======== The Scout Report == ======== March 2, 2001 ==== ======== Volume 7, Number 6 ====== ====== Internet Scout Project ======== ==== University of Wisconsin ======== == Department of Computer Sciences ======== == I N T H E S C O U T R E P O R T T H I S W E E K ======== ====== Subject Specific Reports ==== 1. _Scout Report for Science & Engineering_ ====== Research and Education ==== 2. Links to Psychological Journals: The Journal Locator in Psychology and the Social Sciences 3. _Jenda: A Journal of Culture and African Women Studies_ 4. Manuscripts Catalogue 5. MarLIN 6. Facts on International Relations and Security Trends (FIRST) 7. National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS) 8. GigaLaw.com 9. Hawaiian Newspapers, War Records, and Trust Territory Image Collections 10. Water in Africa ====== General Interest ==== 11. 2000 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 12. _A Blueprint for New Beginnings -- A Responsible Budget for America's Priorities_ 13. The Merchants of Cool -- PBS 14. Traveling Culture: Circuit Chautauqua in the Twentieth Century -- LOC 15. The Hockliffe Project 16. Two on Foot and Mouth Disease 17. WWF Annual Report 2000 18. Mr. President: Profiles of our Nation's Leaders -- SI ====== Network Tools ==== 19. Opera 5.0 TP1 for Mac 20. AnyBrowser.com ====== In The News ==== 21. Seattle Cleans Up Copyright and subscription information appear at the end of the Scout Report. For more information on all services of the Internet Scout Project, please visit our Website: http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/ If you'd like to know how the Internet Scout team selects resources for inclusion in the Scout Report, visit our Selection Criteria page at: http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/about/criteria.html The Scout Report on the Web: Current issue: http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/report/sr/current/ This issue: http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/report/sr/2001/scout-010302.html Visit the Internet Scout Weblog at: http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/weblog/ Feedback is always welcome: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ====== Subject Specific Reports ==== 1. _Scout Report for Science & Engineering_ http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/report/sci-eng/2001/se-010228.html Volume 4, Number 13 of the _Scout Report for Science & Engineering_ is available. The In the News section annotates nine resources on the surprising find of submarine volcanoes in the Arctic Ocean. ====== Research and Education ==== 2. Links to Psychological Journals: The Journal Locator in Psychology and the Social Sciences http://www.wiso.uni-augsburg.de/sozio/hartmann/psycho/journals.html US Mirror http://telehealth.net/armin/ UK Mirror http://ctiwebct.york.ac.uk/journals/journals.html Created and maintained by Armin Gunther and Martien Brand, this impressive metasite indexes over 1,600 online psychology and social science journals published in English, German, French, Dutch, and Spanish. The format of the site varies at some of the nine mirrors (four in the US), but at the main site and most of the mirrors, users can search the index by keyword or browse by alphabetical listing, subject, and by type of information online (ejournals, selected articles, abstracts, tables of contents) via pull-down menus. Entries include a brief description, content offered online, and a link. An excellent resource for scholars and students in psychology, linguistics, and sociology. [MD] 3. _Jenda: A Journal of Culture and African Women Studies_ [.pdf] http://www.jendajournal.com/jenda/ Africa Resource Center http://www.africaresource.com/index.htm Published by Africa Resource Center and directed by an all-African women team of co-editors, this new ejournal represents in part an effort to occupy and redefine the space of African Women's studies, a space initially defined by white female scholars. The journal also aims to "create a global forum for African women scholars, analysts and activists to participate on an equal footing with their contemporaries worldwide in debates, exchanges of ideas, and the creation and documentation of knowledge." In pursuit of both goals it will publish original essays, reprints, commentary, exhibition, reviews, interviews, and related writings. Judging by the inaugural issue, _Jenda_ holds great promise, offering a large selection of interesting and engaging essays and other content, much more than comparable print or online journals. In addition, the left-hand side of the journal page contains a fairly deep Africa-focused bibliography, organized by topic. The main Africa Resource Center site offers a wealth of Africa resources, including several additional ejournals, databases, bibliographies, an online art gallery, and more. [MD] 4. Manuscripts Catalogue http://molcat.bl.uk/ This site is designed to serve as a single access point to information on the catalogs of the British Library's Department of Manuscripts, which cover accessions from 1753 to the present day. Visitors may search the catalogs index (a list of those available online can be found in the About section) by name, language, year, and other modifiers. They can also search the descriptions by keyword or find a specific manuscript by number. Returns include a brief description which links to the full entry. Searching tips and information on ordering copies from the British Library are provided. While this site may not prove especially useful to scholars unfamiliar with the Library's manuscript catalogs, it is a solid resource for experienced researchers. [MD] 5. MarLIN http://www.marlin.ac.uk/ MarLIN, the Marine Life Information Network for Britain and Ireland, is an initiative of the Marine Biological Association (MBA) of the UK. Designed to provide "the most comprehensive and easily used source of information about marine habitats, communities and species around Britain and Ireland," the searchable database includes over 29,000 location records from the Marine Nature Conservation Review (MNCR) database, and it is expanding to include numerous other datasets. Together, these data will provide environmental decision-makers with basic information for planning and assessment. Although not all sections of the site are yet complete, there is already a wealth of excellent information in the Species Information, Habitat (Biotype) Information, Marine Life Protection, and publications sections, with details on the status of all sections provided at the Main Menu page. [LXP] 6. Facts on International Relations and Security Trends (FIRST) http://first.sipri.org/ A joint project of the international relations and Security Network (ISN) and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), FIRST is the initial step in an ongoing effort to create a federated system of databases in the fields of International Relations and security. At the site, users can access a wide range of facts and information related to these fields via a pull-down menu and check-box interface. Using the pull-downs, visitors select a nation and year (1988-2000). They then select one or more topics in check-boxes arranged by subject, such as conflicts and peace keeping activities, military expenditure, weapons of mass destruction, and political system and country indicators, among others. Results are offered on a single page, divided by the selected topics and with links to the source sites. Links are also provided to the FIRST glossary and acronyms list. [MD] 7. National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS) [.pdf] http://nccs.urban.org/ A project of the Urban Institute Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy, the NCCS is "is the national repository of data on the nonprofit sector in the United States," charged with developing and providing quality data on "nonprofit organizations and their activities for use in research on the relationships between the nonprofit sector, government, the commercial sector, and the broader civil society." At the site, visitors will find a number of tools and resources related to nonprofits. These include databases, a data guide, glossary, fact sheets, state profiles, IRS forms, and a bibliography. Also provided are a list of related mailing lists (including the NCCS mailing list) and general information about the Center and its activities. [MD] 8. GigaLaw.com http://gigalaw.com/ Produced by attorneys and law professors, Gigalaw "provides legal information for Internet and technology professionals, Internet entrepreneurs and the lawyers who serve them." Chief among the offerings are articles and essays focusing mainly on law, technology, and the Internet. These are organized by date or topic (contract law, privacy, free speech, etc.), with the most recent additions featured on the homepage. The site also offers a daily (and weekly) news service, on the site or via email, that summarizes relevant news stories and offers a link to the full text. Other content at Gigalaw includes a selection of full-text intellectual property cases and statutes, some model legal forms, and a discussion list. [MD] 9. Hawaiian Newspapers, War Records, and Trust Territory Image Collections [.tif] http://128.171.57.100/ Created by the University of Hawai'i System Libraries, this site contains three collections of digitized images. The first features images of Hawaiian language newspapers published from 1834 to 1948. They include stories, photos, advertisements, letters to the editor, and other content. The quality of images varies. The second collection comes from the Hawai'i War Records Depository (HWRD), and in addition to the photos, this section also provides information on the holdings of the HWRD, contact information, and a link to an online catalog. The third, and largest, collection includes approximately 8,000 images from the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI) archives. The photos are browsed by "reel" number and are offered as large thumbnails with links to full-size JPEG or TIFF images. The photos may also be keyword searched using an internal search engine. Links to further information about the four separate, self-governing districts that once composed the TTPI are