BUBL LINK Updates
Recent Additions to the Catalogue of Internet Resources
1 - 15 January 1999
For live links to all these resources, see
http://bubl.ac.uk/link/updates/current.html
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004 Computing and the Internet
Free Access
Computer magazine offering features and information about technology
releases including hardware such as printers and scanners, and
software such as graphics.
Hit & Miss
Newsletter containing information about Web caching. Describes caching
using various technologies including Macintosh, Unix and intranets,
and provides details of related workshops, conferences and jobs.
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020 Library and Information Science
Library Philosophy and Practice
Peer-reviewed bi-annual journal offering articles that demonstrate the
connection between library practice and library philosophy and theory.
Organizing Internet Resources: Traditional Cataloging Approach
Descriptions of over 40 resources relevant to cataloguing Internet
resources, including cataloguing tools, USMARC proposals and
discussion papers.
Languages for Dublin Core
Article which reviews three years development of Dublin Core metadata,
and illustrates its use in dozens of countries and different languages
around the world.
National Digital Library Competition: Lessons Learned
A summary of various lessons learned about digitisation projects,
extracted, summarised, and paraphrased from reports submitted by award
winners. Topics include formats and specifications for digital
reproduction, production workflow, project management, and
intellectual access.
Perseus Books
A series of book catalogues held by Perseus with information about
individual titles. Catalogues are searchable by author, title or
category.
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300 Social sciences
Happy Fun Communication Land
A tutorial and reference resource supporting the study of
communication theory and history. Includes citations, glossaries,
focus sections on specific topics including paradigmatic and
syntagmatic analyses, and questions on semiotics, culture, codes,
speech and mass communication.
Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Set of resources held by the Roper Center, including public opinion
surveys, polls and data banks. Dats sets include the Japanese Data
Archive and Latin American Survey Data Bank.
Entropy and Inequality Measures
Set of documents focusing on inequality of wealth, which analyses
inequality coefficients used in sociology, economy, biostatistics,
ecology, physics, image analysis and information processing in order
to shed light on economic disparity worldwide.
Heritage Lectures
Set of lectures concerned with political crises around the world.
Subjects covered include economics, terrorism, warfare and foreign
policy.
Political Challenges of Advancing Economic Reforms in Latin America
A report based on the first meeting of The Carnegie Economic Reform
Network. Provides an overview of the political status of
market-oriented reforms, the strengthening of banking systems and
advancing education reforms.
World Politics
A political science journal which publishes analytical and theoretical
articles, review articles, and research notes in international
relations, comparative politics, political theory, foreign policy, and
modernization.
European Union in the US
Documents providing European Union information including news,
publications and details of US offices. Policies and legislation such
as Agenda 2000 and EU Enlargement, The Euro and External Relations are
discussed.
European Integration Online Papers
Full text of a study investigating the origin of supranationalism.
Various hypotheses are tested using a standardised questionnaire.
Following multivariate analyses, it is concluded that political
orientations have no effect on supranationalism and that supranational
attitudes are affected by an interaction between domestic and
transgovernmental experiences.
Freedom of Expression and the Public Debate in Chile
Full text of a book examining human rights in Chile regarding freedom
of expression. Issues such as political debate, national security,
government reform initiatives, film censorship and television
regulation are addressed.
Jouvert: A Journal of Postcolonial Studies
An international journal examining textual, cultural and political
postcolonialisms. Contains articles, reviews and book titles on
related topics.
Linkages Journal
Online journal concerned with environmental issues such as climate,
atmosphere, desertification, forests and chemical management. Full
text of current and previous editions available.
Law Library Resource Xchange
Set of articles, departments and columns for legal professionals
written by law librarians, attorneys, information technology
specialists and legal technology consultants. Covers research,
management and technology in the legal field. Also features KeyCite -
a citation database and case finder.
Self-Reliance and Poverty
Article proposing an alternative measure of poverty for the United
States population, Net Earnings Capacity (NEC), based on a family's
capacity for generating income rather than on its monetary income.
Comparisons are made between NEC and official poverty throughout.
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
RoSPA's purpose is to enhance quality of life by exercising a powerful
influence for accident prevention. Offers statistics, reports,
training materials, fact sheets and advice on many aspects of
occupational, domestic, motoring and leisure safety.
Advanced Distributed Learning Network
US initiative intended to promote high-quality education and training
materials that can be tailored to individual learner needs.
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500 Natural sciences and mathematics
Human Evolution: The Fossil Evidence in 3D
A gallery of modern primate relatives and fossil ancestors of human
beings. Contains five modern primate crania and five fossil crania,
including those of Prosimii, Anthropoidea, Platyrrhini and Catarrhini.
