Date: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 14:48:51 -0500 (CDT) From: Scout To: scout-report-html@lists.internic.net Subject: Scout Report HTML -- August 25, 1995 Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: scout-report-html-owner@lists.internic.net Precedence: bulk The Scout Report - August 25, 1995

The Scout Report - August 25, 1995

A Service to the Internet Community Provided by the Info Scout and the InterNIC

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Highlights In This Week's Report:

Indiana U's searchable collection of listservs
WWLib - Web pages in the UK
General Accounting Office Daybook emailed daily
Major League @bat

World Wide Web:

The Censorship, Freedom of Speech, and Child Safety Web page deals with these hot issues by providing links to sites with useful information and good suggestions for ways parents and teachers can promote responsible use of the Internet. For example, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children provides an online brochure titled "Child Safety on the Information Highway." Other links lead to resources on children's issues, the cyberporn debate, child-friendly resources, resource guides for librarians and educators, and Safe Surf - Voluntary Site Identification Codes.
http://omni.voicenet.com/~cranmer/censorship.html
The Guide to Computer Vendors Web page offers many if not most of the URL's for computer hardware and software vendors, as well as a comprehensive vendor phone book and links to many of the computer magazines on the Web. There is no search capability but browsing is fairly easy using the alphabetical index.
http://www.ronin.com/SBA/
LIBERATION, a French daily newspaper (circulation 230,000), haslaunched a World-Wide Web version of "Multimedia," its weeklyillustrated supplement. (in French)
http://www.netfrance.com/Libe/
The NDOPA WebText, a companion Web page to the award-winning live philosophy talk show, No Dogs or Philosophers Allowed, is now up and running. NO DOGS... plans 26 programs for 1996. Check out the topics as well as the history of this unique project. Television that makes you think.
http://www.access.digex.net/~kknisely/philosophy.tv.html
A Web page at Johns Hopkins University an up-to-date, comprehensive, and informative list of links to resources in philosophy and related disciplines. Pages are limited to ca. 35K each. Continually updated, with occasional surprises.
http://www.jhu.edu/~phil/philhome.html
The Pennsylvania Dutch Convention And Visitors Bureau, in cooperation with the attractions of the Amish Country of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, now offer a complete virtual information center on the Pennsylvania Dutch Country of Lancaster County. Includes information on the Amish, quilts, covered bridges, and all the interesting things to see and do in the area.
http://www.welcome.com
A database of some 12,850 listserv, majordomo and listproc mailing lists at 298 sites is maintained by the Indiana University Support Center for the UCS Knowledge Base. Enter a word or partial word, and you'll get back a list of all the lists containing that word in the title or official description. Instructions for subscribing or retrieving more i nform ation about each list are included. Very handy.
http://scwww.ucs.indiana.edu/mlarchive/
The UC Toxic Substances Research & Teaching Program WWWis designed to open communication and interest between the public and the researchers within the University of California. Several areas of research are covered, including: coastal toxicology, ecotoxicology, health effects, and environmental engineering. The program includes all nine UC Campuses and three national laboratories. Browse for conference announcements, articles of interest, and profiles of researchers. Address questions or comments to:
taeastman@ucdavis.edu
http://www.tsrtp.ucdavis.edu/tsrtp/homepage.html
The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) is a regional agency established in 1953 by an interstate compact among 15 western states. WICHE's activities and publications are designed to facilitate resource sharing and cost-effective services among member and affiliate states and their public and independent colleges and universities. Their Web page provides information about their activities and publications related to U.S. - Mexico educational exchange, research and policy analysis, Higher Ed and the economy, educational telecommunications, and student opportunities.
http://www.wiche.edu
WWLib a comprehensive catalogue of WWW pages based at sites in the United Kingdom. The catalogue is organized using the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC - version 20),which is widely used in libraries. This makes very powerful and easy to search, since sites are indexed by what they are about, not just what words they contain. It is entirely free, either to search or to submit an entry.
http://www.scit.wlv.ac.uk/wwlib/

Gopher

Jerusalem One Network is one of the most popular Jewish resource on Internet and contains over 10,000 files that cover all aspects of Jewish life. A simple menu guides you to everything from news, politics, medicine, travel, tourism, and world-wide Jewish community information. The Jerusalem1 staff updates the information on a continuous basis.
gopher to: gopher.jer1.co.il
The National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT) gopher is designed for people interested in archeology, historic architecture, historic landscapes, materials conservation or history. It contains information about NCPTT programs; announcements of jobs, conferences, grants, and workshops; and a lot of links to other preservation-related Internet resources.
gopher to: gopher.ncptt.nps.gov
The Space Science Group is part of the Division of Mathematics and Sciences at Nort hwestern State University in Natchitoches, La. The mission of The Space Science Group is to provide activities that encourage participation in math and science, build knowledge of basic concepts, teach basic science skill, and positively influence attitudes. The mission of The Space Science Group is to develop and implement programs which use aspects of the space program to motivate students to study mathematics and science. Many Space Science Group programs are described in this gopher. For information about any of them call toll free 1-800-259-9555. You may also contact us by fax at 1-318-357-5599 or email at ssg@nsula.edu.
gopher to: gopher.ss.keyser.nsula.edu

