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        SURAnet Guide to Selected Internet Resources

            RESOURCES BY TOPIC

In this section, resources available on the net are listed by topic.
Areas covered range from education and library science to mathematics
and space science.  Items include World Wide Web, Gopher, FTP and Telnet sites.


                Agriculture

Clemson University Forestry and Agriculture Network
An agriculturally-based database similar to PENpages in content; however, the
information provided tends be be localized to the southeastern United States.
This is a menu-driven database with headings including weather, economics,
plants, animals, engineering, food, family, and human resources.

        Access:     telnet eureka.clemson.edu (130.127.8.3)
        Username:     public

A Guide to Agriculture on the Internet
Mark Campidonica, Ph.D., UC Davis, 1992
This guide is not only a reference to agricultural-based resources on the
Internet, but also a tutorial for PC users on how to use and navigate around
the Internet. Also available are e-mail, ftp, and telnet guides.

        Access:    ftp.ucdavis.edu (128.120.250.250)
        Directory:    pub/extension/document
        Filename:    ag-guide.ps

NOT JUST COWS: A Guide to Internet/Bitnet Resources in Agriculture
and Related Sciences Wilfred Drew; SUNY at Morrisville College of
Agriculture and Technology The purpose of this guide is to list agricultural
and related sciences information resources available through the Internet.
Agricultural information resources listed include an index of more than 70
libraries with extensive collections in agriculture; more than 10 Internet
BBSs; a collection of mail-based services such as Almanac Servers and more
than 60 discussion groups. It also includes World Wide Web, WAIS, and Gopher
resources.  The most current version of the document is accessible via Gopher
or e-mail to the author.

        Access:    gopher  snymorvb.cs.snymor.edu
        Access:    e-mail to [e-mail]

PENpages
PENpages is an agriculturally based database administered by Pennsylvania
State University.  Information entered into PENpages is provided by numerous
sources including the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Rutgers
University, and Penn State.  Easy-to-use menus guide users to information
ranging from cattle and agricultural prices to current weather information and
from health information to agricultural news from around the nation. A keyword
search option also allows users to search the database for related information
and articles.  The database is updated daily. A listing of most recent
additions is displayed after login.

        Access:    telnet psupen.psu.edu (128.118.36.4)

If you are accessing the system from within the United States, enter your two
letter state abbreviation as the username. If you are accessing the system from
outside the United States, enter world as your username.

QUERRI: Questions on University Extension Regional Resource Information
Extension Services North Centeral States (NCS)
This a database of bibliographic information of agricultural titles with
abstracts, including written and audio-visual extension materials. There
are currently over 12,000 resources available. Information is also available
on ordering procedures for the selected resources. Developed by NCS
Extension Services, the information contained in this database is limited to
the respective region of the United States.  Searches are done by keyword
for all program areas, which include agriculture, home economics, 4-H and
youth, and community resource development.
        Access:    telnet isn.rdns.iastate.edu (129.186.99.6)
        Username:    querri


                Biology

Archive of Biology Software and Data
Indiana University
The main area of concentration of this archive is molecular biology.
The archive contains software for the Macintosh, VAX-VMS, UNIX, MS-DOS,
and other important operating systems.

        Access:    ftp.bio.indiana.edu (129.79.224.25)

It is recommended that you transfer and read the file Archive.doc first.
This file gives considerable information about, and instructions for using
the archive.  For further information on this archive, e-mail:
        Access:  e-mail:  [e-mail]

Biocomputing, Biozentrum
University of Basel
Archive of biological databases and other related information resources.
        Access:    bioftp.unibas.ch (131.152.8.1)

A Biologist's Guide to Internet Resources
A comprehensive guide to software and data archives, electronic mailing lists,
and "newsgroups".  This guide also lists other services and sources of
information of interest to biologists, including other documents published
electronically on the Internet and elsewhere that can help scientists
navigate the Internet and enhance their own research.
        Access:    rtfm.mit.edu (18.70.0.224)
        Directory:    pub/usenet/news.answers/biology
        File:        guide

BIOSIS
BIOSIS contains citations from a number of biological publications providing
worldwide coverage of research in the biological and biomedical sciences.  The
database comprises over 500,000 citations yearly covering over 9,000 primary
and monograph titles.  A password is needed to access this database. For help
call the OCLC User Contact Desk at 1 [phone].

European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany
The EMBL Network File Server enables network access to the following:

Ñ    EMBL Nucleotide Sequence Database.
Ñ    The newest nucleotide sequence data created at EMBL and GenBank since
    the latest full release of the EMBL database.
Ñ    DNA sequence alignments and consensus sequences.
Ñ    Free software for molecular biologists.
Ñ    Reference lists of relevance to molecular biology.
Ñ    General documents with importance to molecular biology.
Ñ    Documents describing the services of the EMBL Data Library.

        Access:    e-mail to [e-mail]

    To obtain a General Help file, send the command: Help

*****    ExPASy Molecular Biology Server
    Geneva University Hospital and the University of Geneva
    This server is dedicated to the analysis of protein and nucleic acid
    sequences as well as 2-D PAGE. It provides access to a number of
    databases such as SWISS- PROT, SWISS-2DPAGE, PROSITE, SEQANALREF,
    ENZYME, REBASE, EMBL, GenBank, PDB, FlyBase, GCRDb, MaizeDB, MEDLINE
    and OMIM and get information on software packages for molecular biology.

        Access:    World Wide Web
        URL:    http://expasy.hcuge.ch/

GenBank
Nucleic acid sequence databank.

        Access:    net.bio.net (134.172.3.69)
        Directory: pub/BIOSCI/BIO-JOURNALS/
            then select the appropriate subdirectory by subject.

Johns Hopkins Genetic Databases
Genome Data Base (GDB)  Human chromosome mapping.
OMIM Data Base (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man  Inherited disorders and
traits.  Network access is supported.  However, users must first contact
the Welch Medical Library at Johns Hopkins University to obtain a user id
and password. Telephone [phone] to obtain a user id and password,
or contact [e-mail].

National Center for Biotechnology Information
Compiled by the National Institutes of Health
The repository directory is a collection of databases and software that
have been deposited with the NCBI and made available for distribution ╥as is.╙  The databases and software are not officially supported or maintained by
the NCBI, and the NCBI does not assume responsibility for the accuracy,
validity, or reliability of the software.  Each collection of software will
typically be stored in individual directories containing README files for
file descriptions and contact names. The following is a partial list of
directories which are presently available in the NCBI repository:

Ñ    TFD: Transcription Factor Database.  A relational database of
    transcription factors maintained by David Ghosh, NCBI.

Ñ    NGDD: Normalized Gene Designation Database.  Normalized gene maps
    for E.coli, Salmonella, Bacillus subtilus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and
    Caulobacter crescentus from Yvon Abel and Robert Cedergen.

Ñ    EPD: Eukaryotic Promoter Database.  A collection of biologically
    functional, experimentally defined RNA POL II promoters active in
        xhigher eukaryotes.
    Maintained by Philipp Bucher, Stanford University.

Ñ    LiMB: Listing of Molecular Biology databases.  A collection of
        information about the content and maintenance of a large number of
        databases of interest to the molecular biology community. Maintained
         by Gifford Keen, Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Ñ    metabolism: A collection of notes and datasets relating to intermediate
    metabolism.  Maintained by Peter Karp, NCBI.  This collection includes
        the Enzyme Data Bank maintained by Amos Bairoch, Centre Medical
    Universitaire, Geneva, Switzerland.

Ñ    mol-model: A central data repository where workers in the field of
    macromolecular modeling can deposit and retrieve parameter sets,
    potential energy functions, and associated data relevant to molecular
    modeling applications.  Maintained by Jay Ponder, Washington University,
    and David States, NCBI.

Ñ    REBASE: Restriction Enzyme Database.  Maintained by Richard Roberts.

        Access:    ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (130.14.25.1)
        Directory:    repository

****    Pedro's BioMolecular Research Tools
    Pedro Coutinho, Indiana State University
    This page is a catch-all page for resources of interest to
        researchers in molecular biology and genetics. Links to search
        engines for different databases are included.

        Access:    World Wide Web
        URL:    http://www.public.iastate.edu/~pedro/
                    research_tools.html

PROSITE: A Dictionary of Sites and Patterns of Proteins
Dr. A. Bairoch
Both the Handbook and a User Manual are available.

        Access:    fly.bio.indiana.edu (129.79.224.25)
        Directory:    molbio/data/prosite
        Files:        prosite.txt    (User Manual)
                prosite.doc    (Handbook)

REBASE: Restriction Enzyme Database
Dr. Richard Roberts, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
The archive contains both data and literature citations.

        Access:    vent.neb.com (192.138.220.2)
        Directory: pub/rebase

For further information on the database, e-mail [e-mail]  and
[e-mail]

Ribosomal Database Project
University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois
The Ribosomal Database Project (RDP) has been established to help
scientists and others utilize the large and rapidly growing collection
of ribosomal sequence data. At present the project is limited to ribosomal
RNA sequences.  The RDP offers or will offer: (1) alignments of the various
classes of ribosomal RNA sequences, (2) software useful in manipulating the
sequence data, and (3) various services to the user community.

        Access:    info.mcs.anl.gov (140.221.10.1)
        Directory: pub/RDP
        Access:    e-mail to [e-mail]

TAXACOM FTP Server: A Network Information Service for Systemic Biology
This FTP server is a clearinghouse for a variety of informational resources.
Information available includes recent biological publications, funding
opportunity announcements, related software packages, NSF-sponsored
workshops, and MUSE project information and software.  It is suggested
that users tranfer the README.TAX file for a better understanding of the file structure.

        Access:        huh.harvard.edu (128.103.108.123)
        Directory:    pub
        File:        README.TAX


                Business

BookWire
BookWire provides a one-stop source for online book information. If you need
information about anything related to the book business, this is the place to
look.  BookWire offers links to other publishing-related sites, including MCI╒s
Gramercy Press, which BookWire claims to be, ironically, ╥the most exciting
publisher╒s site on the net.╙  For the cost of a subscription, BookWire will
develop and house a Web page for the length of the subscription.

        Access:      World Wide Web
        URL:         http://www.bookwire.com/

*****    Business Policy and Strategy Home Page
    U. S. Academy of Management
    This page provides a catch-all listing of resources of interest
    to management professionals.  Sample links include information on
    forthcoming conferences, book reviews, Dun and Bradstreet Information
    Services, and management and commerce sites worldwide.

        Access:    World Wide Web
        URL:    http://comsp.com.latrobe.edu.au/bps.html

Conroy╒s Florist of San Diego
Valentine╒s Day 1995 brings us into a whole new era in romance.  Now, not only
can you meet your honey on the Internet, but you can order flowers!  Fill
out an on-line form and call or fax your credit card number for a flat
delivery fee.  Full- size graphics offer potential clients the option to
view their arrangement up close.  We╒ll know we╒ve entered a virtual world
when we can download the fragrance, as well!

        Access:      World Wide Web
        URL:         http://mmink.com/mmink/dossiers/conroys/
                conroys.html

StrategyWeb
StrategyWeb is made up of interelated parts that foster professional
and scholarly connections, awarding and procurement of consulting engagements,
and specialized knowledge transfer.  It includes digest articles on world
markets for strategic decision makers; conferences for group discussions,
and electronic mail delivery of such newspapers as the London Times, Moscow
Times and DecisionLine.

