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BUBL LINK / 5:15 Updates
Recent Additions to the Catalogue of Internet Resources
16 - 31 August 2000
For live links to all these resources, see
http://bubl.ac.uk/link/updates/current.html
000 Generalities
Harvard System of Referencing
A guide to the Harvard system of citing and referencing
resources within text and bibliographies. Offers a
selection of samples from academic sources, UK official
publications, audio-visual material, and electronic
resources.
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004 Computing and the Internet
60 Days To Launch: Anatomy of an Internet Start-Up
Daily series of video diaries tracing the run up to the
April 2000 launch of mucho.com - a support service to help
small business make effective use of the Internet.
TRUSTe: Building a Web you can Believe in
Group established to promote and encourage privacy on the
Web. Offers resources which will ensure publishers' privacy
on specific pages, and others to help protect users online.
TRUSTe Privacy Protection Guidelines are available in HTML
or Word 97 format.
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020 Library and Information Science
Researching Librarian
Collection of databases, journals, statistics, discussion
lists, and current awareness resources, all of which are
intended to assist librarians undertaking research. Also
offers links to funding bodies and guidelines on writing
proposals.
LISNews.com
Library and information science arena providing news
stories relating to librarianship in the US. Articles are
keyword searchable, and browsable by topic such as
cataloguing, circulation, information retrieval, knowledge
management, and technology.
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300 Social sciences
Hellenic Culture
Includes a cultural map of Greece, a listing of museums,
monuments, and archaeological sites, and information about
related organisations and events. Also provides access to
literature, music, dance, theatre, cinema, and photography
resources. Available in English and Greek.
American Indians of the Pacific Northwest Digital Collection
Collection of original photographs and documents describing
native American culture along the Northwest coast and
plateau. Information is provided about typical arts, work,
transportation, dwellings, potlatches, education, and
treaties. Essays about specific tribes such as the Alaskan
Tlingit and the Nez Perce also feature.
World Bank Poverty in Africa Survey Databank
Provides an ongoing examination of African poverty, and
World Bank efforts to monitor the situation. Features the
Africa Household Survey Databank (AHSD) which offers
results from socio-economic surveys of African countries
which have been carried out over the past decade.
192.com
Directory service comprising searchable versions of the UK
electoral roll, directory enquiries, a people finder, a
business directory, and street maps. Registration allows 20
free searches per month, and a personal address book can be
set up.
OECD International Regulation Database
Offers qualitative and quantitative observations on the
state of regulation and market structure in OECD member
countries. Covers product market regulations including
state control of business enterprises, barriers to
international trade and investment, and sector-specific
structures in telecommunications, transportation,
electricity supply, and retail distribution. The database
must be downloaded before use, and both Microsoft Access
and Excel versions are available.
Inc.com Guides to Small Business Topics
Offers guidance on building and running small businesses.
Covers topics such as writing a business plan, buying a
franchise, e-commerce, ethics, law and taxation, and
running a business single-handedly.
National Minimum Wage: The Story so Far
Assesses results of the implementation of a National
Minimum Wage in the UK in April 1999. Claims that a large
number of people have benefited from the minimum wage, that
most business have found the resultant costs to be
manageable, that employment has continued to grow in the
low-pay sector of the economy, and that both employers and
workers have adapted to the change. Also offers
developmental suggestions concerning younger workers,
compliance and enforcement, pay, working time, and
government funding. Report is presented as PDF document.
Bond Investing
Offers details of how to develop a bond portfolio, covering
topics such as asset allocation, bond income, investing for
income or profit, and bond swapping. Also features a bond
primer, a calculator, and a glossary, and illustrates the
living yield curve.
Livelihoods Connect
Offers guidance sheets and distance learning materials for
members of the UK Department for International Development
and associated groups. Material aims to assist with the
creation of sustainable livelihoods, with a view to
eliminating poverty.
Scots Law Online Resource Centre
Collection of links to Scottish legal resources. Categories
include legislation, courts, legal research tools, law
firms, and university degree courses. Also features links
to news services, and a selection of recreational material.
Gapyear.com
Offers resources for current or future students embarking
on a gap year. Features information on independent travel,
money matters, health and insurance, and visas and
embassies.
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400 Language
Daily Grammar
Service offering grammar lessons which are emailed to
subscribers five days of the week with a test on the sixth.
An archive of previous issues is available, along with a
glossary of grammatical terms.
Esperanto
Articles and discussion groups pertaining to the Esperanto
language and cultural movement. Links to specific lingual
resources covering spelling, punctuation, grammar, and
vocabulary are also available.
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500 Natural sciences and mathematics
getspec.com
Offers news and discussion of modular optical spectroscopy
products. Information is keyword searchable, and offered in
English, French, and German.
Pollination
Collection of pollination related resources covering
management issues, gardening, pollinators, and threats such
as parasites and pesticides. Resources include books,
journals, articles, images, and McGregor's 'Pollination
Bible'. Also provides a list of beekeepers in individual US
states and countries around the world who have bees
available for contract pollination. Available in English
and Spanish.
