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BUBL LINK Updates 1-15 January 1999

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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.

        ------------------------------------------------------------

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.

        ------------------------------------------------------------

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.

        ------------------------------------------------------------

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.

        ------------------------------------------------------------

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.

        ------------------------------------------------------------

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.

        ------------------------------------------------------------

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.

        ------------------------------------------------------------

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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