        Access: World Wide Web
        URL:    http://www.onramp.net/~atw_dhw/precom.html

Stock Quotes
QuoteCom
QuoteCom offers both free and for-a-fee financial market data.  Included are
current quotes; Standard and Poor╒s Stock Guide and MarketScope Alerts; Hoover
company profiles; historical data; and Canadian, London and European market
data.  QuoteCom employs the ticker symbols used by the major exchanges and
offers quotations for stock or tradeable instruments not on its list but
which can be found using the correct ticker symbol.  This home page also
points to other links for investors such as NYU╒s EDGAR and personal
finance resources.
        Access:    World Wide Web
        URL:    http://www.quote.com


                Computer Science

HPCwire
Advanced Network Services, Inc.
HPCwire is a new, free service dedicated to the high performance computing
community.  Scientists, researchers, and business establishments now have easy
access to a centralized source of up-to-date information and database
resources at no charge to users.  Current features include:
Ñ    Job Bank: Lists positions in business and academic institutions
    throughout the U. S. and overseas.
Ñ    Daily News: Contains the latest, fast-breaking news events, combined
    with interviews and news analyses.
Ñ    Research Register: Lists details of important research projects
        worldwide.
Ñ    General Information: Contains Internet resources information, plus
    listings on conferences and workshops, education, funding, call for
        papers, requests for proposals, calendar, etc.
Ñ    Newsletters: Contains some of the leading online publications such as
    Dataquest Perspective, Vector Register, and newsletters from
    supercomputing centers.
Ñ    Software: Contains available software programs, code and databases.
Ñ    Supercomputing Review: Houses back issues of the monthly magazine.
Ñ    User Groups: A forum for special-interest groups such as parallel
    processing,     heterogenous processing, NETLIB, PVM, HeNCE, and others.
    Users are invited to participate in the ongoing MPP debate!

At present, HPCWire has over 2,500 registered users from more than 30
countries.

        Access:    telnet hpcwire.ans.net (147.225.1.51)
        Login:    hpcwire



                Economics

The Economic Bulletin Board
U. S. Department of Commerce
The Commerce Department's Economic Bulletin Board (EBB) is a one-stop source
for current information from the Department of Commerce, Department of Labor,
Treasury Department, the Federal Reserve Board, and many other federal
agencies.  Over 2,000 files covering topics such as gross domestic product,
employment, foreign trade information, financial and monetary indicators, and
regional statistics are available.  Any questions regarding this service
should be directed to [e-mail]

        Access:    telnet ebb.stat-usa.gov (192.239.70.201)
        Login:    trial

EDGAR
Internet Multicasting Service and New York University Stern School of Business
EDGAR is a database of information filed with the Securities and Exchance
Commission by the nation╒s more than 15,000 publicly traded companies.
Previously these filings were only available through the LEXIS search service
(Mead Data Central).  The database is a pilot project (funded by the National
Science Foundation) to determine whether it is technically and financially
effective to run EDGAR data on the Internet.

        Access:        FTP to town.hall.org
        Directory:     edgar
        Login:         anonymous
        or
        Access:     e-mail to [e-mail]
                Enter the word HELP in the body of the message.
                You receive a copy of the general help text.  If you want
        general information on EDGAR, enter the following
        command in the body of the message: send edgar/general.txt

General Accounting Office Reports Archive
Full text reports from the United States General Accounting Office.
Currently there are 7 reports available.

        Access:     cu.nih.gov (128.231.64.7)
        Directory:    GAO-REPORTS

New England Electronic Economic Data Center
James H. Breece, University of Maine
New England Electronic Economic Data Center [NEEED(c)] provides the public
with free electronic access to available data on the New England economy.
Specifically, NEEED(c) is an electronic bulletin board and Internet system that
allows the public to dial up or FTP to a host computer in order to view and
download historical economic data.

        Access:    neeedc.umesbs.maine.edu (130.111.62.125)
            Get the file readme.doc for an overview of the archive.

Resources for Economists on the Net
Bill Goffe, University of Southern Mississippi
This document lists resources of interest to economists. It is of interest
to anyone looking for economic data and related information.

        Access:        rtfm.mit.edu (18.70.0.209)
        Directory:    pub/usenet/sci.econ.research
        File:        econ-resources-faq

Taxing Times
W.J. Proffer, Maxwell Labs
This World Wide Web server includes state, federal, and Canadian tax forms and
information.  Forms are available in three formats: TIFF image format, printer
downloadable Adobe Postscript, and Portable Document format.  Not all of the 750
forms are available in both TIFF and postscript formats.  Instructions for
downloading are given and new forms are constantly being added.  Also included
is the entire tax code and discussion groups for taxpayers with questions and
ideas.

        Access:    World Wide Web
        URL:    http://inept.scubed.com:8001/tax/tax.html

Taxpayers Assets Project
The Taxpayers Assets Project (TAP) was started by Ralph Nader in 1989 to
investigate issues related to the management of publicly owned assets.
Since its inception TAP has focused on a number of topics, including the
federal government╒s management of mining rights, public lands, timber and
information resources, and government management of intellectual property
rights.  The documents are available via e-mail.

        Dan Newman             [e-mail]
        Taxpayers Assets Project    voice:    [phone]
        P.O. Box 19367            fax:    [phone]
        Washington, D.C.  20036


                Education

ACADEME THIS WEEK
Chronicle of Higher Education
The Chronicle╒s ACADEME is available each Tuesday at noon E.S.T.  ACADEME
includes summaries of articles published in the Chronicle of Higher Education
as well as meetings, job openings, best selling books and deadlines for grant
applications, exchange programs and papers.  It also includes national
educational statistics from the Chronicle╒s Almanac of Higher Education.

        Access:    World Wide Web
        URL:    http://chronicle.merit.edu

askERIC
Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)
askERIC is a question-answering service for teachers, library media specialists,
and administrators.  If you have questions about K-12 education, learning,
teaching, information technology, educational administration - askERIC. Within
48 working hours, askERIC will respond with an answer.  To askERIC, email
your question(s) to [e-mail]

The ERIC gopher is another source of valuable information for teachers:
Ñ    FAQ: A directory of frequently-asked questions and answers.
Ñ    Lesson Plans: Searchable database on many subjects.

Ñ    Educational listservs: An annotated listing of discussion groups.
Ñ    ERIC Access Points:  Institutions that provide unlimited Internet
    access to ERIC resources

        URL:    gopher://ericir.syr.edu/

Comserve
Communication Institute for Online Scholarship (CIOS)
The CIOS was created for communication professionals and students to improve
computer-mediated scholarship and education.  This mail-server is an
information clearinghouse for communications studies.  The services available
from Comserve include:

The database: Consists of files containing bibliographies, syllabi, research
instruments, curriculum descriptions, conference announcements, et cetera--
anything that would be useful to a faculty member or student of communication.

The electronic conferences: Facilitates more than twenty topically or
professionally based ongoing conferences of interest to communications studies.

The journals index: Provides indexes to most of the field's most important
journals and allows users to search for author's name or strings in a title.
Comserve returns full bibliographic citations for articles turned up by the
search.

The white pages directory: Allows users to list themselves (names, e-mail and
postal addresses, interests) in a searchable directory.

Online help files, menu-driven interface program, and a hard copy user's guide
allow new users a variety of ways to get familiar with using Comserve and its
services.  Real people respond to mail sent to Comserve's editorial address:

    E-mail:    [e-mail]
    To access information on Comserve send a message to:

    Access:    mail [e-mail]
        In the body of the message send the command:
            Help Topics Access

EdWeb
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is proud to announce the creation of
the CPB EdWeb.  EdWeb is an on-line tutorial on education, technology, school
reform, and the Information Highway.  Designed for both teachers and
telecommunications enthusiasts, EdWeb offers a vast collection of on-line
educational resources, success stories of how technology is used in the
classroom, a history of the development of the Infobahn, and much more.

    Access:    World Wide Web
    URL:    http://198.187.60.80

ERIC: Educational Resources Information Center
ERIC, an educational database, includes references to articles in hundreds of
periodicals covering the most significant and timely educational research.
ERIC is the electronic version of Resources in Education, and Current Index to
Journals in Education, two indexes based on educational research.

    Access:    Gopher ericir.syr.edu/Database

For general information about ERIC, contact ACCESS ERIC, 1-800-LET-ERIC or
[e-mail]

Educational Online Sources (EOS)
Brown University
Created by and for the K-12 community, organizers of this World Wide Web server
aim to make the EOS WWW a first stop for teachers just joining the Internet.
Believing that the next wave of immigration to the Internet will be high school
teachers and students, the creators of this WWW server display the education
oriented potential of an online community.  Users are invited to submit
information.  Already included are pointers to education-related electronic
discussion groups, USENet news groups, gophers, FAQs and World Wide Webs
for education.

    Access:    World Wide Web
    URL:    http://garnet.geo.brown.edu/eos1/main_plain.html

GC EduNET
University System of Georgia
The GC EduNET project provides educators in the state of Georgia the
opportunity to communicate freely and frequently.  Initiated to combat
isolation problems, GC EduNET is more then just another BBS; rather, it is
an electronic information service.  The goal of this project is to allow
members to communicate, while simultaneously organizing, collecting, and
presenting information relevant to user needs.  GC EduNET is a free service
and users may fill out a membership form online.

    Access: telnet gcedunet.peachnet.edu (131.144.54.52)

Hot List of K-12 Internet School Sites
This page, maintained by Gleason Sackman who is also the moderator for the
USENET news group, comp.internet.net-happenings, provides references to
numerous K-12 schools with an Internet presence.  Point to a school and
click on it to examine the school's Web page or Gopher site. The schools
are organized by state.  The page also includes statistics in the form of
charts, graphs, and tables. Mr. Sackman has suggested that users send e-mail
to him at [e-mail] if they know of schools with Internet
access that are not listed on his pages.

    Access:    World Wide Web
    URL:    http://toons.cc.ndsu.nodak.edu/~sackmann/ k12.html

Ideas for Curricular Infusion of Telecomputing Tools and Resources
University of Nebraska at Omaha
The information in these files is the result of Internet "prospecting" and
teamwork by 24 Nebraska teachers who were enrolled in a graduate
telecomputing-in-education course during the Spring 1992 semester at the
University of Nebraska at Omaha.  Material included is of special
interest to K-12 educators. The resources listed are broken into four
parts: FTP sites, Telnet sites, Listservs, and infusion ideas. Each file
lists materials, addresses, and ideas for K-12 educators regarding Internet
resources.

        Access:        ftp.virginia.edu (128.143.2.7)
        Directory:    pub/IRD
        Files:        IRD-FTP-sites.txt
                IRD-Telnet-sites.txt
                IRD-infusion-ideas.txt
                IRD-listservs.txt

IKE (IBM Kiosk for Education)
IKE provides information for IBM users about software and hardware for
instruction and research in higher education. The system is funded by IBM and
developed and operated by the Center for Information Systems Optimization at
the University of Washington. This server is a follow-on to ISAAC, which was
developed in 1986 as a database and bulletin board system.