also provided. [MD] 10. Water in Africa http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/water/africa/ Peace Corps World Wide Schools http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/ Developed by the Peace Corps' World Wise Schools and funded through a grant from the US Department of Education, this project provides learning resources to help educators "teach geography, language arts technology, and visual art in a meaningful and original way by using authentic materials collected by Peace Corps Volunteers." These include over 600 photos and 300 anecdotes on the use and availability of water in different African nations, as well as 24 lesson plans, sorted by title, grade, and subject. The photos and anecdotes may also be browsed by country, with basic country information and maps provided. More learning and teaching resources can be found at the World Wise Schools main site. [MD] ====== General Interest ==== 11. 2000 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2000/ This week the US State Department released the 25th edition of its Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. The report cites continued abuses in countries that have long been noted for human rights violations, including Iraq, North Korea, Cuba, and Afghanistan. It also notes a worsening in China's human rights record, perhaps signalling a tougher stance towards the world's most populous nation under the new US administration. Users may read the full text of the report, which is organized by region, at the State Department site. [MD] 12. _A Blueprint for New Beginnings -- A Responsible Budget for America's Priorities_ [.pdf] http://w3.access.gpo.gov/usbudget/index.html HTML Version http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/usbudget/blueprint/budtoc.html Both the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the White House have posted copies of the President's budget plan for FY 2002. The 207-page plan is a summary and will be followed by the traditional and more detailed budget documents in April. At the OMB site, users may also download numerous other budget documents, including the final two official statements from the Clinton White House: The Economic Report of the President and the FY 2002 Fiscal Outlook. [MD] 13. The Merchants of Cool -- PBS [RealPlayer] http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cool/ The companion site to this week's excellent _Frontline_ explores the symbiotic relationships between teens, the media, and the creators and sellers of popular culture. In the program, _Frontline_ correspondent Douglas Rushkoff interviews marketers, media executives, cultural/media critics, and members of the teen market that the former are so desperately trying to reach (and create). Among other things, Rushkoff explores the "mook" (young male) and "midriff" (young female) stereotypes and the marketing of supposedly anti-establishment rage rockers. At the site, visitors can explore the major themes of the film, read interview transcripts and the reactions of teens who viewed the program, and learn about some of the companies and media giants featured in the film. Also included are a discussion list, a teacher's guide, and some additional short features. [MD] 14. Traveling Culture: Circuit Chautauqua in the Twentieth Century -- LOC [.pdf] http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/iauhtml/tccchome.html The latest addition to the American Memory Project highlights a University of Iowa Libraries collection of talent brochures and other materials from one of the largest booking agencies for Chautauqua performers. The site presents "7,949 publicity brochures, promotional advertisements and talent circulars for some 4,546 performers who were part of the Chautauqua circuit." These may be searched by keyword or browsed by subject or name. The digitized images are offered as thumbnails with links to a full-size .jpg image or .pdf file, accompanied by bibliographic information. The site also links to a brief online essay on Chautauqua. [MD] 15. The Hockliffe Project http://www.cta.dmu.ac.uk/projects/Hockliffe/HP_home_right.htm Created by Dr. Matthew Grenby, Hockliffe Research Fellow at De Montfort University, this site presents digitized versions of about 100 late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century British books for children. Plans are underway to mount the entire Hockliffe catalog of over 1,000 early children's books on the Web as the entry point to the digitized versions. The current site lists the titles in a long table that is rather slow-loading, especially for those of us in the US. Once a title is selected, page images are presented in a frame with page numbers for navigation in an adjacent frame. A good selection of the many types of writing for children is already present at the site: fairy tales, fables, magazines, and moral and educational stories, such as several versions of Cinderella, Aesop's fables, and Jack and the Beanstalk. All the digitized texts are accompanied by explanatory essays, which may be the best way to start into the books, since the essays include links to pages within the texts themselves and related reference materials. [DS] 16. Two on Foot and Mouth Disease Foot and Mouth Disease -- MAFF http://www.maff.