THE ELECTRONIC ZOO A List of Animal-Related Computer Resources (Internet/Bitnet Mailing Lists, Gophers, World Wide Web Sites, Mail Servers, Usenet Newsgroups, FTP Archives, Commercial Online Services, and Bulletin Board Systems) Version 3.0 (last revised: June 1, 1994) Compiled by: Ken Boschert, DVM Associate Director Washington University ^ ^ Division of Comparative Medicine ( / \ ) Box 8061, 660 South Euclid Ave. O O St. Louis, MO 63110 \ / Phone: 314-362-3700 =\/= Fax: 314-362-6480 E-mail: ken@wudcm.wustl.edu ============================================================================= INTRODUCTION ============================================================================= There seems to be a list of everything else on the Internet. So why not a list of animal-related computer resources. Being a veterinarian and a computer nut, I have been net-surfing and cataloging such systems for years for my own use. With the spirit of sharing evident all throughout the Internet, I hope this contribution will be helpful to those with similar interests. As this list bears witness, animals of all sorts are popular topics of discussion and a number of sites have useful files for downloading. Listservers, telnet, ftp, gopher, and web sites, commercial online services, and dial-up bulletin boards (BBS's) - all form a virtual Electronic Zoo. Those systems cataloged here have a common thread of being related to animals in some form or fashion. I do not personally subscribe to all of the systems listed, but have endeavored to insure that they do exist. If you note errors or omissions, please send corrections to me at: . I would especially appreciate additional sources on network sites containing animal-related materials. Many of the descriptions below are contributed directly from the list owners, moderators, and sysops around the world who spend enormous amounts of time maintaining their respective systems. Collectively, I acknowledge their tremendous efforts and encourage each of you to pass along a note of thanks to let them know their efforts are appreciated. Future versions will continue to catalog the ever-growing World Wide Web and improve the commercial online services and BBS world. ************************************************************ * Where to get the latest versions of the Electronic Zoo * ************************************************************ The most recent version of this document can be retrieved via anonymous FTP from wuarchive.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4) in the subdirectory: /doc/techreports/wustl.edu/compmed/elec_zoo.x_x (x_x referring to the most current version) The Electronic Zoo is one of many Internet lists maintained by the Clearinghouse of Subject-Oriented Internet Resource Guides located at the University of Michigan School of Information and Library Studies. Access to these guides is available via Anonymous FTP, Gopher, and WorldWideWeb/Mosaic (see below). From within Gopher, a WAIS index of the full text of these guides is searchable. anonymous FTP: host: una.hh.lib.umich.edu path: /inetdirsstacks Gopher: Name=Clearinghouse of Subject-Oriented Internet Resource Guides (UMich) Type=1 Port=70 Path=1/inetdirs Host=una.hh.lib.umich.edu Uniform Resource Locators (URL): http://http2.sils.umich.edu/~lou/chhome.html or http://www.lib.umich.edu/chhome.html or gopher://una.hh.lib.umich.edu/11/inetdirs Contact: Louis Rosenfeld Finally, the very latest version of the Electronic Zoo, (as I update it) can be found at my own gopher site: NETVET Veterinary Resources Gopher Type=1 Port=70 Path=1n:/vet Host=netvet.wustl.edu URL: gopher://netvet.wustl.edu:70/11n:/vet or the new NETVET WWW Home Page URL: http://netvet.wustl.edu/ Thanks and enjoy! Ken ============================================================================= Internet / Bitnet Mailing Lists (LISTSERV's) ============================================================================= LISTSERV's or electronic mailing lists allow people with special interests to form electronic discussion groups for asking questions, providing answers, discussions, announcements, etc. Anyone with an e-mail account may join most mailing lists. Most lists have owner(s) who moderate the list and set the rules of conduct. The majority of communication on a mailing list is personal communication with other members of the list rather than the Listserv machine itself. When an e-mail message is sent to the list by a participant, the Listserv machine stores a permanent copy in an archive and the message is forwarded to all other participants on the list. In this manner, it is possible for list participants to communicate to the entire group at once, with geographic and time barriers removed. Resolving problems among many people is an attractive feature of this form of communication. Groups with common interests can exchange information in an efficient, timely manner. The volume of e-mail varies from list to list, with some having maybe a couple of messages a week, and others with many messages in a day. *NOTE* Most electronic mailing lists support the standard BITNET convention of subscription, i.e., sending e-mail to an administrative machine named listserv@server and in the body of the message including the phrase: subscribe listname yourfirstname yourlastname. Other lists do not follow this convention of subscription and must be accessed otherwise, as noted below. For a typical list (using vetmed-l as an example), to join, you would issue the following subscription command in the "body" of the message (NOT the Subject): subscribe vetmed-l John Doe to the administrative machine: listserv@uga (if you're using a Bitnet node) or listserv@uga.cc.uga.edu (if you're using an Internet node). Mail messages posted to the list would subsequently be sent (as in this example) to the listname, e.g., vetmed-l@uga (Bitnet) or vetmed-l@uga.cc.uga.edu (Internet). For convenience, when lists are available from either Bitnet or Internet, I have listed both addresses. There are gateways between the two networks which should do the translation for you somewhere along the line; it just depends on where you're subscribing from. There may be some local variation on the format needed to send mail to Bitnet or Internet addresses. Check with your local computer support people. Note that in almost all instances, the network address you use to subscribe to a list is DIFFERENT from the address you would subsequently use to send mail. Any other administrative commands, SIGNOFF, REVIEW, etc., should be sent to the LISTSERV address, and NOT to the mailing list address. Detailed documentation on LISTSERV, and related services, is available from: LISTSERV@BITNIC (Bitnet) or LISTSERV@BITNIC.EDUCOM.EDU (Internet). European mail-readers can obtain similar information from LISTSERV@EARNCC.BITNET. For a list of available documents send the command: INDEX DOC in the body of an e-mail message, to one of listservers mentioned above. LISTSERV@EARN-RELAY.AC.UK is a server that mirrors most of the U.S. Bitnet LISTSERV lists in Europe. Some of the mailing lists below, although available and active, are restricted to professional participants only. These will be pointed out in the individual list descriptions. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AAVI American Academy of Veterinary Informatics Internet Subscribe to: ken@wudcm.wustl.edu Internet Mail to: aavi@aalas.org Description: Discussion and proceedings of the American Academy of Veterinary Informatics. Restricted access to AAVI members only. List Owner/Contact: Ken Boschert Washington University Division of Comparative Medicine Box 8061, 660 South Euclid Ave. St. Louis, MO 63110 Phone: 314-362-3700 Fax: 314-362-6480 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AAVLD-L American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@ucdcvdls Internet Subscribe to: listserv@cvdls.ucdavis.edu Bitnet Mail to: aavld-l@ucdcvdls Internet Mail to: aavld-l@cvdls.ucdavis.edu Description: This list has been created to provide a forum for discussion between veterinary diagnostic laboratories and members of the AAVLD. Topics such as test standardization, fees, diagnostic information assistance, animal health surveillance, reports on conferences and symposia are especially welcomed. Discussions related to specific cases should be approached within the limits of diagnostic medicine and restrict discussions of therapy or treatments. The list will be limited to members of the AAVLD. List Owners/Contact: James T. Case, DVM, Ph.D. University of California School of Veterinary Medicine California Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory System P.O. Box 1770 Davis, CA 95617 Phone: 916-752-4408 Bill Cohen ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ABSNET Animal Behavior Society Newsletter Internet Subscribe to: jcha@u.washington.edu Internet Mail to: jcha@u.washington.edu (Editor) Description: An electronic mail system for members of the Animal Behavior Society and anyone interested in its goals to increase communication between animal behaviorists. The system currently includes a directory and an electronic mail newsletter, providing distribution of late-breaking job announcements, requests for information, and news of interest to members of the Animal Behavior Society. List Owner/Contacts: Dr. James C. Ha Regional Primate Research Center, SJ-50 University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195 Matthew F.S.X. Novak | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIV-L Activists Mailing List Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@mizzou1 Internet Subscribe to: listserv@mizzou1.missouri.edu Bitnet Mail to: activ-l@mizzou1 Internet Mail to: activ-l@mizzou1.missouri.edu Description: Activists for Peace, Empowerment, Human & Animal Rights. List Owners/Contact: Rich Winkel ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGDG Animal Genetics Discussion Group Internet Subscribe to: listserv@chuck.agsci.colostate.edu Internet Mail to: breeders@chuck.agsci.colostate.edu Description: Discussion group for people interested in quantitative animal genetics and animal breeding. List Owner/Contact: Bruce Golden Phone: 303-491-7128 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGENG-L Agricultural Engineering & Intelligent Control Internet Subscribe to: listserv@ibm.gwdg.de Internet Mail to: ageng-l@ibm.gwdg.de Description: Discussion and information on engineering and intelligent control in agriculture. List Owner/Contact: Johannes grosse Beilage ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AG-EXP-L Agricultural Production & Management Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@ndsuvm1 Internet Subscribe to: listserv@vm1.nodak.edu Bitnet Mail to: ag-exp-l@ndsuvm1 Internet Mail to: ag-exp-l@vm1.nodak.edu Description: Discussion of the use of expert systems in agricultural production and management. Primary audience is practitioners, extension personnel and experiment station researchers in the land grant system. List Owners/Contact: Sandy Sprafka Dave Watt ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGRIC-L Agriculture Discussion Group Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@uga Internet Subscribe to: listserv@uga.cc.uga.edu Bitnet Mail to: agric-l@uga Internet Mail to: agric-l@uga.cc.uga.edu Description: Discusses agriculture, including, but not limited to: crop, irrigation and soil science; plant physiology and propagation; grassland husbandry; water resource management; cattle breeding; pig farming; simulation of ecological processes; and crop production and forestry (tropical). List Owner/Contact: Harold Pritchett ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGRIS-L Agricultural Information List Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@irmfao01 Internet Subscribe to: listserv@irmfao01.bitnet Bitnet Mail to: agris-l@irmfao01 Internet Mail to: agris-l@irmfao01.bitnet Description: The AGRIS/CARIS Coordinating Centre has established a list for discussion of issues and questions in the field of agricultural information. This list will open to information professionals as well as end users. Among the issues to be included are: bibliographical, current research and numerical databases; information systems, products and services; access to agricultural information, particularly in developing countries; indexing and retrieval systems, and any other relevant topics. List Owner/Contact: A.I. Lebowitz Head, AGRIS/CARIS Coordinating Centre Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N. 00151 Rome, Italy Phone: (06) 5797-4993 Fax: (06) 5797-3152 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AIDS Redistribution list for the Usenet Sci.Med.AIDS Newsgroup Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@rutvm1 Internet Subscribe to: listserv@rutvm1.rutgers.edu Bitnet Mail to: aids@rutvm1 Internet Mail to: aids@rutvm1.rutgers.edu Description: Information concerning Acquired Immunce Deficiency Syndrome; echoes the Usenet Newsgroup sci.med.aids List Owner/Contact: Dan Greening ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AI-MEDICINE Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Internet Subscribe to: ai-medicine-request@med.stanford.edu Internet Mail to: ai-medicine@med.stanford.edu Description: The scope of this mailing list should be limited to "AI in Medicine," which may be defined as "computed-based medical decision support" (or "computer-assisted medical decision making"). This definition may be expanded to include AI-based approaches to computer-assisted medical instruction. According to this definition, topics such as billing systems and hospital/medical office information retrieval systems clearly remain outside the scope of this forum. A medical informatics mailing list exists for the discussion of such topics. There are some borderline topics which cannot readily be classified under AI in Medicine, yet have clear connections to both artificial intelligence and medical practice. Processing and interpretation of medical images and signals are among those subject areas. Subject areas should remain within the scope of the list, as long as the focus lies on the artificial intelligence aspects, and not the detailed engineering principles. List Owners/Contact: Serdar Uckun Knowledge Systems Laboratory Stanford University Wanda Pratt ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALTANIM Alternatives to Animals List Internet Subscribe to: listserv@uib.no Internet Mail to: altanim@uib.no Description: For exchange of information regarding alternatives to animals. List Owner/Contact: Richard T. Fosse Laboratory Animal Veterinary Services University of Bergen Armauer Hansens House Haukeland Hospital N-5022 Bergen, Norway Phone: 47-5-97-46-96 Fax: 47-5-97-46-05 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANCHODD Australian National Clearinghouse on Drug Development Internet Subscribe to: listserv@cc.utas.edu.au Internet Mail to: anchodd@cc.utas.edu.au Description: Exchanges information between drug scientists. Sponsored by the Centre for Pharmacology, Medicinal Chemistry and Toxicology at the University of Tasmania The Royal Australian Chemical Institute RACI (Division of Medicinal and Agricultural Chemistry), the Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists, Toxicologists (ASCEPT) and The Australian Pharmaceutical Sciences Association (APSA). List Owner/Contact: Stuart McLean Department of Anesthesiology SUNY Health Science Center 750 East Adams Street Syracuse, NY 13210 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANSSTDS Animal, Dairy, & Poultry Science List (Restricted) Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@msu.bitnet Internet Subscribe to: listserv@msu.edu Bitnet Mail to: ansstds@msu.bitnet Internet Mail to: ansstds@msu.edu Description: A listserver for undergraduates, graduates and teaching faculty in Department of Animal Science, Dairy Science and Poultry Science. This listserver is intended to be used by Animal Science Graduate, Undergraduates and Animal Science Teaching Faculty. The discussion list will be used for discussion of curricular information, needs for resources, general discussion about Animal Science topics and various other students activities. List Owner/Contact: Russel Erickson <22277rwe@ibm.cl.msu.edu> Department of Animal Science Michigan State University E. Lansing, MI 48824-1225 Phone: 517-355-8423 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- APAARIB American Psychological Association Animal Research Information Board Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@gwuvm Internet Subscribe to: listserv@gwuvm.bitnet Bitnet Mail to: apaarib@gwuvm Internet Mail to: apaarib@gwuvm.bitnet Description: APA's Animal Research Information Board List The Animal Research Information Board will have information and items of interest on the use of animals in research. It will include the latest information on: activities in Congress (legislation and hearings), the Federal agencies, and the States; Federal regulations; pro- and anti- animal research groups; campus activities, and more. This is a moderated board and material for possible posting will be sent to an editor. List Owners/Contact: Elizabeth Baldwin Margaret Allen Rhonda Fisher American Psychological Association Science Directorate 1200 17th St. NW Washington, DC 20036 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- APPLIED-ETHOLOGY Applied Animal Ethology Discussion List Internet Subscribe to: applied-ethology-request@sask.usask.ca Internet Mail to: applied-ethology@sask.usask.ca Description: An e-mail network set up for the exchange of information, discussions, announcements, news items, etc., that are of interest to people working and studying in the field of applied animal ethology. This network was the initiative of members from the ISAE (International Society for Applied Ethologist) with the help of computer systems experts from the University of Saskatchewan. Non-ISAE members, with an interest in applied animal ethology, are welcome to participate. List Owner/Contact: Joseph M. Stookey Western College of Vet. Med. Department of Herd Medicine and Theriogenology University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan CANADA S7N 0W0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AQUA-L Aquaculture discussion list Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@uoguelph Internet Subscribe to: listserv@vm.uoguelph.ca Bitnet Mail to: aqua-l@uoguelph Internet Mail to: aqua-l@vm.uoguelph.ca Description: The Aquaculture list discusses the science, technology and business of rearing aquatic species. Membership in the list is public and unrestricted. Topics include: Who's doing what and where; problems and solutions rearing aquatic larvae; diseases, parasites and pathology; water quality; recirculation technology and applications; research aquatic systems design and operation; commercial aquatic systems design and operation; site selection and environmental impact; new species under culture; genetics, sex reversal and hormonal manipulation; computers in aquaculture; public perceptions of aquaculture; and aqua-business. List Owner/Contact: Ted White ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AQUARIUM Discussion of Home Fish Aquariums Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@emuvm1 Internet Subscribe to: listserv@emuvm1.cc.emory.edu Bitnet Mail to: aquarium@emuvm1 Internet Mail to: aquarium@emuvm1.cc.emory.edu Description: Aquarium is an open discussion about all things related to the hobby of keeping fish and other aquatic things in an aquarium. If you have questions about how to solve problems with your aquarium or if you have expertise about aquariums and are willing to answer questions, this is the place. List Owner/Contact: Bert Bruner ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AR-ALERTS Animal Rights Alerts Internet Subscribe to: jcorrign@andromeda.rutgers.edu Description: The Animal Rights Alerts mailing list has been set up to facilitate communication among Animal Rights groups, activists, and other interested individuals. Its primary purpose is to enable rapid dissemination of important information about Animal Rights issues. This venue, it is hoped, will serve as an important adjunct to periodicals such as Animals Agenda and Animals Voice. Any information pertaining to Animal Rights or to issues that relate to Animal Rights, such as habitat destruction, are welcome. List Owner/Contact: James Corrigan ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AR-NEWS Animal Rights News (Animal Rights Electronic Network) Internet Subscribe to: ar-news-request@cygnus.com Internet Mail to: ar-news@cygnus.com Description: Administered via the Animal Rights Electronic Network (AREN), an organization dedicated to providing mechanisms for the exchange of ideas and information pertaining to the issues of animal rights/welfare. AR-Talk is an open discussion forum and AR-News is a public news wire. The purpose of these lists is to provide open channels where news, ideas, philosophies, and concerns can be exchanged freely. Debates are likely to occur as well as new friendships and associations. The underlying premise behind these mailing lists is that information is fundamental to forming sound beliefs as well as to making sound decisions. These lists are open to anyone who is interested, regardless of his/her opinion(s) on Animal Rights. Here is a list of topics likely to be addressed in these lists; it is, by far, not complete: Animal Rights, Animal Liberation, Vivisection/Dissection, Animals as Research `Tools', Animals in Laboratories, Animal as Models for Humans, Pet Overpopulation, Animals in Education, Hunting/Trapping /Fishing, Animals in Entertainment, Factory Farming, Fur, Ecology, Environmental Protection, Religious Perspectives, Genetic Engineering, Consumer Product Testing, 'Cruelty-Free' Products, Vegetarianism, and Vegan Lifestyle. Appropriate postings to AR-News include: posting a news item, requesting information on some event, or responding to a request for information. Discussions on AR-News will NOT be allowed and we ask that any commentary either be taken to AR-Talk or to private E-mail. List Owners/Contact: Charles S.`Chip' Roberson Ian Lance Taylor AREN P.O. Box 17521 Raleigh, NC 27619-7521 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AR-TALK Animal Rights Talk (Animal Rights Electronic Network) Internet Subscribe to: ar-talk-request@cygnus.com Internet Mail to: ar-talk@cygnus.com Description: See AR-NEWS Description above. List Owners/Contact: Charles S.`Chip' Roberson Ian Lance Taylor AREN P.O. Box 17521 Raleigh, NC 27619-7521 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASCD-SCI Alliance for Teaching of Science Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@psuvm Internet Subscribe to: listserv@psuvm.psu.edu Bitnet Mail to: ascd-sci@psuvm Internet Mail to: ascd-sci@psuvm.psu.edu List Owner/Contact: Dave Popp ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASEH-L American Society of Environmental Historians Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@ttuvm1 Internet Subscribe to: listserv@ttuvm1.ttu.edu Bitnet Mail to: aseh-l@ttuvm1 Internet Mail to: aseh-l@ttuvm1.ttu.edu Description: American Society of Environmental Historians Discussion. List Owner/Contact: Dennis Williams ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AVCS Newsletter American Veterinary Computer Society Newsletter (Restricted) Internet Subscribe to: r-smith19@uiuc.edu List Owner/Contact: Dr. Ronald Smith University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine 2001 S. Lincoln Avenue Urbana, IL 61801 Phone: 217-333-3290 Fax: 217-333-4628 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AVHIMA-L American Veterinary Health Information Management Association Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@uiucvmd Internet Subscribe to: listserv@vmd.cso.uiuc.edu Bitnet Mail to: avhima-l@uiucvmd Internet Mail to: avhima-l@vmd.cso.uiuc.edu List Owner/Contact: Art Siegel ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AVIFAUNA (BIRDLIFE) Neotropical Bird Discussion List Internet Subscribe to: listasrcp@avifauna.pe Internet Mail to: avifauna@rcp.net.pe List Owner/Contact: Roberto Phillips ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AVSL-L Australia Vietnam Science Link Internet Subscribe to: majordomo@coombs.anu.edu.au Internet Mail to: avsl-l@coombs.anu.edu.au Description: This is an e-mail list on science and technology in Vietnam and its vicinity. Discussion topics include: human biology, primatology and forensic science, bu the group is not limited to these areas. Communication is still difficult but Vietnamese scientists are anxious to talk with a post-embargo world. This discussion group should help foreigners contact Vietnamese scientists and soon will be tool for Vietnamese to communicate to the rest of the world. List Owner/Contact: Vern Weitzel Coombs Computing Unit, Research School of Social Sciences Research School of Pacific Studies Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200 AUSTRALIA Phone: +61 (6) 283-5845 Fax: +61 (6) 283-5518 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BATLINE Bat Research & Education Discussion Group Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@umnvma Internet Subscribe to: listserv@umnvma.umn.edu Bitnet Mail to: batline@umnvma Internet Mail to: batline@umnvma.umn.edu Description: A discussion group to promote the exchange of information, questions, and ideas pertaining to bat research and education. List Owner/Contact: Mike Balistreri ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEE-L Discussion of Bee Biology Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@albnyvm1 Internet Subscribe to: listserv@uacsc2.albany.edu Bitnet Mail to: bee-l@albnyvm1 Internet Mail to: bee-l@uacsc2.albany.edu Description: BEE-L discusses the biology of bees, including honey bees, other bees, and wasps, including topics such as: sociobiology, behavior, ecology, adaptation/evolution, genetics, taxonomy, physiology, pollination, and flower nectar and pollen production of bees. List Owners/Contact: Mary Jo Orzech Eric Seielstad ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEEF-L Beef Specialists Discussion Group Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@wsuvm1 Internet Subscribe to: listserv@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu Bitnet Mail to: beef-l@wsuvm1 Internet Mail to: beef-l@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu Description: Discussion group for professionals advising the beef industry and others with an interest in beef cattle management. List Owners/Contact: Tony Wright ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BETTAS Betta Fish Discussion List Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@arizvm1 Internet Subscribe to: listserv@arizvm1.ccit.arizona.edu Bitnet Mail to: bettas@arizvm1 Internet Mail to: bettas@arizvm1.ccit.arizona.edu Description: A mailing list designed for people interested in the keeping and breeding of Betta splendens (Siamese fighting fish). It is a public, unmoderated list, for the discussion of the above topic. It is NOT for general aquaria information unrelated to Betta splendens. List Owner/Contact: Jill Firch ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOCIS-L Biology Curriculum Innovation Study Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@sivm Internet Subscribe to: listserv@sivm.si.edu Bitnet Mail to: biocis-l@sivm Internet Mail to: biocis-l@sivm.si.edu Description: The Biology Curriculum Innovation Study (BIOCIS-L) is a research and development effort between the Smithsonian Institution, IBM, the University of Maryland, UCLA Medical School, and the University of North Carolina. List Owner/Contact: Mignon Erixon-Stanford ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIODIDAC Electronic Discussion Group for Biology Teachers Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@uottawa Internet Subscribe to: listserv@acadvm1.uottawa.ca Bitnet Mail to: biodidac@uottawa Internet Mail to: biodidac@acadvm1.uottawa.ca List Owner/Contact: Antoine Morin ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIODIV-L Biodiversity Networks Internet Subscribe to: listserv@bdt.ftpt.br Internet Mail to: biodiv-l@bdt.ftpt.br Description: The Tropical Data Base manages the discussion list. The intention of this list is to discuss technical opportunities, administrative and economic issues, practical limitations and scientific goals, leading to recommendations for the establishment of a biodiversity network. Individual contributions are requested, not only as to network capabilities, but also as to existing databases of interest to biodiversity. