New on the net
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/eb045480 |
| Date | 01 March 1996 |
| Pages | 270-275 |
| Published date | 01 March 1996 |
| 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.
Aaron Copeland
A site dedicated
to the
20th century
composer, conductor
and
teacher
Aaron Copeland; includes biographi-
cal information, music
and
photos.
¤ http://users.why.net/chaswill
/copeland.html
Amputee Home Page
A US
site which
provides informed
re-
sources exclusively
for
amputees:
these include events, disability rights
and current legal
happenings,
a
listserv
for amputees,
a
toll free directory
of
US based prosthetic component
manu-
facturers and prosthetic facilities,
and
FAQs
on
general amputee informa-
tion,
sport
and
recreation, prosthetic
components,
and
phantom pain man-
agement.
¤ http.//vanbc.wimsey.com
/~igregson/index.html
AquaLink
AquaLink
is a
public service
to the
aquaria hobbyist interested
in
fresh-
water and marine
fish,
reef
coral,
in-
vertebrates
and
aquatic plants.
Services include mailing lists, soft-
ware, documents, articles
and a
help
service with over
100
volunteers.
¤ http://www.aqaalink.com
Artcom Collectors corner
A site full of fine
arts,
antiques, muse-
ums exhibits,
art
galleries, interna-
tional expositions
and
major auctions.
¤
http://www.artcom.com/
Association
of
Commonwealth
Archivists and Records Managers
The Association
of
Commonwealth
Archivists
and
Records Management
(ACARM)
has
announced
its new
Web site
at
http://www.comnet
.mt:8000/acarm/index.html.
Com-
monwealth countries share common
legal
and
administrative traditions
as
well
as
common historical experience
and
a
common
language;
the Associa-
tion of Commonwealth Archivists and
Records Managers (ACARM) pro-
vides
a
vehicle
for
addressing profes-
sional issues
of
concern
to its
members. Questions or comments
can
be
e-mailed
to
a.thurston@sas.ac.uk.
Baltics Online News Service
A site
of
daily news
in
English, free,
covering the Baltic
countries:
Estonia,
Latvia
and
Lithuania.
It is
updated
throughout
the
day.
¤ http://www.viabalt.ee
BCMSV
on
the World Wide Web
Leeds University Library
has an-
nounced
that the
BCMSV Database
of
Manuscript English Verse
is now
available
on the
World Wide
Web.
Use
of
Netscape
is
recommended.
BCMSV (Brotherton Collection
Manuscript Verse)
is
a
database of
de-
tailed information
about the
individual
items
of
English poetry contained
in
the
17th
and
18th
century manuscripts
belonging to the Brotherton
Collection
of Leeds University Library.
Its
pri-
mary function
is
to
act as a
finding-list
of items
in
these manuscripts; further
information about
any
item
or
manu-
script will gladly
be
supplied
on re-
quest.
¤
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/
spcoll/bcmsv/intro.html
Biographical Dictionary
Contains biographical information
on
over 18
000
people from ancient times
to the present
day.
These are the
nota-
ble men
and
women who have shaped
our world. Information contained
in
the dictionary includes birth
and
death
years, professions, positions
held,
lit-
erary
and
artistic works, awards,
and
other achievements. Fully searchable
by
keyword,
name
or expression.
¤
http://www.tiac.net/users
/parallax/
Bradford On-Line,
UK
A guide to online resources relating to
the
UK
city
of
Bradford.
It
includes
descriptions
and
links
to
Bradford's
businesses, arts
and
education.
¤
http://snvw.pcdoctor.co.uk
/bradford/
The Buddhist Library, Singapore
The Buddhist Library
is a
centre
of
Buddhist learning, serving
the
needs
of
the
Buddhist community
in
Singa-
pore
and
overseas.
It
aims
to
foster
goodwill
and
understanding amongst
all schools of Buddhism.
¤
http://www.singnet.com.sg
/-buddhlib
CancerHelp
UK
CancerHelp
UK
is an
authoritative
and
user-friendly British source
of
cancer
information
for
patients, relatives
and
friends.
¤
http://medweb.bham.ac.uk
/cancerhelp/.
The Center
for
the Study
of
Eurasian Nomads (CSEN)
The Center
for the
Study
of
the
Eur-
asian Nomads (CSEN)
was
estab-
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