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/fmd/default.htm Foot and Mouth -- BBC News [RealPlayer] http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/in_depth/uk/2001/foot_and_mouth/default.stm Foot and mouth disease is a highly contagious but not necessarily fatal viral infection that is transmitted through dust particles in the air, infecting the hooves and mouths of pigs, cattle, sheep, and goats. In recent weeks, a string of cases have been reported in England, sparking fears of another repeat of the epidemic of 1967, in which over 400,000 animals were destroyed. Farmers and government officials have so far followed the standard plan for dealing with such outbreaks: isolate affected farms and destroy infected herds. As part of this effort, local authorities have been empowered to prevent all foot traffic in designated areas and there has even been talk of delaying the impending general election in Britain for fear that politicians and staff on the campaign trail might spread the disease. Users who want to learn about the disease and measures to control it should consult these two sites. The first is provided by the Ministries of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food (MAFF), and offers the best source of official information and news on the outbreak and the government's response. The second site, a special report from the BBC, contains breaking news, analysis, background information, and audio and video selections. [MD] 17. WWF Annual Report 2000 [.pdf, MS Word] http://www.panda.org/resources/publications/areport2000/ar_down.htm Released earlier this month, the World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) annual report describes the organization's work and concerns in six "global priorities": forests, freshwater, oceans and coasts, species, climate change, and toxic chemicals. The lavishly illustrated report also briefly covers the activities of the past year and the Fund's expenditures. Users may download the full text in .pdf or Word format. [MD] 18. Mr. President: Profiles of our Nation's Leaders -- SI http://educate.si.edu/president/ Did you know that Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory for less than three cents an acre or that William Henry Harrison "was one of the first U.S. politicians to use false advertizing," campaigning as a simple man who lived in a log cabin while he had been to medical school and grown up on a Virginia plantation? Mr. President, a new Website from the Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies, is studded with these sorts of facts. The site uses a gallery format to give brief introductions to each of the former US presidents. Five galleries are arranged chronologically, each containing thumbnails of famous portraits of eight or nine presidents. Clicking on a thumbnail brings up a page with an expanded version of the portrait, a brief quote from and blurb on the president, and a "fast facts" card citing brief stats. While not an in-depth site, Mr. President is carefully composed, and everyone should find something of interest when browsing here. [TK] ====== Network Tools ==== 19. Opera 5.0 TP1 for Mac http://www.opera.com/download/mac.html On February 21, Opera announced the release of a free Technology Preview (TP) version of its speedy and versatile browser for the Macintosh. Opera is quite small (2.2 MB download), standards compliant, customizable, and also offers some nice cookie management options. It is possible to surf with Opera using only your keyboard, and the browser includes a built-in Google search bar. Note that this is an initial partial work build and lacks certain features, such as Java support and Apple Script. It will expire on March 30, 2001. [MD] 20. AnyBrowser.com http://www.anybrowser.com/ AnyBrowser allows users to test their sites using several free tools. Visitors can check the validity and compatibility of their HTML, check their links, see the site at various screen sizes, and create metatags. In addition, the site also offers directories of additional resources and free tools and information about site promotion. [MD] ====== In The News ==== 21. Seattle Cleans Up Northwest Quake -- _Seattle Post-Intelligencer_ http://seattlep-i.nwsource.com/quake/ The Earthquake -- _Seattle Times_ http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/photogallery/quake/ "Quake Jolts Northwest" -- _San Francisco Chronicle_ http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001 /03/01/MN144973.DTL "Adding up Seattle quake damage could take days" -- CNN [QuickTime, RealPlayer, Windows Media Player] http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/03/02/northwest.quake.01/index.html USGS Earthquake Bulletin http://earthquake.usgs.gov/activity/latest/eq_01_02_28.html USGS Intensity Map http://pasadena.wr.usgs.gov/shake/pnw/STORE/X2281854/ciim_display.html Earthquakes Hazards Program -- USGS http://earthquake.usgs.gov/ Pacific Northwest Earthquake Information -- PNSN