Each cranium is accompanied by a short description of its relevance to
human evolution and can be rotated through 360 degrees. Shockwave
software required.
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600 Technology (applied sciences)
Electronic Journal of Orthopaedics
Journal featuring articles, slide presentations and peer-reviewed
papers on various aspects of orthopaedics.
Food and Beverage Journal
Information about the food and drink industry including details of key
companies, recent developments, and culinary trends around the world.
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700 The arts
Digital Archive of American Architecture
A guide to architecture in America from the 17th century to the
present, with particular emphasis given to local architectural
monuments. Houses, churches, commercial buildings, skyscrapers and
public buildings such as libraries, museums and universities are
featured, together with examples of different architectural styles and
information on individual architects.
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800 Literature and rhetoric
George Orwell
Full text essays, plot summaries, character details, interpretations,
and a biography of British author George Orwell (Eric Blair)
1903-1950.
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900 Geography and history
NepalNet
Discussion and materials on sustainable development in Nepal,
including images and full text documents on the Nepali economy, social
indicators, and natural resources.
Central Eurasia Project
Collection of maps, travel information, news and articles about
culture, arts, human rights, business, media and history in countries
throughout Central Eurasia. Covers Mongolia and four countries of the
former Soviet Union - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
The project aims to establish scholarships, information offices and
open forums, and to distribute grants promoting freedom of expression
and the free flow of information.
Aerial Archaeology Research Group
Group dedicated to aerial photography, photo interpretation, field
archaeology and landscape history, including the use of aerial
photography in defining preservation policies for archaeological sites
and landscapes.
Antiquity
An international quarterly archaeology journal, which specialises in
research and technical reports. Tables of contents and brief abstracts
available online.
Database for Archaeological Pottery
Set of chemical data for the composition of Italian, Aegean, European,
American and African pottery from a number of excavation sites.
Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology
Information about the society which aims to promote the study of life
in the centuries following the Middle Ages.
Suffolk County Council Archaeology Service
Information and images on excavations, finds, publications and
projects, and the full text of annual reports from 1996.
Birmingham Roman Roads Project
Information about the project to investigate the course of Roman roads
crossing the City of Birmingham. Includes a map of Roman roads in
Britain and in the Central Midlands.
Ancient Britain
An illustrated guide to sacred archaeological sites in areas of
Ancient Britain such as Avebury, Land's End, Orkney and Stonehenge.
Archaeography of Yorkshire Dales
Maps showing the landscape characteristics of elevation, soil type,
drift geology and land use for prehistoric archaeological sites in the
Wensleydale and Upper Wharfedale region of the Yorkshire Dales.
Anglo-Saxon and Viking Yorkshire Project
Reports on a project to investigate an Anglian and Anglo-Scandinavian
settlement at Cottam in the Yorkshire Wolds.
Lakenheath Anglo-Saxon Horse and Rider Excavation
Information about the excavation of the grave of an Anglo-Saxon
warrior leader and his horse, discovered in 1997, including
photographs, x-ray images of artefacts from the dig, and an article on
the archaeology of early Anglo-Saxon Suffolk.
Thomas Bateman's Ten Years' Diggings
Account by Thomas Bateman, a 19th century antiquarian, of the
excavation of more than 200 barrows in the Derbyshire and
Staffordshire Peak District.
At Home with Others: Anthropologists, Archaeologists and Historians in Europe
Paper examining the relationship between archaeology and European
identity.
University of Chicago Excavations at Isthmia
Article tracing the discovery of the temple of Poseidon in 1952 by
Oscar Broneer, the director of the University of Chicago Excavations
at Isthmia, and the subsequent excavation of the central plateau
containing the temple, altar, surrounding buildings, and a Roman hero
shrine.
East Timor
Extensive information about the history of East Timor since 1974, with
key documents, information on human rights and on East Timorese
leaders, with speeches, statements, interviews and major news items.
Congo After Mobutu
Set of documents providing an insight into the politics, economy and
tribalism in the Democratic Republic of Congo under the administration
of President Laurent Kabila.
Democratic Republic of Congo: A Long Standing Crisis Spinning Out of Control
Article examining human rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo,
extent of conflict, and the involvement of countries outwith central
Africa. Recommendations are made for governments and groups
participating in the armed conflict.
Democratic Republic of Congo and The Civil War
Set of documents offering information about the Democratic Republic of
the Congo, formerly known as Zaire. Provides figures relating to
demography, culture and economy, historical facts, details of
political parties and perspectives, and a selection of news articles.
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