        Access:    Gopher
        URL:    gopher://ike.engr.washington.edu
            or
        Access:    World Wide Web
        URL:      http://ike.engr.washington.edu/ike.html

INCLASS Mailing List
Under the host sponsorship of Canada's SchoolNet, INCLASS is a moderated
discussion list about using the Internet in the classroom.  By extension,
INCLASS is a research tool for educators, scientists, and education sector
marketers.  Above all, INCLASS promotes the use of the Internet as a means
to keep students interested in lifelong learning, focusing on adapting
successfully and creatively to change, concentrating on aiming for personal
excellence.

        Access:    E-mail to [e-mail]
            with "subscribe INCLASS  first_name last_name" in
                    the body of the message


K-12 Information Home Page
This page is maintained under the auspices of CNIDR (the Clearinghouse for
Networked Information Discovery and Retrieval).  It contains pointers to
information on the Global Schoolhouse Project, K-12 opportunities and resources,
and "Janice's K12 Cyberspace Outpost," which in turn points to references on
new Internet resources of interest to K-12 educators and students.
For example, it includes a pointer to the current month's "raves."

        Access:    World Wide Web
        URL:    http://k12.cnidr.org/

K-12 Schools on the Internet
There are a number of resources containing pointers and lists of schools on the
Internet.  Gleason Sackman's Hot List, mentioned above, furnishes several.
There is also a particularly useful gopher containing this information. This
path takes you to BBN's National School Network Testbed.  Many of the options
on the main menu will be of interest to educators, parents, and researchers.

        Access:    Gopher
        URL:    gopher://copernicus.bbn.com

Select option 5, K-12 on the Internet/.  A listing of options will appear,
including schools/districts on the Internet, a geometry forum, the
"Daily Report Card," and option 2, "The Best of K-12 on the Internet,"
which provides links to more than forty exciting, up-to-date sites.

*****    KidPub
    KidPub is a place for children to publish their original stories
    and read stories published by other children. Its purpose is to
        encourage children to write and to furnish them with a friendly
    introduction to the Internet.  Current offerings include A Civil
    War Diary, by John Stamm, age 13; The Computer that Came to
    Life, by Brandon Caudle; and The Pop Tart Renegade, by Mark Fay.

        Access:    World Wide Web
        URL:    http://www.en-garde.com/kidpub

KIDSPHERE (formerly KIDSNET)
The KIDSPHERE list (originally known as KIDSNET) was established in May 1989
to stimulate the development of an international computer network for the
use of children and their teachers.  Topics of continuing interest include:
Ñ    Networks at the local, regional and national level.
Ñ    News and mail interfaces suitable for children's use.
Ñ    Network services for the K-12 audience.
Ñ    Development of new network services and projects.
Ñ    Collaborative projects at the national and international level.
Ñ    Network access for the handicapped.

Subscription requests may be sent to one of the following addresses:
        [e-mail]
        [e-mail]
Postings to the KIDSPHERE list are accomplished with mailings to the address:
[e-mail]

A spin-off of the KIDSPHERE list is another list called KIDS, which exists for
children to post messages to other children.  Subscription requests for theKIDS
list can be sent to: [e-mail]

Children may post messages for the KIDS list by sending mail to:
[e-mail]

MOLIS:  Minority Online Information Service
This is a database geared towards helping minority students get information
about minority institutions, scholarships, and Federal Plans of Assistance to
historically black colleges and universities.  Information available includes
a listing of minority institutions in the United States and information
about each institution, faculty profile,  and current events. Also included
is a listing of the Department of Education division of Higher Education
Opportunities for Minorities and Women scholarships. There is also a general
listing of minority scholarships such as the Thurgood Marshall Black
Education Fund. Using Telnet to a public access WWW browser, Lynx, users
can now browse the MOLIS database using links from one document to another.

        Access:    Telnet
        URL:    telnet://fedix.fie.com

Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, California
The Monta Vista High School World Wide Web server is exemplary of the ways the
Internet can be integrated into the high school setting. The high school offers a class on the Internet and the server is, for the most part, student produced. The ╥Information╙ portion gives teachers answers to frequently asked questions
about implementing Internet into the classroom, the hardware and software used
for this project, and netwide resources of interest to the K-12 community.
The server also includes the student newspaper; an area where alumni can share
information about their jobs and point to their organization╒s home page; and
much, much more.

        Access:    World Wide Web
        URL:    http://www.mvhs.edu

NEWTON
Argonne National Laboratory's Division of Educational Programs
Newton is an educational BBS for use by teachers and students across
the nation. The purpose of this BBS is to promote the networking of teachers
and students and the exchange of ideas.  The BBS features ╥Ask a Scientist,╙
where students can pose questions to ╥real life╙ scientists.

        Access:    telnet newton.dep.anl.gov  (130.202.92.50)
        Login:    bbs

Online Database for Distance Education
British Open University
This is the online database for Distance Education that serves the
International Centre for Distance Learning (ICDL).  The database is divided
into three sections: Courses, Institutions, and Literature. This database is
open to all; however, subscription charges will be introduced in 1992.

        Access: telnet  acsvax.open.ac.uk  (137.108.48.24)
        Login:     ICDL

Patch American High School
Patch is a Department of Defense Dependents School (DoDDS) located in
Vaihingen, Stuttgart, Germany.  This World Wide Web home page was developed
with the help of students there to link users to the resources at Patch,
the DoDDS system, and other resources around the world.  Projects include
an interactive communication and simulation course on the Arab-Israeli
conflict, an art gallery of student works, and records of the accomplishments
of several other departments at Patch.

        Access:    World Wide Web
        URL:    http://192.253.114.31

The Princeton Review
This Gopher provides access to a number of documents concerning university
admissions and testing for undergraduate and graduate programs.  This site
contains pointers to several documents that provide practical tips on getting
admitted to the college of your choice, important phone numbers, and financial
aid options.  It also furnishes test-taking tips, information on what's new in
the testing process, and helpful details on the nature of the various
admissions tests themselves.  A must-see for high school administrators
and guidance professionals!

        Access:    Gopher
        URL:    gopher://bloggs.review.com

REACH: Research and Education Applications of Computers in the Humanities
A quarterly newsletter regarding electronic discussion groups and network
resources of general interest.  Also included in the newsletter is
information on conferences, educational programs, and pointers to articles
about the humanities and computing.

        Access:    ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu (128.111.122.50)
        Directory:    hcf
        File:        reach.XXXX
                where XXXX is the most current version

SATL-CON mailing list
SATL-CON is short for "Satellite Town Meeting Conversation."  This mailing list
is provided by the Department of Education as a forum to discuss strategies for
successful school reform.  Each month, several "on-line guests" are introduced
who are experts in the topic of the month.  You are invited to ask the guests
questions on that topic and share ideas or approaches that are working in your
school or community.  This is a place where you can ask the nitty-gritty
questions about school reform, including how to build coalitions, how to set
standards, and how to make your plan comprehensive.

        Access:    E-mail to [e-mail]
                with "subscribe SATL-CON" in the body of the
                    message

Scholastic Network
Scholastic, Inc.
Scholastic Network offers students and teachers a chance to work online on
projects led by professionals in the arts, sciences, and government.
They will be able to search an online encyclopedia, databases of teaching
materials, the major news wires, and enjoy instant access to Scholastic
magazines, curriculum guides and other educational materials, as well as
having access to the vast resources of America Online.  A fixed monthly fee
of $16.95 will provide subscribers access to the services of Scholastic Network and America Online for up to 5 hours each month.  A fixed annual rate
enables schools to budget for their online services for an entire school year.  For more information and applications write to:

            Scholastic Network
            730 Broadway
            New York, NY 10003
            ATTN.: Eryth Zecher (Email: [e-mail])

SENDIT: North Dakota's K-12 Educational Telecommunications Network
SENDIT is a statewide computer telecommunications network
serving the students, teachers, and staff of North Dakota's K-12
schools.

        Access:    telnet sendit.nodak.edu (134.129.105.1)
        Login:    bbs
        Password:    sendit2me

Sponsored Programs Information Network (SPIN)
SPIN is a database of funding sources and grant programs of interest to all
academic fields and used by several hundred colleges and universities.
Information available allows the user to determine what funding is available
and how it may be obtained.  Numerous batch reports are also available in
addition to the online system.  SPIN is currently a fee-based service that
requires the use of the tn3270 protocol. To obtain information regarding
access and fees contact:

        Sponsored Programs Information Network (SPIN)
        The Research Foundation of the State University of New York
        P.O. Box 9
        Albany, NY  12201-0009
        [phone]

A Survey of Educational Computer Networks
A fact-finding project of current and planned network activities. The
project was funded by EDUCOM and IBM Corporation, and conducted by a
research group at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
This document summarizes and reports the results of that research under
the following sections: Student Activities, States' Educational Computer
Networks, and Public Access Networks and Databases.

        Access:    ftp.unm.edu (129.24.96.14)
        Directory:    library
        File:        networks.survey

T C Forum
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
This is a computer host system dedicated to education. The system is set
up for educators in the state of Nebraska; however, there is a wealth of
information that may be of use to those outside the state. There are
national and international discussion groups in the Mail Conference.
Information available includes teacher placement files, teacher project
possibilites, scholarship and grant information, software reviews, plus
much more.

        Access:    telnet tcforum.unl.edu (129.93.80.233)

Technology Resources in Education, California Technology Project (CTP)
Electronic Information Service, California State University
The CTP, in cooperation with the California State University's
Telecommunications and Networking Resources group, operates the Technology
Resources In Education (TRIE) electronic information service.  Educators can
access this service free of charge to communicate with other educators across
the state and to learn more about various educational technology programs.

        Access:    telnet eis.calstate.edu (130.150.102.33)
        Login:     ctp


University High School
Uni High is a lab school of the University of Illinois.  The home page features
pointers to Artspace, an on-line gallery of student work; departmental home
pages, including sample voices of foreign language students; and NCSA
resources of interest to educators.

            Access:    World Wide Web
            URL:    http://superdec.uni.uiuc.edu/

Vocal Point
Vocal Point is a unique monthly newspaper created by the K-12 students of the
Boulder Valley School District. The newspaper creates a forum in which the
youth of Boulder can express their ideas and be heard...throughout the world.
Every month, Vocal Point covers a significant local or national topic from the
diverse perspectives of Boulder's youth.

        Access:    World Wide Web
        URL:    http://bvsd.k12.co.us/cent/Newspaper/Newspaper.html

Web66
A project of the University of Minnesota College of Education and the Center
for Applied Research and Educational Improvement, Web66 aims to facilitate the
introduction of WWW into the K-12 curriculum. Developers believe the Web is a
catalyst for education in the same way U.S. Highway Route 66 was a catalyst for
Americana. Their goals are to help K-12 educators learn how to set up their
own servers, link K-12 schools with the Web and to help K-12 educators find and use appropriate resources on the WWW.  This site includes step-by-step
information on setting up WWW, FTP and mail servers.

        Access:    World Wide Web
        URL:      http://web66.coled.umn.edu/


                Engineering

USAE Waterways Experiment Station (WES) World Wide Web Server
The principal research, testing, and development facility of the U. S.
Army Corps of Engineers is the U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (WES). This World Wide Web server highlights the activities of the station.
The Research and Investigation Program and Coastal Engineering Research
Information Center are discussed as well as the following WES laboratories:
Hydraulic, Geotechnical, Structures, Environmental, Coastal Engineering and
Information Technology.