http://spike.geophys.washington.edu/SEIS/PNSN/welcome.html Although the damage from Wednesday's earthquake has been estimated at $2 billion, many in Seattle and western Washington feel rather lucky. The 6.8-magnitude quake has been linked to only one death (a heart attack), and the physical damage could have been considerably worse. Experts attribute the relatively moderate damage to the fact that the quake began 30 miles underground and to the retrofit measures taken since the mid-1980s to brace area roads, bridges, and buildings. Still, a number of counties in western Washington have been declared federal disaster areas making available federal funds and loans for uninsured losses, emergency housing, and to repair public facilities. While some people remain hospitalized, for the most part Seattle has returned to daily business, with most schools and highways open. The clean-up and repairs, however, will likely take several weeks. The _Seattle Post-Intelligence_'s special report on the quake contains breaking news, archived stories, transportation updates, and photos. The _Seattle Times_ offers a large collection of photos, while the _San Francisco Chronicle_'s report includes links to numerous stories as well as another photo gallery. CNN's report includes video selections, related stories, and some additional resources. Scientific information on the quake and related resources on earthquakes in general can be found at the above three sites from the US Geological Survey (USGS) and the one from Pacific Northwest Seismograph Network (PNSN). [MD] ====== ====== == Index for March 2, 2001 == ====== ====== 1. _Scout Report for Science & Engineering_ http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/report/sci-eng/2001/se-010228.html 2. Links to Psychological Journals: The Journal Locator in Psychology and the Social Sciences http://www.wiso.uni-augsburg.de/sozio/hartmann/psycho/journals.html US Mirror http://telehealth.net/armin/ UK Mirror http://ctiwebct.york.ac.uk/journals/journals.html 3. _Jenda: A Journal of Culture and African Women Studies_ [.pdf] http://www.jendajournal.com/jenda/ Africa Resource Center http://www.africaresource.com/index.htm 4. Manuscripts Catalogue http://molcat.bl.uk/ 5. MarLIN http://www.marlin.ac.uk/ 6. Facts on International Relations and Security Trends (FIRST) http://first.sipri.org/ 7. National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS) [.pdf] http://nccs.urban.org/ 8. GigaLaw.com http://gigalaw.com/ 9. Hawaiian Newspapers, War Records, and Trust Territory Image Collections [.tif] http://128.171.57.100/ 10. Water in Africa http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/water/africa/ Peace Corps World Wide Schools http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/ 11. 2000 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2000/ 12. _A Blueprint for New Beginnings -- A Responsible Budget for America's Priorities_ [.pdf] http://w3.access.gpo.gov/usbudget/index.html HTML Version http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/usbudget/blueprint/budtoc.html 13. The Merchants of Cool -- PBS [RealPlayer] http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cool/ 14. Traveling Culture: Circuit Chautauqua in the Twentieth Century -- LOC [.pdf] http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/iauhtml/tccchome.html 15. The Hockliffe Project http://www.cta.dmu.ac.uk/projects/Hockliffe/HP_home_right.htm 16. Two on Foot and Mouth Disease Foot and Mouth Disease -- MAFF http://www.maff.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/fmd/default.htm Foot and Mouth -- BBC News [RealPlayer] http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/in_depth/uk/2001/foot_and_mouth/default.stm 17. WWF Annual Report 2000 [.pdf, MS Word] http://www.panda.org/resources/publications/areport2000/ar_down.htm 18. Mr. President: Profiles of our Nation's Leaders -- SI http://educate.si.edu/president/ 19. Opera 5.0 TP1 for Mac http://www.opera.com/download/mac.html 20. AnyBrowser.com http://www.anybrowser.com/ 21. Seattle Cleans Up Northwest Quake -- _Seattle Post-Intelligencer_ http://seattlep-i.nwsource.com/quake/ The Earthquake -- _Seattle Times_ http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/photogallery/quake/ "Quake Jolts Northwest" -- _San Francisco Chronicle_ http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001 /03/01/MN144973.DTL "Adding up Seattle quake damage could take days" -- CNN [QuickTime, RealPlayer, Windows Media Player] http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/03/02/northwest.quake.01/index.html USGS Earthquake Bulletin http://earthquake.usgs.gov/activity/latest/eq_01_02_28.html USGS Intensity Map http://pasadena.wr.usgs.gov/shake/pnw/STORE/X2281854/ciim_display.html Earthquakes Hazards Program -- USGS http://earthquake.usgs.gov/ Pacific Northwest Earthquake Information -- PNSN http://spike.geophys.washington.edu/SEIS/PNSN/welcome.html ====== ==== == Subscription and Contact Information == ==== ====== To receive the electronic mail version of the Scout Report each week, join the SCOUT-REPORT mailing list. 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