BUBL LINK
BUBL LINK Updates
Recent Additions to the Subject Tree
18 - 31 May 1998
For live links to all these resources, see
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000 Generalities
Book Arts Web
Includes links to a selection of book arts related sites, access to
subscription information and archives of the Book_Arts-L listserv and
a bibliography of bookbinding manuals.
Colibri
An electronic newsletter and Web service aimed at people interested in
the fields of natural language processing, speech processing and/or
logic.
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004 Computing and the Internet
PC Advisor
Magazine offering advice in plain English on all aspects of buying and
using PCs and PC software.
How to do Field Searching in Web Search Engines: A Field Trip
A brief look at how five major search engines, AltaVista, HotBot,
Infoseek, Lycos, and Yahoo! use field searching. Includes a chart
showing which fields are searchable, the syntax required and examples
of how a field search query is entered.
Toward More Comprehensive Web Searching: Single Searching Versus
Megasearching
Analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of using either a
multiple engine search tool, or deciding to search the largest
databases one by one. Provides general guidelines including the
suggestion that the single search tool approach is the best method for
searches which require the use of advanced search features.
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020 Library and Information Science
ABTAPL: Association of British Theological and Philosophical Libraries
Organisation formed to help those working in libraries containing
theological, philosophical and related materials by sharing
information and experience. Provides an informal network for
consultation, advice and support in both individual and continuing
professional problems.
Paper Persists: Why Physical Library Collections Still Matter
Discussion about the unlikely death of print pointing to reasons why
paper will persist including the difficulty of reading from digital
devices, the enormous task of converting all existing print
collections, the cost of providing all reading material digitally and
the question of publishers rights.
Do Digital Libraries Need Librarians? An Experiential Dialog
Brief discussion of what constitutes a digital library, the effects of
technology on the role of the librarian, and technology-based attempts
at information access. Concludes that librarians and technologists
need to work together in the development of digital libraries.
The Linear File: To Pay or Not to Pay, That Is the Question
Discussion of pricing with particular reference to online hosts.
Covers the effect of advertising in databases and even asks whether
the user should determine the value of the information.
The Successful Manager: Ten Ways to Gain Management Support for Key
Projects
Discussion of techniques which will help to get key Information
Resource Centre projects scheduled, funded, and started. Includes
examining what competitors are doing, framing the project in the
context of corporate objectives and relating the project to an
external condition that requires a response.
Book and Serial Vendors for Africa and the Middle East: Results of a Survey
of ARL Libraries
Report of a study to compile a directory of book and serial vendors in
Africa and the Middle East gathered by sending questionnaires to
member libraries of the Association of Research Libraries. The
directories themselves can be browsed by country and include an
appendix of general vendors for the area.
Book and Serial Vendors for Asia and the Pacific: Results of a Survey of
ARL Libraries
Report of a study to compile a directory of book and serial vendors in
Asia and the Pacific gathered by sending questionnaires to member
libraries of the Association of Research Libraries. The directories
themselves can be browsed by country and include an appendix of
general vendors for the area.
RDF Tools
Briefing document about RDF produced for the eLib / UKOLN seminar on
RDF held in May 1998. Includes illustrations and links to more
detailed information. RDF was developed following work on various
metadata areas, such as content filtering (PICS), resource discovery
(Dublin Core), digital signatures (DSig) and site mapping (MCF and Web
Collections). RDF provides a generic framework which could be used to
implement these, and various other applications.
Digital Collections: A Strategic Policy Framework for Creating and
Preserving Digital Resources
Addresses the critical issue of developing a strategic policy
framework for the creation and long-term preservation of digital
resources. Includes six case studies which demonstrate how issues
identified in the framework have been addressed by organisations in
different business environments. Makes recommendations in the areas of
long-term digital preservation, standards, on the framework itself and
for further work. Aimed at those involved in the creation, management,
and use of digital resources.