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIO-GOPHER Biology Gopher Administrator's List Internet Subscribe to: tim@bch.umontreal.ca Description: The primary function of the Bio-Gopher Administrators list is as a communication forum for all administrators of gopher holes whose primary function is to provide information on the biological sciences through gopher. This list is maintained at the MegaGopher site at the University of Montreal. List Owner/Contact: Tim Littlejohn tim@bch.umontreal.ca Departement de biochimie Universite de Montreal C.P. 6128, succursale A, Montreal (Quebec), H3C 3J7 CANADA Phone: 514-343-7936 Fax: 514-343-2210 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIO-JRNL BIOSCI Bio-Journals E-conference Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@irlearn Internet Subscribe to: listserv@irlearn.ucd.ie Bitnet Mail to: bio-jrnl@irlearn Internet Mail to: bio-jrnl@irlearn.ucd.ie Description: Postings of Biological Journal tables of contents. Among the journal Table of Contents available in bionet.journals.contents are: Anatomy & Embryology, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Chromosoma, Current Genetics, EMBO Journal, Environmental Physiology, European Journal of Biochemistry, European Journal of Physiology, Experimental Brain Research, Histochemistry, IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology, Immunogenetics Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Comparative Physiology B, Journal of Membrane Biology, Journal of Molecular Evolution, Journal of Virology, MGG - Molecular and General Genetics, Mammalian Genome, Microbial Releases, Molecular Microbiology, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Roux's Archives of Developmental Biology, and Theoretical and Applied Genetics ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOLOGIA Y EVOLUCION Biology and Evolution (in Spanish) Internet Subscribe to: biologia-request@athena.mit.edu Internet Mail to: biologia@athena.mit.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOMAT-L Biomaterials Mailing List Internet Subscribe to: listserv@nic.surfnet.nl Internet Mail to: biomat-l@nic.surfnet.nl Description: This list is intended for members of the Australian, Canadian, European, Japanese, US and other Societies for Biomaterials, and for anyone with an interest in biomaterials. The scope of this list includes the application of all types of materials in medicine and biology. Discussion of all aspects of biomaterials (from materials production and testing to issues of biocompatibility and tissue interactions and specific clinical applications) is encouraged. Also welcome are announcements of meetings and conferences, and discussions of particular technical problems associated with your biomaterials research. List Owner/Contact: Arthur Brandwood Sydney,Australia ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOMCH-L Biomechanics Discussion List Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@hearn Internet Subscribe to: listserv@nic.surfnet.nl Bitnet Mail to: biomch-l@hearn Internet Mail to: biomch-l@nic.surfnet.nl Description: E-conference for members of the International, European, American, Canadian and other Societies of Biomechanics, and for others with an interest in the general field of biomechanics and human or animal movement science. For the scope of this e-conference, see, e.g., the Journal of Biomechanics (Pergamon Press), the Journal of Biomechanical Engineering (ASME), and Human Movement Science (North-Holland). Biomch-L is operated under the Patronage of the International Society of Biomechanics. List Owners/Contact: Krystyna Gielo-Perczak Christoph Reinschmidt Tom van den Bogert ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOMED-L Biomedical Ethics Discussion List Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@ndsuvm1 Internet Subscribe to: listserv@vm1.nodak.edu Bitnet Mail to: biomed-l@ndsuvm1 Internet Mail to: biomed-l@vm1.nodak.edu Description: Mailing list for discussion of biomedical ethics. Since the field of medicine and medical technology are rapidly changing and the field is so broad, it is difficult to have clearly delineated rules as to what should and should not be discussed, but possible topics might include: paternalism, fetal cell transplant, the right to die, AIDS, suicide, patient autonomy, abortion, drug legalization, euthanasia, respirator withdrawal, transplants, allocation of scarce resources, and many others too numerous to list here. The discussions may be ethical, philosophical, religious, political, social or even, in some cases, personal. List Owners/Contact: Julie Waters Michelle Francl ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOPI-L Secondary Biology Teacher Enhancement Discussion Group Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@ksuvm Internet Subscribe to: listserv@ksuvm.ksu.edu Bitnet Mail to: biopi-l@ksuvm Internet Mail to: biopi-l@ksuvm.ksu.edu Description: A list networking biology teachers and a variety of biologists and science education specialists involved in the teacher enhancement process. List Owner/Contact: Tom Manney ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOSPH-L Biosphere, Ecology, Discussion List Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@ubvm Internet Subscribe to: listserv@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu Bitnet Mail to: biosph-l@ubvm Internet Mail to: biosph-l@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu Description: Discusses anything related to the biosphere, pollution, CO-2 effect, ecology, habitats, and climate, etc. Also gateway to Usenet Newsgroup bit.listserv.biosph-l List Owner/Contact: Dave Phillips ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOTECH Biotechnology Discussion List Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@umdd Internet Subscribe to: listserv@umdd.umd.edu Bitnet Mail to: biotech@umdd Internet Mail to: biotech@umdd.umd.edu Description: BIOTECH is an moderated bulletin board dedicated to the free exchange of ideas and data concerning biotechnology. All topics and announcements concerning biotechnology are welcome. List Owner/Contact: Dan Jacobs ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIRDBAND Bird Bander's Forum Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@arizvm1 Internet Subscribe to: listserv@arizvm1.ccit.arizona.edu Bitnet Mail to: birdband@arizvm1 Internet Mail to: birdband@arizvm1.ccit.arizona.edu Description: Bird Bander's Trade List Owners/Contact: Charles B. Williamson Norman C. Saunders ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIRDCHAT National Birding Hotline Cooperative (Chat Line) Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@arizvm1 Internet Subscribe to: listserv@arizvm1.ccit.arizona.edu Bitnet Mail to: birdchat@arizvm1 Internet Mail to: birdchat@arizvm1.ccit.arizona.edu Description: Discussion of the Birding Hotline Cooperative List Owners/Contact: Charles B. Williamson Norman C. 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Saunders ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BRINE-L Brine Shrimp Discussion List Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@uga Internet Subscribe to: listserv@uga.cc.uga.edu Bitnet Mail to: brine-l@uga Internet Mail to: brine-l@uga.cc.uga.edu List Owners/Contact: Lamar Jackson Mercer University Phone: 912-752-4062 Harold Pritchett ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAMEL-L Discussion Forum on Camel Research Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@sakfu00 Internet Subscribe to: listserv%sakfu00.bitnet@vtvm1.cc.vt.edu Bitnet Mail to: camel-l@sakfu00 Internet Mail to: camel-l%sakfu00.bitnet@vtvm1.cc.vt.edu Description: Discusses the field of camel research and studies. 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(Bill) Gorman <34aej7d@cmuvm.csv.cmich.edu> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- EQUINE-L Horse Fanciers Discussion List Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@pccvm Internet Subscribe to: listserv@psuvm.psu.edu Bitnet Mail to: equine-l@pccvm Internet Mail to: equine-l@psuvm.psu.edu Description: Discussion forum for horse fanciers - all phases of horse ownership, management, use and related concerns for all horse breeds, both hot and cold blood. List Owner/Contact: W.K. 'Bill' Gorman ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ETHOLOGY Animal Behaviour and Behavioural Ecology Mailing List Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@searn Internet Subscribe to: listserv@searn.sunet.se Bitnet Mail to: ethology@searn Internet Mail to: ethology@searn.sunet.se Description: Discusses animal behavior and behavioral ecology. Possible topics could be e.g. new or controversial theories, new research methods, and equipment. 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General topics of discussion include major traditions of ethical thought, the place of values and moral norms in culture, the construction of moral and ethical meaning, analysis of modern moral issues, professional ethics, and public policy. Members are invited to engage in conversations such as you might encounter in a university lounge -- considered but informal. You are encouraged to pose queries, ask leading questions, report on conferences, informally review books and articles, ask for collaborators, invite contructive criticism of new ideas, discuss each other's work, gossip, and so on. List Owners/Contact: Aditi Gowri David Edward Armstrong ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOCINSCT Social Insect Biology Research List Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@albanyvm1 Internet Subscribe to: listserv@vacsc2.albany.edu Bitnet Mail to: socinsct@albanyvm1 Internet Mail to: socinsct@vacsc2.albany.edu Description: SOCINSCT is dedicated to communication among investigators active in the discipline of social insect biology. It is restricted to discussions of research at the university level. Eusocial insects (bees, wasps, ants and termites) are the main interest but information to be shared could include any area of sociobiology, or solitary bees and wasps. Such areas could include orientation, navigation, adaptation/selection/evolution, superorganism concept, behavior, physiology and biochemistry, pheromones, flight and energetics, taxonomy and systematics, ecology, genetics, pollination and nectar/pollen biology. Announcements of meetings and professional opportunities, requests for research help, sharing of literature references, sharing research topics and discussion of ideas are welcome. List Owner/Contact: Erik Seielstad ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPANIE-L Spaniel Dog Breed Discussion List Internet Subscribe to: list-server@nowaksg.chem.nd.edu Internet Mail to: spanie-l@nowaksg.chem.nd.edu Description: Dedicated to all issues of interest to fanciers of the flushing spaniels, including field and hunt trials. Discussion is welcomed on all spaniel breeds including: American Cocker Spaniels, Clumber Spaniels, English Springer Spaniels, Welsh Springer Spaniels, Sussex Spaniels, Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, English Cocker Spaniels, & English Toy Spaniels. Issues welcome for discussion include all aspects of spaniel ownership, care, temperment, health, history, genetics, breeding, fieldwork, training, showing, socialization, and breed rescue. List Owner/Contact: Ruth Ginzberg Wesleyan University Philosophy Dept. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- STARNET Echinoderm Newsletter Internet Subscribe to: whide@matrix.bchs.uh.edu Internet Mail to: star@matrix.bchs.uh.edu Description: The STARNET echhindoerm electronic newsletter is distributed quarterly. List Owner/Contact: Win Hide ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- STLHE-L Forum for Teaching & Learning in Higher Education Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@unbvm1 Internet Subscribe to: listserv@unb.ca Bitnet Mail to: stlhe-l@unbvm1 Internet Mail to: stlhe-l@unb.ca Description: The Society of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STHLE), Canada, Forum is to exchange ideas, views and experiences of importance to STLHE members and others who are interested in the subject of teaching and learning in higher education. List Owner/Contact: Esam Hussein ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUER-WG Sustainable Use of Ecosystem Resources Working Group of The Wildlife Society Internet Subscribe to: suer-req@ncatfyv.uark.edu Intenet Mail to: suer-wg@ncatfyv.uark.edu Description: SUER-WG is a moderated list for those members of The Wildlife Society that wish to participate in the Sustainable Use of Ecosystem Resources Working Group. This working group will provide a forum for TWS members to investigate the related issues of multiple use and sustainable development of natural resources. The topics investigated will depend upon the interests of Working Group members and might include the impacts of grazing, timber harvest, agriculture, water allocation, mining, tourism, industrial development, and other activities. Both domestic and international policies and programs will be considered. The emphasis will be on identifying approaches that use natural resources in ways which are compatable with the maintenance of viable wildlife populations. List Owner/Contact: Bob Wilson ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUSTAG-L Discussions about Sustainable Agriculture Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@wsuvm1 Internet Subscribe to: listserv@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu Bitnet Mail to: sustag-l@wsuvm1 Internet Mail to: sustag-l@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu List Owner/Contact: Tony Wright ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SVHP-L Veterinary Pharmacy Issues (restricted membership) Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@uga Internet Subscribe to: listserv@uga.cc.uga.edu Bitnet Mail to: svhp-l@uga Internet Mail to: svhp-l@uga.cc.uga.edu List Owner/Contact: Doug Kemp ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- TAXACOM Biological Systematics Discussion List Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@harvarda Internet Subscribe to: listserv@harvarda.harvard.edu Bitnet Mail to: taxacom@harvarda Internet Mail to: taxacom@harvarda.harvard.edu List Owner/Contact: James H. Beach ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- TDR-SCIENTISTS Tropical Disease Research Scientists Network Internet Subscribe to: tdr-scientists-REQUEST@who.ch Internet Mail to: tdr-Scientists@who.ch Description: The List is a cost-free media for the World Health Organization TDR Communications Unit to propagate important public information texts to any e-mail users connected to the Internet, with interest in TDR. The List may also serve as an informal Forum among TDR scientists to exchange ideas/information which may be helpful to each other. List Owner/Contact: Bob Hata UNDP/WorldBank/WHO Special Programme Tropical Diseases Research (TDR) WHO, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- TITNET Paridae and Hole-nesting Bird Discussion List Bitnet Subscribe to: jhailman@wiscmacc Internet Subscribe to: jhailman@macc.wisc.edu Note: Send (1) full name, (2) mailing address, which is forwarded to Dr. Ficken for PARUS INTERNATIONAL, (3) email address(es), (4) species studied, and (5) types of studies (population dynamics, general ecology, vocalizations, nesting, behavior, etc.). Description: Promotes communication among scientists working on tits (Paridae) and other hole-nesting birds. TITNET is a publication listing e-mail addresses of conference members. TITNEWS contains announcements and discussions of activities such as bibliographic systems, and hence serves as the email newsletter. TITNOTES contains material on the biology of the birds, and hence serves as a kind of email journal. List Owner/Contact: Jack P. Hailman ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- TWEETERS Washington State Birding List Internet Subscribe to: dvictor@u.washington.edu Description: Tweeters is a mailing list covering birding topics in Washington State. List Owner/Contact: Dan Victor ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- TWSGIS-L GIS/Remote Sensing/Landscape Ecology Working Group of The Wildlife Society Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@ndsuvm1 Internet Subscribe to: listserv@vm1.nodak.edu Bitnet Mail to: twsgis-l@ndsuvm1 Internet Mail to: twsgis-l@vm1.nodak.edu Description: TWSGIS-L is a list for the GIS/Remote Sensing/Landscape Ecology working group of The Wildlife Society. It is intended as a clearing house of information for biological use and abuse of GIS and Remote Sensing Technology. List Owner/Contact: Tom Sklebar Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center US Fish and Wildlife Service Jamestown, ND 58401 Phone: 701-252-5363 David Bergman ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VEGCMTE Vegetarian Resource Committee Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@vtvm1 Internet Subscribe to: listserv@vtvm1.cc.vt.edu Bitnet Mail to: vegcmte@vtvm1 Internet Mail to: vegcmte@vtvm1.cc.vt.edu List Owners/Contact: Chuck Goelzer Lyons Darrell A. Early ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VEGCNY-L Vegetarians in Central New York area Internet Subscribe to: listserv@cornell.edu Internet Mail to: vegcny-l@cornell.edu Description: VegCNY-L is an open discussion list intended to serve those people living in the Central New York area who are vegetarians and those who, while not yet vegetarian, are interested in vegetarianism. Our goal is to promote vegetarianism, which we define as the practice of living without the use of flesh, fowl or fish. We encourage a sense of inquiry, openness, and tolerance about all matters related to vegetarianism. Topics may include but are not limited to: discussing co-operative and natural food markets; finding a place to dine out; raising a vegetarian child; eating in a college dining hall; shopping animal-free; attending local vegetarian cooking classes; and starting a VegCNY conference. List Owner/Contact: Chuck Goelzer Lyons ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VEGLIFE (formerly GRANOLA) Vegetarian Life List Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@vtvm1 Internet Subscribe to: listserv@vtvm1.cc.vt.edu Bitnet Mail to: veglife@vtvm1 Internet Mail to: veglife@vtvm1.cc.vt.edu Description: Welcome to VegLife! VegLife provides a supportive atmosphere for the discussion of issues related to the vegetarian lifestyle. We define vegetarianism as the quality of living without the use of meat, poultry, or fish, and the ideal of living independent of using animals. Not all our active members are vegetarian; we welcome vegetarians of all degrees as well as non-vegetarians. Discussion topics include, but are not limited to: various types of vegetarianism (lacto, ovo, pesco, vegan, etc.); nutritional information; ideas/support for shifting to a vegetarian diet; diet and the environment; diet and human health; cookbooks, books, magazines, and newsletters on vegetarianism; dining out vegetarian; vegetarian eating while on a college meal plan; vegetarian recipes; organic and natural foods; starting a local vegetarian group; encouraging institutions to become vegetarian-friendly; herbal remedies; animal rights; and your other interests related to vegetarianism. List Owners/Contact: Darrell A. Early Charles Goelzer Lyons ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VETADM-L Veterinary Hospital Administration List Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@tamvm1 Internet Subscribe to: listserv@tamvm1.tamu.edu Bitnet Mail to: vetadm-l@tamvm1 Internet Mail to: vetadm-l@tamvm1.tamu.edu Description: Discussion group for veterinary hospital administration. List Owner/Contact: Joel Hammond ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VETCAI-L Veterinary Medicine Computer Assisted Instruction Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@ksuvm Internet Subscribe to: listserv@ksuvm.ksu.edu Bitnet Mail to: vetcai-l@ksuvm Internet Mail to: vetcai-l@ksuvm.ksu.edu Description: Veterinary medicine computer-assisted instruction discussion. List Owner/Contact: Pat Oblander ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VETHIS-L Veterinary Hospital Information Systems Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@uiucvmd Internet Subscribe to: listserv@vmd.cso.uiuc.edu Bitnet Mail to: vethis-l@uiucvmd Internet Mail to: vethis-l@vmd.cso.uiuc.edu Description: In light of heightened interest in veterinary hospital information systems (HIS), a discussion group devoted to veterinary HIS has been created. VETHIS-L is intended to serve as a forum for the exchange of information on veterinary hospital information systems. Because of the interrelationship between veterinary hospitals and diagnostic laboratories, topics of mutual interest can be discussed here as well. The forum was created in response to initiatives by members of the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) and the American Academy of Veterinary Informatics (AAVI). List Owner/Contact: Ron Smith University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine 2001 S. Lincoln Ave. Urbana, IL 60801 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VETIMM-L Veterinary Immunology Discussion Group Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@ucdcvdls Internet Subscribe to: listserv@cvdls.ucdavis.edu Bitnet Mail to: vetimm-l@ucdcvdls Internet Mail to: vetimm-l@cvdls.ucdavis.edu List Owners/Contact: James T. Case, DVM, Ph.D. University of California School of Veterinary Medicine California Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory System P.O. Box 1770 Davis, CA 95617 Phone: 916-752-4408 Bill Cohen ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VETINFO Discussion of Veterinary Informatics Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@ucdcvdls Internet Subscribe to: listserv@cvdls.ucdavis.edu Bitnet Mail to: vetinfo@ucdcvdls Internet Mail to: vetinfo@cvdls.ucdavis.edu Description: This list has been created to stimulate discussion in the area of Informatics, with special reference to the field of Veterinary Medicine. Related topics include Clinical decision support systems, laboratory information management, imaging, disease nomenclature and coding systems, expert systems, knowledge bases, etc. Discussions related to specific hardware and software implementations are welcome as well as approaches to specific approaches to challenges in veterinary informatics. List Owners/Contact: James T. Case, DVM, Ph.D. University of California School of Veterinary Medicine California Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory System P.O. Box 1770 Davis, CA 95617 Phone: 916-752-4408 Bill Cohen ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VETLIB-L Veterinary Medicine Librarians List Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@vtvm1 Internet Subscribe to: listserv@vtvm1.cc.vt.edu Bitnet Mail to: vetlib-l@vtvm1 Internet Mail to: vetlib-l@vtvm1.cc.vt.edu Description: VETLIB-L is an e-mail discussion group for librarians in schools and colleges of veterinary medicine world-wide. It is made available by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VPI or Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, Virginia. List Owners/Contact: Victoria T. Kok Veterinary Medicine Librarian Veterinary Medical Library Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Blacksburg, VA 24061-0422 Phone: 703-231-6610 Fax: 703-231-7367 James Powell ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VETMED-L Veterinary Medicine Discussion List Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@uga Internet Subscribe to: listserv@uga.cc.uga.edu Bitnet Mail to: vetmed-l@uga Internet Mail to: vetmed-l@uga.cc.uga.edu Description: Discussion group for students, professionals and others employed in or interested in the veterinary profession. List Owners/Contact: Doug Kemp Jean Snow Harold Pritchett University of California School of Veterinary Medicine California Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory System P.O. Box 1770 Davis, CA 95617 Phone: 916-752-4408 Bill Cohen ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VETMYCOP Veterinary Mycoplasma Discussion Group Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@ucdcvdls Internet Subscribe to: listserv@cvdls.ucdavis.edu Bitnet Mail to: vetmycop@ucdcvdls Internet Mail to: vetmycop@cvdls.ucdavis.edu List Owners/Contact: James T. Case, DVM, Ph.D. University of California School of Veterinary Medicine California Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory System P.O. Box 1770 Davis, CA 95617 Phone: 916-752-4408 Bill Cohen ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VETSTU-L Veterinary Student Discussion List Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@uga Internet Subscribe to: listserv@uga.cc.uga.edu Bitnet Mail to: vetstu-l@uga Internet Mail to: vetstu-l@uga.cc.uga.edu Description: This list is for Veterinary Students to use as a general discussion list of vet student concerns and discuss career opportunities. List Owner/Contact: Fred Smith Anne Swagler ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VETTOX-L Veterinary Toxicology Discussion List (restricted) Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@ucdcvdls Internet Subscribe to: listserv@cvdls.ucdavis.edu Bitnet Mail to: vettox-l@ucdcvdls Internet Mail to: vettox-l@cvdls.ucdavis.edu Description: A list dedicated to diagnostic toxicology has been established at the University of California. This list will be restricted to those in the practice of diagnostic toxicology, although it will not be an edited list. We hope to provide an atmosphere of cooperation amongst those in the field of diagnostic toxicology to seek solutions to the many challenges that arise during the course of a disease investigation. Subscription is restricted. List Owners/Contact: James T. Case, DVM, Ph.D. University of California School of Veterinary Medicine California Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory System P.O. Box 1770 Davis, CA 95617 Phone: 916-752-4408 Bill Cohen ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WILDNET Computing and Statistics in Fisheries & Wildlife Biology Internet Subscribe to: wildnet-request@tribune.usask.ca Internet Mail to: wildnet@tribune.usask.ca Description: The Wildnet mailing list was established for the exchange of ideas, questions, and solutions in the area of fisheries and wildlife computing and statistics. Possibilities include reviews of literature, reports on conferences, questions on experimental design, field techniques, relevant hardware, software, databases, etc. List Owner/Contact: Eric Woodsworth Canadian Wildlife Service Saskatoon, Canada Phone: 306-975-4023 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISENET Women In Science and Engineering Network Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@uicvm Internet Subscribe to: listserv@uicvm.uic.edu Bitnet Mail to: wisenet@uicvm Internet Mail to: wisenet@uicvm.uic.edu Description: Women in science, mathematics or engineering and students interested in those disciplines are encouraged to join a newly established network to help them progress in their careers. WISENET/Midwest is a Midwest network that promotes women and girls of diverse backgrounds in science, mathematics and engineering. It's objectives include: to improve access to careers and advancement in science and engineering for girls and women of diverse backgrounds. List Owner/Contact: Dr. Alice Dan ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- YSN Young Scientists' Network Internet Subscribe to: ysnadm@ren.sdsc.edu Internet Mail to: ysn@ren.sdsc.edu Description: YSN is a loose-knit organization of young PhD scientists, science graduate students, and many other people who observe and participate in a discussion of issues involving the employment of scientists. There is no governing board, no membership fees, and no requirements for joining the electronic mailing lists. The following three general goals which are intended to guide the discussion and to stimulate members to work together for the benefit of all young scientists. 1) to inform government officials, the press, and the general public that despite widely publicized forecasts of an impending shortage of scientists, there is in reality an oversupply of young scientists. 2) to find and develop traditional and non-traditional employment opportunities for scientists in response to this oversupply of young scientists. 3) to confront the organizations which have created and continue to exacerbate this problem of oversupply of scientists in order to encourage them to change their policies and operations. List Owners/Contact: Kevin Aylesworth, Ph.D 1600 Massachusetts Ave. Apt. #208, Cambridge, MA 02138 Phone: 617-354-9931 John Quackenbush Jennifer Cohen ============================================================================= INTERNET MAILSERVERS & DATABASES ============================================================================= TELNET is used to communicate with another host computer by remotely logging via the TCP/IP protocol. For example, to use Environmental Health & Safety BBS at the University of Illinois, type at your Internet prompt: telnet romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu or telnet 128.174.74.24 to login to that machine name or number. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGRALIN Agricultural Bibliographic Information System of the Netherlands Internet: Telnet to agralin1.bib.wav.nl or 137.224.140.15 At the prompt, enter: hello opac.bas URL: telnet://agralin1.bib.wav.nl Description: AGRALIN is a system is maintained by the joint efforts of the Wageningen Agricultural University and the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Conservation and Fisheries. Part of this system is the Union Catalogue of Agricultural Books and Periodicals containing bibliographic data on the collections of the Wageningen Agricultural University Library and some 70 other Dutch libraries with large collections on agriculture. Contact: B.F.M. Leemreize Phone: 31-837083602 Fax: 31-837084761 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION Internet: telnet to idea.ag.uiuc.edu or 128.174.134.152 At the login prompt, enter: flood URL: telnet://idea.ag.uiuc.edu Description: Agricultural info (livestock reports, current market prices, etc.) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALMANAC USDA Extension Service Mail Server Mail to: almanac@esusda.gov In body of letter, enter: send guide Note: Almanac is a tool for storing information which can be requested by sending an e-mail message to the Almanac. Messages consist of very basic commands. Responses are provided via e-mail messages back to the user. Among the USDA Extension Service mailing lists are the following: List: USDA.DVM Type: Server Description: The purpose of this newsletter is to provide information relating to veterinary medicine, science and agriculture which may include: grants from USDA-ES; FDA/EPA/USDA regulations and changes; industry news; food safety and quality updates; meetings; employment opportunities and scientific news. List: USDA Dairy Update Type: Server Description: Postings of USDA information affecting policy decisions that affect the dairy community. List Owner/Contact: Basil Eastwood List: USDA.RRDB Type: Server Description: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Extension Service offers the Research Results Database (RRDB), containing brief summaries of recent research from the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Economic Research Service (ERS). Extension's Other Almanac Sites Location Internet Address ----------------- -------------------------- Auburn University almanac@acenet.auburn.edu Cornell University almanac@cce.cornell.edu Extension Service-USDA almanac@ace.esusda.gov National Ag Library/ES-USDA almanac@cyfer.esusda.gov North Carolina State University almanac@ces.ncsu.edu Oregon State University almanac@oes.orst.edu Purdue University almanac@ecn.purdue.edu University of California almanac@silo.ucdavis.edu University of Missouri almanac@ext.missouri.edu University of Wisconsin almanac@joe.uwex.edu almanac@wisplan.uwex.edu Description: Offer USDA market news, articles about use of computer in agricultural science, and Extension Computing Technology Newsletters. To find what is in an Almanac server, send an email message one of the almanac server addresses listed above, since each site maintains a subject catalog for that location. In the body of your message, enter: send catalog To get the Almanac Users Guide, send an email message to almanac@esusda.gov or any other almanac and in the body of the message, enter: send guide To subscribe to an Almanac Mailing Group, send an email message to to the almanac site where the mailing group you wish to join is located. In the body of your message type the command: subscribe mailing group name. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AQUATIC CONSERVATION NETWORK National Capital Freenet Internet: telnet to freenet.carleton.ca At the login prompt, enter: guest then enter: go acn and follow the menus to the list. URL: telnet://freenet.carleton.ca Description: Aquarists Dedicated to the Preservation of Aquatic Life - maintains IUCN list of Fishes Section of the Red List of Threatened Animals and an International Directory of Aquarist Organizations. Contact: Rob Huntley Aquatic Conservation Network 540 Roosevelt Avenue Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2A 1Z8 phone: 613-729-4670 fax: 613-729-5613 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ATCC RECOMBINANT COLLECTIONS NIH/ATCC Repository of human and mouse DNA probes and libraries Internet: telnet to atcc.nih.gov or 156.40.144.248 URL: telnet://atcc.nih.gov At the login prompt, enter: username: search password: common Contact: email to phone: 301-231-5586 (Donna Maglott) Requests for materials from the ATCC: email to phone: 800-638-6597 local: 301-881-2600 fax: 301-231-5826 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ATI-NET California State University-Fresno Agricultural Information Internet: telnet to caticsuf.csufresno.edu or 129.8.100.15 At the login prompt, enter: public URL: telnet://caticsuf.csufresno.edu Description: ATI-Net is a full service information source designed to assist several markets within California. Individual systems provide information for the agricultural market, the educational community (CSUPER-Net), Automated Trade Library Service (ATLS), Biotechnology Information (CSUPERB). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOETHICS ONLINE SERVICE Medical College of Wisconsin Internet: telnet to min.lib.mcw.edu or 141.106.32.20 URL: telnet://min.lib.mcw.edu Modem: 414-266-5777 Help Line: 414-257-8700 - If you do not have a post account at MCW, at the login prompt, enter: c min - If you do have a post account at MCW, at the login prompt, enter: c post, then at the prompt (post>), enter: biomenu Description: The Bioethics Online Service is an information resource of the Center for the Study of Bioethics and the Health Information Technology Center (HITC) of the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW). The Bioethics Online Service consists of: (1) The Bioethics Database; (2) The Bioethics Center and Wisconsin Ethics Committee; Network (WECN) News and Announcements section; and (3) The Bioethics Online E-mail Service. The Bioethics Database is an update service providing information on current bioethics topics, including news reports, abstracts of pertinent journal articles, legislative actions and court decisions, with intermittent commentary. The information is searchable by key words. The Bioethics Center and Wisconsin Ethics Committee Network (WECN) News and Announcements section posts news from the Bioethics Center, including speakers, conferences, journal clubs, and other presentations. It also posts news of the Wisconsin Ethics Committee Network, and information about its Speakers Bureau. A second feature of this section is a case discussion area. Contact: Arthur R. Derse, MD, JD Bioethics Online Service Information Technology Services Medical College of Wisconsin 8701 Watertown Plank Road Milwaukee, WI 53226 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOMOO Internet: telnet to bioinfo.weizmann.ac.il or 132.76.55.12, port 8888 At the login prompt, enter: guest URL: telnet://bioinfo.weizmann.ac.il Description: BioMOO is a virtual meeting place for biologists, connected to the Globewide Network Academy. The main physical part of the BioMOO is located at the BioInformatics Unit of the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel. BioMOO is a professional community of Biology researchers. It is a place to come meet colleagues in Biology studies and related fields and brainstorm, to hold colloquia and conferences, to explore the serious side of this new medium. MOO stands for MUD, Object Oriented. MUD stands for Multiple User Dimension. This means, that MOO is an object-oriented computer program that allows many users to log in at the same time, and interact among themselves, and with the program. Contact: Gustavo Glusman ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOSCI ELECTRONIC NEWSGROUP NETWORK Biological Scientists Electronic Discussion Groups (Animal-related portions) This is a very rich and complex resource. The first thing you should do is send email to: biosci@net.bio.net In the body of the message, enter: help This will send you the very latest instructions on how to proceed. The following is generally how you will proceed from there. Internet Subscribe to: biosci-server@net.bio.net In the body of the message, enter: lists to obtain a listing of all current BIOSCI mailing lists. After obtaining the names of the mailing lists using the "lists" command, send e-mail to: biosci-server@net.bio.net In the body of the message, enter: subscribe listname to add your address to the appropriate mailing lists. Please substitute "listname" above with the appropriate name of the list that you want to join/cancel. These are listed below. Note: Please note that if you have access to Usenet News, you do not need an e-mail subscription! Simply read and post to the newsgroups in the "bionet" newsgroup hierarchy using your USENET news software. Description: The BIOSCI newsgroup network was developed to allow easy worldwide communications between biological scientists who work on a variety of computer networks. By having distribution sites or "nodes" on each major network, BIOSCI allows its users to contact people around the world without having to learn a variety of computer addressing tricks. Any user can simply post a message to his/her regional BIOSCI node and copies of that message will be distributed automatically to all other subscribers on all of the participating networks, including the Internet, Usenet, Bitnet, EARN, NetNorth, Heanrt, and JANET. If you get lost, send email to: to request manual help. Contact: Dave Kristofferson BIOSCI/bionet Manager List of BIOSCI Newsgroup Topics ------------------------------- MAILING LIST NAME TOPIC ----------------- ----- ACEDB-SOFT Discussions by users and developers of genome databases using the ACEDB software AGEING Discussions on ageing research AGROFORESTRY Discussions about agroforestry research ARABIDOPSIS Newsgroup for the Arabidopsis Genome Project BIOFORUM Discussions about biological topics for which there is not yet a dedicated newsgroup BIOLOGICAL-INFORMATION- THEORY-AND-CHOWDER-SOCIETY Applications of information theory to biology; this group is not for general information or for discussion of theories in general BIONAUTS Question/answer forum for help using electronic networks, locating e-mail addresses, etc. BIONEWS ** General announcements of widespread interest to biologists BIO-JOURNALS ** Tables of Contents of biological journals BIO-MATRIX Applications of computers to biological databases BIOPHYSICAL-SOCIETY ** Official announcements/information from the Biophysical Society BIOPHYSICS Discussion of issues related to the science and profession of biophysics BIO-SOFTWARE Information on software for the biological sciences BIOTHERMOKINETICS Discussions about the kinetics, thermodynamics and control of biological processes at the cellular level CELL-BIOLOGY Discussions about cell biology including cancer research at the cellular level CHLAMYDOMONAS Discussions about the biology of the green alga Chlamydomonas and related genera CHROMOSOMES Discussions about mapping and sequencing of eucaryote chromosomes COMPUTATIONAL-BIOLOGY ** Mathematical and computer applications in biology CYTONET Discussions about research on the cytoskeleton, plasma membrane, and cell wall DROSOPHILA Discussions about biological research on Drosophila EMBL-DATABANK Messages to and from the EMBL database staff EMPLOYMENT Job opportunities in biology (see BIOSCI FAQ *before* posting commercial job openings) GDB Messages to and from the Genome Data Bank staff GENBANK-BB Messages to and from the GenBank database staff GENETIC-LINKAGE Newsgroup for genetic linkage analysis HIV-MOLECULAR-BIOLOGY Discussions about the molecular biology of HIV HUMAN-GENOME-PROGRAM NIH-sponsored newsgroup on human genome issues IMMUNOLOGY Discussions about research in immunology INFO-GCG Discussions about the GCG sequence analysis software JOURNAL-NOTES Practical advice on dealing with professional journals METHODS-AND-REAGENTS Requests for information and lab reagents MOLECULAR-EVOLUTION Discussions about research in molecular evolution MYCOLOGY Discussions about research on filamentous fungi NEUROSCIENCE Discussions about research in the neurosciences N2-FIXATION Discussion about biological nitrogen fixation PARASITOLOGY Discussions about research in parasitology PHOTOSYNTHESIS Discussions about photosynthesis research PLANT-BIOLOGY Discussions about research in plant biology POPULATION-BIOLOGY Discussions about research in population biology PROTEIN-ANALYSIS Discussions about research on proteins and messages for the PIR and SWISS-PROT databank staffs PROTEIN-CRYSTALLOGRAPHY Discussion about crystallography of macromolecules and messages for the PDB staff PROTISTA Discussions about research on ciliates and other protists RAPD Discussions about Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA SCIENCE-RESOURCES ** Information from/about scientific funding agencies STRUCTURAL-NMR Discussions about the use of NMR for macromolecular structure determination TROPICAL-BIOLOGY Discussions about research in tropical biology VIROLOGY Discussions about research in virology WOMEN-IN-BIOLOGY Discussions about issues concerning women biologists YEAST Discussions about the molecular biology and genetics of yeast ** Note that newsgroups flagged with ** are moderated, i.e., postings are directed to a moderator (editor) who later forwards messages (possibly edited or condensed) to the newsgroup. Those who use e-mail to post messages should send their mail to the following Internet addresses in the USA and Pacific Rim. In Europe, Africa, and Central Asia, use biosci@daresbury.ac.uk MAILING LIST NAME Mailing Address ----------------- ---------------- ACEDB-SOFT acedb@net.bio.net AGEING ageing@net.bio.net AGROFORESTRY ag-forst@net.bio.net ARABIDOPSIS arab-gen@net.bio.net BIOFORUM bioforum@net.bio.net BIO-INFORMATION-THEORY + bio-info@net.bio.net BIONAUTS bio-naut@net.bio.net BIONEWS ** bionews@net.bio.net BIO-JOURNALS ** bio-jrnl@net.bio.net BIO-MATRIX biomatrx@net.bio.net BIOPHYSICAL-SOCIETY ** bphyssoc@net.bio.net BIOPHYSICS biophys@net.bio.net BIO-SOFTWARE bio-soft@net.bio.net BIOTHERMOKINETICS btk-mca@net.bio.net CELL-BIOLOGY cellbiol@net.bio.net CHLAMYDOMONAS chlamy@net.bio.net CHROMOSOMES biochrom@net.bio.net COMPUTATIONAL-BIOLOGY ** comp-bio@net.bio.net CYTONET cytonet@net.bio.net DROSOPHILA dros@net.bio.net EMBL-DATABANK embl-db@net.bio.net EMPLOYMENT biojobs@net.bio.net GDB gdb@net.bio.net GENBANK-BB genbankb@net.bio.net GENETIC-LINKAGE gen-link@net.bio.net HIV-MOLECULAR-BIOLOGY hiv-biol@net.bio.net HUMAN-GENOME-PROGRAM gnome-pr@net.bio.net IMMUNOLOGY immuno@net.bio.net INFO-GCG info-gcg@net.bio.net JOURNAL-NOTES jrnlnote@net.bio.net METHODS-AND-REAGENTS methods@net.bio.net MOLECULAR-EVOLUTION mol-evol@net.bio.net MYCOLOGY mycology@net.bio.net NEUROSCIENCE neur-sci@net.bio.net N2-FIXATION n2fix@net.bio.net PARASITOLOGY parasite@net.bio.net PHOTOSYNTHESIS photosyn@net.bio.net PLANT-BIOLOGY plantbio@net.bio.net POPULATION-BIOLOGY pop-bio@net.bio.net PROTEIN-ANALYSIS proteins@net.bio.net PROTEIN-CRYSTALLOGRAPHY xtal-log@net.bio.net PROTISTA protista@net.bio.net RAPD rapd@net.bio.net SCIENCE-RESOURCES ** sci-res@net.bio.net STRUCTURAL-NMR str-nmr@net.bio.net TROPICAL-BIOLOGY trop-bio@net.bio.net VIROLOGY virology@net.bio.net WOMEN-IN-BIOLOGY womenbio@net.bio.net YEAST yeast@net.bio.net BIOSCI "prototype" newsgroups ----------------------------- To assist areas of research in developing their own electronic communication forums, BIOSCI at net.bio.net will set up, on request, a mailing list *without* an associated USENET newsgroup. The mailing list is created only at net.bio.net, the U.S. BIOSCI node, and all subscription requests must be sent to the e-mail server at biosci-server@net.bio.net regardless of one's geographical location. The prototype newsgroup has six months to build up its readership after which time it is put out for a vote for full newsgroup status (i.e., to have both a mailing list *and* parallel USENET newsgroup created at both BIOSCI nodes in the U.S. and U.K.). The current prototype newsgroups are listed below. Please send subscription requests to biosci-server@net.bio.net and NOT to the newsgroup posting addresses. Prototype newsgroups may *not* be fully archived, so please be sure to save any messages that you may want to refer to again. Posting Address Purpose --------------- ------- biocan@net.bio.net An unmoderated forum established by the Canadian Federation of Biological Societies (CFBS) to serve as a multidisciplinary forum for the exchange of information within the Canadian biological and biomedical science community. biogopher@net.bio.net A communication forum for all Bio-Gopher administrators. emf-bio@net.bio.net Discussions on the electromagnetic field interactions with biological systems. grasses@net.bio.net Scientific discussions/questions regarding grasses, especially cereal, forage, and turf species. nmr-str@net.bio.net A forum for all those interested in studying three dimensional structure of macromolecules using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (NMR). rna@net.bio.net Discussions about RNA editing, RNA splicing, and ribozyme activities of RNA. staden-users@net.bio.net Discussions about the Staden Package for molecular sequence analysis. urodeles@net.bio.net Discussions among research scientists using urodele amphibians (axolotls, salamanders, and newts) in any biological field. yac@net.bio.net Dicussions about yeast artificial chromosomes ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BYTE ANIMAL CLINIC Cleveland Academy of Veterinary Medicine Internet: telnet to: freenet-in-a.cwru.edu or 129.22.8.51 freenet-in-b.cwru.edu or 129.22.8.32 freenet-in-c.cwru.edu or 129.22.8.51 At the login prompt, enter: visitor URL: telnet://freenet-in-a.cwru.edu telnet://freenet-in-b.cwru.edu telnet://freenet-in-c.cwru.edu Description: The Byte Animal Clinic is an electronic veterinary clinic on the Cleveland Freenet and sponsored by the Cleveland Academy of Veterinary Medicine. Freenets offer services like Telnet, full email, USA Today news and weather, and are typically set up like 'cities'. Registration is (as the name implies) free, but usually requires a snail-mailed form. The Cleveland Freenet is the first Freenet and by far the largest. Lots of other features. Contact: D.B. Cameron, DVM ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAMIS Center for Advanced Medical Informatics at Stanford Internet: telnet to camis.stanford.edu or 36.44.0.7 At the login prompt, enter: gopher URL: telnet://camis.stanford.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CANCERNET National Cancer Institute Cancer Information Network Mail to: cancernet@icicb.nci.nih.gov Leave Subject line blank In body of letter, enter: help Help Line: 301-486-7403 Description: CancerNet is a quick and easy way to obtain, through electronic mail, recommended treatment guidelines in English or Spanish from the National Cancer Institute's Physician Data Query (PDQ) system. CancerNet also lets you request information about PDQ, PDQ distributors, and other products and services from the NCI, including a list of patient publications available from the Office of Cancer Communications. You can access CancerNet through a number of different networks including BITNET and Internet. There is no charge for the service unless your local computer center charges for use of e-mail. The CancerNet Contents List may change as new statements and other information is included. Contact: Cheryl Burg Building 82, Room 103A Bethesda, Maryland 20892 Phone: (301) 496-8880 Fax: (301) 480-8105 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CARL System Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries Internet: telnet to database.carl.org or 192.54.81.76 URL: telnet://database.carl.org Description: A collection of library catalogs, business databases, and includes more than 14,000 titles, and more than 4 million articles. Over 750,000 articles are added annually. In addition to being able to search by keyword, you can search by author and you can browse by journal title. Many biological holdings are indexed. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CENET Cornell Cooperative Extension Network Internet: telnet to empire.cce.cornell.edu or 132.236.89.2 At the login prompt, enter: guest URL: telnet://empire.cce.cornell.edu Description: Educational resources in agriculture, natural resources, pest management, etc. Contact: Henry DeVries Phone: 607-225-8127 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION WONDER Database Help Line: 404-332-4569 Description: CDC has a wide variety of databases - including mortality data, hospital discharge, SEER cancer sets, etc - available through WONDER, a free package that provides a pc based graphical front end to format and analyze requests for data and communication software allowing connection to the CDC. Contact: Dan Rosen Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Rd., MS F-51 Atlanta, GA 30333 Phone: 404-488-7521 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUFAN Clemson University Forestry & Agriculture Network, South Carolina Internet: telnet to eureka.clemson.edu or 130.127.8.2 At the login prompt, enter: PUBLIC URL: telnet://eureka.clemson.edu Description: VTX (Videotex) Information Base, Electronic mail, & conference system. Subject Scope: Information on weather, agricultural economics, plant and animal science, agricultural engineering, home food preparation and preservation, & agricultural news. Contact: Ray Holliday 210 Barre Hall Clemson University Clemson, SC 29634-0310 Phone: 803-656-3383 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DATA ZOO Center for Coastal Studies Scripps Institution of Oceanography Internet: telnet to coast.ucsd.edu or 128.54.21.56 At the login prompt, enter: gopher URL: telnet://coast.ucsd.edu Description: The Data Zoo is brought to you by the Center for Coastal Studies at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego with funding generously provided by the Mineral Management Service, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior. The Data Zoo contains data collected by various California coastal data collection programs and studies and organized synoptically by experiment, instrument type and geographical region. These data were procured by the Center for Coastal Studies for inclusion in the Data Zoo and have been checked for consistency and validity to the best of our ability using Data reports and documentation provided by the source organization/individuals for each data set. Contact: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ECOSYSTEMS University of Virginia Internet: telnet to ecosys.drdr.virginia.edu or 128.143.96.10 At the login prompt, enter: gopher or lynx or echochat URL: telnet://ecosys.drdr.virginia.edu Description: A recycling and environmental information server. It provides and connects users to local, regional, national, and international environmental info. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY BBS University of Illinois Internet: telnet to romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu or 128.174.74.24 URL: telnet://romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu Description: The University of Illinois Division of Environmental Health and Safety maintains a large collection of Material Safety Data sheets. Part of the collection (approximately 26,000 MSDS's) is maintained in paper files at the Division headquarters located at 101 South Gregory St., Urbana, Illinois. The paper collection is constantly updated as new or more current MSDS's are received from manufacturers and suppliers. Each MSDS, is assigned a unique serial number upon arrival. These numbers are referred to as DEHS ID numbers or DEHSID's. A file listing the dehsid, the chemical name and the supplier for each of these MSDS's is maintained on-line. It is accessible through this BBS at the MSDS MENU. In addition to the paper file, the Division also maintains a file containing approximately 86,000 MSDS in the form of a database which is also directly accessible through this BBS. This database consists of a collection which is distributed quarterly by the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS). The CCOHS is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting a safe and healthy environment by providing information about occupational health and safety. The information contained in the CCOHS database is contributed directly to CCOHS by manufacturers and suppliers of chemical products. The MSDS's in the CCOHS database are in English and/or French, as supplied by the contributors. They contain basic information on the properties and potential hazards of chemical products, how to use them safely, and what to do if there is an emergency. The MSDS MENU allows you to simultaneously search the index of all of the paper MSDS's contained in our files as well as the MSDS's obtained on a quarterly basis from CCOHS. As you search the index, you will notice that some of the dehsid's start with the letter "T". These represent MSDS which you may directly look at in their entirety on-line. This program will eventually be used for accessing many information sources in the Division of Environmental Health and Safety. It is currently being developed, so please keep in mind that some things will not work correctly. Contact: Hector Mandel ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- EPA ONLINE LIBRARY SYSTEM Environmental Protection Agency Internet: telnet to epaibm.rtpnc.epa.gov or 134.67.180.1 At the login prompt, enter: public URL: telnet://epaibm.rtpnc.epa.gov Description: Searchable databases with citations, hazardous wastes, clean lakes, environmental financing, and Access EPA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FDA BBS Food and Drug Administration Bulletin Board System Internet: telnet to fdabbs.fda.gov or 150.148.8.48 At the login prompt, enter: bbs URL: telnet://fdabbs.fda.gov Description: The FDA's online information service includes information on topics such as, FDA news releases, Drug and Device product approvals list, current information on AIDS, Veterinary Medicine news, import alerts, and many other FDA related subjects. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDIX Federal Information Exchange Internet: telnet to fedix.fie.com or 192.111.228.33 At the login prompt, enter: fedix URL: telnet://fedix.fie.com Description: FEDIX is an on-line information service that links the higher education community and the federal government to facilitate research, education, and services. The system provides accurate and timely federal agency information to colleges, universities, and other research organizations. FEDIX provides daily information updates on: Federal education and research programs (including descriptions, eligibility, funding, deadlines); scholarships, fellowships, and grants; available used government research equipment; new funding for specific research and education activities from the Commerce Business Daily, Federal Register, and other sources; minority assistance research and education programs; news & current events within participating agencies; general information such as agency history, budget, organizational structure, and mission statements. Contact: Help Line: 301-975-0103 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDWORLD National Technical Information Service Federal Information Gateway Internet: telnet to fedworld.gov or 192.239.92.201 At the Login prompt, enter: new URL: telnet://fedworld.gov Help Line: 703-487-4608 Description: Access to more than 100 U.S. government computer bulletin boards, many of them previously accessible only by modem. Also includes full text of select U.S. government publications, statistical files, federal job lists, satellite images and more. Contact: Ken Royer Phone: 703-487-4850 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-H YOUTH PROJECTS University of California-Davis Almanac: Send e-mail to almanac@ucdavis.edu In the body of the message, enter: send extension 4h-youth catalog Description: 4-H project manuals in several different project areas. This is a joint experimental project between University of California Cooperative Extension and the Tennessee State 4-H Program. Contacts: Penny Risdon Mina Ostergard ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- GBASE Genomic Database of the Mouse Jackson Laboratory Internet: telnet to morgan.jax.org or 192.233.41.26 At the login prompt, enter: guest URL: telnet://morgan.jax.org Description: GBASE is the genomic database of the mouse at the Jackson Laboratory, and consists of: genetic linkage maps, all known literature on locus mapping, lists of all locus symbols, locus names, chromosomal locations, and references; information about alleles at polymorphic loci for over 1100 inbred mouse strains; & descriptions of genes and loci. Contact: Alan Hillyard, Ph.D. The Jackson Laboratory 600 Main St. Bar Harbour, ME 04609-0800 Phone: 207-288-3371 FAX: 207-288-5079 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- GENETICS BANK Genetic Database & Nucleic Acid/Protein Sequences Mail to: gene-server@bchs.uh.edu retrieve@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov blast@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov In subject of letter, enter: help ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- GENOME CENTER GENETIC MAP OF THE MOUSE Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mail to: genome_database@genome.wi.mit.edu In subject of letter, enter: help Description: Using this service you can obtain locus and assay names of mapped SSLPs, the forward and reverse primer sequences, the genotypes of the loci on the mapping cross, the sizes of the PCR products on selected standard inbred strains, and other useful information. The database can be queried for markers meeting a number of different criteria. For example, you can ask for markers by name, by chromosome, or by position on the map. You can even request a list of markers that are polymorphic between two mouse strains. This project is an ongoing one. As new markers are added to the map they will be released on a quarterly basis on approximately the following schedule: 1 January 1994, 1 April 1994, 1 July 1994, 1 October 1994, etc. Release five of the Whitehead Institute/MIT Genome Center Genetic Map of the Mouse is now available. This map consists of randomly-chosen simple sequence length polymorphisms (microsatellites) that can be analyzed using the polymerase chain reaction, as described in Dietrich, W., et al., Genetics 131:423-447 (1992). Currently the released map contains 3011 markers. The markers fall into 20 linkage groups spanning approximately 1400 cM with an average spacing of less than 0.5 cM. To obtain copies of the most current query forms, send a message to "genome_database@genome.wi.mit.edu" with either a subject line or body text of "help". You will receive instructions and a query form by return mail. Just fill out the form, send it to "genome_database@genome.wi.mit.edu", and the answer to your query will be mailed back automatically. Contact: Ert Dredge Whitehead Institute's Center for Genome Research One Kendall Sq, Bldg 300, 5th floor Cambridge, MA 02139 Phone: 617-252-1922 Fax: 617-252-1902 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCIS Library of Congress Information System Internet: telnet to locis.loc.gov or 140.147.254.3 URL: telnet://locis.loc.gov Description: The world's most extensive card catalog and search through and read pending legislation from as far back as the 1970's. Directory of more than 12,000 organizations qualified and willing to answer questions and provide information on many topics in science, technology and the social sciences. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEDLINE National Library of Medicine Internet: telnet to medlars.nlm.nih.gov or 130.14.10.200 URL: telnet://medlars.nlm.nih.gov Modem: Access via Grateful Med software Help Line: 800-638-8480; NLM Customer Service: 703-555-1212 Grateful Med BBS: 800-525-5756 E-mail contact: gmhelp@gmedserv.nlm.nih.gov Notes: Account needed to access MEDLINE. Databases include: AIDSDRUGS AIDSLINE (AIDS Information online) AIDSTRIALS (AIDS Clinical TRIALS) ALERTS (Clinical Alerts) AVLINE BIOETHICSLINE CANCERLIT CATLINE (CATalog online) CHEMID (CHEMical Identification) TELNET MEDLARS.NLM.NIH.GOVCHEMLINE (CHEMical dictionary onLINE) DIRLINE (DIRectory of Information Resources onLINE) HEALTH (Health planning & administration) MEDLINE (MEDlars onLINE) - MED86 - MED80 - MED77 - MED72 - MED66 PDQ (Physician Data Query) SDILINE (Selective Dissemination of Information onLINE) SERLINE (SERials onLINE) TOXLINE (TOXicology Information onLINE) - TOXLINE65 TOXLIT (TOXicology LITerature) CCRIS (Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System) HSDB (Hazardous Substances Data Bank) RTECS (Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances) TRI (Toxic chemical Release Inventory) - TRI87 - TRI90 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- MIGRATORY BIRD COLLECTION University of Puget Sound Description: The catalog from the University of Puget Sound bird collection is available over Internet. This catalog consists of 18,500+ records of "core data" which includes the museum number, species name, sex, plumage, country, state (or other geopolitical entity), county/other, date, and preparation. Initially, the catalog is only accessible by obtaining a password from Gary Shugart or Dennis Paulson at "slater@ups.edu". The University of Puget Sound has the largest computerized bird collection in the northwest USA. Contact: Gary Shugart or Dennis Paulson Slater Museum of Natural History University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA 98416 Phone: 206-756-3798 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY Reference Services Send email to: agref@nalusda.gov ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY NETWORK Internet: telnet to etnet.nlm.nih.gov or 130.14.10.123 At the login prompt, enter: etnet URL: telnet://etnet.nlm.nih.gov ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWTON U.S. Government bulletin board for those teaching and studying science. Internet: telnet to newton.dep.anl.gov or 146.139.100.50 At the login prompt, enter: cocotext URL: telnet://newton.dep.anl.gov ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NIH GRANT LINE National Institutes of Health Internet: telnet to wylbur.cu.nih.gov or 128.231.64.82 When a message has been received that the connection is open, type ,GEN1 (the comma is mandatory). At the INITIALS? prompt, type BB5 and at the ACCOUNT? prompt, type CCS2. This should put the user into the DRGLINE Bulletin Board (also known as NIH Grant Line at NIH). URL: telnet://wylbur.cu.nih.gov Description: The purpose of NIH Grant Line is to make program and policy information of the Public Health Service (PHS) agencies rapidly available to the biomedical research community. Most of the research opportunity information available on this bulletin board is derived from the weekly publication, "NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts", consisting of Notices, RFAs, RFPs (announcements of availability), Numbered Program Announcements, and statements of PHS policy. The electronic version known as E-Guide is available for electronic transmission each week, sometimes a day or two in advance of the nominal Friday publication dates. The material consists predominantly of statements about the research interests of the PHS Agencies, Institutes, and National Centers that have funds to support research in the extramural community. The information found on the NIH Grant Line is grouped into three main sections: (1) short News Flashes that appear without any prompting shortly after you have logged on; (2) Bulletins that are for reading; and (3) Files that are intended mainly for downloading. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- OCEANIC INFORMATION CENTER University of Delaware Internet: telnet to delocn.udel.edu or 128.175.24.1 At the login prompt, enter: oceanic URL: telnet://delocn.udel.edu Description: The Oceanic Information Center is maintained by the University of Delaware College of Marine Studies. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PENPAGES Agricultural Information Internet: telnet to psupen.psu.edu or 128.118.36.4 At the login prompt, enter: your two-letter state abbreviation URL: telnet://psupen.psu.edu Description: PENpages is a full-text information service containing thousands of research-based fact sheets, news articles, newsletters, and reports. Information is entered by faculty and staff of Penn State University, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, USDA and many cooperators nationwide. Information is agricultural-based and consumer-oriented. Topics include: 4-H and youth development, agricultural education, agronomy; dairy and animal science, engineering, entomology, family life and resource management, food safety, forest resources, gerontology, horticulture, human nutrition, pesticide education, plant pathology, poultry science, rural development, veterinary science, water quality, and many others. Contact: Diann Leri 405 Ag Admin. College of Agricultural Sciences University Park, PA 16802 Phone: 814-863-3449 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRARIE FALCON NEWSLETTER Northern Flint Hills Audubon Society Internet: telnet to ksuvm.ksu.edu or 129.130.12.1 At the login prompt, enter: UNICORN URL: telnet://ksuvm.ksu.edu Description: The Northern Flint Hills Audobon Society newsletter is available in the Kansas State Univeristy Information system in the subdirectory News and Announcements. Contact: David A. Rintoul ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRIMATE TALK ALMANAC Primate-Talk Information Mail Server Mail to: almanac@primate.wisc.edu Leave subject line blank In the body of the message, enter: send primate-talk The part indicates the information you would like to receive. Currently the Primate-Talk almanac knows about the following: help (this file) index (what is available) calendar (calendar of events) directory (directory of Primate-Talk recipients) etiquette (e-mail etiquette for the Primate-Talk mailing list) archive (past messages from the Primate-Talk list) Contact: primate-talk-request@primate.wisc.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUERRI Questions on University Extension Regional Resource Information Internet: telnet to exnet.iastate.edu or 129.186.20.200 At the login prompt, enter: querri URL: telnet://exnet.iastate.edu Description: Database of bibliographic info. of over 12,000 educational resources produced by Extension specialists in the north central states. Covers all Extension subject areas. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- STIS National Science Foundation Science & Technology Information System Internet: telnet to stis.nsf.gov or 128.150.195.40 At the login prompt, enter: public URL: telnet://stis.nsf.gov Modem: 202-357-0359 or 202-357-0360 12/24/9600 baud, E-7-1 Help Line: 202-357-7555 When connected, press enter. At the login prompt, enter: public. Description: Provides access to grant information, NSF directories and phone books, press releases, full text of select NSF publications and more. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE SCIENTIST NEWSLETTER Internet: telnet to ds.internic.net or 192.20.225.200 At the login prompt, enter: guest URL: telnet://ds.internic.net Description: THE SCIENTIST is a biweekly newspaper for scientists and the research community. It is circulated internationally to researchers, administrators, and policy makers in academia, industry, and government and covers current issues and events that impact the professional research environment. News includes funding legislation, new grants, employment and salary trends, career advancement opportunities, ethics and conflicts of interest, representation of women and minorities in science, and the interplay of industrial, academic, and governmental research. To request The Scientist from its email server, send a message to: mailserv@ds.internic.net with the following line in the body (not the subject) of the message: file /ftp/pub/the-scientist/the-scientist-yymmdd change "yymmdd" to the issue date you want ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- USDA Statistical Data Cornell Mann Library Internet: telnet to usda.mannlib.cornell.edu or 128.253.78.240 At the login prompt, enter: usda URL: telnet://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu Description: Computer users worldwide now have access to statistical data gathered by the USDA. Cornell's Mann Library became the host for more than 140 free agricultural data sets, available to anyone with Internet access. The system is easy to search. Data are formatted for importing into existing computer analysis programs. Each data set is accompanied by an explanatory document, and all text documents are indexed for electronic searching. Contact: Oya Y. Rieger Numeric Files Librarian Mann Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: 607-255-7960 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE (GPO) Federal Bulletin Board Internet: telnet to federal.bbs.gpo.gov or 162.140.64.8, port 3001 URL: telnet://federal.bbs.gpo.gov Description: The Federal Bulletin Board is a service of the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). This bulletin board service enables Federal agencies to provide the public with immediate, self-service access to Government information in electronic form at reasonable rates. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VEGETARIAN World Guide ot Vegetarians Mail to: mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu In the body of the message, enter any combination of the following: send usenet/news.answers/vegetarian/guide/canada1 send usenet/news.answers/vegetarian/guide/canada2 send usenet/news.answers/vegetarian/guide/california1 send usenet/news.answers/vegetarian/guide/california2 send usenet/news.answers/vegetarian/guide/usa1 send usenet/news.answers/vegetarian/guide/usa2 send usenet/news.answers/vegetarian/guide/usa3 send usenet/news.answers/vegetarian/guide/europe send usenet/news.answers/vegetarian/guide/other send usenet/news.answers/vegetarian/faq Description: The rec.food.veg World Guide to Vegetarianism_ lists restaurants, stores, organizations, and travel info of interest to vegetarians. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHITE HOUSE ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS Mail to: clinton-info@campaign92.org In subject of letter, enter: help Bill Clinton E-mail: president@whitehouse.gov Al Gore E-Mail: vice.president@whitehouse.gov ============================================================================= USENET NEWSGROUPS ============================================================================= USENET is a collection of newsgroups distributed electronically around the world. USENET is not an organization and no one person or group is in charge of USENET as a whole. Many USENET sites are at universities, but a large number of sites are commercial organizations. USENET newsgroups can be read at thousands of sites around the world. If your site provides USENET access, then there are a large number of software packages available for reading news, allowing you to subscribe to newsgroups, follow threads of discussion, and allow posting of messages to the various newsgroups. Below are those USENET newsgroups which have some connection to animal topics. Please note that "alt" newsgroups can be spontaneously initiated by anyone. Unlike other groups (rec, sci, etc.) which have to go through a democratic process of creation, alt.* groups may or may not be serious arenas of discussion. Their inclusion here is "to be complete," as they say. A few of the "alt" newsgroups and their subject matter may be offensive to some of you. You have been warned. I didn't make up the descriptions either. They come from the official Usenet list of newsgroups and excerpted mostly verbatim. alt.activism Activities for activists. alt.activism.d Discussion of activist newsgroup. alt.agriculture.misc Discussion on farming and raising animals. alt.animals.badgers From the cheese state. alt.animals.dolphins Flipper and friends. alt.animals.foxes Foxes, real or imagined. alt.animals.humans Guess we can't leave these out. alt.animals.lampreys They're eel-like, and they suck. alt.aquaria Aquariums as hobbies. alt.bigfoot Pushing it, but this is the alt category. alt.binaries.pictures.furry Originaly funny animal art. alt.bio.hackers Those interested in biohacking. alt.bitch.pork Complaints about pork. alt.chinchilla The smooth-furred rodent. alt.cows.moo.moo.moo Ostensibly, cows. alt.devilbunnies Stopping the deadly devilbunnies. alt.fan.furry Fans of funny animals. alt.fan.lemurs Fans of the big-eyed primates. alt.fan.lemurs.cooked Not so big fans of the big-eyed primates. alt.fishing Fishing as a hobby and sport. alt.kill.the.whales Takeoff on the "Save the Whales" mentality. alt.lemmings Rodents with a death-wish. alt.mythic.animals Animals that just don't exist. alt.pets.chia Stoneware with hair, the famous chia pets. alt.pets.rabbits Discussions on pet rabbits. alt.save.the.earth Environmentalist causes. alt.skunks Enthusiasts of skunks and other mustelidae. alt.sport.falconry Discuss the age old sport of falconry. alt.sustainable.agriculture Sustainable agriculture. alt.swine.oink.oink.oink See alt.cows.moo.moo.moo. alt.wolves Discussion on wolves and wolf-mix dogs. bionet.software.acedb Discussion of genome dbase ACEDB software. bionet.molbio.ageing Discussions about ageing research. bionet.agroforestry Discussions about agroforestry research. bionet.genome.arabidopsis The Arabidopsis Genome Project. bionet.general Discussions about general biological topics. bionet.info-theory Applications of information theory to biology. bionet.users.addresses Help on network use & locating addresses, etc. bionet.announce Announcements of interest to biologists. bionet.journals.contents Tables of Contents of biological journals. bionet.molbio.bio-matrix Computers & biological databases. bionet.prof-society.biophysics Official information from Biophysical Society. bionet.biophysics Discussion of biophysics. bionet.software Discussion of software for biological science. bionet.metabolic-reg Kinetics & control of celluar bioprocesses. bionet.cellbiol Biological processes at the cellular level. bionet.chlamydomonas Discussions on biology of green algae. bionet.genome.chromosomes Discussions about eucaryote chromosomes. bionet.biology.computational Math & computer applications in biology. bionet.cellbiol.cytonet Research on plasma membrane & cell wall. bionet.drosophila Discussions about research on Drosophila. bionet.molbio.embldatabank Messages to and from the EMBL database staff. bionet.jobs Job opportunities in biology. bionet.molbio.gdb Messages to & from the Genome Data Bank staff. bionet.molbio.genbank Messages to & from the GenBank database staff. bionet.molbio.gene-linkage Newsgroup for genetic linkage analysis. bionet.molbio.hiv Discussions about molecular biology of HIV. bionet.molbio.genome-program NIH newsgroup on human genome issues. bionet.immunology Discussions about research in immunology. bionet.software.gcg Discussions on GCG sequence analysis software. bionet.journals.note Advice on dealing with professional journals. bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts Requests for information and lab reagents. bionet.molbio.evolution Research in molecular evolution. bionet.mycology Research on filamentous fungi. bionet.neuroscience Research in the neurosciences. bionet.biology.n2-fixation Discussions on biological nitrogen fixation. bionet.parasitology Discussions about research in parasitology. bionet.photosynthesis Discussions about photosynthesis research. bionet.plants Discussions about research in plant biology. bionet.population-biology Research in population biology. bionet.molbio.proteins Research on proteins & PIR & SWISS-PROT dbase. bionet.xtallography Crystallography of macromolecules & PDB staff. bionet.protista Research on ciliates and other protists. bionet.molbio.rapd Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA. bionet.sci-resources Information on scientific funding agencies. bionet.structural-nmr NMR for macromolecular structure determination. bionet.biology.tropical Discussions about research in tropical biology. bionet.virology Discussions about research in virology. bionet.women-in-biology Issues concerning women biologists. bionet.molbio.yeast Molecular biology and genetics of yeast. bit.listserv.biosph-l Discussion on the Biosphere & ecology. bit.listserv.ecolog-l Ecological Society of America. bit.listserv.ethology Animal behavior and behavioral ecology. bit.listserv.mednews Health InfoCom Newsletter. bit.listserv.scuba-l Scuba diving discussion. chile.science Information exchange bet. Chile and the World. clari.living.animals (Clarinet) Animals in the news. clari.tw.health Disease, medicine, health care. clari.tw.science General science stories. comp.ai.neural-nets Artificial & Biological neural networks. comp.ai.philosophy Consciousness in Computers, Humans & Animals. comp.simulation Simualtion methods and problems. info.nsf.grants National Science Foundation grant notes. k12.ed.science Science education. misc.activism.progressive Progressive activism. rec.aquaria Keeping fish and aquaria as a hobby. rec.birds Hobbyists interested in bird watching. rec.equestrian Discussion of things equestrian. rec.flyfish Discussion of flyfish. rec.food.veg Vegetarians. rec.hunting Discussions about hunting. rec.outdoors.fishing All aspects of sport and commercial fishing. rec.pets Pets, pet care & household animals in general. rec.pets.birds The culture and care of indoor birds. rec.pets.cats Discussion about domestic cats. rec.pets.dogs Any and all subjects relating to dogs as pets. rec.pets.herp Reptile, amphibian, & exotic vivarium pets. rec.pets.rabbits Discussion about pet rabbits. rec.scuba Hobbyists interested in scuba diving. sci.agriculture Farming, agriculture and related topics. sci.agriculture.beekeeping Bees, beekeeping, and hive products. sci.answers Frequently Asked Questions about SCI groups. sci.anthropology.paleo Evolution of man and other primates. sci.aquaria Only science-oriented posts about aquaria. sci.bio Biology and related sciences. sci.bio.ecology Ecological research (sponsored by ESA). sci.bio.ethology Animal behavior and behavioral ecology. sci.bio.evolution Discussions of evolutionary biology. sci.bio.herp Biology of amphibians and reptiles. sci.bio.technology Any topic relating to biotechnology. sci.eng.biomed Discussions on biomedical engineering. sci.environment Science and its relation to the environment. sci.image.processing Imaging and image processing. sci.med Medicine and its related products and regs. sci.med.aids AIDS: treatment, path./biol., HIV prevention. sci.med.psychobiology Dialog & news in psychiatry and psychobiology. sci.med.radiology All aspects of radiology. sci.philosophy Genl. Discussion on the philosophy of science. sci.philosophy.tech Various Topics,including animal consciousness. sci.psychology.digest Psycoloquy - APA Electronic Newsletter sci.research Research methods, funding, ethics, & misc. sci.research.careers Information relevant to careers in science. sci.research.postdoc Anything about postdoctoral studies. sci.techniques.microscopy Information and techniques with microscopes. sci.virtual-worlds Modelling the Universe. sci.virtual-worlds.apps Virtual reality technology and applications. soc.culture.scientists The social enviroment of science. talk.environment Discussions about environmental issues. talk.politics.animals The use and/or abuse of animals. ============================================================================= ANONYMOUS FTP SITES ============================================================================= Archival FTP sites containing animal-related text files and software programs are not well documented on the Internet. Help in locating more sites is appreciated. The general procedure to login to these sites is to use the FTP facility on your computer to connect to the remote site, then at the username prompt, login as anonymous and enter your e-mail address as password. To identify files you wish to access, you can use the DIR command, which functions much like in MS-DOS. The CD command also works normally in most cases. To obtain a list of available subdirectories, Use the LS command. Once you locate the file you want, it may be transferred by typing GET (filename). When finished with your FTP session, issue the command QUIT to return to your computer. It is also possible to retrieve archived files via e-mail. BITFTP provides this mail interface to FTP commands and is provided on a Princeton University computer. To use BITFTP, send mail containing your ftp commands to BITFTP@PUCC (on Bitnet) or BITFTP@pucc.Princeton.edu (on Internet). Send the command HELP in the body of a mail message to obtain full instructions on this service. Europeans Bitnet/Internet users should use the BITFTP server in Germany: BITFTP@DEARN or bitftp@vm.gmd.de with the same instructions for obtaining help above. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANIMAL RIGHTS FTP: think.com or 131.239.2.1 Directory: /pub/animal-rights URL: ftp://think.com/pub/animal-rights/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AQUARIA FTP: camel.scubed.com or 192.31.63.74 Directory: /aquaria URL: ftp://camel.scubed.com/aquaria/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AQUARIA FTP: jerico.usc.edu or 128.125.51.47 Directory: /pub/aquaria URL: ftp://jerico.usc.edu/pub/aquaria/ Description: The FAQ for sci.aquaria, rec.aquaria and alt.aquaria is posted monthly on the first on of the month. Contact: Tony Li Patti Beadles ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIODIVERSITY Brazil FTP: bdt.ftpt.br or 192.207.195.1 URL: ftp://bdt.ftpt.br/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOINFORMATICS Australian National University FTP: life.anu.edu.au or 150.203.38.74 URL: ftp://life.anu.edu/ Description: ANU's Bioinformatics Facility provides information on Internet under a number of themes. At present the major themes include: biodiversity; bioinformatics & biocomputing; biomathematics & biostatistics; complex systems; general interest; landscape ecology and the environment; molecular biology; neurosciences; viruses; and weather & global monitoring. Contact: David Green ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOLOGY - INTRODUCTION FTP: ics.uci.edu or 128.195.1.1 Directory: /pub/bvickers/origins URL: ftp://ics.uci.edu/pub/bvickers/origins/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOLOGY SOFTWARE AND DATA - Indiana University (Molecular Biology) FTP: ftp.bio.indiana.edu or 129.79.224.25 URL: ftp://ftp.bio.indiana.edu/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOSCI/bionet Info FTP: net.bio.net or 134.172.2.69 Directory: /pub/BIOSCI/ URL: ftp://net.bio.net/pub/BIOSCI/ Description: The BIOSCI newsgroup network was developed to allow easy worldwide communications between biological scientists who work on a variety of computer networks. BIOSCI is supported by the National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, and National Institutes of Health in the U.S.A. and by the Science and Engineering Research Council Daresbury Laboratory in the United Kingdom. BIOSCI services are available to users free of charge. New users of BIOSCI/bionet may want to read the "Frequently Asked Questions" or "FAQ" sheet for BIOSCI. The FAQ provides details on how to participate in these forums and is available in pub/BIOSCI/doc/biosci.FAQ. Contact: Dave Kristofferson BIOSCI/bionet Manager ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOTECHNOLOGY INFORMATION CENTER US Department of Agriculture FTP: inform.umd.edu or 128.8.10.29 URL: ftp://inform.umd.edu/ Description: Agricultural biotechnology information, including bioethics, current gene mapping projects, patenting issues, legislation and regulation, and much more. Developed by the Biotechnology Information Center, an information center of the National Agricultural Library (USDA). Files include bibliographies primarily composed of peer-reviewed scientific journal citations, with abstracts, on subjects ranging from bovine somatotropin to gene expression in algae and fungi. Contact: Daniel Cabirac Biotechnology Information Center NAL/USDA 10301 Baltimore Blvd. Beltsville, MD 20705-2351 Phone: 301-504-5947 Fax: 301-504-7098 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CANCERNET FTP: ftp.nus.sg or 137.132.9.11 URL: ftp://ftp.nus.sg/ Description: The National University of Singapore has been designated by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health, USA as a distribution site for its highly popular cancer information database known as CancerNet. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CENTER FOR BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS - (State University of Campinas, Brazil) FTP: ftp.unicamp.br or 143.106.10.54 Directory: /pub/medicine/conferences URL: ftp://ftp.unicamp.br/pub/medicine/conferences/ Description: This site contains conferences announcements, calls for papers, and preliminary programs to conferences devoted to Medical Informatics and Biomedical Engineering. Contact: Renato Sabbatini Center for Biomedical Informatics State University of Campinas P.O. Box 6005 Campinas, SP 13081 - BRAZIL Phone: +55 192 39-7130 Fax: +55 192 39-4717 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLEARINGHOUSE FOR SUBJECT-ORIENTED INTERNET RESOURCE GUIDES FTP: una.hh.lib.umich.edu or 141.211.190.102 Directory: /inetdirsstacks URL: ftp://una.hh.lib.umich.edu/inetdirsstacks/ Description: The Clearinghouse for Subject-Oriented Internet Resource Guides is jointly sponsored by the University Library and the School of Information and Library Studies at the University of Michigan, the Clearinghouse provides access to subject-oriented resource guides created by members of the Internet community. There are currently over 60 guides available via anonymous FTP, Gopher, and WorldWideWeb/Mosaic. Titles and authors of animal-related resource guides include: Agriculture; W. Drew Animals; K. Boschert Biological Sciences; D. Kovacs Conservation; D. Wendling, J. Christianson Diversity; L. Heise Environment; T. Murphy, C. Briggs-Erickson Health Sciences; L. Hancock Health Sciences; N. Martin, P. Redman, G. Oren Math & Science Education; T.C. O'Haver Multiple Subjects (Gopher Jewels); D. Riggins Neurosciences; S. Bonario, S. Cormicle Contact: Louis Rosenfeld School of Information and Library Studies University of Michigan 403B West Engineering Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1092 Phone: 313-747-3581 Fax: 313-764-2475 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE FTP: ego.psych.mcgill.ca or 132.206.106.211 Directory: /pub/cogneuro/ URL: ftp://ego.psych.mcgill.ca/pub/cogneuro/ Description: Cogneuro Mailing List Archives Contact: Kimball Collins AI Research Branch NASA Ames Research Ctr MS 269-2, Moffett Field, CA 94035 Phone: 415-604-1221 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPMED Washington University Comparative Medicine FTP: wuarchive.wustl.edu or 128.252.135.4 Directory: /doc/techreports/wustl.edu/compmed URL: ftp://wuarchive.wustl.edu/doc/techreports/wustl.edu/compmed/ Contact: Ken Boschert Washington University Division of Comparative Medicine Box 8061, 660 South Euclid Ave. St. Louis, MO 63110 Phone: 314-362-3700 Fax: 314-362-6480 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DAIRY CATTLE FTP: yorick.umd.edu or 128.8.10.37 Directory: pub/dairy-l URL: ftp://yorick.umd.edu/pub/dairy-l/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DATA ZOO Center for Coastal Studies Scripps Institution of Oceanography FTP: coast.ucsd.edu or 128.54.21.56 Directory: /zoo URL: ftp://coast.ucsd.edu/zoo/ Description: The Data Zoo is brought to you by the Center for Coastal Studies at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego with funding generously provided by the Mineral Management Service, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior. The Data Zoo contains data collected by various California coastal data collection programs and studies and organized synoptically by experiment, instrument type and geographical region. These data were procured by the Center for Coastal Studies for inclusion in the Data Zoo and have been checked for consistency and validity to the best of our ability using Data reports and documentation provided by the source organization/individuals for each data set. Contact: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOGS - Usenet's rec.pets.dogs newsgroup Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) FTP: rtfm.mit.edu or 18.70.0.209 Directory: /pub/usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq URL: ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/ Description: Files are: introduction, getting-a-dog, new-puppy, new-dog, health-care, medical-info, training, behavior, working, service, AKC-titles, misc/part1, misc/part2, publications and resources. To obtain the files, first try ftp to rtfm.mit.edu and look under that directory. If ftp does not work from your site, then try the mail server. Send email to mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with: send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/introduction send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/getting-a-dog send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/new-puppy send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/new-dog send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/health-care send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/medical-info send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/training send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/behavior send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/working send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/service send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/AKC-titles send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/misc/part1 send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/misc/part2 send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/publications send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/resources send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/rescue/part1 send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/rescue/part2 in the body of the message (leave the subject line empty). If you don't want all of them, include only the lines of the ones you want. You do have to repeat the path information for each file. Also, there are some breed specific faqs kept in the dogs-faq/breeds directory. Just as with the files above, you can ftp and look for them. The existing faqs are: bloodhounds (Bloodhounds), cavaliers (Cavalier King Charles Spaniels), chessies (Chesapeake Bay Retrievers), chows (the Chow Chow), collies (Rough and Smooth Collies), greyhounds (Greyhounds), havanese (Havanese), huskies (Siberian Huskies), labradors (Labrador Retrievers), malamutes (Alaskan Malamutes), ridgebacks (Rhodesian Ridgebacks), and tollers (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers). These are all the breeds currently covered; new ones are added from time to time as readers contribute them. You can obtain any or all of them from the mail server (as above) with the following commands: send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/bloodhounds send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/cavaliers send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/chessies send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/chows send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/collies send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/greyhounds send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/havanese send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/huskies send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/labradors send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/malamutes send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/ridgebacks send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/breeds/tollers These faqs are written by different readers of rec.pets.dogs who have experience with the breed in question. You are encouraged to volunteer to write new breed faqs, please contact tittle@netcom.com for details. Finally, there is a FAQ on fleas and ticks. It is not included with the dog FAQs because it is generalized for dogs AND cats. However, it is archived in the same spot, under: /pub/usenet/news.answers/fleas-ticks for ftp, or "send usenet/news.answers/fleas-ticks" to the mail-server. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOGS FTP: bietel.uia.ac.be or 143.169.1.9 Directory: /pub/Dogs URL: ftp://bietel.uia.ac.be/pub/Dogs/ Contact: Marc Gemis University of Antwerp, Belgium Description: contains information from those subscribed to the canine-l mailing list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ECONET Institute for Global Communications FTP: igc.org or 192.82.108.1 Directory: /pub URL: ftp://igc.org/pub/ Description: Commercial online service for ecological and environmental databases. Subscription fees. Several hundred email conferences available. The FTP site is a public. Contact: Institute for Global Communications 18 De Boom Street San Francisco, CA 94107 Phone: 415-442-0220 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENDANGERED SPECIES FTP: wiretap.spies.com or 130.43.43.43 Directory: /Gov/Treaties/Treaties/endanger.un URL: ftp://wiretap.spies.com/Gov/Treaties/Treaties/endanger.un/ Description: United Nations Treaty with text on the international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENTOMOLOGY Australia FTP: spider.ento.csiro.au or 138.44.23.1 URL: ftp://spider.ento.csiro.au/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIROFTP The EnviroLink Network FTP: envirolink.hss.cmu.edu or 128.2.19.92 URL: ftp://envirolink.hss.cmu.edu/ Contact: The EnviroLink Network 4551 Forbes Avenue - Third Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Voice: (412) 681-8300 Fax: (412) 681-6707 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY LIBRARY FTP: epaibm.rtpnc.epa.gov or 134.67.180.1 Directory: /public URL: ftp://epaibm.rtpnc.epa.gov/public/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ERIN Environmental Resources Information Network (ERIN) Newsletter (Australia) FTP: huh.harvard.edu or 128.103.108.123 URL: ftp://huh.harvard.edu/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- EQUESTRIAN ARCHIVE FTP: ucssun1.sdsu.edu or 130.191.1.100 Directory: /pub/equestrian URL: ftp://ucssun1.sdsu.edu/pub/equestrian/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition FTP: vax8.cfsan.fda.gov URL: ftp://vax8.cfsan.fda.gov ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FLEAS & TICKS FTP: pit-manager.mit.edu or 18.70.0.209 Directory: /pub/usenet/news.answers/fleas-ticks URL: ftp://pit-manager.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/fleas-ticks/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FLYBASE (Drosophila Melanogaster) FTP: ftp.bio.indiana.edu or 129.79.224.25 Directory: /flybase URL; ftp://ftp.bio.indiana.edu/flybase/ Contact: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- GENOME CENTER GENETIC MAP OF THE MOUSE Massachusetts Institute of Technology FTP: genome.wi.mit.edu or 18.157.0.135 Directory: /distribution/mouse_sslp_release/jan94 URL; ftp://genome.wi.mit.edu/distribution/mouse_ssllp_release/jan94/ Description: Release five of the Whitehead Institute/MIT Genome Center Genetic Map of the Mouse is now available. This map consists of randomly-chosen simple sequence length polymorphisms (microsatellites) that can be analyzed using the polymerase chain reaction, as described in Dietrich, W., et al., Genetics 131:423-447 (1992). Currently the released map contains 3011 markers. The markers fall into 20 linkage groups spanning approximately 1400 cM with an average spacing of less than 0.5 cM. Contact: Ert Dredge Whitehead Institute's Center for Genome Research One Kendall Sq, Bldg 300, 5th floor Cambridge, MA 02139 Phone: 617-252-1922 Fax: 617-252-1902 2. Via internet e-mail using a database e-mail server. Using this service you can obtain locus and assay names of mapped SSLPs, the forward and reverse primer sequences, the genotypes of the loci on the mapping cross, the sizes of the PCR products on selected standard inbred strains, and other useful information. The database can be queried for markers meeting a number of different criteria. For example, you can ask for markers by name, by chromosome, or by position on the map. You can even request a list of markers that are polymorphic between two mouse strains. To obtain copies of the most current query forms, send a message to "genome_database@genome.wi.mit.edu" with either a subject line or body text of "help". You will receive instructions and a query form by return mail. Just fill out the form, send it to "genome_database@genome.wi.mit.edu", and the answer to your query will be mailed back automatically. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- GREENDISK PAPERLESS ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNAL FTP: csus.edu or 130.86.90.1 Directory: /pub/greendisk URL: ftp://csus.edu/pub/greendisk/ Description: The Greendisk Paperless Environmental Journal is a forum for the publication of research reports, press releases, action alerts, and news summaries from the world's environmental groups and governmental agencies. Samples are available. Subscribers must pay a subscription fee. Contact: P.O. Box 32224 Washington, DC 20007 Phone: 800-484-7616 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- GUIDE DOGS FTP: handicap.shel.isc-br.com or 129.189.4.184 Directory: /pub/dogs URL: ftp://handicap.shel.isc-br.com/pub/dogs/ Description: Guide dog information, newsletters, and laws. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- HEALTH SCIENCES RESOURCES FTP: ftp.sura.net or 128.167.254.179 Directory: /pub/nic URL: ftp://ftp.sura.net/pub/nic/ Description: A comprehensive list of on-line resources available to people interested in the Health Sciences. The list is compiled by Lee Hancock. Please send any comments, suggestions, corrections, additions, deletions to Le07144@Ukanvm or Le07144@Ukanvm.cc.ukans.edu. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- HORSE RACING FTP: slow.inslab.uky.edu or 128.163.129.205 URL: ftp://slow.inslab.uky.edu/ Contact: Steve McNatton ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- JACKSON LABORATORY Mouse Genome Database FTP: hobbes.jax.org URL: ftp://hobbes.jax.org/ Contact: Alexander G. Smith ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- JACKSON LABORATORY Bioinformatics Archives FTP: ftp.informatics.jax.org or 192.233.41.22 Directory: /pub/informatics/mailing-lists URL: ftp://ftp.informatics.jax.org/pub/informatics/mailing-lists/ Contact: list-manager@informatics.jax.org Description: All messages posted to lists maintained by the BioInformatics ListServer are archived. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCIS Library of Congress Information System FTP: seq1.loc.gov or 140.147.3.12 Directory: /pub/LC.Online URL: ftp://seq1.loc.gov/pub/LC.Online/ Description: Several databases, including the LC Catalog of books. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LYMENET Lyme Disease Newsletters FTP: ftp.lehigh.edu or 128.180.63.4 Directory: /pub/listserv/lymenet-l/Newsletters URL: ftp://ftp.lehigh.edu/pub/listserv/lymenet-l/Newsletters/ Description: The Lyme Disease Electronic Mail Network publishes the "LymeNet Newsletter" once every 10-15 days. The Newsletter contains timely news about the Lyme disease epidemic. Medical abstracts, treatment protocols, prevention information, and political happenings are all included. In addition, subscribers may ask questions to the patients, doctors and researchers on the net. Contact: Marc Gabriel ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARINE SCIENCE SOFTWARE FTP: biome.bio.dfo.ca or 142.2.20.2 Directory: /pub URL: ftp://biome.bio.dfo.ca/pub/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- MATHEMATICAL BIOLOGY FTP: fconvx.ncifcrf.gov or 129.43.52.4 URL: ftp://fconvx.ncifcrf.gov/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL BIOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (NBIAP) FTP: ftp.vt.edu or 128.173.4.49 Directory: /pub/biotechnology URL: ftp://ftp.vt.edu/pub/biotechnology/ Description: NBIAP mission is to facilitate and assess the safe application of new techniques for genetically modifying plants, animals, and microorganisms to benefit agriculture and the environment. Subjects include: advancing research and monitoring techniques, and expediting the flow of biotechnology information. Databases include companies involved in biotechnology R&D; State research and development centers; State biotech regulatory agencies and contacts; publications relating to biotechnology; International biotech researchers; Research sites; International biotech field test approvals; Institutional Biosafety Committees and contacts; APHIS field test approvals; and Scientific references. Contact: Daniel Cabirac Biotechnology Information Center NAL/USDA 10301 Baltimore Blvd. Beltsville, MD 20705-2351 Phone: 301-504-5947 Fax: 301-504-7098 Doug King 120 Engel Hall Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 24061 Phone: 703-231-3747 Bulletin Board: 800-NBIAPBD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH FTP: ftp.cu.nih.gov or 128.231.64.7 Password: guest Directory: /nih-eguide URL: ftp://ftp.cu.nih.gov/nih-eguide/ Description: Various items related to medical research, grants, and other government agencies. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION STIS - Science & Technology Information System FTP: stis.nsf.gov or 128.150.195.40 URL: ftp://stis.nsf.gov/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEURON Newsletter FTP: psych.upenn.edu or 130.91.68.31 Directory: /pub URL: ftp://psych.upenn.edu/pub/ Description: Archives of the Neuron Digest Newsletter - discusses neural networks. Neuron-Digest is also posted to the Usenet newsgroup comp.ai.neural-networks. Contact: Peter Marvit ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEXTSTEP BIOLOGY APPLICATIONS FTP: ftp.alleg.edu or 141.195.5.3 Directory: /pub/ESDG/Biology URL: ftp://ftp.alleg.edu/pub/ESGD/Biology/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NORINA Norwegian Inventory of Audiovisuals FTP: wuarchive.wustl.edu or 128.252.135.4 Directory: /doc/techreports/wustl.edu/compmed/mac URL: ftp://wuarchive.wustl.edu/doc/techreports/wustl.edu/compmed/mac/ Description: NORINA - NORWEGIAN INVENTORY OF AUDIOVISUALS - The Laboratory Animal Unit, Norwegian College of Veterinary Medicine, Oslo, has compiled an English-language database of audiovisuals for use in the biological sciences. The primary purpose of the database is to offer an overview of possible alternatives or supplements to the use of animals in student teaching, at all levels from schools to university. The database consists at present of around 1300 entries, including computer programs, interactive video, films and more traditional teaching aids such as slide series, 3-D models and classroom charts. There is also a section for Contact Persons who are developing and/or using audiovisuals at their institution, and for suppliers of audiovisuals. NORINA has been written in Filemaker Pro, originally for Macintosh, but now also available for IBM Windows. NORINA is also available as a "stand-alone" IBM version that will run on any PC with harddisc, with no additional software. NORINA is a non-profit venture (none of the developers receive any commission on sales) and income from sales is used purely to offset wage expenses. Three files available by FTP are the demo version for machines with Filemaker Pro (norina.bin), a text file with information on NORINA (norina.txt) and a tab-delimited version of the demo version (norina.tab). Contact: Adrian Smith Laboratory Animal Unit Norwegian College of Veterinary Medicine P.O. Box 8146 Dep., 0033 Oslo 1, Norway Phone: +47 22 96 45 74 Fax: +47 22 96 45 35 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- OCEAN ENVIRONMENT FTP: ariel.unm.edu or 129.24.8.1 Directory: /pub/MAC/HYPERCARD/Museum URL: ftp://ariel.unm.edu/pub/MAC/HYPERCARD/Museum/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PARASITOLOGY FTP: net.bio.net or 134.172.2.69 Directory: /pub/BIOSCI/PARASITOLOGY URL: ftp://net.bio.net/pub/BIOSCI/PARASITOLOGY/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PENPAGES FTP: psupen.psu.edu or 128.118.36.4 URL: ftp://psupen.psu.edu/ Login: U.S. state abbreviation or "world" if outside Description: U.S. agricultural database administered by Pennsylvania State University which contains information on agriculture and weather. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRIMATE FTP: ftp.primate.wisc.edu or 144.92.43.11 URL: ftp://ftp.primate.wisc.edu/ Description: Archive provides distribution point for software developed at the Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- RACHEL'S HAZARDOUS WASTE NEWS FTP: world.std.com or 192.74.137.5 Directory: /periodicals/rachel URL: ftp://world.std.com/periodicals/rachel/ Contact: Environmental Research Foundation P.O. Box 5036 Annapolis, MD 21403 Fax: 410-263-8944 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOCIETY FOR MATHEMATICAL BIOLOGY Society for Mathematical Biology Digest FTP: fconvx.ncifcrf.gov or 129.43.52.4 Directory: /smb/digest URL: ftp://fconvx.ncifcrf.gov/smb/digest/ Description: Back issues of the Digest Contact: Ray Mejia ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOFTWARE SunSITE Archives FTP: sunsite.unc.edu or 198.86.40.81 Directory: /pub/academic URL: ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/academic/ Description: This archive at the University of North Carolina contains a huge amount of information and files written by researchers in a number of disciplines, including: agriculture, biology, and medicine. Contact: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUPREME COURT RULINGS FTP: ftp.cwru.edu or 129.22.4.2 Directory: /hermes URL: ftp://ftp.cwru.edu/hermes/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE SCIENTIST Newsletter FTP: ds.internic.net or 192.20.239.132 Directory: /pub/the-scientist URL: ftp://ds.internic.net/pub/the-scientist/ Description: THE SCIENTIST is a biweekly newspaper for scientists and the research community. It is circulated internationally to researchers, administrators, and policy makers in academia, industry, and government and covers current issues and events that impact the professional research environment. News includes funding legislation, new grants, employment and salary trends, career advancement opportunities, ethics and conflicts of interest, representation of women and minorities in science, and the interplay of industrial, academic, and governmental research. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE FTP: simsc.si.edu or 160.111.64.1 URL: ftp://simc.si.edu/ FTP: photo1.si.edu or 160.111.16.2 URL: ftp://photo1.si.edu/ Description: Located in the Smithsonian Institution's Office of Printing & Photographic Services in Washington, D.C. and is designed to make a variety of Smithsonian photographs available as electronic image files. Contact: Smithsonian Institution Office of Printing & Photographic Services MAH CB-054 Washington, DC 20560 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- TAXACOM - Archive for Systematic Biology and Biological Collections Computing FTP: huh.harvard.edu or 128.103.108.123 Directory: /pub URL: ftp://huh.harvard.edu/pub/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- US SENATE FTP: ftp.senate.gov or 198.22.59.23 Directories for Senator's offices are structured as follows: /member/state_abbrev./senator's_name/releases/filename or /member/state_abbrev./senator's_name/general/filename URL: ftp://ftp.senate.gov/member/state_abbrev./senator's_name/releases/filename/ or ftp://ftp.senate.gob/memnber/state_abbrev./senator's_name/releases/filename/ The "releases" subdirectories contain press releases and related materials, and "general" subdirectories contain information of long-term interest such as office contacts. Description: This service is provided by the Office of the U.S. Senate Sergeant at Arms and the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. This server contains general information files about the United States Senate in the directory "general". Directories are also provided for specific Senators' offices, in alphabetical order by two-letter state abbreviations, and for Senate committees and other Senate offices. If an office is not included in the directory, this indicates no files have been posted by that office. No files can be uploaded to this system. Please direct questions about a specific Senate office's use of this service to the Senate office in question. Contact: - for general information ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- USDA Statistical Data Cornell Mann Library FTP: usda.mannlib.cornell.edu or 128.253.78.240 Directory: /usda URL: ftp://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/ Description: Computer users worldwide now have access to statistical data gathered by the USDA. Cornell's Mann Library became the host for more than 140 free agricultural data sets, available to anyone with Internet access. The system is easy to search. Data are formatted for importing into existing computer analysis programs. Each data set is accompanied by an explanatory document, and all text documents are indexed for electronic searching. Contact: Oya Y. Rieger Numeric Files Librarian Mann Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: 607-255-7960 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VEGETARIAN FTP: rtfm.mit.edu or 18.70.0.209 Directory: /pub/usenet/news.answers/vegetarian/guide URL: ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/vegetarian/guide/ FTP: ftp.geod.emr.ca or 132.156.28.3 Directory: /pub/Vegetarian/Articles/* URL: ftp://ftp.geod.emr.ca/pub/Vegetarian/Articles/*/ Description: The rec.food.veg World Guide to Vegetarianism_ lists restaurants, stores, organizations, and travel info of interest to vegetarians. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIROLOGY bionet.virology archives Institute for Molecular Virology Robert M. Bock Laboratories University of Wisconsin-Madison FTP: rhino.bocklabs.wisc.edu or 144.92.19.130 URL: ftp://rhino.bocklabs.wisc.edu/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIRUS Database Australian National University Bioinformatics Facility FTP: life.anu.edu.au or 150.203.38.74 Directory: /pub/viruses URL: ftp://life.anu.edu/pub/viruses/ Description: The approved names of virus families/groups and members are now available on-line from the Australian National University's Bioinformatics Facility. This folder will soon contain hold databases about viruses, which are currently being compiled under the Virus Identification Data Exchange. Contact: Dr Cornelia Buchen-Osmond Research School of Biological Research Australian National University GPO Box 475 Canberra ACT 2601 AUSTRALIA Phone: 61-6-249-4842 Fax: 61-6-249-0758 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION FTP: ftp.who.ch or 158.232.17.1 URL: ftp://ftp.who.ch/ Contact: WHO Internet Anonymous FTP Root Server Administrator Information Technology Office (ITO) World Health Organization (WHO) CH-1211 Geneva 27 Switzerland Phone: +41 22 791 2434 FAX: +41 22 791 0746 E-mail: or ============================================================================= GOPHER SITES ============================================================================= The Internet Gopher is a distributed document delivery service. It allows users to explore, search and retrieve information residing on different locations via series of nested menus. Menu choices may be located either on the local server site or on remote sites served by other Gopher servers. Information in a Gopher can be a text or binary file, directory information, images, or sounds. In addition, Gopher offers gateways to other information systems (World-Wide Web, WAIS, Archie, WHOIS) and network services (Telnet, FTP). Gopher uses the client-server model to provide access to Gopherspace. You must be on a TCP/IP network (the Internet) in order to use a client on your computer to access Gopher. Public domain clients for accessing a Gopher server are available for: Macintosh, MS/DOS, OS/2, VM/CMS, VMS, NeXT, Unix, X-Window. The clients are available for anonymous FTP from many FTP sites (eg, boombox.micro.umn.edu in the directory /pub/gopher). Some sites allow public access via Telnet to a client. To access such a remote client, telnet to one of these sites: University of Minnesota Gopher (The Mother Gopher) Access to other services, gophers, and documents Internet: telnet to consultant.micro.umn.edu or 134.84.132.4 At the login prompt, enter: gopher For information about Gopher servers in general, send e-mail to the Gopher development team at the U. of Minnesota: gopher@boombox.micro.umn.edu Other public Gopher Sites; telnet to: gopher.uiuc.edu or 128.174.5.58 gopher North America panda.uiowa.edu or 128.255.200.2 gopher North America infopath.ucsd.edu 132.239.50.16 infopath North America gopher.sunet.se or 192.36.125.10 gopher Europe info.anu.edu.au or 150.203.84.20 info Australia tolten.puc.cl or 146.155.1.16 gopher South America gan.ncc.go.jp or 160.190.10.1 gopher Japan ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Specific Gopher Sites) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACADEME THIS WEEK The Chronicle of Higher Education Gopher Internet: gopher to chronicle.merit.edu or 35.1.1.98 URL: gopher://chronicle.merit.edu Contact: E-mail to: chronicle-help@chronicle.merit.edu Call Judith Turner or Ed Piou at The Chronicle of Higher Education Phone: 202-466-1000 Description: The Chronicle of Higher Education sponsors "ACADEME THIS WEEK," a free electronic service on the Internet. "ACADEME THIS WEEK" will include: 1. A guide to the news in the current week's issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education. 2. A calendar of the week's events in academe. 3. A schedule of the week's events in Washington, D.C., of interest to the men and women of academe. 4. The week's important deadlines for fellowships, grant applications, exchange programs, and more. 5. A listing of hundreds of job openings at colleges, universities, and other non-profit institutions worldwide. The job announcements come from The Chronicle's "Bulletin Board" section -- the world's largest academic-job marketplace. New edition available every Tuesday at noon, Eastern time (US). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGRICULTURE & BIOLOGY North Carolina State University Internet: gopher to dewey.lib.ncsu.edu or 152.1.24.90 URL: gopher://dewey.lib.nscu.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMERICAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY Internet: gopher to gopher.uth.tmc.edu or 129.106.30.1 URL: gopher://gopher.uth.tmc.edu Description: The American Physiological Society (APS) Information Server provides for the electronic distribution of APS information, documents and publications via the National Research and Education Network (NREN)/Internet. The American Physiological Society offers Tables of Contents for the following journals: Advances in Physiology Education, American Journal of Physiology (6 consolidated journals), Journal of Applied Physiology, Journal of Neurophysiology News in Physiological Sciences, Physiological Reviews, and The Physiologist. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION (ATCC) DATABASES NIH Internet: gopher to atcc.nih.gov or 156.40.144.248 URL: gopher://atcc.nih.gov ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AQUANAUT Scuba Diving Forum Internet: gopher to gopher.opal.com or 198.3.124.154, port 70 URL: gopher://gopher.opal.com:70/11/gopher/aquanaut Description: Contains: rec.scuba newsgroup archive, TechDiver mailing list archive, Wreck Database - a database of diveable shipwrecks, reviews of Dive Gear and Equipment, reviews of popular dive destinations, information about training agencies, worldwide fish pictures, marketplace for diving products and much more. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AVES ARCHIVE Bird Related Information Internet: gopher to vitruvius.cecer.army.mil or 129.229.21.78 URL: gopher://vitruvius.cecer.army.mil Contact: rglaser@vitruvius.cecer.army.mil Description: An anonymous FTP archive which contains bird images and sound and text files. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIODIVERSITY GOPHER Brazil Internet: gopher to bdt.ftpt.br or 192.207.195.1 URL: gopher://bdt.ftpt.br ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIODIVERSITY & BIOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS Harvard University Internet: gopher to huh.harvard.edu or 128.103.108.123, port 70 URL: gopher://huh.harvard.edu Description: Contains biological collections catalogs (Harvard and Cornell), taxonomic authority files, directories of biologists, journals (Flora On-line, The Bean Bag, Florida Entomologist), and information about biodiversity projects. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOETHICS ONLINE SERVICE GOPHER Medical College of Wisconsin Internet: gopher to post.its.mcw.edu or 141.106.32.10 URL: gopher://post.its.mcw.edu Description: The Bioethics Online Service is an information resource of the Center for the Study of Bioethics and the Health Information Technology Center (HITC) of the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW). Contact: Arthur R. Derse, MD, JD Bioethics Online Service Information Technology Services Medical College of Wisconsin 8701 Watertown Plank Road Milwaukee, WI 53226 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOINFORMATICS Australian National University Internet: gopher to life.anu.edu.au or 150.203.38.74 URL: gopher://life/anu.edu Description: ANU's Bioinformatics Facility provides information on Internet under a number of themes. At present the major themes include: biodiversity; bioinformatics & biocomputing; biomathematics & biostatistics; complex systems; general interest; landscape ecology and the environment; molecular biology; neurosciences; viruses; and weather & global monitoring. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOLINE PUBLICATIONS GOPHER Online publication and delivery of full text and graphics for the bioscience community. Campinas, Brasil Internet: gopher to bdt.ftpt.br or 192.207.195.1 URL: gopher://bdt.ftpt.be Description: BIOLINE PUBLICATIONS has been set up to help make information more easily available online to the vast community of scientists in universities, institutes and industry, government and regulatory people via the Internet. Focuses on the biosciences (biotechnology, biodiversity, biopolicy, bioinformatics) Using the Internet network, 'readers' may browse and search without cost through large quantities of abstracts, summaries and contents lists, using simple menus, or keywords and phrases to search across the whole system. Full text and associated graphics of material of interest can be ordered online and e-mailed to the reader's computer. Access to Journal abstracts, report summaries and contents lists is available free to all; readers must subscribe to Bioline Publications in order to receive the full text/graphics of documents of interest. Additional registration with the publishers of commercial journals is necessary if full text and graphics of scientific papers are required. Information on registration is available from the main menu of Bioline Publications. The cost of commercial journals is considerably less than the printed version. Contact: Bioline Publications Stainfield House Stainfield, Bourne, Lincs PE10 0RS, UK Phone: +44 778 570618 FAX: +44 778 570175 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOLOGICAL COMPUTING Oregon State University Internet: gopher to gopher.bcc.orst.edu or 128.193.86.4 URL: gopher://gopher.bcc.orst.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOLOGY University of California - Santa Barbara Internet: gopher to ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu or 128.111.122.5, port 3001 URL: gopher://ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOLOGY University of Missouri - St. Louis Internet: gopher to umslvma.umsl.edu or 134.124.1.2, port 70 URL: gopher://umslvma.umsl.edu:70/11/library/subjects/biology ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOLOGY Internet: gopher to gopher.fragrans.riken.go.jp or 134.160.52.5 URL: gopher://gopher.fragrans.riken.go.jp ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOLOGY Internet: gopher to gopher.dna.cedb.uwf.edu or 143.88.10.3 URL: gopher://gopher.dna.cedb.uwf.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOSCI/bionet Indiana University Internet: gopher to ftp.bio.indiana.edu or 129.79.224.25 URL: gopher://ftp.bio.indiana.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOTECHNOLOGY INFORMATION CENTER US Department of Agriculture Internet: gopher to inform.umd.edu or 128.8.10.29 URL: gopher://inform.umd.edu Description: Agricultural biotechnology information, including bioethics, current gene mapping projects, patenting issues, legislation and regulation, and much more. Developed by the Biotechnology Information Center, an information center of the National Agricultural Library (USDA). Files include bibliographies primarily composed of peer-reviewed scientific journal citations, with abstracts, on subjects ranging from bovine somatotropin to gene expression in algae and fungi. Contact: Daniel Cabirac Biotechnology Information Center NAL/USDA 10301 Baltimore Blvd. Beltsville, MD 20705-2351 Phone: 301-504-5947 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIRD THINGS Internet: gopher to: simon.wharton.upenn.edu or 165.123.8.108, port 70 URL: gopher://simon.wharton.upenn.edu:70/11/birding Description: A birdgopher with newsletters, checklists, and access to the AVES GIF/Sound archive. Contact: Jack Siler ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOING Bio Oriented INternet Gophers Internet: gopher to merlot.welch.jhu.edu or 192.239.77.4 URL: gopher://merlot.welch.jhu.edu Description: Search through the titles of items in Bio-Gopher space and access the items returned. This Bio-veronica style database is called: BOING - Bio Oriented INternet Gophers. Search for your topic of interest. You can use booleans (and, or, not) and wildcards (*) to restrict or broaden your searches. Searchable directories of scientists and research projects currently funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF), Department of Agriculture (USDA), and genome researchers funded by several other departments, together with several topical directories, are available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BUBL News & Announcements in the Biomedical field Internet: gopher to bubl.bath.ac.uk or 138.38.32.45, Port 7070 URL: gopher://bubl.bath.ac.uk ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAMIS Center for Advanced Medical Informatics at Stanford University Internet: gopher to camis.stanford.edu or 36.44.0.7 URL: gopher://camis.stanford.edu Description: The CAMIS gopher features much of the usual and the following: (1) technical report abstracts from the last 10 years from the Knowledge Systems Laboratory (which includes the Section on Medical Informatics and the Heuristic Programming Project); (2) an extensive collection of Mac documentation (including Word 5, Canvas and other applications); and (3) a search test directory, originally designed for testing the NeXT's Digital Librarian indexing) that now can be used to test the searching capabilities of Don Gilbert's WAIS enhancements (in the About the CAMIS Gopher directory). It's simple, but especially useful for novices like myself to figure out what you will get with a particular search on a small, well-defined database. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CANCERNET PDQ Internet: gopher to gopher.nih.gov or 128.231.2.5 URL: gopher://gopher.nih.gov Internet: gopher to biomed.nus.sg or 137.132.9.61, port 70 URL: gopher://biomed.nus.sg Description: CancerNet is a quick and easy way to obtain, through electronic mail, recommended treatment guidelines in English or Spanish from the National Cancer Institute's Physician Data Query (PDQ) system. CancerNet also lets you request information about PDQ, PDQ distributors, and other products and services from the NCI, including a list of patient publications available from the Office of Cancer Communications. There is also a collaboration between the National University of Singapore and the National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MA, a secondary site for the NCI CancerNet files in Singapore. Contact: Cheryl Burg Building 82, Room 103A Bethesda, Maryland 20892 Phone: (301) 496-8880 Fax: (301) 480-8105 Tan Tin Wee, PhD Department of Biochemistry, and Biocomputing Research and User Support (BRUS) National University of Singapore Kent Ridge Singapore 0511 Phone: 65-772-3678 Fax: 65-779-1453 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAUZ Gopher Consortium of Aquariums, Universities, and Zoos Internet: telnet to vax.csun.edu At the USERNAME prompt, enter: INFO URL: telnet://vax.csun.edu Description: The Consortium of Aquariums, Universities and Zoos goals are to bring scientists and educators at universities into closer working relations with their counterparts at zoos and aquariums. C.A.U.Z. has now grown into an international network of some 650 people in 332 institutions in 19 countries. These people submit information about their interests and professional focus - as well as their current research projects - and this information is published each summer in the annual C.A.U.Z. Directories. Most of the directory is now available on our campus Gopher. Contact: Donna FitzRoy Hardy Professor of Psychology California State University, Northridge 18111 Nordhoff Street Northridge, California 91330 USA Phone: 818-885-4970 [2827 for messages] FAX: 818-885-2829 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CENTER FOR THE INTEGRATIVE STUDY OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOR Internet: gopher to gopher.cisab.indiana.edu or 129.79.80.14, port 70 URL: gopher://gopher.cisab.indiana.edu Contact: Shan Duncan ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CICNET Committee on Institutional Cooperation Network Internet: gopher to gopher.cic.net or 192.131.22.5 URL: gopher://gopher.cic.net Description: Attempts to put in one place all the public domain electronic journals currently available on the Internet. Contact: CICNET, Inc. 2901 Hubbard Road Ann Arbor, MI 48105 Phone: 313-998-6103 Fax: 313-998-6105 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLEARINGHOUSE FOR SUBJECT-ORIENTED INTERNET RESOURCE GUIDES University of Michigan Internet: gopher to: gopher.lib.umich.edu or 141.211.73.100, port 70 URL: gopher://una.hh.lib.umich.edu:70/11/inetdirs Description: The Clearinghouse for Subject-Oriented Internet Resource Guides is jointly sponsored by the University Library and the School of Information and Library Studies at the University of Michigan, the Clearinghouse provides access to subject-oriented resource guides created by members of the Internet community. There are currently over 75 guides available via anonymous FTP, Gopher, and WorldWideWeb/Mosaic. Titles and authors of animal-related resource guides include: Agriculture; W. Drew Animals; K. Boschert Biological Sciences; D. Kovacs Conservation; D. Wendling, J. Christianson Diversity; L. Heise Environment; T. Murphy, C. Briggs-Erickson Health Sciences; L. Hancock Health Sciences; N. Martin, P. Redman, G. Oren Math & Science Education; T.C. O'Haver Multiple Subjects (Gopher Jewels); D. Riggins Neurosciences; S. Bonario, S. Cormicle Contact: Louis Rosenfeld School of Information and Library Studies University of Michigan 403B West Engineering Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1092 Phone: 313-747-3581 Fax: 313-764-2475 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CRIS - Current Research Information System North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension Gopher Internet: gopher to gopher.ces.ncsu.edu or 152.1.45.21 URL: gopher://gopher.ces.ncsu.edu Description: WAIS-based information on agricultural and forestry research projects in the USDA and at land-grant institutions, State Agricultural Experiment Stations, Schools of Forestry, and cooperating Schools of Veterinary Medicine. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CYFER-NET USDA Extension Service Gopher Internet: gopher to cyfer.esusda.gov or 192.73.224.110 URL: gopher://cyfer.esudsda.gov Description: This server is set up to provide access to the information from the USDA Extension Service and the National Agriculture Library. This gopher server is maintained by the USDA Extension Service. Contact: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY Johns Hopkins University Internet: gopher to merlot.welch.jhu.edu or 192.239.77.4, port 70 URL: gopher://merlot.welch.jhu.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONSORTIUM FOR INTERNATIONAL EARCH SCIENCE (CIESIN) Internet: gopher to gopher.ciesin.org or 160.39.8.201, port 70 URL: gopher://gopher.ciesin.org Description: Addresses environmental data management issues raised by the United States Congress, the Administration and the advisory arms of the federal policy community. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CTI CENTRE FOR BIOLOGY GOPHER Internet: gopher to gopher.csc.liv.ac.uk or 138.253.42.174 URL: gopher://gopher.csc.liv.ac.uk/11/ctibiol Description: Educational software for biology catalog. Contact: CTI Centre for Biology Donnan Labs University of Liverpool P.O. Box 147 Liverpool L69 3BX, UK Phone: 051-794-5118 Fax: 051-794-3588 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE Boston, MA Internet: gopher to dfci.harvard.edu or 134.174.51.100 URL: gopher://dfci.harvard.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DATA ZOO Center for Coastal Studies Scripps Institution of Oceanography Internet: gopher to coast.ucsd.edu or 128.54.21.56, port 70 URL: gopher://coast.ucsd.edu Description: The Data Zoo is brought to you by the Center for Coastal Studies at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego with funding generously provided by the Mineral Management Service, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior. The Data Zoo contains data collected by various California coastal data collection programs and studies and organized synoptically by experiment, instrument type and geographical region. These data were procured by the Center for Coastal Studies for inclusion in the Data Zoo and have been checked for consistency and validity to the best of our ability using Data reports and documentation provided by the source organization/individuals for each data set. Contact: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOGS CNS, Inc. Internet: gopher to ftp.win.tue.nl or 131.155.70.100, port 70 Description: USENET FAQ on pet dogs URL: gopher://ftp.win.tue.nl:70/11/usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ECOSYSTEMS University of Virginia Internet: gopher to ecosys.drdr.virginia.edu or 128.143.96.10 URL: gopher://ecosys.drdr.virginia.edu Description: A recycling and environmental information server. It provides and connects users to local, regional, national, and international environmental info. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENTOMOLOGY GOPHER University of Delaware Internet: gopher to bluehen.ags.udel.edu or 128.175.73.132 URL: gopher://bluehen.ags.udel.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIROGOPHER Environmental Gopher Internet: telnet to envirolink.org or 128.2.19.119, port 70 At the login prompt, enter: gopher URL: telnet://envirolink.org Contact: The EnviroLink Network 4551 Forbes Avenue - Third Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Voice: (412) 681-8300 Fax: (412) 681-6707 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENT Victoria Freenet Association Internet: gopher to freenet.victoria.bc.ca or 134.87.16.100, port 70 URL: gopher://freenet.victoria.bc.ca Description: The Environment Menus are a source of up-to-date information about the global, national, provincial and local ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Internet: gopher to futures.wic.epa.gov or 134.67.112.42 URL: gopher://futures.wic.epa.gov Description: Covers agriculture, air, water, land, and related environmental topics. Contact: Michael Manning ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ERIN Environmental Resources Information Network (ERIN) Newsletter (Australia) Internet: gopher to kaos.erin.gov.au or 155.187.2.2 URL: gopher://kaos.erin.gov.au Description: Covers endangered species, vegetation, international agreements, legislation, and conference information. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY Worcester Foundation Internet: gopher to sci.wfeb.edu or 192.190.14.2 URL: gopher://sci.wfeb.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXTENSION SERVICE GOPHER US Department of Agriculture Internet: gopher to zeus.esusda.gov or 192.73.224.100, port 70 URL: gopher://zeus.esuda.gov Description: To Advance Science and Technology in Support of Agriculture, Forestry, People and Communities. Other Extension Gopher Sites: LOCATION HOST ADDRESS ======== ==== ======= Extension Service,USDA esusda.gov or 192.73.224.110 Michigan State University gopher.msu.edu or 35.8.2.61 North Carolina State University gopher.ces.ncsu.edu or 152.1.45.21 North Dakota State University ndsuext.nodak.edu or 134.129.48.1 Oregon State University gopher.oes.orst.edu or 128.193.124.3 Purdue University hermes.ecn.purdue.edu or 128.46.157.183 Texas A&M University taex-gopher1.tamu.edu or 128.194.44.70 Texas A&M University leviathan.tamu.edu or 128.194.44.200 University of California-Davis gopher.ucdavis.edu or 128.120.8.149 University of Delaware bluehen.ags.udel.edu or 128.175.73.132 University of Illinois ilces.ag.uiuc.edu or 128.174.134.150 University of Kentucky gopher.ca.uky.edu or 128.163.192.5 University of Minnesota tinman.mes.umn.edu or 134.84.162.9 University of Missouri bigcat.missouri.edu or 128.206.1.3 University of Nebraska-Lincoln ianrvm.unl.edu or 129.93.200.1 University of Wisconsin wissago.uwex.edu or 144.92.121.13 Virginia Tech gopher.ext.vt.edu or 128.173.55.112 Utah State University extsparc.agsci.usu.edu or 129.123.13.55 Washington State University cru1.cahe.wsu.edu or 134.121.80.31 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FDA (Food and Drug Administration) Database of Pharmaceutical Products & Ingredients Internet: gopher to gopher.austin.unimelb.edu.au or 128.250.186.4 URL: gopher://gopher.austin.unimelb.edu Description: This gopher is located at Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia. The databasse is the Food and Drug Administration (USA)'s database of pharmaceutical products and their ingredients. The database is searchable by keyword. The fields in the results files are: Trade_name, Doc_no, App_date, Applicant, Dose_form, Ingredients, and Bioequivalence rating. Contact: Doug Kemp ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDIX Federal Information Exchange Internet: gopher to fedix.fie.com or 192.111.228.33 URL: gopher://fedix.fie.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FISH-ECOLOGY Fish-Ecology Archives Internet: gopher to searn.sunet.se or 192.36.125.4 URL: gopher://searn.sunet.se ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOOD & AGRICULTURE United Nations Internet: gopher to gopher.fao.org or 192.156.137.25, port 2070 URL: gopher://gopher.fao.org:2070 Contact: Ken Novak ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- GBASE (ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE MOUSE GENOME) Mouse Chromosome Genetic Maps Internet: gopher to merlot.welch.jhu.edu or 192.239.77.4 URL: gopher://merlot.welch.jhu.edu Description: View the genetic maps of each mouse chromosome, search for specific loci on these maps as well as search for references and notes associated with each locus on the map. In addition you can search the Mouse Locus Catalog which contains detailed information on mouse loci. The Encyclopedia of the Mouse Genome is built and maintained at The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor Maine. For further information about the Encyclopedia contact davidnaman@jax.org at the Jackson Laboratory. The Gopher version of the Encyclopedia has been created by Dan Jacobson at Johns Hopkins University. Contact: e-mail to Dan Jacobson ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- GOPHER JEWELS Internet: gopher to cwis.usc.edu or 128.125.1.11, port 70 URL: gopher://cwis.usc.edu:70/11/Other_Gophers_and_Information_Resources/Gophers _by_Subject//Gopher_Jewels Description: a catalog of gopher sites by category (subject tree). Among the topics include: Agriculture and Forestry, Biology and Biosciences, Environment, Federal Agency and Related Gopher Sites, Geology and Oceanography, Grants, & Medical Related Gophers. Contact: David Riggins Texas Department of Commerce Office of Advanced Technology Austin, TX 78711 Phone: 512-320-9561 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- GRANTS Grants information, University of Idaho Internet: gopher to gopher.uidaho.edu or 129.101.119.223, port 70 URL: gopher://gopher.uidaho.edu:70/11/Science, Research, & Grant Information/Grant Information ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- GREAT LAKES INFORMATION NETWORK Internet: gopher to gopher.cic.net or 192.131.22.5 URL: gopher://gopher.cic.net Description: Information about the environment, habitats and ecosystems of the Great Lakes Region of the United States. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- GRIN National Genetic Resources Program USDA Agricultural Research Service Internet: gopher to gopher.ars-grin.gov or 192.100.146.3 URL: gopher://gopher.ars-grin.gov ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- HEALTHLINE University of Montana Student Health Services Internet: gopher to selway.umt.edu or 150.131.14.2, port 700 URL: gopher://selway.umt.edu0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- IUBIO BIOLOGY ARCHIVE Indiana University Internet: gopher to ftp.bio.indiana.edu or 129.79.224.25 URL: gopher://ftp.bio.indiana.edu/11%09%2Btext/html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- JACKSON LABORATORY Mouse Genome Database Internet: gopher to hobbes.jax.org or 192.233.41.22 URL: gopher://hobbes.jax.org Contact: Alexander G. Smith ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS MARVEL Internet: gopher to marvel.loc.gov or 140.147.2.69, port 70 URL: gopher://marvel.loc.gov Description: Marvel contains congressional information, census data, White House documents, crime statistics, State Department reports, the Global Electronic Library, copyright information and U.S. Federal Goverment Information. Contact: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LISTGOPHER Internet: gopher to dewey.lib.ncsu.edu or 152.1.24.90, port 70 URL: gopher://dewey.lib.ncsu.edu Description: The purpose of LISTGopher is to search LISTSERV archives. It uses a Gopher interface, and performs LISTSERV commands in the background, making the search easier. Results are sent to your E-mail account. Currently the system only searches library-related lists. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS Internet: gopher to isumvs.iastate.edu or 129.186.1.1 URL: gopher://isumvs.iastate.edu Description: Though not technically government information, material safety data sheets are produced by chemical manufacturers to comply with a variety of government regulations. They provide safety data on hundreds of chemicals. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT (MMWR) Internet: gopher to odie.niaid.nih.gov or 128.231.240.12 URL: gopher://odie.niaid.nih.gov Description: Full text of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention weekly journal, available long before libraries receive the paper edition. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY U.S. Department of Agriculture Internet: gopher to locus.nalusda.gov or 192.54.138.46 URL: gopher://locus.nalusda.gov ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL DATA REFERRAL SERVICE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Internet: gopher to scilibx.ucsc.edu or 128.114.143.4 URL: gopher://scilibx.ucsc.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASE (NIAID) GOPHER Internet: gopher to gopher.niaid.nih.gov or 128.231.240.12 URL: gopher://gopher.niaid.nih.gov Description: Full text of NIAID press releases, AIDS information publications, institute directories and more. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES (NIEHS) GOPHER Internet: gopher to jeeves.niehs.nih.gov or 157.98.8.9, port 70 URL: gopher://jeeves.niehs.nih.gov ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH (NIMH) GOPHER Internet: gopher to gopher.nimh.nih.gov or 156.40.186.8 URL: gopher://gopher.nimh.nih.gov ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH GOPHER Division of Computer Research and Technology Internet: telnet to gopher.nih.gov or 128.231.2.5, port 70 At the login prompt, enter: gopher URL: gopher://gopher.nih.gov Questions/comments to: gopher@gopher.nih.gov Description: Provides access to a broad range of NIH resources, including institute phone books and calendars, library catalogs, molecular biology databases, full text of the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, files containing AIDS and cancer information and more. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE GOPHER Internet: gopher to gopher.nlm.nih.gov or 130.14.70.3, port 70 URL: gopher://gopher.nlm.nih.gov Description: The National Library of Medicine's Gopher contains information about the Library and selected references materials. It also provides access to Locator, NLM's online catalog system, and to MEDLARS and TOXNET (for those with access codes). The NLM Gopher does not provide direct access to the contents of journal articles or books. Contact: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY (NIST) Internet: gopher to gopher.nist.gov or 129.6.2.2 URL: gopher://zserve.nist.gov:79/1/ Description: News releases, announcements, and newsletters from the National Institute of Standards and Technology such as the biweekly NIST UPDATE, and "Science Beat", a tip sheet for science journalists. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL OCEANIC & ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) National Environmental Information Services Gopher Internet: gopher to gopher.esdim.noaa.gov or 140.90.235.168, port 70 URL: gopher://gopher.esdim.noaa.gov Description: NOAA catalog provides keyword access to sources of environmental information nationwide. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA CENTER (NODC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Internet: gopher to nodc.noaa.gov or 140.90.235.171 URL: gopher://nodc.noaa.gov Description: Internet access to information about NODC ocean data holdings, products, and services. The NODC is one of the national environmental data centers operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The primary mission of the NODC is to maintain a growing archive of historical oceanographic data and to make its data resources easily accessible to users in the United States and around the world. The NODC's global holdings of physical, chemical, and biological oceanographic data currently total over 60 gigabytes, making it the world's largest publicly available ocean data archive. Information already installed on the NODC Gopher server includes: NODC telephone numbers and e-mail addresses, how to obtain NODC data products, detailed descriptions of the NODC's major oceanographic databases, a complete list and descriptions of the NODC's CD-ROM data products, and reports on NODC's international oceanographic data management and data exchange activities. Contact: Parmesh Dwivedi Bruce C. Douglas National Oceanographic Data Center DOC/NOAA/NESDIS E/OC 1825 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20235 Phone: 202-606-4594 Fax: 202-606-4586 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Science and Technology Information System (STIS) Internet: gopher to stis.nsf.gov or 128.150.195.40, port 70 URL: gopher://stis.nsf.gov Description: Provides a wide variety of government information including easy access to many U.S. government gophers. Includes indexes to National Science Foundation (NSF) Award Abstracts and NSF Publications, NSF Phone Directory, and program guidelines for biological sciences; computer and information science and engineering; education and human resource; engineering; geosciences; math and physical sciences; social, behavioral and economic sciences. Contact: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Center for Biological Timing Internet: gopher to gopher.virginia.edu or 128.143.22.36 URL: gopher://gopher.virginia.