        Access:    World Wide Web
        URL:    http://athena.wes.army.mil


                Environmental Science

Ask-A-Geologist (United States Geological Survey)
Have you ever wondered about why California has so many earthquakes, and New
York does not?  Why is there so much oil in Texas, but not in Wisconsin?
What are the deepest canyons in the United States?  (The answer might
surprise you!) While the answers to many of these questions might be as
close as an encyclopedia, some questions are difficult to answer without
checking many sources.  The USGS offers a new, experimental Internet service:
Ask-A-Geologist. If you have general questions on earth sciences, send them
to Ask-A-Geologist. All electronic mail to Ask-A-Geologist will be routed
to the geologist of the day. The geologist will reply to your question within
a day or two, or provide referrals to better sources of information. USGS
encourages grade school and high school students with electronic mail access
to send in questions, though, as USGS cautions, "we can't write your reports
for you!"  In limited testing, there has been an enthusiastic response from
many grade school students.

        Access:    E-mail to [e-mail]

CONSLINK: A service of the Conservation and Research Center,
National Zoological Park
Smithsonian Institution, Front Royal, Virginia
A sampling of files currently available at the CONSLINK listserver:
CONSLINK MEETINGS Schedules of conferences, seminars, workshops
CONSLINK FIELDSTA Register of tropical field stations
CONSLINK REF-1-2 Conservation related references 1
CONSLINK INDO-MAL Indo-Malaysian Interest Group Newsletter
CONSLINK B-C-NEWS Biological Conservation Newsletter
CONSLINK BCN-1-92 Jan-Jun 1992 BCNs
CONSLINK BCN-2-92 Jul-Dec 1992 BCNs
CONSLINK CBSG-1    IUCN Captive Breeding Specialist Group Newsletter
CONSLINK CBSG-2    IUCN CBSG Newsletter 2nd volume (if necessary)
CONSLINK TROPINET ATB, OTS and SI Newsletter for Tropical Countries

In addition to the above files there are monthly logs of all CONSLINK messages
posted since January 1991.

        Access:    mail [e-mail]
            In the body of the message type the command line:
                    get fileneame

Guide to Online Resources for the Conservationist
Dan Wendling and J. Scott Christianson, November 1993
A listing of resources on and off the Internet for people interested in
the protection of soil, air, water, woods and wildlife from threats posed
by government, commercial, and non-commercial sources.  Lists BITNET/Internet
lists, telnet sites and gophers, and describes conservation-related electronic
journals and newsletters.  Also included are non-Internet online services,
such as the phone numbers of computer bulletin boards carrying environmental
conferences on the FidoNet and RelayNet (RIME) networks. An extensive
reference section points the reader to FAQs and guides on how to use
networked resources.
        Access:    ftp.sura.net (128.167.254.179)
        Directory:     pub/nic
        File:         conservation-guide.11-93.txt

STUDENT ENVIROLINK
This group exists to provide free information for environmentalists around the
world, for the discussion of conservation, preservation, and general
environmental issues.  What enriches the discussions is both the support
that is expressed for others and the diversity of beliefs that are expressed
and respected within this forum.  STUDENT ENVIROLINK is read by over 300,000
individuals interested in these issues, including students, professors,
managers, biologists, ecologists, administrative staff, and others. All
requests to subscribe or terminate participation should be made to:

        [e-mail]

Please send requests to subscribe in this format:
        e-mail address    network name    name

It is important to include your e-mail address in the request because the
return address in the mail header is frequently inadequate.

The GreenDisk Paperless Environmental Journal
The GreenDisk Paperless Environmental Journal is a unique concept in
environmental information exchange, providing environmental professionals,
journalists, librarians, activists, environmental studies teachers, students,
and others with an inexpensive and comprehensive resource documenting the work
that is going on within the environmental community.  The GreenDisk is a
collection of hundreds of different sources on a wide range of topics;
everything from renewable energy to marine mammal protection to toxic waste
disposal. The GreenDisk is a forum for the publication of research reports,
press releases, action alerts, and news summaries from the world's
environmental groups and governmental agencies.  Much of the information
indexed on the GreenDisk is hard to find and not carried by libraries, and
thus is missed during literature searches.  Each issue focuses on a particular
aspect of the environment.
        Access:    csus.edu (130.86.90.1)
        Directory:    pub/greendisk
        Filename:    contents

U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Browse the EPA National Online Library System for information about hazardous
waste, clean lakes, access to other EPA resources, and historic data.

        Access:    telnet epaibm.rtpnc.epa.gov (134.67.180.1)
        Login:    public


                Geography

Geographic Name Server
Merit, Inc.
A geographic database listing information for cities in the United States and some
international locations.  Information provided includes telephone area code, 1980
census population statistics, elevation, time zone, and zip code.  Users may query
the database by city name or zip code.

        Access:     telnet martini.eecs.umich.edu 3000 (141.212.99.9 3000)

Meteorological Information
Ilana Stern
A guide to various sources of meteorological, oceanographic, and geophysical
data.  Some of these data types are intended for enjoyment or hobbyist use; other
data are more research-oriented.  Much of the research data is not free.  This
guide is updated every two weeks.

        Access:    vmd.cso.uiuc.edu (128.174.5.98)
        Directory:    wx
        Filename:    sources.doc

Radar Weather Maps
University of Illinois
The University of Illinois generates a radar summary weather map for the
United States every few hours.  The file is in .gif format and is multi-colored.
Satellite image files are also available.

        Access:    vmd.cso.uiuc.edu (128.174.5.98)
        Directory:    wx

Weather Maps
Weather maps of  Europe, Scandinavia, England, and the world.  The maps are in
.gif format and updated daily.

            Access:    liasun3.epfl.ch (128.178.155.12)
        Directory:    pub/weather

*****    WeatherNet
WeatherNet is an extensive collection of pointers to weather resources on the
Internet.  The page includes World Wide Web weather servers, Gopher servers,
and Telnet sites that address weather-related concerns.  A great deal of up-to-the-
minute weather information by region is accessible through this page.

            Access:    World Wide Web
            URL:        http://nyx10.cs.du.edu:8001/~anon0f5f/weathernet.html

Weather Underground
University of Michigan
A database of weather information for the United States and Canada.
Information available includes current weather conditions and forecasts for cities
in the U. S., a national weather summary, ski conditions, earthquake and
hurricane updates, and a listing of severe weather conditions.

        Access:     telnet madlab.sprl.umich.edu 3000 (141.212.196.79)

World Factbook
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Information about all the nations of the world.  Information available includes
population,  stability, average income, life expectancy and countless other details.

        Access:    telnet hangout.rutgers.edu 98  (128.6.26.25 98)
        Menu item:    Library/Reference



Health Sciences


CANCERNET
National Cancer Institute, NIH
CancerNet is a quick and easy way to obtain, through electronic mail,
recommended treatment guidelines in English or Spanish from the National
Cancer Institute's Physician Data Quer (PDQ) system.  CancerNet also lets you
request information about PDQ, PDQ distributors, and other products and
services from the NCI, including a list of patient publications available from the
Office of Cancer Communications.  You can access CancerNet through a number
of different networks including BITNET and Internet.  There is no charge for the
service unless your local computer center charges for use of e-mail.  The
CancerNet Contents List may change as new information is included.

        Access:    [e-mail]

Leave the subject line of the message blank.  In the body of the message write the
word help to receive the Contents List.  To receive the Contents List in Spanish,
write the word spanish in the body of the mail message.  CancerNet information
can be accessed on the NIH gopher server by pointing gopher client software to
gopher.nih.gov or via telnet to a public access site such as info.umd.edu.

            From the NIH gopher menus, select:
            3. Health and Clinical Information
            1. CancerNet Information

If you have any problems accessing CancerNet, you may call [phone] or
contact the CancerNet representative:

Cheryl Burg                Internet: [e-mail]
Building 82, Room 103A        Phone:    [phone]
Bethesda, Maryland  20892    Fax:        [phone]

CHAT: Conversational Hypertext Access Technology
Government of Canada, Department of Communications
CHAT is a natural language information system.  Options includeseveral
databases: AIDS,  Epilepsy, Alice (A simulated conversation), Maur (A simulated
conversation with a dragon), Sex Education, and Spectrum Management
Program of Industry Canada.  CHAT allows the user to query each database in
normal English sentences.  Although this database is still in its developmental
stages, the information in the AIDS database is thorough and complete.

        Access:    telnet debra.doc.ca 3000 (192.16.212.15)
        Login:        chat

Florida Mental Health Institute (FMHI)
University of South Florida
The FMHI World Wide Web server focuses on issues of interest to policymakers,
service providers, academicians, consumers, and the public.  Pointers to the
library and computer support departments provide easy access to Internet sites of
interest to mental health researchers; interlibrary loans; databases; the NIH
Guide to Grants and Contracts and more.  The Institute works with local, state
and national agencies to address mental health issues and is composed of four
departments: Aging and Mental Health; Child and Family Studies; Community
Mental Health; and the Department of Mental Health Law and Policy.  Current
faculty publications can be ordered by filling out a form online.

        Access:    World Wide Web
        URL:        http://jhal.fmhi.usf.edu

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Electronic Bulletin Board
The FDA's online information service includes information on 17 topics such as
FDA news releases, drug and device product approvals list, current information
on AIDS, veterinary medicine news, import alerts, and many other FDA-related
subjects.

        Access:    telnet fdabbs.fda.gov (150.148.8.148)
        Login:     bbs

Handicap Archive
This archive is a clearinghouse for information on all types of resources for the
handicapped.  Contact information for societies and associations is available
along with a wealth of textual information.

        Access:    handicap.shel.isc-br.com (129.189.4.184)

Health Headlines mailing list
Perspective Periodicals
The mailing list is a distribution-only list for people who want to stay informed of
the latest topics covered in Health in Perspective.  The list of topics comes from
their flagship product: Health in Perspective.  Health in Perspective is a new
monthly electronic newsletter and discussion group for people who want to gain a
better understanding of news and research on the relationship between health,
nutrition, and lifestyle.

To subscribe to the mailing list, send e-mail to:

                [e-mail]
                with the subject, "subscribe"

For a sample issue of Health in Perspective, send e-mail to:

                [e-mail]

Health Sciences Information Network
HSLC HealthNet
The Shared Automated Library System, an online catalog of six health sciences
institutions, contains the holdings of eight health sciences libraries including
College of Physicians of Philadelphia, Hershey Medical Center/Penn State
University, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic
Medicine, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, and Temple University
Dental/Allied Health/Pharmacy Library.

        Access:    telnet hslc.org (192.100.94.3)
        Login:    SAL

*****    Medical Student Interactive Lounge
    Nancy Sween, "Lounge Manager"
Medical students looking for a site with links to Internet information dealing with
medical schools, hospitals, medical students' home pages and a list of contacts for
scheduling electives at various medical schools should drop by the Lounge for a
visit.  This page also furnishes links to USENET newsgroups pertaining to
medical education and access to general publications, just like a real student
lounge.

            Access:    World Wide Web
            URL:        http://falcon.cc.ukans.edu/~nsween

Medical Matrix - Guide To Internet Medical Resources
This Web site evolved from the list of medical resources created by Lee Hancock,
formerly only available via FTP.  Medical Matrix is a project of the Internet
Working Group of the American Medical Informatics Association.  The list is
divided by subject and includes references to Gopher and World Wide Web servers
as well as mailing lists, Usenet news groups, freenets, data archives and medical
databases.