Book Aid International
Charity founded in 1954 by Hermione, Countess of Ranfurly as a
response to a book shortage in the Bahamas. Now works in partnership
with organisations in developing countries to support their work in
literacy, education, training and publishing by providing books and
other reading materials.
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070 News and publishing
Fairfield Publications
Publisher promoting the health of people with learning disabilities.
Includes a bibliography of relevant journal articles.
Houtschild International Booksellers
Bookseller, mainly active within Europe, whose primary markets include
university, research, medical, company and governmental libraries
specialising in the supply of academic books, journals, CD-ROMs and
serials from European publishers.
Hans Zell Publishing Consultants
Consultancy services to publishers and academic institutions, in
particular providing advisory services and individual project
management for publishers, research institutes, and the book community
in Africa and in other developing countries.
Librero SA
Spanish bookshop founded in 1924 in Madrid, Spain, to serve the needs
of universities, professors, and public libraries, in Spain as well as
abroad.
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100 Philosophy and psychology
Bioethics: Journal of the International Association of Bioethics
Bioethics provides a forum for articles on the ethical questions
raised by current issues such as: abortion, euthanasia, AIDS, in vitro
fertilisation, genetic engineering, and experimentation on embryos.
These questions are considered on the basis of concrete ethical, legal
and policy problems, or in terms of the fundamental concepts,
principles and theories used in discussions of such problems.
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300 Social sciences
European Survey of Information Society
Aims at providing a tool for knowledge, communication, partnership and
the promotion of best practice in the development of the Information
Society. Involves an inventory of projects, the monitoring and regular
analysis of new regulations, developing a collection of basic facts on
Information Society developments and a permanent overview of public
and private promotional actions and initiatives aimed at favouring the
development of the Information Society.
The Numbers Game: The Top 10 Sources for Statistics
Search tips for locating statistics and a list of ten sources, most of
which are from the US government.
Get Ready for the Euro
Official UK Government website for the euro. Contains information for
UK businesses preparing for the advent of the euro in 1999.
German Law Archive
Dedicated to publishing cases, statutes, literature and bibliographies
on German law in the English
Bracton on the Laws and Customs of England
Originally entitled De Legibus Et Consuetudinibus Angliæ. Henry of
Bratton was a thirteenth century English judge and is best known for
this work which attempts to describe rationally the whole of English
law. The work is remarkable both for its wealth of detail and for its
attempts to make sense out of English law largely in terms of the 'ius
commune', the combination of Roman and canon law that was taught in
the universities in Bracton's time. The framed version allows
simultaneous viewing of the English and Latin texts.
Plan Ahead
US based association focusing on the promotion, advancement, and
application of effective planning in higher education. Includes tables
of contents of the journal "Planning for Higher Education".
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500 Natural sciences and mathematics
Ethics Center for Engineering and Science
Provides engineers, scientists and science and engineering students
with resources useful for understanding and addressing ethically
significant problems that arise in their work life. Accessible via
organisational and keyword indexes and also includes engineering
ethics cases, ethics in a corporate setting and essays.
This Dynamic Planet
Map showing the Earth's physiographic features, the current movements
of its major tectonic plates, and the locations of its volcanoes,
earthquakes, and impact craters. The use of colour and shaded relief
helps the reader to identify significant features of the land surface
and the ocean floor. Over 1,500 volcanoes active during the past
10,000 years are plotted on the map in four age categories. The
locations (epicenters) of over 24,000 earthquakes, largely from 1960
through 1990, are plotted in three magnitude categories and in two
depth ranges. The document is in PDF format and requires Acrobat
Reader 3.0 to view and print.
Fire Effects Information
Provides up-to-date information on the effects of fire on plants and
animals. Possible to select from trees, wildlife and Kuchler Potential
Natural Vegetation Type. Includes information on the
biological/botanical and habitat requirements of the item selected,
fire ecology and fire effects. Each record also includes a
bibliography of relevant resources.
