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BUBL LINK / 5:15 Updates
Recent Additions to the Catalogue of Internet Resources
1 - 15 May 2000
For live links to all these resources, see
http://bubl.ac.uk/link/updates/current.html
000 Generalities
Every File Format in the World
Alphabetical listing of over 3000 file name extensions and
suffixes with links to brief descriptions where possible.
Love Letter Worm
Provides an overview of the VBScript program which spread
around the world in a matter of hours. Explains which
computer systems are affected, how the virus infects and
spreads, and possible solutions to the problem.
CoolText.com: Online Graphics Generator
Free software resource facilitating the design of logos,
buttons, and bullets. On selection of a font, style, size,
and colour, a customised graphic will be created which can
then be saved and used on a personal Web page.
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004 Computing and the Internet
Macintosh Download Center
Collection of software for use with the Macintosh operating
system including Internet Explorer 5 and Outlook Express
5.02. Downloads are available in English, Danish, Dutch,
French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, and Swedish.
Digital Toolbox
Information about a set of software applications designed
to facilitate the creation of digital resources. Covers
HTML, MS PowerPoint, MS FrontPage, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe
Acrobat (PDF), Macromedia Flash, and Macromedia Shockwave,
and offers tips on how to locate images, sounds, and video
for use on personal Web pages. Bibliographic details of
related titles held at the university library are listed.
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020 Library and Information Science
Current Cites
Library and information science current awareness
newsletter with summaries of articles on developments in
electronic information provision and delivery in relation
to libraries. Archives available online from 1990 onwards.
Collection Management and Scholarly Electronic Publishing
Resource
Bibliography of material on the digital publishing of
educational monographs, covering issues such as collection
management, licences and copyright, authority and digital
signatures, and preservation. Cites books, journal
articles, and Web resources on metadata, the electronic
publishing cycle, evaluation of material on the Internet,
intellectual property rights, and digital libraries.
Directory of Digitized Collections
Searchable collection of digitisation projects worldwide
with details of host country and institution, URL, type and
language of material, and a brief description for each
entry. The option to display all or new records is given.
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100 Philosophy and psychology
Witches' League for Public Awareness
Discusses the portrayal of witchcraft in the media, and
provides general information such as do's and don'ts of
witches', a calendar of pagan festivals, tools of the
craft, and a historical account of this pre-Christian
religion. Details of the organisation itself are also given
with guidelines on how to become a member.
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200 Religion
Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
Education and research group highlighting the public
affairs of Jewish people and Israel. Offers news items,
explains the importance of survival, security, unity, and
vision among the community, and discusses differences
between past and contemporary Judaism.
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300 Social sciences
Office of Research on Minority Health
Organisation aiming to improve the health status of
minority Americans by conducting and encouraging
participation in biomedical and behavioural research
programs. Provides details of projects investigating
ageing, alcoholism, cancer, eye disease, infant mortality,
hypertension, and nutrition.
Interviews 50 Cents
Reports on a series of spontaneous interviews conducted by
producer Ray Farkas and reporter Alex Chadwick who
travelled around America using a handmade sign to invite
people to share their stories. Footage is available as
QuickTime video or in text format.
Educational Recording Agency Licensing Scheme
The ERA Licensing Scheme enables educational establishments
to record radio and television broadcasts for educational
purposes without infringing copyright. Information on these
pages includes the licence, the legal position and ERA
news.
United Kingdom Legislation
Full text of all public and local acts of the UK
parliament, explanatory notes to public acts, statutory and
draft statutory instruments, and measures of the general
synod of the Church of England. Legislation for Scotland,
Wales, and Northern Ireland is detailed separately from
1999 onwards.
Parliament of Australia
Describes the positions and roles of current members of the
Australian Parliament, and outlines the functions of House
and Senate. A historical background, summaries of pending
legislation, research papers on topical issues, and
archives of parliamentary debates are also provided.
Social Work Student
News bulletins and a collection of links to resources
concerning children, families, and adults. A forum to
communicate with other students of social work is
available.
DrugScope
Organisation providing information about legal and illegal
drugs, related research, and advice on policy making.
Offers news, events, details of educational publications,
and an encyclopaedia which documents the origin, history,
constitution, effects, and legal stance on a wide range of
substances.
World's Water
Tables, figures and maps depicting freshwater supply and
withdrawal, and desalination capacity by country. Includes
links to organisations, institutions, and individuals
working in the fields of environmental development, water
efficiency, sanitation, and public health.
UCoSDA: The Universities' and Colleges' Staff Development Agency
Organisation established to promote staff development and
training provision across universities and colleges in the
United Kingdom. Members are offered consultancy, a help
line, a database of tutors, complimentary mailings and
briefing papers.
Oz Encyclopedia
Provides an insight into the make-believe land of Oz
created by L. Frank Baum, offering information about books,
characters, and places from the stories. Also lists
production details of the Oz movies from 1939 to 1979
including The Wizard Of Oz, Return To Oz, Fantasia 3, The
Wiz, and Number 13, an experimental film never to be
completed or released.
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400 Language
Polish Language Course
Provides basic information about the Polish language
covering the alphabet, pronunciation of individual vowels
and consonants, division of words into syllables, stress,
and changing sounds before certain consonants. Brief notes
are provided on nouns, verbs, and other parts of speech,
and lessons and pronunciation exercises are given together
with audio files to assess progress.
About.com Guide to Hebrew Language
A collection of resources covering subjects including the
alphabet, grammar, literature, slang or 'new' Hebrew, and
translation. A selection of cultural material is also
provided.
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500 Natural sciences and mathematics
Terra: The EOS Flagship
Daily image reports from Terra, a NASA satellite launched
to investigate interrelationships in the Earth system
between land, ocean, atmosphere, and life. Data gathered
will enable future climate changes to be predicted,
allowing us to prepare effectively for the future.