            Access:    World Wide Web
            URL:        http://kuhttp.cc.ukans.edu/cwis/units/
                    medcntr/Lee/INTRO.HTML

NLM Publications Full Text
National Library of Medicine
A variety of National Library of Medicine publications can be downloaded free in
both text (ASCII) and PostScript formats.  The following documents are currently
available: NLM fact sheets, AIDS bibliography, NLM Current Bibliographies in
Medicine, and documents related to the Unified Medical Language System.

        Access:    nlmpubs.nlm.nih.gov
        Login:    nlmpubs

OncoLink World Wide Web Server
University of Pennsylvania
This cancer information resource received the ╥Best of the Web ╘94 for
Professional Services╙ international award by World Wide Web users around the
world.  It includes  meeting announcements as well as disease, patient, and
specialty oriented menus.  This WWW home page also points to frequently asked
questions about cancer and other oncololgy resources on the Internet.  The
developers of OncoLink aim to provide one-stop shopping for patients, healthcare
providers, researchers, and Internet users searching for cancer-related
information.

        Access:    World Wide Web
        URL:        http://cancer.med.upenn.edu
                or
        Access:    gopher cancer.med.upenn.edu 80


*****    Online Career Service for the Biotechnical and Medical Industries
    The Franklin Search Group, Inc.
This site offers free access to post, review, and respond to position offerings and
resumes for employers and candidates in the medical and biotechnology
industries.  This page also includes lists of frequently asked questions and articles
of interest to employers and candidates.

            Access:    World Wide Web
            URL:        http://www.gate.net/biotech-jobs/

Southeast Florida AIDS Information Network
National Library of Medicine
This database contains information on AIDS research organizations, and
individuals working within these organizations located in southeastern Florida.
Information also available includes educational and informational services on
AIDS topics, health and social services, and research eligibility.  This database
was created with the help of the National Library of Medicine.
        Access:    telnet 129.171.78.1
        Login:    library
                Select L on main menu
                Select 1 on next menu


History

ABSEES Online: American Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
ABSEES Online contains bibliographic citations for journal articles, books, book
chapters, and Ph.D. dissertations on Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union
published in the United States and Canada.  The ABSEES staff screen almost 400
journal titles each year.  This service requires VT100 emulation.

        Access:    telnet alexia.lis.uiuc.edu (128.174.4.10)
        Login:    absees
        Password:    slavibib

*****    American Civil War Archive Page
    Thirtieth Virginia Infantry Regiment, Co. B, Monmouth Junction, New Jersey.
This is an excellent site for people interested in the American Civil War.
Information referenced on this page includes on-line documents about the Civil
War, contemporary diaries, regimental histories, re-enactment and living history
group contacts, and a constantly updated schedule of events of interest to
hobbyists.  This page also includes links to other sites of interest to Civil War
buffs.

        Access:    World Wide Web
            URL:        http://www.digimark.net/bdboyle/cw.html

Electronic Sources for West European History and Culture
The guide identifies listservers and electronic newsletters or e-journals in
European history and related fields (particularly literature), describes two history
text archives, and will be updated and expanded in future versions to include
other electronic sources and resources.

        Access:    ra.msstate.edu (130.18.80.10)
        Directory:    pub/docs/history/resources
        File:        european.guide

Freedom Shrine
The National Public Telecomputing Network (NPTN)
A number of famous historical documents such as the Magna Carta, the
Mayflower Compact, the Declaration of Independence, the Northwest Ordinance,
the Emancipation Proclamation, German Surrender Documents, and Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr.╒s ╥I have a dream╙ speech.

        Access:    nptn.org (192.190.49.8)
        Directory:    pub/e.texts/freedom.shrine

History Archive
Don Mabry, Mississippi State University
A unique archive with a great deal of information about history databases.  The
archive also contains information on history related articles, bibliographies,
electronic documents, .gifs, papers, and other resources.

        Access:    ra.msstate.edu (130.18.80.10)
        Directory:    pub/docs/history

HNSOURCE
University of Kansas
HNSOURCE is maintained by Academic Computer Service and the Department of
History of the University of Kansas to function as the central gopher for
historians.  HNSOURCE provides information, announcements, guides,
references, and ready access to useful Internet sites -- FTP sites, WAIS sites,
on-line library catalogues, and other gophers.  HNSOURCE is affiliated with the
division of electronic resources of the History Network and acts as an element
within H-Net.

            Access:    telnet hnsource.cc.ukan.edu (129.237.33.1)
            Login:        history

Holocaust Archive
This archive contains a variety of information related to the Holocaust.

        Access:    ftp.sura.net (128.167.254.179)
        Directory:    pub/nic
        File:        holocaust.archive

The Quincentenary Exhibition 1492: An Ongoing Voyage
Library of Congress Exhibition

The Quincentenary Exhibition 1492: An Ongoing Voyage describes both pre- and
post-contact America, as well as the Mediterranean world in a contemporary
time frame.  Compelling questions are raised: Who lived in the Americas before
1492?  Who followed in the wake of Columbus?  What was the effect of 1492 for
Americans throughout the Western Hemisphere?  The Library of Congress's
Quincentenary Exhibition addresses these questions as well as other related
themes, including fifteenth-century European navigation, the myths and facts
surrounding the figure of Columbus, and the differences and similarities between
European and American world views at the time of contact.

        Access:    seq1.loc.gov  (140.147.3.12)
        Directory:    pub/1492.exhibit

Scrolls from the Dead Sea: The Ancient Library of Qumran and Modern Scholarship
Library of Congress Exhibition
The exhibition Scrolls from the Dead Sea: The Ancient Library of Qumran and
Modern Scholarship brings before the American people a selection from the
scrolls, which have been the subject of intense public interest.  Over the years
questions have been raised about the scrolls and their custodians.  The Library's
exhibition describes the historical context of the scrolls and the Qumran
community from whence they may have originated; it also relates the story of
their discovery 2,000 years later.

            Access:    seq1.loc.gov  (140.147.3.12)
        Directory:    pub/deadsea.scrolls.exhibit

Martin Luther King, Jr. Bibliography
Stanford University
The MLK Bibliography file contains approximately 2,700 bibliographic references
to works that deal with the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the
civil rights movement.  The file is maintained by the Martin Luther King, Jr.
Papers Project.

        Access:    telnet forsythetn.stanford.edu (36.172.0.41)
        Account:    socrates
        Response:    SELECT MLK


Law and Government

Center for Electronic Records (NSX)
National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D. C.
The Center for Electronic Records is the organization within the National
Archives of the United States that appraises, collects, preserves, and provides
access to U. S. Federal records in a format designed for computer processing.
Researchers interested in the most recent version of the list should check the FTP
directory on a frequent basis.

        Access:    ftp.cu.nih.gov  (128.231.64.7)
        Directory:    NARA_ELECTRONIC
        File:        READ.ME

For more information about these files or the availability of records not listed,
please contact:

        The Center for Electronic Records (NSX)
        ATTN: Reference Staff
        National Archives
        Washington, D. C.  20408

The telephone number is [phone].  NSX can also be reached via Internet at
[e-mail] or BITNET at TIF@NIHCU.

Computers and Academic Freedom (CAF) Archive
Carl Kadie ([e-mail])
The CAF Archive is an electronic library of information related to computers and
academic freedom.  This archive is based upon abstracts of information collected
from the CAF-News.  Information available includes a FAQ file; CAF Law
Archive; library policy statements (includes American Library Association's
Freedom To Read statement and Library Bill of Rights); Computer Policy and
Critiques Archive (collection of the computer policies of many schools and
networks); addresses and phone numbers of all U. S. Representatives and
Senators.  It is suggested that you first transfer the README file for a better
understanding of the structure and content of the Archive.

        Access:    ftp.eff.org (192.88.144.4)
        Directory:    pub/academic
        File:        README

FinanceNet
You╒ve heard talk of reinventing government and making government run like a
business. Here╒s an Internet site designed to serve as a catalyst for continuous
improvement and innovation at all levels of government. This site provides
electronic libraries of financial information and mailing lists to link taxpayers
and government financial management professionals together with the goal of
impacting financial management resources, practices, policies and professional
standards. Sponsored by the National Science Foundation, FinanceNet  is staffed
by dedicated volunteers and is associated with the NetResults network of people
and reinvention teams at Vice President Gore's office of the National
Performance Review  in Washington, D.C.

            Access:     World Wide Web
            URL:         http://www.financenet.gov/
Government Information Locator Service (GILS)
Every year the federal government spends billions of dollars creating, collecting,
and processing information (e.g., technical reports, economic and environmental
data).  As part of the National Information Infrastructure legislation aimed at
making government information available to the taxpayers, GILS aims to identify
and describe information resources throughout the federal government.  It is
meant to supplement commercial and government dissemination mechanisms.
International stardards for information storage and retrieval are being employed
so that information can be retrieved in a variety of ways.

            Access:      World Wide Web
            URL:      http://info.er.usgs.gov/public/gils/intro.html

*****    LawMall
A visit to LawMall's Web pages offers extensive information on "virtual law,"
establishing your law practice on the Internet, and discussions of the issues
facing lawyers in the information age.  Also available is an Internet law course
for non-lawyers, links to information about the legal profession on the Internet,
and a developing section on courts, judges, rules, and reference.

            Access:    World Wide Web
            URL:        http://www.lawmall.com/lawmall

LAWNET
American Association of Law Libraries
LAWNET is the official information system of the American Association of Law
Libraries.  It includes links to more than 60 registered law-related Internet
gopher, WWW, and ther servers; a law librarians' phone book of law-related
publishers, associations and government agencies; federal document
information; selected pathfinders submitted by law students; foreign legal
materials and direct links to more than 60 law library catalogs.

        Access:    telnet acc.wuacc.edu
        Login:    lawnet

Legal Information Institute
Cornell Law School
Information available includes an on-line browser for using the World-Wide Web
software.  Information is available on three topic areas: U. S. Copyright Act, U. S.
Patent Act, and U. S. Lanham Act (trademarks).  It is an experimental product of
the Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School.  There is no guarantee,
implied or otherwise, that the data here is either accurate or complete.  This is an
experimental version only.

        Access:    telnet fatty.law.cornell.edu  (132.236.108.5)
        Login:    www

The Legal List
University of Maine
The purpose of The Legal List is to provide a consolidated list of all of the
resources available on the Internet and beyond that may be of interest to those
people who are involved in legal education, legal practice, or to those who have a
general interest in legal issues.

        Access:    ftp.midnight.com (137.103.210.2)
        Directory:    pub/LegalList
        Filename:    legallist.txt

*****    National Voting Town Hall
    America Vote, Inc., Boulder, CO
America Vote, Inc. is a non-partisan national voting service used by citizens to
vote on pending Congressional bills.  Casting your vote on pending bills can
influence the vote of your Congressional representative.  This page also includes
statistics correlating the actual votes of Congressmen with the votes submitted by
citizens through this page.

            Access:    World Wide Web
            URL:        http://www.hardiman.com/malls/rmcm/#town

North American Free Trade Agreement  (NAFTA) Documents
Information on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is available
electronically.  For more information send an email message to
[e-mail]   Do not place any text in the body of the message.