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600 Technology (applied sciences)
HEBS Research Centre
Offers a general library of bibliographic and journal
article databases, book catalogues, and links to external
holdings, together with discussion groups, training and
support materials, survey data, full text published
documents, details of commissioned research, and news and
event information.
Lifestyle Choices: Vegetarianism
Directory of vegetarian-related resources addressing the
benefits of a meat free diet, associated philosophies, and
religious viewpoints. Provides links to books, criticisms
of meat eating, FAQs, mailing lists, organisations,
quotations, and statistics concerning vegetarianism.
Vegan Society
Organisation established to promote a way of life free of
animal products. Presents arguments for becoming vegan,
society news and information sheets covering health,
nutrition, and lifestyle, publications, and links to
manufacturers of vegan products including foods, drinks,
toiletries, cosmetics, health and household items, and
clothing.
Veganism in a Nutshell
Provides a definition of a vegan, explains the philosophy
behind the lifestyle choice, and discusses the importance
and requirements of a nutritional diet. Also offers
suggestions of products which may be substituted for dairy
substances.
Vegetarianism in a Nutshell
Offers a definition of vegetarianism, describes how
recommended quantities of substances such as protein, iron,
calcium, and vitamin B12 can be met, and provides links to
a range of vegetarian literature, teaching materials, and
recipes. Also suggests ideas for egg replacers, dairy
substitutes, and meat alternatives in stews and soups.
Vegetarian Society of the United Kingdom
Offers society news and press releases, a selection of
recipes from the Cordon Vert cooking school, links to local
vegetarian groups within the UK, related business
opportunities, tips for newcomers to the meat free way of
life, health and nutrition information, and benefits to the
animal world and the environment.
Nanomedicine
Offers information on the potential of nanomedicine - the
use of engineered nanodevices and nanostructures to
monitor, repair, construct, or control human biological
systems at a molecular level. Provides answers to
frequently asked questions, technical papers on medical
nanorobots and nanotechnology, and listings of nanomedicine
research organisations and researchers.
eCalcX
Collection of Web tools for structural designers, including
a selection for steel design, beam analysis, simple shapes,
and compound shapes.
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700 The arts
Blues Lyrics Online
Collection of lyrics from songs in the blues tradition,
sorted by artist, title, and topic. Also features a
selection of categorised links to blues resources.
Robert Johnson Notebooks
Provides a biography of the highly influential Delta blues
singer and guitarist Robert Johnson (1911-1938), an
analysis of selected Johnson lyrics, short audio excerpts
from his recorded works, and a bibliography of related
sources.
Climbing Dictionary
Alphabetically arranged definitions of English and American
climbing terms with German, French, Canadian French, Dutch,
Italian, Spanish, Swedish, and Polish translations.
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800 Literature and rhetoric
Oscar Wilde: The Complete Shorter Fiction and Poems in Prose
Offers the full text of Wilde's shorter fictional works and
poetry such as The Canterville Ghost, The Young King, and
The House of Judgement. Texts are available as PDF or HTML
files.
Association for Scottish Literary Studies
Society which aims to promote the study, teaching, and
writing of Scottish literature, and to further the study of
the languages of Scotland. Describes regular publications
of the society including the journals ScotLit, Scottish
Studies Reviews, Scottish Language, and the Scotnotes
series of study guides.
About Leo Tolstoy
Provides HTML versions of selected writings by Leo Tolstoy
(1828-1910), including Anna Karenina, The Kreutzer Sonata,
and Polikushka. Also offers a biography of Tolstoy,
discussing the authors' moral philosophy.
Anton Chekhov
Offers concise annotations of the works of Anton P. Chekhov
(1860-1904) with summaries and brief commentaries for each.
Also offers information about the medium, genre, and key
themes of individual works.
Dostoevsky Research Station
Features a bibliography of Dostoevsky's works, with online
versions of selected titles such as Crime and Punishment
and The Brothers Karamazov. A listing of critical works is
available, along with quotations about the author, and
links to related resources.
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900 Geography and history
Travel Images
Organised by region then country, this collection of images
depicts landmarks, cultural scenes, buildings, markets, and
people from around the world. Photographs can be accessed
via a pull down menu, or an interactive map.
Stirling Online
Information about the city of Stirling and surrounding
areas of Scotland, with details of accommodation, business,
food and drink, history, education, shopping facilities,
and attractions such as the Wallace Monument and Blair
Drummond Safari Park.
University of Glasgow Archaeology Resources
Set of links covering archaeology in contemporary society,
related computer applications, Anglo-Saxon archaeology,
sculptured stones of early medieval Scotland, GIS and VRML
applications at Symon's Castle, and the 1998 excavations at
Tintagel. Also provides access to the Sydney Cyprus Project
and the Archaeological Computing Newsletter.
New Zealand Backgrounder
A collection of historical, geographical, environmental,
geological, demographic, governmental, legal, educational,
and tourist information relating to New Zealand. Also
includes sections on The Maori and the typical New
Zealanders' way of life.
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