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NETVET Veterinary Resources Gopher Internet: gopher to netvet.wustl.edu or 128.252.235.17, port 70 URL: gopher://netvet.wustl.edu:70/11n:/vet Description: The NetVet Veterinary Resources Gopher is provided as a resource for the Internet Community by the Washington University Division of Comparative Medicine and acts as as a central pointer to all known resources related to veterinary medicine. Contains the following services: archives of veterinary Internet/Bitnet listservs, pointers to veterinary school gophers, pointers to veterinary conference proceedings, pointers to FDA animal drug database, pointers to AVMA Network of Animal Health (NOAH), archives of USDA Animal Welfare Information Center documents, American Academy of Veterinary Informatics information, American Veterinary Computer Society newsletters, the Electronic Zoo animal-related computer resource document, American Association for Lab Animal Science information, miscellaneous animal species-specific information, and pointers to most major Internet resources in agriculture, biology, medicine, ecology, and government. Contact: Ken Boschert, DVM Washington University Division of Comparative Medicine Box 8061, 660 S. Euclid Ave. St. Louis, MO 63110 Phone: 314-362-3700 Fax: 314-362-6480 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOT JUST COWS Internet/BITNET Resources in Agriculture Internet: gopher to snymorvb.cs.snymor.edu or 136.204.1.2, port 70 URL: gopher://snymorvb.cs.snymor.edu Description: NOT JUST COWS - A Guide to INTERNET/Bitnet Resources in Agriculture and Related Sciences; The purpose of this Guide is to list Agricultural and Related Sciences information resources available through the INTERNET. Agricultural information resources listed include; an index of over 40 libraries with extensive collections in agriculture; INTERNET BBS such as Advanced Technology Information Network and CENET; a collection of mail based services such as Almanac Servers and over 60 Listserve Discussion Groups; other miscellaneous information resources such as WAIS and FEDIX. In addition to the above; now includes gopher, a larger number of libraries, many more Almanac servers, NEWS Groups, and new electronic bulletin boards. Contact: Wilfred Drew SUNY at Morrisville College of Agriculture and Technology Serials/Reference/Systems Librarian P.O. Box 902 Morrisville, NY 13408-0902 Phone: 315-684-6055 Fax: 315-684-6115 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ONCOLINK University of Pennsylvania Multimedia Oncology Resource Internet: gopher to cancer.med.upenn.edu, port 80 URL: gopher://cancer.med.upenn.edu Description: Subjects include: medical oncology, radiation oncology, pediatric oncology, surgical oncology, medical physics, psychosocial support for oncology patients & families, and links to other oncology centers in the world. Contact: Dr. E. Loren Buhle, Jr. University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Rm. 440A, 3401 Walnut St. Philadelphia, PA 19104-6228 Phone: 215-662-3084 Fax: 215-349-5978 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PENPAGES Agricultural Information Pennsylvania State University Internet: gopher to penpages.psu.edu or 128.118.36.4, port 70 URL: gopher://penpages.psu.edu Description: PENpages is a full-text information service containing thousands of research-based fact sheets, news articles, newsletters, and reports. Information is entered by faculty and staff of Penn State University, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, USDA and many cooperators nationwide. Information is agricultural-based and consumer-oriented. Topics include: 4-H and youth development, agricultural education, agronomy; dairy and animal science, engineering, entomology, family life and resource management, food safety, forest resources, gerontology, horticulture, human nutrition, pesticide education, plant pathology, poultry science, rural development, veterinary science, water quality, and many others. Contact: Kirk Barbieri ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRIMATE INFORMATION NETWORK Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center Internet: gopher to gopher.primate.wisc.edu or 144.92.43.15 URL: gopher://gopher.primate.wisc.edu Internet: telnet to telnet.wiscinfo.wisc.edu or 144.92.104.37 URL: telnet://telnet.wiscinfo.wisc.edu At the login prompt, enter: wiscinfo Choose: UW-Madison Information Servers Wisconsin Primate Research Center Server Questions/Comments to: jacobsen@primate.wisc.edu Help Line: 608-263-3512 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- RACHEL'S HAZARDOUS WASTE NEWS Internet: gopher to world.std.com or 192.74.137.5 URL: gopher://world.std.com Contact: Environmental Research Foundation P.O. Box 5036 Annapolis, MD 21403 Fax: 410-263-8944 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY Safety Information Resources on the InterNet, Vermont Internet: gopher to siri.uvm.edu or 132.198.205.92, port 70 URL: gopher://siri.uvm.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION Natural History Gopher Internet: gopher to nmnhgoph.si.edu or 160.111.64.84, port 70 URL: gopher://nmnhgoph.si.edu Description: The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History is pleased to announce the Smithsonian Natural History Gopher Server. With over 120 million collections and 135 professional scientists, the National Museum of Natural History is one of the world's largest museums devoted to natural history and anthropology. This server will provide access to data associated with the collections, and information and tools for the study of the natural world. The Department of Vertebrate Zoology includes checklists of known species names. Currently the Mammal Species of the World have been posted. We plan to expand this to include Amphibians, Fishes, etc. Contact: Don Gourley Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOCIETY FOR NEUROSCIENCE CENTRAL OFFICE Internet: gopher to gopher.sfn.org or 198.6.70.2, port 70 URL: gopher://gopher.sfn.org Contact: R. Cliff Young Phone: 202-462-6688 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUPREME COURT DECISIONS Internet: gopher to info.umd.edu or 128.8.10.29 URL: gopher://info.umd.edu Description: Full text of Supreme Court decisions issued since 1989. Also includes brief biographies of Court justices. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE SCIENTIST Newsletter Internet: gopher to internic.net or 198.41.0.5, port 70 URL: gopher://internic.net Description: THE SCIENTIST is a biweekly newspaper for scientists and the research community. It is circulated internationally to researchers, administrators, and policy makers in academia, industry, and government and covers current issues and events that impact the professional research environment. News includes funding legislation, new grants, employment and salary trends, career advancement opportunities, ethics and conflicts of interest, representation of women and minorities in science, and the interplay of industrial, academic, and governmental research. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNITED NATIONS Internet: gopher to nywork1.undp.org or 165.65.6.4 URL: gopher://nywork1.undp.org Description: Full text of U.N press releases, U.N. Conference on Environment and Development reports, United Nations Development Programme documents, U.N. telephone directories and more. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- USDA AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE Internet: gopher to cyfer.esusda.gov or 192.73.224.110 URL: gopher://cyfer.esusda.gov Description: Includes information from the USDA Extension Service, National Agriculture Library and Americans Communicating Electronically (ACE) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- USDA Statistical Data Cornell Mann Library Internet: gopher to usda.mannlib.cornell.edu or 128.253.78.240, port 70 URL: gopher://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu Description: Computer users worldwide now have access to statistical data gathered by the USDA. Cornell's Mann Library became the host for more than 140 free agricultural data sets, available to anyone with Internet access. The system is easy to search. Data are formatted for importing into existing computer analysis programs. Each data set is accompanied by an explanatory document, and all text documents are indexed for electronic searching. Contact: Oya Y. Rieger Numeric Files Librarian Mann Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: 607-255-7960 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. CONGRESS Internet: gopher to marvel.loc.gov, port 70 URL: gopher://marvel.loc.gov:70/11/congress or Internet: gopher to info.umd.edu, port 901 URL: gopher://info.umd.edu:901/11/info/Government/US/Congress ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Internet: gopher to gopher.house.gov or 143.231.252.207, port 70 URL: gopher://gopher.house.gov/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. SENATE Internet: gopher to gopher.senate.gov, port 70 URL: gopher://gopher.senate.gov ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. SUPREME COURT Internet: gopher to info.umd.edu, port 901 URL: gopher://info.umd.edu:901/11/info/Government/US/SupremeCt ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VERTEBRATE MUSEUM University of California-Berkeley Internet: gopher to ucmp1.berkeley.edu or 128.32.146.30 URL: gopher://ucmp1.berkeley.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VERTEBRATE WORLD GOPHER SERVER Colorado State University Internet: gopher to neptune.rrb.colostate.edu or 129.82.125.6 URL: gopher://neptune.rrb.colostate.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIRUS GOPHER SERVER Australian National University Bioinformatics Facility Internet: gopher to life.anu.edu.au or 150.203.38.74 URL: gopher://life.anu.edu Description: The approved names of virus families/groups and members are now available on-line from the Australian National University's Bioinformatics Facility. Contact: Dr Cornelia Buchen-Osmond Research School of Biological Research Australian National University GPO Box 475 Canberra ACT 2601 AUSTRALIA Phone: 61-6-249-4842 Fax: 61-6-249-0758 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WELCH MEDICAL LIBRARY The Johns Hopkins University Internet: gopher to welchlink.welch.jhu.edu or 128.220.59.78, port 70 URL: gopher://welchlink.welch.jhu.edu Description: Unique task oriented biomedical information gopher Contact: Karla Hahn Welch Medical Library Johns Hopkins University ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHITE HOUSE INFORMATION Internet: gopher to sunsite.unc.edu or 198.86.40.81 URL: gopher://sunsite.unc.edu or Internet: gopher to gopher.tamu.edu, port 70 URL: gopher://gopher.tamu.edu:70/11/.dir/president.dir Description: Full text of major policy statements, daily press briefings, speeches, proclamations, the president's daily schedule and more. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUITION Internet: gopher to gopher.whoi.edu or 128.128.16.114, port 70 URL: gopher://gopher.whoi.edu Description: This gopher server is intended to be used to make information about the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and oceanographic databases available for both public and internal use. Contact: Julie Allen Information Systems Center W.H.O.I. Woods Hole, MA 02543 Phone: 508-457-2000, ext. 2357 Fax: 508-457-2174 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION Internet: gopher to gopher.who.ch or 158.232.17.1 URL: gopher://gopher.who.ch Contact: WHO Internet Gopher Root Server Administrator Information Technology Office (ITO) World Health Organization (WHO) Headquarters CH-1211 Geneva 27 Switzerland Phone: +41 22 791 2434 FAX: +41 22 791 0746 E-mail: or ============================================================================= WORLD WIDE WEB (WWW) Sites ============================================================================= The World Wide Web or WWW provides hypertext links to many of the Internet's documents, lists, and services. WWW can identify, locate, retrieve, and display all file types, including pictures, video, and sound, using graphic interface. Users only have to click on an icon or highlighted word in text to retrieve information. The Web uses a tool called HTTP (Hypertext Transport Protocol) for its information-sharing system. The most popular WWW/HTTP client software program is called NCSA Mosaic. If you do not have a client like Mosaic, you can access WWW via the following telnet sites. Internet: telnet to eies2.njit.edu or 128.235.1.164 (USA) fatty.law.cornell.edu or 132.236.108.5 (USA) info.cern.ch or 128.141.201.214 (Switzerland) vms.huji.ac.il or 128.139.4.3 (ISRAEL) ukanaix.cc.ukans.edu or 129.237.33.1 (USA) At the login prompt, enter: www ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Specific WWW Sites) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING Texas A&M University URL: http://ageninfo.tamu.edu Description: This server features mainly departmental information, but also has pointers to information relevant to agriculture, earth science, GIS, remote sensing, and GPS. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOCATALOGUE Catalog of Bio Software GENETHON - Human Genome Research Centre URL: English version - http://www.genethon.fr/genethon_en.html French version - http://www.genethon.fr/genethon_fr.html Contact: Patricai Rodriguez-Tome ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOINFORMATICS Johns Hopkins University URL: http://www.gdb.org/hopkins.html Description: The Johns Hopkins University BioInformatics Web Server is a Web server for biology, with some interesting biological databases (which have hot links to each other as well as to other databases around the world), electronic publications for biology, software, links to other Web servers. Contact: Dan Jacobson ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOLOGY & MEDICINE WWW Virtual Library URL: http://golgi.harvard.edu/biopages/all.html Description: List of biological and medical WWW resources. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIRDS URL: http://compstat.wharton.upenn.edu:8001/ Description: Bird newsletters, checklists, and access to the AVES GIF/Sound archive. Contact: Jack Siler ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CANCERNET URL: http://biomed.nus.sg:80/ Description: A collaboration between the National University of Singapore and the National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MA, is a secondary site for the NCI CancerNet files. Contact: Tan Tin Wee, PhD Department of Biochemistry, and Biocomputing Research and User Support (BRUS) National University of Singapore Kent Ridge Singapore 0511 Phone: 65-772-3678 Fax: 65-779-1453 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLEARINGHOUSE FOR SUBJECT-ORIENTED INTERNET RESOURCE GUIDES University of Michigan URL: http://http2.sils.umich.edu/~lou/chhome.html or http://www.lib.umich.edu/chhome.html or gopher://una.hh.lib.umich.edu/11/inetdirs Description: The Clearinghouse for Subject-Oriented Internet Resource Guides is jointly sponsored by the University Library and the School of Information and Library Studies at the University of Michigan, the Clearinghouse provides access to subject-oriented resource guides created by members of the Internet community. There are currently over 60 guides available via anonymous FTP, Gopher, and WorldWideWeb/Mosaic. Titles and authors of animal-related resource guides include: Agriculture; W. Drew Animals; K. Boschert Biological Sciences; D. Kovacs Conservation; D. Wendling, J. Christianson Diversity; L. Heise Environment; T. Murphy, C. Briggs-Erickson Health Sciences; L. Hancock Health Sciences; N. Martin, P. Redman, G. Oren Math & Science Education; T.C. O'Haver Multiple Subjects (Gopher Jewels); D. Riggins Neurosciences; S. Bonario, S. Cormicle Contact: Louis Rosenfeld School of Information and Library Studies University of Michigan 403B West Engineering Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1092 Phone: 313-747-3581 Fax: 313-764-2475 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY URL: http://www.cshl.org/ Description: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is an independent, non-profit research and educational institution on Long Island, New York. Information currently available on the server includes: the 1994 Genetics, Cell, & Molecular Biology book catalogue from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, new book releases, current journals, including indexes of issues published since 1/1/94, programs for courses & meetings at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, home pages for staff members, and an Instruction Manual for GDB/Accessor. Contact: Corp Reed P.O. Box 100 Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724 Phone: 516-367-8864 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOG GENOME PROJECT University of California - Berkeley URL: http://mendel.berkeley.edu/dog.html Contact: Mellissa Marie Curie DeMille Phone: 510-525-5065 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ECOSYSTEMS University of Virginia Internet: gopher to ecosys.drdr.virginia.edu URL: http://ecosys.drdr.virginia.edu/EcoWeb.html Description: A recycling and environmental information server. It provides and connects users to local, regional, national, and international environmental info. telnet: EcoSys.drdr.Virginia.EDU login as gopher, lynx, or ecochat ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENTOMOLOGY Colorado State University URL: http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/Entomology/ent.html Description: The Entomology Department at Colorado State University has resources that pertain to insects and related organisms. Contact: Lou Bjostad ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENTOMOLOGY Iowa State University URL: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~entomology/homepage.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ERIN Environmental Resources Information Network (ERIN) Newsletter (Australia) URL: http://kaos.erin.gov.au/erin.html Description: The Australian Environmental Resources Information Network (ERIN) enhanced World Wide Web Server containing information and data on Australia's environment, and including links to ERIN's ORACLE database. Covers endangered species, vegetation, international agreements, legislation, and conference information. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FDA Approved Animal Drug Database URL: http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/vetfda.html Contact: Richard Talbot ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition URL: http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/index.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FINS Fish Information Service URL: http://www.actwin.com/fish/index.html Description: Contains information about keeping aquariums, both marine and freshwater. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- GOPHER JEWELS Gopher Jewels List URL: http://galaxy.einet.net/galaxy.html Description: A catalog of gopher sites by category (subject tree). Gopher sites are placed in particular categories as a result of finding related information buried somewhere in their hole. The list was established for the sharing of interesting gopher finds ONLY. This list expects subscribers that are either gopher developers or gopher users. List Owner/Contact: David Riggins Texas Department of Commerce Office of Advanced Technology Austin, Texas 78711 Phone: 512-320-9561 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- IUBIO BIOLOGY ARCHIVE Indiana University URL: gopher://ftp.bio.indiana.edu/11%09%2Btext/html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- JACKSON LABORATORY Mouse Genome Informatics Group URL: http://www.informatics.jax.org/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEDNEWS URL: http://biomed.nus.sg:80 Description: MEDNEWS is for distribution of the Health Info-Com Network medical newsletter. It is distributed weekly and contains the latest MMWR from the Center for Disease Control, weekly AIDS Statistics, FDA bulletins, medical news from the United Nations, and other assorted medical news items. Contact: Dr. KC Lun Dept of Community Medicine National University Hospital Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 0511 Phone: +65-772-4296 Fax: +65-779-1489 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA CENTER (NODC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) URL: http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/ Description: Internet access to information about NODC ocean data holdings, products, and services. The NODC is one of the national environmental data centers operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The primary mission of the NODC is to maintain a growing archive of historical oceanographic data and to make its data resources easily accessible to users in the United States and around the world. The NODC's global holdings of physical, chemical, and biological oceanographic data currently total over 60 gigabytes, making it the world's largest publicly available ocean data archive. Information already installed on the NODC Gopher server includes: NODC telephone numbers and e-mail addresses, how to obtain NODC data products, detailed descriptions of the NODC's major oceanographic databases, a complete list and descriptions of the NODC's CD-ROM data products, and reports on NODC's international oceanographic data management and data exchange activities. Contact: Parmesh Dwivedi Bruce C. Douglas National Oceanographic Data Center DOC/NOAA/NESDIS E/OC 1825 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20235 Phone: 202-606-4594 Fax: 202-606-4586 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NIH National Institutes of Health URL: http://www.nih.gov/ Description: The NIH WWW server of the Division of Computer Research and Technology contains biomedical info generated or pertaining to the NIH campus. Hypertext links exist for the following: Biomedical - health issues and clinical protocols; "NIH Grants and Contracts"; Research opportunities at the NIH campus; Molecular biology and modeling topics; NIH computer and network resources; NIH calendar; NIH phone directory; NIH Bethesda Campus info; NIH Library; & Other NIH info services. Contact: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOT JUST COWS Internet/BITNET Resources in Agriculture URL: gopher://snymorva.cs.snymor.edu/hhGOPHER_ROOT1:[LIBRARY-DOCS.HTML] not_just_cows.html Description: NOT JUST COWS - A Guide to INTERNET/Bitnet Resources in Agriculture and Related Sciences; The purpose of this Guide is to list Agricultural and Related Sciences information resources available through the INTERNET. Agricultural information resources listed include; an index of over 40 libraries with extensive collections in agriculture; INTERNET BBS such as Advanced Technology Information Network and CENET; a collection of mail based services such as Almanac Servers and over 60 Listserve Discussion Groups; other miscellaneous information resources such as WAIS and FEDIX. In addition to the above; now includes gopher, a larger number of libraries, many more Almanac servers, NEWS Groups, and new electronic bulletin boards. Contact: Wilfred Drew SUNY at Morrisville College of Agriculture and Technology Serials/Reference/Systems Librarian P.O. Box 902 Morrisville, NY 13408-0902 Phone: 315-684-6055 Fax: 315-684-6115 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PATHOLOGY University of Washington URL: http://www.pathology.washington.edu Description: The server includes access to human and mouse chromosome idiograms and photomicrograph scans; the Genome Machine: a simple graphical interface experiment; a pathology gallery; and information about the UW Medical Scientists Training Program (MSTP). Contact: David A. Adler Pathology SM-30 University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195 Phone: 206-543-0716 Fax: 206-543-3644 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRIMATE INFO NET Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center URL: http://www.primate.wisc.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC HEALTH Boston University School of Public Health URL: http://www-busph.bu.edu Description: Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) offers the School's entire 1994/95 bulletin, current schedule of Public Health Forums (including a campus map to help get you there), and more. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- US FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE U.S. Department of the Interior URL: http://bluegoose.arw.r9.fws.gov/ (Division of Refuges) http://ash.lab.r1.fws.gov/ (Division of Law Enforcement, Forensic Lab) Contact: John Clark US Fish & Wildlife Service Systems Analyst Division of Refuges ============================================================================= Miscellaneous Internet Resources ============================================================================= ARCHIE Electronic directory service for locating files and information sources in anonymous FTP sites on the Internet. Internet: telnet to: (your closest geographic location) At the login prompt, enter: archie archie.au Australia archie.funet.fi Finland archie.th-darmstadt.de Germany archie.doc.ic.ac.uk Great Britain archie.cs.huji.ac.il Israel archie.wide.ad.jp Japan archie.kuis.kyoto-u.ac.jp Japan archie.sogang.ac.kr Korea archie.nz New Zealand archie.luth.se Sweden archie.ncu.edu.tw Taiwan archie.ans.net USA archie.rutgers.edu USA archie.sura.net USA archie.unl.net USA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AWESOME LIST URL: http://www.clark.net/pub/journalism/awesome.html Description: The Awesome List is an hypertext markup language (html) document that points users to Web (WWW or World-Wide Web) servers. This service has collected most of the known Internet collections in one location. As the name says, it is awesome. You can find just about anything from here. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNC BBS University of North Carolina Bulletin Board System Access to Library of Congress & nationwide libraries Internet: telnet to launchpad.unc.edu or 152.2.22.80 At the login prompt, enter: launch ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WAISTATION Wide Area Information Service Internet: telnet to quake.think.com or 192.31.181.1 swais.cwis.uci.edu or 128.200.15.2 sunsite.unc.edu or 198.86.40.81 At the login prompt, enter: swais ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHITE HOUSE PRESS RELEASES News, Speeches Mail to: Clinton-Info@Campaign92.Org In the subject of the letter, enter: help FTP to: sunsite.unc.edu or 198.86.40.81 in /home3/wais/white-house-papers ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WORLD WINDOW Washington University Internet Services Access to Gopher & other Internet Services Internet: telnet to library.wustl.edu or 128.252.173.4 At the login prompt, enter your terminal type, then bypass username prompt with another carriage return. ============================================================================= DIALUP BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEMS (NON-INTERNET) ============================================================================= ***NOTE*** The computer systems (BBS's) listed in this section are NOT accessible via the Internet unless otherwise stated. In other words, you need a modem to dial in and connect to these systems. In most instances, I have included both the phone number of the system and a voice line in case you need help. Modem speeds range from 1200 - 16800 baud and the modem settings (i.e., N-8-1) stands for No Parity, 8 data bits, and 1 stop bit. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFIP BBS Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Bulletin Board System Modem: 202-576-2911 Help Line: 202-576-2453 12/2400 baud, N-8-1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AG-BBS California State University-Fresno Modem: 209-294-4819 Help line: 209-294-2547 12/2400 baud, N-8-1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFEBB Agricultural Electronic Bulletin Board University of Missouri Modem: 314-882-8289 Help line: 314-882-4827 12/2400 baud, N-8-1 Description: Information on Farm Management and computer technology to and among Missouri Farmers and Extension Specialists. The basic goal of the bulletin board is to provide the University of Missouri with a technologically current tool to distribute information on management, marketing, production and computer technology to and among Missouri farmers, Extension specialists and University faculty. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY FORUM (ALF) BBS USDA National Agricultural Library Bulletin Board System Modem: 301-504-8510 / 301-504-5111 / 301-504-5496 / 301-504-5497 Help Line: 301-504-5113 12/24/96/144/16800 baud, N-8-1 Note: Also available via Telnet to FEDWORLD Internet: telnet to fedworld.gov or 192.239.92.201 Login to FedWorld for the first time requires a user to register on FedWorld, then access the Gateway system via the "D" command from the main conference. Entry of another "D" brings up the list of federal systems for selection. Enter "2" to select ALF. After the first registration, a user may enter "D D 2" to make an immediate link to ALF from the main FedWorld menu. Description: ALF is a convenient, economical tool for electronically accessing information about NAL'S programs, projects, products and services. It provides a forum for exchanging information among agricultural libraries, information centers and others in the agricultural field. This BBS contains extensive up-to-date bibliographies on many topics related to agriculture and other areas. These are updated on a regular basis. These are from searches on AGRICOLA. ALF is open to anyone. The board is accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMERICA ONLINE VIN Veterinary Information Network Description: National Communications Network for Veterinarians. There are 4 bulletin boards within the VIN area: VIN Information, Vet Industry Connection, Associations and Foundations, and the vet-to-vet board. VIN represents an electronic community of veterinary specialists that spans the country - there are no geographic or structural boundaries. A university of personalized information. Current subscription fees are: $250 per year, $150 per 6 months, or $30 per month. A subscription to VIN entitles use of all areas. There are no limits to the general use bulletin boards or libraries. Included in this fee is the unlimited right to request "public" case consults in the appropriate VIN folder. The appropriate specialists will be constantly monitoring their folders and will turn answers around within 24 hours. Certain conferences, most CE courses, private consultations, individual literature searches, and other "one-to-one" services will cost extra. VIN provides an extended services database. VIN's Extended Services allow you to find information from past and current VIN boards. VIN's EXTENDED SERVICES also provide access to the veterinary literature (the Quarterly Index and author abstracts from the current literature). FEES FOR VIN'S EXTENDED SERVICES DATABASE One year access to non-VIN members: $250 6 month access for VIN members and non-members: $150 One month access for VIN members and non-members: $30 One year access for VIN members: $449 (including one year VIN subscription) Contact: Duncan Ferguson, DVM Paul Pion VINgram Veterinary Information Network, Inc. 1411 W. Corvell Blvd., Suite 106-131 Davis, CA 95616 Phone: 800-700-4636 FAX: 916-756-6035 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMNET ON-LINE Animal Rights Bulletin Board System Modem 1: 303-364-2257 (TBBS) Modem 2: 303-680-7791 Modem 3: 212-724-6826 Help Line: 303-680-9011 12/24/9600 baud, N-8-1 SysOp: James Cherry ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANIMAL HOUSE BBS Modem: 609-488-4527 12/24/96/19200 baud, N-8-1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ATI-NET California State University-Fresno Agricultural Information Modem: 209-294-4265 Help Line: 209-278-4819 12/2400 baud, N-8-1 Description: ATI-Net is a full service information source designed to assist several markets within California. Individual systems provide information for the agricultural market, the educational community (CSUPER-Net), Automated Trade Library Service (ATLS), Biotechnology Information (CSUPERB). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEENET INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS The BEE Bulletin Board System Amsterdam, Holland Modem: 31-20-6764105 Description: Disseminates bee-software and text files all over Europe. Aims for the Beenet include: making (scientific and other) knowledge available to the common beekeeper of Europe. The only requirement is the ownership or availability of a computer, modem, a telephone line, and communication software. Contact: Hugo Veerkamp THE BEE BBS P.O. BOX 51008 1007EA AMSTERDAM the NETHERLANDS ***Other BEENET SYSTEMS*** Name Location System Operator Modem Number WILDBEES BBS California USA Andy Nachbaur 209-826-8107 APIMO BBS Mariager Denmark Jorn Johanesson 45-98-583997 ECONNECT BBS Prague CSR Vojtech Kment 42-2-802908 AMIGABEE BBS London UK Steven Turner 44-81-695-5328 EXCALIBUR BBS Luebeck Germany Dirk Benemann 49-451-46093 CUCUMBER CITY BBS Vasteras Sweden John Haglof 46-21-333282 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOSIS Taxononmic Reference File Modem: 215-972-6759 Description: Online bacterial taxonomic databases, conferences on biology & life sciences. Sponsored by BIOSIS-producers of Biological Abstracts." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOTRON American Foundation for Biological Sciences The Biologist's Electronic Network (BioScience) Modem: 202-628-2427 Help Line: 202-628-1500 (TBBS) 12/2400 baud, N-8-1 Description: E-mail, job listings, organization news, & the AIBS Forum. Contact: American Foundation for Biological Sciences 730 11th Street, NW Washington, DC 20001-4521 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIRD INFO NETWORK BBS Modem: 303-423-9775 12/2400 baud, N-8-1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BLACK BAG BBS Medical Information Bulletin Board Modem: 302-994-3772 Fidonet Address: 1:150/140 12/24/9600 baud, N-8-1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BRS AFTER DARK & COLLEAGUE and SEARCH SERVICE Modem: Access is through Sprintnet, Tymenet, or Datapac local access phone numbers. Description: Commercial online database Contact: BRS Information Technologies Division of Maxwell Online, Inc. 8000 Westpark Drive McLean, VA 22102 Phone: 800-955-0906 Notes: Animal-related databases on BRS include: AGRICOLA - 1970-present CAB Abstracts - 1980-present Current Contents: Agriculture, Biology, & Environment - last 12 months Wilson Biological and Agricultural Index - 1983-present BIOSIS - 1970-present Cambridge Scientific Abstracts Life Science - 1981-present Current Contents: Life Sciences - last 12 months TOXLINE - 1965-present Zoological Record Online - 1978-present Federal Register Abstracts - 1986-present Disclosure/Health - current Health Industry Research Reports - 1982-present ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CARL Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries Modem: 303-758-1551 12/2400 baud, N-8-1 Description: A collection of library catalogs, business databases, and includes more than 14,000 titles, and more than 4 million articles. Over 750,000 articles are added annually. In addition to being able to search by keyword, you can search by author and you can browse by journal title. Many biological holdings are indexed. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- COLORADO CONNECTION BBS Bird Info Network & Birdnet Modem: 303-423-9775 Help Line: 303-422-6529 (Fax) 12/24/9600 baud, N-8-1 P.O. Box 632 Arvada, CO 80001 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPU-FARM BBS Alberta Agriculture Farm Business Management Information Network Modem: 403-556-4104 (Maximus) Help line: 403-556-4243 12/24/96/144/19200 baud, N-8-1 Fidonet Node 1:134/4001 Description: A joint project of the Canadian Farm Business Management Council and Alberta Agriculture Farm Business Management Branch. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPUSERVE Internet: telnet to compuserve.com or 194.4.8.1 CompuServe Incorporated has become a leading provider of computer-based information, software and communications services to businesses and personal computer owners. In total, the CompuServe Information Service provides access to more than 1,700 databases covering hundreds of subject areas. For Information on Compuserve, Phone: 800-524-3388 ******************* PETS (Pets/Animal Forum) Access: GO PETS Description: The PETS/ANIMAL Forum provides information exchange on a variety of animals and discussions about animal issues, and is a place to chat with other people interested in animals. Many animal-related files can be found the library section, including articles, technical reports, product information, species guides, & graphics. Message Sections include: Using This Forum; Health Professional (private); Dogs' World; Cat's Meow; Caged Birds; Reptiles/Exotic; Ask-A-Vet; Horse Management; Cat Breeders' World; The Support Group; Small Mammals; Horse Training; The Watering Hole; Issues/News/Laws; Livestock; NAIA; & PETS University (private). Library Sections include: Using this Forum; Veterinary; Dog Library; Cat Library; Caged Bird Library; Reptiles/Exotic; Software/Programs; Horse Library; Pet Products; Support Library; Small Mammals; Graphics Library; Community Library; News/Issues/Laws; Livestock Library; & NAIA Library. Contact: John Benn [76703,4256] - Forum Director Martha Ashley [76702,1760] - Operations Manager Voice Help Phone: 205-383-3009 from 6pm to 10pm (ET) Fax Help Phone: 205-386-7615 ******************* PETPRO (Pet Products/Reference Forum) Access: GO PETPRO Description: The PET PRODUCTS/REFERENCE FORUM is a customer support forum for businesses with products or services for pet owners and professionals who care for animals and aquatic life. Also it includes reference files of interest to aquarists, pet owners, scientists, and others. Message Sections include: PETPRO Info Center; Allerpet; Aquarium Pharm; Aquatic Book Shop; Champion Supply Co.; Kent Marine; Kordon; Mardel; Marineland; Oasis Products; Other Companies; Pet Warehouse; SeaClear/Biologic; Thiel Aqua Tech; Ultramarine; Wardley; & Man's Best Friend. Library sections include: CS-Products Lib; Gov't Pubs/Fish; Monographs/Fish-Inv; Monographs/Plants; Aquarium Fish Mag.; Drum & Croaker; J. of Aquariculture; Marine Reef/SRAB; Today's Aquar & TAQ; PIJAC Library; Pictures/All; & Internet List Lib. Contact: John Benn [76703,4256] - Forum Director Pat Gatlin [76711,1040] - Operations Manager ******************* FISHNET (Aquaria/Fish Forum) Access: GO FISHNET Description: Aquarium hobbyists can find information and others interested in fish on FISHNET. Along with ongoing educational efforts, FISHNET offers a Duty Team which will assist with any aquarium problems you may encounter. Library Sections include: Your First Aquarium; Equipment/Products; Freshwater Aquaria; Disease/Treatment; Marine/Reef; Aquaria Community Library; ACN/CMDB/Conserv.; FISHNET Archives; Koi/Fish Ponds; Aquaculture/Fishery; Graphics Library; Law Library; FPE Volumes & Suppl; & Software/Programs. Contact: John Benn [76703,4256] - Forum Director Deb Tanaka [76702,1467] - Operations Manager ******************* HSUS Forum (Humane Society of the United States) Access: GO HSUS Description: Discussions ranging from environmental protection to humane education of children to experimentation on animals. Message Sections include: General Information; Animal Experiments; ShelterNet; Wildlife Rehab; Into the Maelstrom; Animal Ethics; Wildlife Protection; & Action Alert. Contact: P.E. Preston [76702,2013] - SysOp ******************* EARTH Forum Access: GO EARTH Description: The Earth Forum is for individuals and organizations concerned about the earth and its environment. Library sections include: Earth Graphics/GIFs; General Air/Climate; Water; Lands & Forests; Wetlands; Recycle; Wildlife; Energy; Population; Professional Corner; Wastes/Toxics; Eco-philosophy; Animal Rights; & Greenpeace. Contact: Joe Reynolds [76704,37] - SysOp ******************* NATIONAL AUDUBON Forum Description: The National Audubon Forum is a Private Forum on Compuserve. It is only accessible by special CompuServe ID obtained from the National Audubon Society. Coverage includes national and international conservation issues, legislative alerts and updates, information about upcoming conferences, newsletter exchange materials, and a variety of other activities. Contact: Connie Mahan ******************* OUTDOORS Forum Access: GO OUTDOORS Description: The Outdoors Forum is a place to discuss a topics such as fishing, hunting, camping, scouting, cycling, birding, climbing, skiing, boating, environment, photography, shooting sports and other outdoor activities. ******************* OUTNEWS News Clips Access: GO OUTNEWS Description: OUTNEWS is comprised of news stories related to topics and issues found in the Outdoors Forum. Stories are clipped from various news sources. ******************* INVESTORS FORUM Agribusiness Section Contact: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRO BBS Environmental Bulletin Board System Modem: 703-524-1837 Help Line: 703-522-5427 12/24/96/14400 baud, N-8-1 Description: Exchange of information on environmental protection, ecology, wildlife, endangered species, natural resources and other topics generally related thereto. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- EPA BBS Environmental Protection Agency Modem: 919-541-5742 Help Line: 202-260-6523 12/24/9600 baud, N-8-1 Notes: This number is the master gateway to 10 different EPA BBSes, most of which are only available through this number. Contact: Dave Rejeski ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FDA BBS Food and Drug Administration Bulletin Board System Modem: 800-222-0185 Help Line: 301-443-3285 12/24/9600 baud, E-7-1 At the login prompt, enter: bbs Description: The FDA's online information service includes information on topics such as, FDA news releases, Drug and Device product approvals list, current information on AIDS, Veterinary Medicine news, import alerts, and many other FDA related subjects. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDIX Federal Information Exchange Modem: 800-783-3349 or 301-258-0953 Help Line: 301-975-0103 12/24/9600 baud, N-8-1 Notes: Previously discussed under TELNET services. At login prompt, logon as FEDIX. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDWORLD GATEWAY BBS National Technical Information Service Federal Information Gateway Modem: 703-321-8020 Help Line: 703-487-4608 12/24/9600 baud, N-8-1 Help Line: 703-487-4608 Description: Access to more than 100 U.S. government computer bulletin boards, many of them previously accessible only by modem. Also includes full text of select U.S. government publications, statistical files, federal job lists, satellite images and more. Contact: Ken Royer Phone: 703-487-4850 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FLORIDA FISHLINE Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission Modem: 904-488-3773 Help Line: 904-488-4066 12/2400 baud, N-8-1 Fidonet address: 1:3605/32 Description: For anyone interested in fishing or in the fresh water fish of Florida. It contains general and scientific message areas, GFC (Game and Fish Commission) literature, news releases, abstracts, and more. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE BBS The Federal Bulletin Board Modem: 202-512-1387 Help Line: 202-512-1524 12/24/9600 baud, N-8-1 Description: Provides access to Federal information in electronic form. Some fees apply, but access is free. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- GREENPEACE ENVIRONET Greepeace Bulletin Board System Modem: 415-512-9108 Description: Press releases and position papers, Rachel's Hazardous Waste News, and several conferences. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- HERPNET BBS Herpetology Online Network Modem: 215-464-3562 or 215-698-1905 Help Line: 215-464-3561 (TBBS) 12/24/9600 baud, N-8-1 SysOp: Mark F. Miller Description: National forum for the exchange of information and ideas relating to all aspects of herpetology. Anyone with an interest in the study or conservation of reptiles or amphibians is welcome to participate. The BBS includes message and file areas, as well as the Herp Society Database, and a calendar of conferences, meetings and events. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- KNOWLEDGE INDEX Dialog Information Services Modem: Access is through Sprintnet, Tymenet, or Datapac local access phone numbers and through CompuServe. Description: Online Commercial Database; there are over 100 different databases available. Notes: Animal-related databases on Knowledge Index include: AGRICOLA: Worldwide information on agriculture. 1970 to present. Bibliographic database. AGRI1 AIDSLINE(TM): Provides complete access to the medical literature related to AIDS. 1980 to present. Bibliographic database. MEDI17 CAB ABSTRACTS 1984-present: Detailed summaries of worldwide agricultural and biological research. Bibliographic database. AGRI3 CAB ABSTRACTS 1972-1983: Detail summaries of worldwide agricultural and biological research. Bibliographic database. AGRI4 CANCERLIT(r): Wide coverage of cancer research. 1963 to present. Bibliographic database. MEDI10 CURRENT BIOTECHNOLGY ABSTRACTS: Covers all aspects of biotechnology, including genetic manipulation, monoclonal antibodies, and fermentation technology. 1983 to present. Bibliographic database. BIOL2 DISSERTATION ABSTRACTS ONLINE: Abstracts of all U.S.dissertations since 1861 and citations for some Canadian dissertations. Also includes selected Master theses since 1962. 1861 to present. Bibliographic database. REFR5 DRUG INFORMATION FULLTEXT: Complete text of the American Hospital Formulary Service and the Handbook on Injectable Drugs. Current. Fulltext, directory database. DRUG2 EMBASE: One of the leading sources for searching biomedical literature. June 1974 to present. Bibliographic database. MEDI3 FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ABSTRACTS: Provides access to research and new development literature in the areas related to food science and technology. 1969 to present. Bibliographic database. FOOD1 INTERNATIONAL PHARMACEUTICAL ABSTRACTS: Research and current health-related drug literature. 1970 to present. Bibliographic database. DRUG1 LIFE SCIENCES COLLECTION: Worldwide coverage of research in biology, medicine, biochemistry, ecology, and microbiology. 1978 to present. Bibliographic database. BIOL1 MEDLINE(r) 1983-present: Biomedical literature and research. Bibliographic database. MEDI1 MEDLINE(r) 1966-present: Biomedical literature and research. Bibliographic database. MEDI2 MERCK INDEX ONLINE(sm): Updated and expanded version of the Merck Index, an internationally recognized encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs, and biologicals. Late 19th century to present. Fulltext database. DRUG4 PsycINFO(r): Leading source of published research in psychology and behavioral sciences. 1967 to present. Bibliographic database. PSYC1 Contact: Dialog Information Services, Inc. 3460 Hillview Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94303 Phone: 800-334-2564 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LABBS American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) Lab Animal Bulletin Board System Modem: 901-758-0401/901-758-0402 Help Line: 901-754-8620 12/24/96/144/16800 baud, N-8-1 (PCBoard) Contact: Ken Boschert, DVM Paul Merz Enrique Morales AALAS 70 Timber Creek Drive, Suite 5 Cordova, TN 38018 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARTA BBS Middle Atlantic Reproduction and Teratology Association Modem: 215-594-8524 12/24/96/14400, N-8-1 (Wildcat) Description: The Middle Atlantic Reproduction and Teratology Association (MARTA) is a professional society that was established in 1968 and is dedicated to encouraging proficiency and knowledge in the field of animal reproduction and developmental toxicology. MARTA encourages the frank exchange of ideas and information in areas such as historical control data, testing procedures, laboratory problems, and employment oppurtunities. Contact: Robert Veneziale 750 Chessie Court West Chester, PA 19380 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL BIOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM BBS Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Modem: 800-624-2723 or 703-231-3858 12/2400 baud, N-8-1 (PCBoard) Description: Safe performance evaluation of genetically modified organisms in the environment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWSNET Modem: Access is through Sprintnet, Tymenet, or Datapac local access phone numbers. Description: Online Commercial Database; full text of over 600 specialty newsletters and other news sources. Contact: NewsNet, Inc. 945 Haverford Road Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Phone: 800-345-1301 Notes: Animal-related newsletters on NewsNet include: Applied Genetics News Biotech Business Biotechnology Investment Opportunities Biotechnology Newswatch Comline Japan Daily: Biotechnology Food Channel Food Chemical News Food & Drink Daily Genetic Technology News Hazardous Waste News Industrial Bioprocessing State Environment Report Toxic Materials News ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NIH GRANT LINE National Institutes of Health Modem: 301-402-2221 12/2400 baud, E-7-1 Note: When you get a response indicating that you have been connected, then type ,GEN1 (the comma is mandatory) and press ENTER; you will be prompted by the NIH system for "INITIALS?". Type BB5 and press ENTER. You will then be prompted for "ACCOUNT?". Type CCS2 and press ENTER. Description: The purpose of NIH Grant Line is to make program and policy information of the Public Health Service (PHS) agencies rapidly available to the biomedical research community. Most of the research opportunity information available on this bulletin board is derived from the weekly publication, "NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts", consisting of Notices, RFAs, RFPs (announcements of availability), Numbered Program Announcements, and statements of PHS policy. The electronic version known as E-Guide is available for electronic transmission each week, sometimes a day or two in advance of the nominal Friday publication dates. The material consists predominantly of statements about the research interests of the PHS Agencies, Institutes, and National Centers that have funds to support research in the extramural community. The information found on the NIH Grant Line is grouped into three main sections: (1) short News Flashes that appear without any prompting shortly after you have logged on; (2) Bulletins that are for reading; and (3) Files that are intended mainly for downloading. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOAH (Network of Animal Health) American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA Network) Description: National electronic communications network for AVMA members and affiliated groups. NOAH exists to bring communications services and informational resources to the entire veterinary medical profession and associated organizations and individuals. The mission of NOAH is to improve and enhance communication among those persons committed to advancing the science and art of veterinary medicine, and the health of human beings and animals. NOAH is a private information service on CompuServe. NOAH has five primary forums: Clinical and Specialty Medicine, Organizations, Professional Issues, and Industry. Each of the forums has 18 sections covering special interest subjects. NOAH has regular updates from the AVMA's Governmental Relations Division, animal regulatory information (such as current import/export and interstate transport regulations), disease incidence and diagnostic lab reporting (such as Dx Monitor), and sections devoted to computer usage and practice management. Other medical and clinical databases and applications are available through an Internet gateway. Additional forums will be developed as needed to expand and enhance the network. NOAH basic services will also include: an online searchable database of the AVMA membership directory; a cumulative index of JAVMA and AJVR articles; and associated abstracts or interpretive summaries from the journals. Other searchable databases will be added to further enhance the NOAH basic services area. Contact: Karl Wise <72662.3434@compuserve.com> Jim Brewer <72662.3435@compuserve.com> American Veterinary Medical Association 1931 North Meacham Road, Suite 100 Schaumburg, IL 60173-4360 Phone: 708-925-8070 Fax: 708-925-1329 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ORBIT Orbit Search Service Description: Bibliographic retrieval service for science researchers. Contact: Orbit Search Service Division of Maxwell Online, Inc. 8000 Westpark Drive McLean, VA 22102 Phone: 703-442-0900 Notes: Service contains the following animal-related databases: Biotechnology Abstracts - 1982-present Current Patents Evaluations - 1990-present Current Patents Fast Alert - 1989-present Drug Patents International - current PESTDOC - 1968-present Pharmaceutical News Index - 1974-present Tropical Agriculture - 1975-present US Classifications - 1790-present US Patents - 1970-present VETDOC - 1968-present World Patents Index - 1963-present ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- OSPREY'S NEST BBS Birders Bulletin Board System Modem: 301-989-9036 (ROBBS) 12/24/9600 baud, N-8-1 Description: BBS for birders, naturalists, and conservationists in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area. Associated with the National Birding Hotline Cooperative. Contact: Norm Saunders ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PENPAGES Agricultural Information Modem: 814-863-4820 At the login prompt, enter: your two-letter state abbreviation Description: PENpages is a full-text information service containing thousands of research-based fact sheets, news articles, newsletters, and reports. Information is entered by faculty and staff of Penn State University, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, USDA and many cooperators nationwide. Information is agricultural-based and consumer-oriented. Topics include: 4-H and youth development, agricultural education, agronomy; dairy and animal science, engineering, entomology, family life and resource management, food safety, forest resources, gerontology, horticulture, human nutrition, pesticide education, plant pathology, poultry science, rural development, veterinary science, water quality, and many others. Contact: Diann Leri 405 Ag Admin. College of Agricultural Sciences University Park, PA 16802 Phone: 814-863-3449 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- RABBIT CONNECTION BBS House Rabbit Society Modem: 508-777-0648 Help Line: 508-750-8447 12/2400 baud, N-8-1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- RUTGERS COOPERATIVE EXTENSION BBS Modem: 800-722-0335 or 201-383-8041 12/24/9600 baud, N-8-1 (PCBoard) Contact: Bruce Barbour County Agricultural Agent Rutgers Cooperative Extension Everex 3000, 150 MB ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH ARIZONA BIRDING BBS Modem: 602-881-4280 Help Line: 602-323-2955 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- STIS National Science Foundation Science & Technology Information System Modem: 202-357-0359 or 202-357-0360 12/24/9600 baud, N-8-1 Help Line: 202-357-7555 When connected, press enter. At the login prompt, enter: public. Description: Provides access to grant information, NSF directories and phone books, press releases, full text of select NSF publications and more. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- TAXACOM BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEM An Electronic Service for Biosystematics Modem: 716-896-7581 Help Line: 716-896-5200 1200/2400 baud, N-8-1 Description: An electronic journal, data bank and symposium for collections-oriented biosystematists and biogeographers. Unique features are the electronic journal Flora Online and the Latin Translation Service. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE WELL The Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link Internet: telnet to well.sf.ca.us or 198.93.4.10 Modem: 415-332-6106 Help Line: 415-332-4335 Notes: Commercial network sponsored by the Whole Earth Catalog and Whole Earth Review. This network's specialty is online conversations; network live chat and files are also available. There are 14 major conference sections with several sub-conferences contained within each. Animal Related Conferences Agriculture Access: g agri Description: Discussions among producers and consumers of food. Bioinfo Access: g bioinfo Description: Discussions of links between biological and information sciences. Wildlife Access: g wild Description: Discussions on flora and fauna. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WILDBEES BBS Bee Bulletin Board System California, USA Modem: 209-826-8107 Contact: Andy Nachbaur ============================================================================= Acknowledgements and References: The world is divided into lumpers and splitters. In addition to my own scouring of the Net, the following individuals have made enormous contributions to the collective Internet community in their respective arenas. I gratefully acknowledge their efforts and recommend you obtain the following documents. 1. NOT JUST COWS A Guide to Internet/Bitnet Resources in Agriculture and Related Sciences Compiled by: Wilfred Drew FTP to ftp.sura.net or 128.167.254.179 in /pub/nic/agricultural.list 2. INTERNET/BITNET HEALTH SCIENCES RESOURCES Compiled by: Lee Hancock FTP to ftp.sura.net or 128.167.254.179 in /pub/nic/medical.resources.2-23 3. A BIOLOGIST'S GUIDE TO INTERNET RESOURCES Compiled by: Una R. Smith FTP to rtfm.mit.edu 18.70.0.226 in /pub/usenet/news.answers/biology/guide 4. SPECIAL INTERNET CONNECTIONS Compiled by: Scott Yanoff FTP to csd4.csd.uwm.edu in /pub/inet.services.txt 5. GOPHER JEWELS Compiled by: David Riggins Gopher to: cwis.usc.edu, port 70 Path=1/Other_Gophers_and_Information_Resources/Gophers_by_Subject/ Gopher_Jewels URL=gopher://cwis.usc.edu/11/Other_Gophers_and_Information_Resources/ Gophers_by_Subject//Gopher_Jewels 6. AIM RELATED INTERNET RESOURCES Compiled by: David Tong 7. DIRECTORY OF SCHOLARLY ELECTRONIC CONFERENCES (7th REVISION) Compiled by: Diane Kovacs FTP to ksuvxa.kent.edu in /library/acadlist.* 8. INTERNET SOURCES OF GOVERNMENT INFORMATION Compiled by: Blake Gumprecht 9. WHOLE EARTH ONLINE ALMANAC by Don Rittner, Brady Publishing, New York, 1993, ISBN: 1-56686-090-3 10. THE INTERNET DIRECTORY by Eric Braun, Ballantine Books, New York, 1993, ISBN: 0-449-90898-4 Individuals who sent additional resources for this version include: James Corrigan, Mellissa MC DeMille, Una Smith, Doug Kemp, D.B. Cameron, Jon Shiroma, Doug Hart, Joseph Stookey, Rob Scott, Anj Petto, and Ron Smith. Special thanks to: Shariq Siddiqui - who helped confirm each of the sites listed in the Electronic Zoo and my wife, Lynn, for all the lost weekends. :-) ============================================================================= (C) 1994 - Changes to this document are not allowable without the author's written consent. Reproduction and distribution of this document without permission are allowable as long as it is left fully intact. Ken Boschert, DVM Associate Director Washington University ^ ^ Division of Comparative Medicine ( / \ ) Box 8061, 660 S. Euclid Ave. O O St. Louis, MO 63110 \ / Phone: 314-362-3700 =\/= FAX: 314-362-6480 E-mail: ken@wudcm.wustl.edu ============================================================================= ###