Privacy Rights Clearinghouse Bulletin Board Service
This BBS provides up-to-date information regarding telecommunications
privacy-related issues.  The Clearinghouse is administered by the University of
San Diego Center for Public Interest Law.  It is funded by the
Telecommunications Education Trust, established by the Privacy Rights
Clearinghouse.  For further information, contact the Hotline at 1-800-773-7748.
System operation questions can be directed to [e-mail]

        Access:    telnet teetot.acusd.edu (192.55.87.19)
        Login:    privacy

Taxing Times
W.J. Proffer, Maxwell Labs
This World Wide Web server includes state, federal and Canadian tax forms and
information.  Forms are available in three formats: TIFF image format, printer
downloadable Adobe Postscript and Portable Document format.  Not all of the 750
forms are available in both TIFF and postscript formats.  Instructions for
downloading are given and new forms are constantly being added.  Also included
is the entire tax code and discussion groups for taxpayers with questions and
ideas.

        Access:    World Wide Web
            URL:        http://inept.scubed.com:8001/tax/tax.html

Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet
Library of Congress
This home page, created "In the spirit of Thomas Jefferson,╙ is a service of the
U.S. Congress through its library. Includes full text of legislation for the 103rd
Congress, with an indication that the 104th Congress bills will  be posted as
legislation is passed. Included is information on how laws are made; full text of
Congressional documents from the origin of a legislative proposal through its
publication as a law; and pointers to the House, Senate and C-SPAN gophers.

            Access:      World Wide Web
            URL:      http://thomas.loc.gov/

The United States Budget for 1994
An online copy of the budget for 1994.  This site also includes the budget for 1993,
and a proposed budget for FY1995.

        Access:    sunsite.unc.edu (152.2.22.81)
        Directory:    pub/academic/political-science
        File:        US-Budget-1993

U.S. Federal Government Information
This page, maintained by David Wuolu at Louisiana State University, is a
directory of government agencies╒ Internet resources broken down by branch
(executive, judicial, legislative).  Independent agencies, quasi-official agencies
and pointers to other government indexes are also included. The structure of the
index reflects the structure of government itself. It is created for those who know
where they want to go but don╒t know how to get there.

            Access:     World Wide Web
            URL:         http://www.lib.lsu.edu/gov/

U. S. Government Information Archive
This archive contains all the contact information for each member of Congress
and the Senate.  There is also other information available, such as 1992
Presidential election results, information on state governors, Bill Clinton╒s
Cabinet members╒ resumes, and a wealth of other interesting tidbits.

        Access:    nifty.andrew.cmu.edu (128.2.35.7)
        Directory:    pub/QRD/qrd/info/GOVT

U. S. Senate Bibliographies
North Carolina State University
The United States Senate produces series of Committee hearings, prints, and
publications as part of the legislative process.  Bibliographic records for 99th
through the 102nd Congresses are available.  The individual titles in these series
are contained in readily available sources.  To obtain a file transfer the document
README.DOS9111 that explains the transfer process.

        Access:    ncsuvm.cc.ncsu.edu (152.1.13.9)
        Directory:    SENATE

U. S. Supreme Court Opinions: Project Hermes
Case Western Reserve University
In May of 1990, the Uniter States Supreme Court announced that it was beginning
a 2-year experimental project entitled Project Hermes.  The goal of this project
was to make available to the public, as quickly as possible, copies of the Court's
opinions.  When the Court decides to release an opinion, the electronic version is
automatically sent from the Supreme Court Building in Washington, D. C. to
Case Western Reserve University.  The opinions are converted to ASCII format
and made available for ftp.  It is suggested to transfer the INFO and README
files for a better understanding of the structure and content of this archive.

        Access:    ftp.cwru.edu (129.22.4.2)
        Directory:    hermes
        File:        INFO and README.FIRST

White House Frequently Asked Question List
This document is a good starting point for answering questions such as: How do I
send email to President Clinton?  How do I get current news updates from the
White House?  Where can I get White House documents?

        Access:    ftp.sura.net (128.167.254.179)
        Directory:    pub/nic
        File:        whitehouse.FAQ

White House Web Site
The White House home page includes pointers to information about different
aspects of the Clinton adminstration.  It contains a section on the Clintons
themselves, with a showcase on Socks the cat; a pointer to various publications,
including speeches, treaties, historical documents, and press releases; and an
area titled ╥What╒s New╙ that currently includes, among other documents, a
collection of Vice-President Al Gore╒s favorite political cartoons.

            Access:    World Wide Web
            URL:        http://www.whitehouse.gov

1992 Presidential Campaign Resources
University of Maryland
The University of Maryland CWIS has collected a wealth of information on the
1992 Presidential campaign.  Information available includes biographies,
endorsements, platforms, positions, speeches, statements, and information on
the campaign team.  Also available is information on discussion groups related to
the campaign and the e-mail addresses of the candidates.  The information is
current and complete.

        Access:    telnet info.umd.edu (128.8.10.29)


Library Science

Library Conferences
Charles W. Bailey, Jr.
A list of library-oriented computer conferences and electronic serials, with
instructions on how to subscribe.

        Access:    ftp.sura.net (128.167.254.179)
        Directory:    pub/nic
        File:        library.conferences

Librarians Yellow Pages
CARL System
The Librarian's Yellow Pages, published in paper format in January 1993,
contains thousands of publications, products, and services for libraries and
information centers.  The database will be updated monthly as the 1994 print
edition is compiled.

        Access:    telnet database.carl.org (192.54.81.76)
                The Yellow Pages section is under the Other Databases
                menu option.

Libraries: List of Contacts for Internet On-line Bibliographic Databases
Billy Barron, December 1990
Lists names, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses.

            Access:    ftp.unt.edu (129.120.1.1)
            Directory:    library
            File:        libraries.contacts


Literature and Language

Dante Database
Dartmouth Dante Project
The Dante database contains over 600 years of line-by-line commentary to Dante╒s
Divine Comedy, as well as the Petrocchi versions of the poem.  All texts are in
their original languages (Italian, Latin, and English) with no translations.
Ancient commentaries have been parsed for the user's convenience.  Easy-to-
follow directions guide the user through each step of the search.

        Access:    telnet lib.dartmouth.edu (129.170.16.11)
                At the -->, type:  CONNECT DANTE

*****    The Library
    Richard Darsie, Davis, CA
The Library is a collection of British and American poetry from about 1600 to 1950.
Also in the library is a collection of classical Chinese poetry.  Some of the poets
whose work is included are John Donne, William Blake, and Algernon Charles
Swinburne.  This page also features a list of links to Internet poetry and literature
resources.

            Access:    World Wide Web
            URL:        http://www.ece.ucdavis.edu/~darsie/library.html

OBI: Online Book Initiative
Director: Barry Shein
An archive for the Online Book Initiative's Online Book Repository.  The OBI
project is centered around an effort to make full-text novels in a common format
freely available for others to use as they wish.  This archive has many texts that
are not available through Project Gutenberg.

        Access:    world.std.com (192.74.137.5)
        Directory:    obi

An index of the OBI directory is available at:

        Access:    ftp.sura.net (128.167.254.179)
        Directory:    pub/nic
        File:        obi.directory.index

*****    Poe Pages
    Jeff Wickel and Thomas Conrad
This site points to text versions of all the poetry and fiction of Edgar Allan Poe, one
of America's first and most popular horror novelists.  Quoth the Raven,
"Internet!"

            Access:    World Wide Web
            URL:        http://www.et.byu.edu/~conradt/poepage.html

Project Gutenberg Electronic Texts
The goal of Project Gutenberg is to make available up to 10,000 books in full-text
format and have the electronic books available on the Internet.  Books planned for
future release include The Origin of Species, Wuthering Heights, The War of the
Worlds, and many other titles.

        Access:    mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu (128.174.201.12)
        Directory:    gutenberg

Shakespeare on the Internet
Dartmouth Online Library Catalog
An online text of 33 plays and all of Shakespeare╒s sonnets.  Searches are possible
by play or sonnet, act, scene, lines, and key-word.  Easy-to-use directions guide the
user through the search program.

        Access:    telnet lib.dartmouth.edu (129.170.16.11)
                At the -->, type: SELECT FILE

Word Lists
Various language word lists, including English, Dutch, German, Italian,
Nowegian, Swedish, Finnish, and Japanese.  Also included at this site are the 26
different dictionaries, used by Dan Klein for his paper on password cracking,
"Foiling the Cracker." Archived at this site are a collection of papers on password
protection.  Although there are no definitions given, these are common words
used as passwords.

        Access:    ftp.cs.vu.nl (192.31.231.42)
        Directory:    dictionaries


Mathematics

American Mathematical Society SWAIS Preprints Demo
To illustrate WAIS technology, test databases with representative material have
been created for:
Ñ    Duke University preprint abstracts
Ñ    Los Alamos Laboratory preprint abstracts
Ñ    Mathematical reviews abstracts
Ñ    Current mathematical publications citations
Ñ    Kyoto preprint papers
Ñ    University of Nebraska press catalog
Ñ    American Mathematical Society catalog

        Access:    telnet e-math.ams.com (130.44.1.100)
        Login:        waisdemo
        Password:    waisdemo

If you have questions or experience difficulties, send electronic mail to:
[e-mail]

e-MATH
American Mathematical Society (AMS)
This database is the American Mathematical Society's system for electronic
communication and information delivery.  Information available on the database
includes an author index to mathematical reviews of over 93 topics: general
algebraic systems, astronomy and astrophysics, fluid mechanics, economics, and
biology and other natural sciences.  e-MATH also includes a connection to an
Archie server and electronic distribution of thebulletin of AMS.

        Access:    telnet e-math.ams.com (130.44.1.100)
        Login:        e-math
        Password:    e-math

Instant Math Preprints
Yale University, Katherine Branch
The Instant Math Preprints (IMP) project consists of a database of abstracts of
preprints plus the full text of the preprints.  The abstract database resides at Yale
University.  The full electronic text of the preprints resides on computers at other
participating institutions.  The database of abstracts can be easily searched by
author, title words, and abstract words.  Each abstract includes the machine
address from which the complete electronic text can be obtained via anonymous
ftp.  Any interested mathematician or researcher may search IMP at no charge.
Some of the institutions with abstracts in the database include  Yale, University of
Texas at Austin, Washington University-St. Louis, Syracuse University,
Oklahoma State University, the National University of Singapore, the University
of Essex and Odense University.  The project is funded in part by the Council on
Library Resources.

        Access:        telnet yalevm.ycc.yale.edu (tn3270 required)
                    (130.132.21.136)
        USERID:        Math1 (or Math2, 3, 4, or 5)
        Password:        Math1 (or Math2, 3, 4, or  5)
        OPERATOR ID:    Math1 (or Math2, 3, 4, or 5)

To inquire about adding abstracts or preprints to IMP, please contact Victor
Wickerhauser at [e-mail]

Math Algorithm Bibliographies
An interactive database containing bibliographic information on math
algorithms.
            Access:    telnet research.att.com (192.20.225.2)
            Login:    walk


Mathematica World
Mathematica World is an electronic Mathematica Notebook publication.  Guests
to this service can retrieve sample articles, tutorials, notebooks and packages; and
preview the monthly publication, special issues and the Mathematica World
Interactive Guide to Mathematica.  The service includes a hands on introduction
to Mathematica - A System for Doing Mathematics by Computer.

