrek.com
                Submitted By: Tom Covert

      Regional
        Cybertown.net
                Cybertown.net is Southwestern Wisconsin's newest Internet
                provider. We've been busy putting together virtual
                communities. Come and Visit Southwestern Wisconsin in a
                whole new way! Cities currently on-line: Platteville, WI,
                Lancaster, WI, Cuba City, WI , and Dubuque, IA. There are
                also a number of resources available at Cybertown. News
                and Weather, Parents and Kids Links, Job Search Links,
                and MUCH more!
                URL: http://www.cybertown.net
                Submitted By: Dick Davies

      Science
        Plant and Animal Monitoring in North America
                A gateway to information on the science of monitoring
                plants and animals. Contains monitoring guidance,
                software, procedures, links to other organizations,
                presentations of trends and inventories, and
                opportunities for participation. Monitoring infor mation
                currently concentrates on birds, amphibians, and
                butterflies. Many downloadable software, and data files,
                some pictures and sounds of birds are also available.
                URL: http://www.im.nbs.gov
                Submitted By: Sam Droege

      Society and Culture
        Pandora's PaganWeb
                Witchcraft, Wicca, Neo-Paganism and magic page. Excellent
                reading list and related site links. Home of "Cauldrons
                and Broomsticks," a monthly e-newsletter for the Wiccan
                community.
                URL: http://www.geocities.com/athens/3038/
                Submitted By: Toni Parra
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