Division M: Bacteriophage
Bacteriophages are viruses whose hosts are bacterial cells, they are
metabolically inert in their extracellular form and they reproduce by
insinuating themselves into the metabolism of the host. Includes
phages indexed by family, as defined by genome type and virion
morphology, resources for teachers and a brief history of
bacteriophage research.
Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Partnership of U.S., Canadian, and Mexican agencies, other
organizations, and taxonomic specialists cooperating on the
development of an on-line list of biological names focusing on the
biota of North America. Includes data from the U.S. Geological
Survey's Vertebrate Checklist, National Oceanographic Data Center's
Taxonomic Code and the PLANTS database from the Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Possible to query the database, generate reports and download data.
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600 Technology (applied sciences)
Public Health
Journal of The Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene and the
Society of Public Health. Provides international coverage of
preventive medicine, epidemiology, social and community medicine. Key
areas include child health, communicable disease prevention, health
promotion and health service planning. Abstracts and full text
available online.
Spinal Cord
Journal of the International Medical Society of Paraplegia. Offers
coverage of all aspects of spinal injury and disease, encompassing
causation, investigation and diagnosis, surgical and other types of
treatment, rehabilitation and facilities throughout the world.
Abstracts and full text available online.
FabricLink
Forum developed for the textile and retail industry and its consumers.
Provides basic information concerning the production, characteristics,
advantages and care of textile products, a stain removal guide, a
glossary of fibre and textile terms, a collection of sayings, phrases,
movies and song titles which contain fabric or textile terms and tips
on how to read a garment label.
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700 The arts
Arthur: ART Media and Text HUb and Retrieval System
Demonstration project using the AMORE image system to index and search
the images and text of nearly 600 selected websites organized into
five databases. Images can be retrieved by image similarity, or by
keywords in the Web pages.
Investigating the Renaissance: Examining Material Aspects of Three Early
Netherlandish Paintings Using Digital Imaging Techniques.
Computer-assisted imaging can reveal aspects of the process of making
art not visible to the unaided eye. It also reveals the alterations of
intervening centuries, alterations that were intended to repair the
ravages of time and use, and to adjust images to reflect changing
aesthetic preferences. Using "Portrait of a Man", Master of the 1540s;
"The Virgin and Child", Workshop of Dirck Bouts and "The Last
Judgement" by Jan Provoost the resource examines the techniques of
infrared reflectography, X-radiography and ultraviolet light.
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800 Literature and rhetoric
Glossary of Literary Terms and a Handbook of Rhetorical Devices
Access to both a glossary of rhetorical terms, with examples such as
alliteration, hyperbole, simile and irony, and one for literary terms
ranging from allegory to petrarchan conceit and zeugma.
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900 Geography and history
YEMEN Gateway
Resource for researchers, students, journalists and others who are
interested in modern Yemen. Topics covered include constitution,
culture and society, economy, government, history, international
relations, media, travel and tourism.
Slovakia List
List of Internet resources in Slovakia, including Internet service
providers, cities on the Internet, universities and schools, research
and education, commercial and business, archives and projects,
newspapers and magazines, televisions and radios, museums and
exhibitions.
Information Resources in Canada: A Checklist for Non-Canadian Searchers
Brief explanation of the Canadian information industry and extensive
collection of links to Canadian information including news and
business, finance and economics, law, government and statistics and an
inventory of Canadian electronic information sources.
Between a Rock and A Hard Place: A History of American Sweatshops 1820 -
Present
Online exhibition placing the debate on sweatshops in the garment
industry in a historical context and exploring the factors that
contribute to their existence today.
New York Public Library Digital Library Collections
Ongoing digital library initiative providing primary source materials
from the Library including digital versions of books, manuscripts,
photographs and engravings. Includes Images of African Americans from
the 19th Century, African American Women Writers of the 19th Century,
Selected Clips from the Louis Armstrong Jazz Oral History Project, A
War in Perspective, 1898-1998: The Spanish-American Conflict, Moving
Uptown: Nineteenth-century Views of Manhattan and Dry Drunk: The
Culture of Tobacco in 17th- and 18th-Century Europe.
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