New on the net
| Published date | 01 June 1997 |
| Pages | 518-520 |
| Date | 01 June 1997 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/eb045605 |
| Subject Matter | Information & knowledge management,Library & information science |
NEW ON
THE NET
We
list
the
newly
announced
Net
resources
that
have
caught
our
eye
in the
last
couple
of
months
as being useful to the
electronic
librarian.
If
there
Is a site you
would like
added,
please
e-mail
us at
tel@learned.co.uk.
African Trading Space
Site which the owners believe 'will be of great use to
companies wishing to conduct business in and with
Africa.'
Includes a trade enquiry service that not only
allows for posting, finding and responding to trade
enquiries, but also allows companies to subscribe to
be notified as relevant trade enquiries are posted.
• http://www.mbendi.co.za/trading
Albert Einstein Home page
A mass of links about the great man: overviews,
essays, quotes and so forth.
• http://www.sas.upenn.edu/-smfriedm
/einstein.html
Biblio Tech Review
'A new Web only publication designed to keep all
those interested in library automation up-to-date
with the current fast developing library automation
technologies and news. We hope to become a first
source for what's going on in the industry and to pro-
vide some perspective on the confusing scene that
is Information Technology today.'
•
http://wkweb3.cableinet.co.uk/biblio/index.html
Blackwell's Online
Bookshop
Relaunch of an existing site. Includes a range of 1.5
million titles, with up-to-date bibliographic data; flex-
ible options for searching and subject browsing; a
Book Exchange, where customers can interact to
buy, sell or swap their own books with each other;
and ability to create personalised home pages which
remember each customer's stated and observed
preferences. These can be updated to include
advance information, or the information can be e-
mailed.
• http://bookshop.blackwell.co.uk
BrowserWars.com
Site launched by CompuServe: 'an independent
Web site dedicated to providing an unbiased source
of information and expert analysis for Internet users
trying to understand which browser is best for them.'
Site disclaimer stresses that 'Netscape Corporation
and Microsoft, Inc. have not participated in the cre-
ation or content of this site. BrowserWars.com
includes news, reviews, and parody relating to
Internet browser products and all use of Netscape
Corporation and/or Microsoft, Inc. names marks or
related material are intended for these purposes.'
• http://www.browserwars.com
Catholic
Housing
Aid Society
Site run by the CHAS, providing information about
housing and homelessness. Includes access to
Home
and
Dry,
a leaflet
aimed
at schools which
con-
tains information about the causes and conse-
quences of homelessness.
• http://www.chasnet.demon.co.uk
Children & Parliament
Service from the Library and Information Service of
the UK's National Children's Bureau, delivered
weekly while Parliament is sitting, providing
abstracts of all debates from the House of Commons
and the House of Lords that are relevant to children.
Based on the Hansard daily Parliamentary record.
Service is also included on the CD-ROM ChildData
which contains several of the Library's databases
and is updated quarterly.
• http://www.ncb.org.uk
Cyberdrive
Site for learner drivers, particularly in the UK.
Contains information on the selection of books, CDs
and videos available from the Stationery Office, in
association with organisations such as the Driving
Standards Agency and the Department of the
Environment, Transport & the
Regions.
Also includes
the new online mock theory test which simulates the
real driving theory test and supplies immediate
results.
• http://www.cyberdrive.co.uk
Disability resource page
A site of resources for people with disabilities and
those who try to help them.
•
http://www.sau.edu/cwis/internet/wild/Disabled/
disindex.htm
Fool UK
Site 'designed specifically to meet the investment
and personal finance needs of the United Kingdom.'
Includes "'Beating the Footsie", a simple way for
investors to beat the market, and Ten Steps To
Investing Foolishly", designed to educate and inform
UK readers about personal finance and their stock
market.'
• http://www.fool.com
518 The Efectronic Library,
Vol.
15,
No.
6, December 1997
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