            Access:    World Wide Web
            URL:        http://www.vut.edu.au/MW/

The Ulam Quarterly
Professor Piotr Blass, Editor-in-Chief.
The Ulam Quarterly is dedicated to the universal character of Stanislaw Ulam's
scientific interests.  These interests led him to make contributions in logic, set
theory, measure theory, probability theory, computer science, topology, dynamical
systems, number theory, algebra, algebraic and arithmetic geometry,
mathematical biology, control theory, mathematical economics, and
mathematical physics, as well as scientific interests in peaceful applications of
space exploration and fusion.  In this spirit the Ulam Quarterly is devoted to the
publication of original research and open problems in all areas of mathematics.
Information on the Ulam Quarterly and back issues are available via FTP.

        Access:    math.ufl.edu  (128.227.96.16)
        Directory:    pub/ulam


Philosophy

The Electronic Agora
American Philosophical Association
The APA Electronic Agora is a bulletin board system providing information to the
APA community and others interested.  Information available includes news on
topics such as philosophical societies; news from the national office of the APA;
grants, fellowships, and academic position announcements; and e-mail
addresses of APA members.

        Access:    telnet atl.calstate.edu (130.150.102.33)
        Login:    apa



Physical Sciences

Buckyball Database
University of Arizona Library
The Buckyball Database is a bibliography of background material and current
citations on the topic of fullerenes and related chemical structures.  The database
is based on materials from Professor Richard E. Smalley's Buckyball
Bibliography, augmented with regularly updated citations to newly published
articles and with regular contributions of citations from researchers worldwide
announcing their articles submitted for publication.

        Access:    telnet sabio.arizona.edu (128.196.120.220)
        Select:    O)ther databases and remote libraries
        Select:    B)uckyball database

CERN
European Particle Physics Laboratory, Geneva, Switzerland
Information available on this database includes information on the CERN and
World-Wide Web project, listing of e-mail addresses and phone numbers of CERN
employees, a complete list of CERN newsgroups, an index to "hacker jargon,╙ and
information about WAIS servers.

        Access:    telnet info.cern.ch (128.141.201.74)


COSMIC Information Services
NASA; University of Georgia
NASA's Computer Software Management and Information Center (COSMIC)
has been located at the University of Georgia since its beginning in 1966.  COSMIC
presently has over 1,200 computer programs that were originally developed by
NASA and contracted personnel for the U. S. space program.  Software is
available for a number of areas of interest including artificial intelligence,
computational fluid dynamics, finite element structural analysis,  antenna
design, thermal and fluid flow analysis, and many more.  Programs are
generally available for a modest charge and usually include source code.  Certain
educational discounts may apply for domestic customers.  For more information
contact COSMIC customer support at: [phone], or send e-mail indicating
your area of interest to [e-mail]

GLIS (Global Land Information System)
The GLIS is an interactive computer system developed by the U. S. Geological
Survey (USGS) for scientists seeking sources of information about Earth's land
surfaces.  GLIS contains "metadata," that is, descriptive information about data
sets.  Through GLIS, scientists can evaluate data sets, determine their
availability, and place online requests for products.  GLIS is more, however, than
a mere list of products.  It offers on-line samples of Earth science data that may be
ordered through the system.  Scientists can use GLIS to bring up outlines of the
geographic areas covered by the data set.  Using digital browse functions to
manipulate the data, they can determine such information as the amount of cloud
coverage or the quality of individual scenes.  On-line requests can be placed via
GLIS for Earth science data.  The producing organization will receive the request
and provide the researcher with price and ordering information.  For more
information, please contact the GLIS User Assistance Office at
[e-mail] or (800) 252-GLIS.

        Access:    telnet glis.cr.usgs.gov (152.61.192.54)

National Nuclear Data Center
Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York
Access point for computer program packages distributed by the National Nuclear
Data Center and documentation on related topics.

        Access:    telnet bnlnd2.dne.bnl.gov (130.199.112.132)
        Username:    nndc

NCDS
NASA Climate Data System
The goal of the NCDS is to provide an advanced information management system
that supports researchers in the atmospheric, ocean, and Earth sciences by
allowing them to identify, access, obtain, manipulate, and display climate-related
data interactively.  For more information contact the NCDS User Support Office at
[e-mail] or [phone].

NODS: The NASA Ocean Data System
The goal of NODS is to support the oceanic research community by providing
interactive access to data sets, catalogs, and documentation from space-borne
ocean-viewing sensors.  For more information, please contact the NODS User
Support Office at one of the following:

        [e-mail]
        [e-mail]
        [phone] or [phone]

OCEANIC: Ocean Network Information Center
University of Delaware College of  Marine Studies
An interactive database of research information covering all aspects of marine
studies.  Includes WOCE (World Oceanic Circulation Experiment) information
and program information, research ship schedules and information, and a
Who's Who of e-mail and mailing addresses for oceanic studies.  Data from a
variety of academic institutions based on research studies are also available.

        Access:    telnet 128.175.24.1
        Username:    INFO

PINET: Physics Information Network
Contains the SPIN and General Physics Advanced Abstracts databases.  Both are
bibliographical databases.  Also gives access to bulletin boards and several
searchable lists (job notices, announcements, et cetera).

        Access:    telnet pinet.aip.org (192.58.150.2)
        Login:    new
        Password:    new


Religion

Bible Resources
Michael Strangelove; University of Ottawa
This resource contains a list of Bible related software programs.

        Access:    ftp.sura.net (128.167.254.179)
        Directory:    pub/nic
        Filename:    bible resources

Israel and Jewish Archives
Warren Burstein and Chaim Dworkin
This archive lists a variety of information about Israel and the Hebrew religion
including information about BBS, networks, the Kosher Traveler's Handbook,
information on Hebrew related listservs, software, and many other topics.  It is
suggested that you first transfer the file 00-ISRAEL.README.

        Access:    israel.nysernet.org (192.77.173.2)
        Filename:    ls-lR.israel

King James Version of the Bible
Dartmouth Online Library
An online version of the King James version of the Bible.
            Access:    telnet lib.dartmouth.edu (129.170.16.11)
                    At the -->, type: SELECT FILE BIBLE

The Religious Studies Publications Journal: CONTENTS
Michael Strangelove; University of Ottawa
The Religious Studies Publications Journal-CONTENTS is an electronic journal
that disseminates tables of contents, abstracts, reviews and ordering information
on new and recent print and electronic publications of relevance to religious
studies.  One of the objectives of the CONTENTS Project is to archive via FTP and
Listserv a freely accessible collection of bibliographies of interest to any of the
areas of study within religious studies.  The CONTENTS Project encourages those
who have bibliographies that would be of interest to researchers to make these
available to others by submitting them for placement on the CONTENTS
fileserver.  Authors of major papers, theses, dissertations and manuscripts
should consider making their bibliographies freely available to the academic
community.  Authors retain the full copyright to their work.  The purpose of
CONTENTS is simply to provide a cost-free dissemination method of research
material.

        Access:    panda1.uottawa.ca (137.122.6.16)
        Directory:    pub/religion
        File:        electric-mystics-guide-v3.txt

Electronic subscriptions are free.  To subscribe, send a mail message to:

                [e-mail]
                with the text:
                SUBSCRIBE CONTENTS your name


Science and Technology

STIS (Science & Technology Information System)
An electronic dissemination system that provides access to National Science
Foundation (NSF) publications.  The full text of publications can be searched
online and copied from the system.  System accommodates up to 10 users at one
time.

        Access:    telnet stis.nsf.gov (128.150.195.40)
        Login:    public (in lowercase)


Social Science

African Studies Information Available on the Internet
Arthur R. McGee ([e-mail])
This is a list of GOPHER sites, FTP sites, BBS╒s, and information services that
contain a significant amount of information related to Black/African concerns
and issues pertaining to LDC╒s (less developed countries), in the form of files and
conferences.

        Access:    ftp.netcom.com
        Directory:    pub/amcgee

The BIRON ArchiveSystem
Data held in the archive cover most aspects of social and economic activity in the
United Kingdom.  Over three thousand datasets, the archive's entire holdings,
are recorded in the BIRON system.  The BIRON system allows you to type in the
names of persons or organizations associated with particular datasets, titles or
partial titles, dates and geographical areas of data collection, and will match
these with information contained in the BIRON system.  Similarly, particular
methodologies are recorded and may be used in retrieval.  Spatial units, where
relevant, are also included in the databases and may be used as search terms.

        Access:    telnet dasun.essex.ac.uk (155.245.96.2)
        Login:    biron
        Password:    norib

COOMBSPAPERS DATA BANK
Dr. T. Matthew Ciolek, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
COOMBSPAPERS DATA BANK was established in December 1991 to serve as an
electronic repository of social science and humanities papers, offprints,
departmental publications, bibliographies, directories, abstracts of theses and
other high-grade research material produced (or deposited) at the Research
Schools of Pacific Studies and Social Sciences, Australian National University,
Canberra.  In addition, Coombs Data Bank serves as a major Australian
electronic repository of research materials dealing with the Pacific Region,
Southeast and Northeast Asia, as well as materials pertaining to Buddhism,
Taoism, and other oriental religions.

        Access:    wuarchive.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4)
        Directory:    doc/coombspapers


*****    Demographics of Internet Users
    Volant Corporation, San Diego, CA
Volant Corporation has completed a survey of over 2,000 users of their Web server,
which gets over 14,000 hits per day.  The results of the survey are posted online in
a demographic breakdown.  If you're interested in knowing who's using the net
these days, check out this site.  Another survey is planned for mid-April.

            Access:    World Wide Web
            URL:        http://turnpike.net/turnpike/demog.html

Genealogy Collection
This Gopher site contains pointers to resources of interest to amateur
genealogists.  Tips on how to construct an oral history, how to obtain official
documents, and links to several different databases of interest to genealogists are
included.  This site was rated as one of the Internet "jewels."

            Access:    Gopher to Alpha.CC.UToledo.edu

General Accounting Office Reports Archive
Full text reports from the United States General Accounting Office.  Currently
there are 7 reports available.

        Access:    ftp to ftp.cu.nih.gov (128.231.64.7)
        Directory:    GAO-REPORTS (You will automatically be put into this
                directory.)

Institute for Global Communications (IGC)
IGC is a member of the larger organization, Association for Progressive
Communications (APC).  Member networks of APC include AlterNex-IBASE
(Brazil), Chasque (Uruguay), ComLink (Germany), GlasNet (Russia), GreenNet
(England), CRIES (Nicaragua), NordNet (Sweden), Pegasus Networks
(Australia), and Web (Canada).  This archive also contains informational
brochures on services such as Peace Net, ConflictNet, and EcoNet.  This archive
contains a wealth of information on environmental preservation, peace, human
rights, and Internet services (such as USENET newsgroups) relevant to these
subjects.  All of these services are fee based.  All questions about this service can
be directed to [e-mail].

        Access:    igc.apc.org (192.82.108.1)
        Directory:    pub

Louis Harris Data Center
The Institute for Research in Social Science
Online access to data collected from the Harris organization, USA Today polls,
Atlanta Journal Constitution polls, and Carolina polls.  Over 750 Harris polls are
archived at the Harris Data Center.