Willo: The Dinosaur with a Heart
Information about the discovery of the fossilised heart of
a small herbivore called a Thescelosaurus which revealed a
structure more like that of a bird or a mammal than a
reptile, suggesting that some dinosaurs had high metabolic
rates. Includes images of the 3-D reconstruction of the
dinosaur's chest cavity.
Plant Kingdom: An Introduction to the World of Plants from an
Evolutionary Perspective
Text, figures, tables, and photographs depicting the
diversity of plants such as algae, bryophytes, ferns, and
conifers. Contains a set of past exam questions and a
series of laboratory assignments.
Animal Diversity Web
Database of descriptions, photographs, and classifications
of the world's mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles,
sharks, bony fish, molluscs, arthropods, and echinoderms,
searchable by common or scientific name. Some records also
provide information on habitats, physical characteristics,
food, reproductive habits, and geographic range.
Bugbios
Collection of resources about insects with photographs and
descriptions of 14 different orders including lepidoptera,
diptera, coleoptera, cockroaches, stick insects, and
arthropod. Offers a selection of teaching materials, and a
full text archive of Cultural Entomology Digest articles
which consider the impact insects have on various aspects
of human culture.
Fish FAQ
A list of answers to common questions posed to the National
Marine Fisheries Service. Covers fish species,
classification, survival, dangerous sea creatures, and a
range of other marine animals such as lobsters, crabs,
clams, sea turtles, and whales. Also provides links to sets
of marine life and oceanographic facts.
AmphibiaWeb
Database of amphibian biology and conservation containing
species descriptions, photographs, life history
information, and references to related literature.
Describes the recent decline in the frog population
worldwide and suggests why so many species are becoming
extinct.
Living Links
Centre investigating similarities between apes and humans
in relation to social life, ecology, cognition, neurology,
and molecular genetics. Provides a dictionary of
hyperlinked terms, research topics, and a series of sounds
illustrating noises made by apes, human interviews, and
video clips showing chimpanzee conflict, food sharing, and
the bushmeat crisis.
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600 Technology (applied sciences)
MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
Fully searchable and browsable collection of classical and
contemporary medical terms, abbreviations, acronyms, and
jargon.
HerbMed
Searchable database of plant species proven to possess
medicinal qualities. Provides clinical data, case reports,
information about traditional usage, warnings, biochemical
details, descriptions of preparation methods, and images
for each herb. Also offers an alphabetical listing of
species' common and scientific names.
Greek Cuisine
Searchable collection of traditional Greek recipes with
instructions on how to prepare appetisers, soups, sauces
and dressings, main courses, desserts, and salads.
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700 The arts
Jackson Pollock: 1912-1956
Describes the life and work of Jackson Pollock, the
controversial postmodern painter who adopted an unusual and
physically involved technique to smear, spatter, and drip
paint on canvas. Includes images of his paintings and
photographs of the artist at work.
National Portrait Gallery
Collection of paintings, drawings, miniatures, sculptures,
engravings, silhouettes, and photographs, all of which
depict famous British men and women. Works can be searched
for by entering the name of an artist, a sitter, the title
of a piece, or a National Portrait Gallery (NPG) number.
Masters of Photography
Articles on, and biographical summaries of, photographers
such as Man Ray, Ansel Adams, Diane Arbus, Walker Evans,
and Alfred Steiglitz. Provides a selection of photographs
by each artist including Victorian portraits, New York
street photography, and images of the Ethiopian famine.
Glossary of Film Terms
Definitions of film-related terms arranged alphabetically
and by categories such as the film itself, camera
equipment, types of shots and coverage, sound, editing, and
video transfer.
Theatre History on the Web
Extensive index of resources designed to assist theatre
historians. Eras covered include Classical, Medieval and
Renaissance, Elizabethan, and 18th, 19th, and 20th
centuries. Collections of art and general theatre material
are offered, along with links to related research centres,
libraries, museums, and exhibitions.
Chess Variants
Alphabetical listing of chess variants such as Alice,
Maelstrom, Triplets, Zebulon, and Goliath, together with
information about their creators, pieces, and rules. Also
offers a brief history of the traditional game of chess,
and outlines the differences between the original game and
the one commonly played today.
Special Olympics
Describes a sports program founded in 1968 enabling
mentally retarded athletes to compete against each other.
Participants' profiles are given, together with information
about past and forthcoming events. Details of how to get
involved as an athlete, coach, or volunteer are also
supplied, as is the opportunity to make a donation to the
organisation.
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800 Literature and rhetoric
Southwestern Literature
Introductory material and resources about writers from the
Southwest region of the United States, defined as New
Mexico and Arizona, Texas west of the Pecos river, Colorado
south of the Arkansas river, the San Luis valley and the
Colorado plateau region, southern Utah, and the Sonoran and
Mohave desert regions of California. Information is
provided on a range of authors, and also on the subjects of
Hispanic and Chicano culture, native Americans, and
environmental issues. Includes course syllabi from 1997
onwards and assignments taken from the Southwest literature
class at New Mexico State University.
Tolkien Archives
Features an audio library of narratives, music, and
animated films, a biography, essays, poetry, maps and
charts of Tolkien's world, and an insight to the history of
the Dragons, Dwarves, Elves, Ents, Hobbits, Men, Nazgul,
Orcs, Valar, and Wizards.
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900 Geography and history
CountryWatch.com
Clickable map provides key data about the population,
geographical area, capital city, climate, languages spoken,
and currency of over 190 countries. Also offers information
on recent news stories, economic situations, agriculture,
the environment, ethnic divisions, and religions practised.
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