Electronic Mailing Lists

The EDEQUITY (Educational Equity Discussion List) is an international theory and practice discussion list on issues of educational equity in a multicultural context in schools, colleges and oth er ed ucation sites. The list encourages discussion between teachers and other educators, equity practitioners, advocates, parents, policymakers, counselors and others interested in equity. EDEQUITY serves as a forum to discuss how to attain equity for males and females; and how gender equity can be a helpful construct for improving education for all. The participation of both women and men is welcomed. Topics for discussion include classroom interactions, curriculum development, school environment, education reform, violence prevention, math and science education, vocational and nontraditional education, school-to-work issues, community-based learning, and counseling. Ask questions and exchange information about teaching strategies, useful texts and films, innovative programs, current research, and funding sources.
send email to: MAJORDOMO@CONFER.EDC.ORG
in the body of the message type: subscribe edequity
The U.S. General Accounting Office, Congress' W atchdog agency, now has a mailing list service for a daily electronic posting of the General Accounting Office (GAO) Daybook. The GAO Daybook is the daily listing of released GAO reports and testimony.
send email to: majordomo@www.gao.gov
in the body of the message type: subscribe daybook
To receive additional info about GAO services:
send e-mail to: info@www.gao.gov
in the body of the message type: info

NetBytes

For almost two years, as part of a research and development project, the non-profit Internet Multicasting Service has put the entire text of U.S. Patent and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) documents on-line via the EDGAR On-line database. Recently Internet Muliticasting announced the EDGAR research project would end on October 1, and a discussion ensued concerning the future availability of this information over the Internet free of charge. Current information on the status of the discussion, including background info rmation on EDGAR and the Paperwork Reduction Act (which becomes law on October 1) is provided on an Internet Multicasting Web page. Comments from SEC Chairman Levitt and Congressman Markey are available, as are statistics on EDGAR's usage via the Internet and cost comparisons for the same information retrieved from commercial information providers.
http://www.town.hall.org/govt/tuttle/
Taxpayers Assets Project (TAP) has established a mailing list for discussion of the topic.
send mail to: listproc@tap.org
in the body of the message type:
subscribe edgar-action yourfirstname yourlastname
"Who's succeeding on the Internet and how?" is an 88 page hardcopy report based on survey data and is one of the first comprehensive study of online businesses. Topics addressed include the differences between successful and unsuccessful enterprises, what successful marketers do differently, the 9 most common pitfall s to avoid, how much is actually sold online, how companies market online, factors that affect the timing of a company's entry into online marketing and where online marketing is going in the next 12 months. The report includes the 52 tables and charts most vital to online profitability. The price is discounted if ordered through Webster.
http://www.tgc.com/report.html
Or for more information send mail to:
more@hpcwire.tgc.com
and in the subject line type: 7078

Weekend Scouting

The COMMUNITY-MUSIC list was formed to promote the discussion of issues relating to community bands and orchestras. The majority of these ensembles are volunteer groups where musicians perform out of the sheer enjoyment of making music, although there are some exceptions. Among the topics which may be discussed are locating (or creating) an ensemble in your area, selecting music, retaining key musicians (and dealing with substanda rd on es), finding a good conductor, raising funds, announcing upcoming concerts, and more. The Web page contains the FAQ for the group and other community music-related links and information.
http://www.io.com/~rboerger/community.html

send email to: MAJORDOMO@MPD.TANDEM.COM
in the body of the message type: subscribe community-music
on the second line of text type: end
Major League Baseball's MLB @BAT, the only official source for MLB information on the world wide web. MLB @BAT provides you with access to daily updated scores, statistics, rosters, league leaders, and MLB Club related information. In addition, check out News & Notes for late-breaking Official Major League Baseball press releases, view photos of the current NL/AL Players of the Week in MLB Photo Gallery, or purchase official MLB merchandise in the MLB Clubhouse Shop.
http://www2.pcy.mci.net/mlb/index.html
The new NFL-LIST is for discussion of the NFL in general, and for any and all things relevant to the NFL. Many team-specific mailing lists exist, but the NFL -LIST can be for everyone who also enjoys the broader view. Topics open for discussion include all players, coaches and teams; statistics, and statistical innovation; player rating systems (in the works); systems to predict team performances such as power ratings; college players, insofar as their NFL potential, place in the draft, etc.; history, best of All-Time;salary and economic info, collective bargaining, front-offices; football board games, computer games and fantasy football; and team systems and strategies. The list is moderated and "civil adult discussion" will be expected ( i.e. no insulting flame wars allowed.)
send email to: rscott@mail.coin.missouri.edu
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in the body of the message type:
subscri be NFL-List yournamehere youremailaddresshere

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WAIS

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