        Access:    uncvm1.oit.unc.edu   (tn3270 required) (152.2.21.5)
        User ID:    irss1 or irss2
        Password:    irss

*****    National Organization for Women Home Page
In commemoration of the 175th birthday of Susan B. Anthony, NOW unveils its
own home page.  Kim Gandy, Executive Vice-President of NOW, hopes that this
page will foster the "increased presence of strong women's voices in cyberspace."
Information on NOW as an organization is available through this page, as are
links to many resources of interest to women and feminists.

            Access:    World Wide Web
            URL:        http://now.org/now/home.html

*****    Native American Resource Page
    Office of Technology Assessment
The Native American Resource Page is a compilation of many electronically
accessible resources concerning American Indian issues and information.  It
includes useful links to government resources (Indian Health Service, Bureau of
Indian Affiars, Great Sioux Nation of South Dakota), art and cultural resources
(National Museum of the American Indian, American Indian Culture Page);
academic resources (Native Education Initiative, Cornell University's FTP
archive, American Indian College Fund); organizations and networks (American
Indian Science and Engineering Society, Native American Net Server, the Inter-
tribal Network); and many others.

            Access:    World Wide Web
            URL:        http://www.ota.gov/nativea.html

RAPID: ESRC Database of Research Abstracts and Products
RAPID, the ESRC's Research Activity and Publications Information Database,
plays a key role in the Council's task of demonstrating the contribution its funds
and activities make to scholarship and to an understanding of the economic and
social world at large.  The database is managed at the University of Edinburgh on
one of its mainframe computers, and holds information on research partly or
wholly funded by the ESRC and on the various outcomes of this funded activity.

        Access:    telnet ercvax.ed.ac.uk (129.215.38.1)
        Username:    RAPID
        Password:    RAPID

*****    SafetyNet Domestic Violence Resources
SafetyNet contains domestic violence resources including bibliographies,
statistics, a domestic violence handbook with a list of warning signs and a safety
plan, lists of agencies equipped to handle domestic violence concerns, and crisis
coalition numbers.  The page places an emphasis on verifiable, detailed citations,
and is also located on the Women's Wire commercial on-line service.

            Access:    World Wide Web
            URL:        http://www.interport.net/~asherman/dv.html


Space Science

The Einstein On-Line Service
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
This on-line service makes available information from the Einstein Observatory
satellite.  The service provides access to text documents, numerical databases,
data products (CDs, FITS files, photon lists), and various utility programs.  A
document delivery system is also available.

        Access:    telnet einline.harvard.edu (128.103.40.204)
        Login:    einline

ENVIROnet
The Space Environment Information Service
ENVIROnet is a menu-driven, user-friendly space environment resource
designed to aid experimenters, design and test engineers, and project managers
involved with space missions.  In this repository for space data collected over the
years by NASA and other government research facilities, universities, industry,
and the European Space Agency (ESA), information is archived and regularly
updated for presentation to the service's users as text, graphics, and tables.  In
addition to the database, interactive modeling in a user-friendly format is also
available as a service.  For more information, please contact Dr. Michael
Lauriente at [e-mail] or [phone].

        Access:    telnet envnet.gsfc.nasa.gov (128.183.104.16)
        Username:    envnet
        Password:    henniker

The Lunar and Planetary Institute
The Institute's primary purpose is to provide, on NASA's behalf, leadership
within the scientific community in interdisciplinary research on lunar,
planetary, and terrestrial programs.  The Library Information Center (LIC)
provides information services to the lunar and planetary science community.  The
LPI Center for Information and Research Services provides resources on geology,
geophysics, astronomy and astrophysics.  The library collection encompasses both
the geological and the astronomical aspects of the science.  Access to the lunar
and planetary literature is provided through the in-house, online bibliography
that now contains about 20,000 references and can be queried by author, title
keywords, or terms selected from the controlled vocabulary using Boolean logic
statements.

        Access:    telnet lpi.jsc.nasa.gov (192.101.147.11)
        Username:    lpi

NASA/Ames Archives
An archive based at the NASA Ames Space Center.  Available information
includes data files, .gifs and image files, NASA press releases, and indexes on
NASA data and information.  It is also possible to transfer software for use with
NASA data.

        Access:    ames.arc.nasa.gov (128.102.18.3)
        Directory:    pub


NASA Headline News
Daily NASA press releases.

            Access:    finger [e-mail]

NASA Langley Technical Report FTP Site
The pub/techreports/larc/92 directory contains PostScript files of reference
publications, technical memorandums, technical papers, and technical
translations produced at NASA Langley during 1992.  The files are named by
report type and number; e.g., file tm4382 contains Technical Memorandum 4382.
The directory also contains an ASCII file called abstracts.92.  This file lists the
abstracts of the reports available in this directory.  New reports will be added to
the directory and the abstract list as they become available.

        Access:    techreports.larc.nasa.gov (128.155.3.58)
        Directory:    pub/techreports/larc/92

NASA Mid-Continent Regional Technology Transfer Center BBS
This system is intended to contain information related to technology transfer
activities in the mid-continent region.  The states of Arkansas, Colorado,  Iowa,
Kansas,  Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma,
South Dakota, Texas,  Utah, and Wyoming make up this region.  National and
international topics are included as well.  The BBS provides an automatic
pass-through service to other resources.  Some that are now supported are the
Texas Innovation Network (TINS), NASA Spacelink BBS, the NSF STIS, and a
local Wide Area Information Server (WAIS) interface.  Others will be added in the
future.

        Access:    telnet technology.com (129.162.150.145)
        Login:    guest

NASA Science Internet-Network Information Center (NSI-NIC)
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
NASA's Network Information Center and help desk are available to answer any
questions related to NASA software, files, or general NASA topics.

        Access:    [e-mail]
        Phone:    [phone]; Fax: [phone]

NED: NASA/ IPAC Extragalactic Database
NED is an ongoing project funded by NASA to make data and literature on
extragalactic objects available over computer networks.  NED is an object oriented
database that contains extensive information for nearly 132,000 extragalactic
objects taken from about 30 major catalogs of galaxies, quasars, infrared, and
radio sources.  NED provides positions, names, and other basic data (e.g.,
magnitude types, sizes, and redshifts) as well as bibliographic references and
abstracts.  Searches can be done by name, around a name, and on astronomical
position.  NED contains a tutorial that guides the user through the retrieval
process.

        Access:    telnet ned.ipac.caltech.edu (134.4.10.118)
        Login:    NED

NICOLAS: Network Information Center OnLine Aid System
A NASA database aimed principally at NASA employees and contractors, Nicolas
is nevertheless also useful for other network users.  The database shows the
correct format of an e-mail address, who to call if you run into trouble (or to ask a
general question), where to find more detailed information on a subject, et cetera.
In addition, NICOLAS  performs remote logins and file transfers for you, as well
as making available various network "Yellow Pages" functions.

        Access:    telnet dftnic.gsfc.nasa.gov (128.183.10.3)
        Username:    DFTNIC

NOAA
Earth System Data Directory
The NOAA Directory provides brief information about NOAA data sets that allows
you to locate NOAA data sets of potential interest.  You may contact the Data
Center listed for each data description to obtain the actual data.

        Access:    telnet esdim1.nodc.noaa.gov (140.90.235.168)
        Login:    noaadir

NOAA
Space Environment Services Center
NOAA is a clearinghouse for informational resources related to various types of
flare information activity, active region reports, x-ray plots and daily campaign
action notices which are also available on SPAN.  Other informational resources
include solar geophysical activity report and forecast (a summary on this topic is
also available), solar region summary, solar coronal structure reports,
geophysical alert reports, HF propagation reports, GWC magnetic reports,
magnetic index summary, and proton data plots.

        Access:    telnet 132.163.224.10
        Username:    SEL

The NSI File Cabinet
The NSI File Cabinet is an up and coming FTP site containing well over 130
megabytes of files, including the full complement of Internet RFCs; general
information about networking and networking utilities; available Internet
resources; software for VMS, UNIX, and Macintoshes; security information;
information about DECnet, TCP/IP, OSI, and Ethernet; and many .gif pictures,
some available only through NASA.

        Access:    nic.nsi.nasa.gov (128.183.112.71)

NSSDC: National Space Science Data Center
This is the official site for publicly available NASA data.  Data sets available at
this site include Nimbus-7 GRID TOMS data, interplanetary medium data
(OMNI), geophysics models, and international ultraviolet explorer data.
Connections are also available to the Standards and Technology Information
Systems, the CANOPUS Newsletter, and the Master Directory-NASA & Global
Change.

        Access:    telnet nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov (128.183.36.23)
        Login:    nodis

PDS: Planetary Data System
The goal of the PDS is to operate and maintain systems that will provide the
planetary science community with easy access to numerous datasets and
associated information from past and active missions.  This is accomplished
through the joint effort of six Discipline Nodes staffed by working scientists, as
well as the Central Node at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).  Useful
standards and technologies are integrated into the PDS in order to improve the
cost-effectiveness of its service.  For more information, please contact the PDS
User Support Office at [phone] or [e-mail]

        Access:    telnet jpl-pds.jpl.nasa.gov (137.79.104.100)
        Username:    pds_guest (No password required)

PDS (Planetary Data System) Geosciences Node
Located at the Earth and Planetary Remote Sensing Laboratory at Washington
University in St. Louis, Missouri, the Geosciences Node provides a direct and
knowledgeable source of assistance in using Magellan data through the Magellan
Data Products Support Office.  The purpose of the Support Office is to provide
users with information about and assistance in using Magellan data.  Standard
and special data products are supported, including digital products, photographs,
slides, videotapes, and NASA Public Information Office (PIO) products.  The
Support Office serves NASA-sponsored scientists, other researchers, educators,
and the general public.  The PDS Geosciences Node permits anonymous FTP
access to selected Magellan data and documentation.  For more information,
contact the PDS Geosciences Node Support Office at [e-mail] or
[phone].

        Access:    wuarchive.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4)
        Directory:    graphics/magellan

PLDS: Pilot Land Data System
The goal of the PLDS is to establish a distributed, interactive data and information
system to support access to data of interest to NASA's land scientists.  For more
information, please contact the PLDS User Support Office at [phone] or
[e-mail]

Socorro Information System
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Information available on this system includes a variety of astronomical-based
schedules and observation statistics.  An excellent introductory information
packet is available on-line with a description of the internal commands.  A
document delivery system is also available.

        Access:    telnet zia.aoc.nrao.edu (146.88.1.4)
        Login:    vlais

SPACElink
NASA
A database of information on NASA and NASA activities.  This database is aimed
specifically at school teachers.  The database can be accessed interactively by
telnet.

        Access:    telnet 192.149.89.61

New users log on as NEWUSER, password NEWUSER and are then given a user
ID and password.

Files can also be transferred by anonymous ftp access.

        Access:    ames.arc.nasa.gov (128.102.18.3)
        Directory:    /pub/SPACE

            You must first transfer and read the file: Spacelink.index

SpaceMet Internet
University of Massachusetts
SpaceMet Internet is an online service for educators and students who are
interested in space and space related topics.  There are message and file
directories.  Users are allowed to send and receive messages from other users on
the system.  The file directory contains many files related to space education and
space science.  SpaceMet Internet is a free service and registration is possible
online.

        Access:    telnet spacemet.phast.umass.edu (128.119.50.48)