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Spring 1999, Issue #70
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New Web Resources

African Index Medicus (AIM) http://www.who.int/hlt/countrysup/aim/aime.htm
Bibliographical database (with abstracts) assembled from various national databases of materials published in African countries on medicine/health, merged with records from WHO, Medline, Popline, etc. Not all African countries are currently participating. Database available on WWW, on CDROM and in print

AGEINFO http://www.cpa.org.uk/ageinfo/ageinfo2.html
The Centre for Policy on Ageing (CPA), an independent social policy organization based in London, maintains AgeInfo, an information service that fosters an informed discussion on the social, behavioral, and health issues of the elderly. The Web version of AgeInfo provides a searchable bibliographic database of more than 30,000 articles, reports, and books held by the CPA's special collection on Social Gerontology. Users may conduct Boolean queries on the Text, Keywords, and Author fields. A hypertextual index of keywords assists browsers to identify search terms. The full CD-ROM version also includes a detailed directory of AgeInfo http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/scout/report/socsci/metapage/ [From the Scout Report for Social Sciences, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-1999]

AIDS-INTERNET BOOKMARKS http://www.aidsinfonet.org/999-bookmarks.html
In addition to the purpose of making available to Web users easy-to-read patient fact sheets on advances in HIV/AIDS therapies , these links pages appear to be very exhaustive and kept up to date. The New Mexico AIDS InfoNet is a project of the New Mexico AIDS Education and Training Center and is partially funded by the National Library of Medicine and the New Mexico Department of Health.

The HIV/AIDS Surveillance Supplemental Report has been released by the CDC-NCHSTP-Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention: "Characteristics of Persons Living With AIDS at the End of 1997": http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/hiv_aids/stats/hasrsupp51.pdf HIV/AIDS Surveillance Supplemental Report - Vol. 5, No. 2

AIDS Cases Reported to CDC July 1988 through June 1998 and Estimates of the Number of Persons Living with AIDS by State and Metropolitan Area as of June 30, 1998
http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/hiv_aids/stats/hasrsupp.htm

Dictionaries on line http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/rbeard/diction.html
A contributor to the Special Libraries of America listserv posted this Bucknell site for access to multiple specialized dictionaries on the web. It includes access to Merriam Webster, but "preference in selection has been given to free online dictionaries of high quality. Downloadable and subscription materials are listed if exceptionally rare and/or unusually well-executed." [note by Robert Beard, webmaster for site, rbeard@bucknell.edu].

Forum: habitat in developing countries http://obelix.polito.it/forum/links/
This is a virtual library about the habitat in developing countries. It is maintained by the "Forum: habitat in developing Countries", an initiative of the Library "Territorio Ambiente" of the Faculty of Architecture of the Polytechnic of Torino. This list of links is costantly updated. The "what's new" section lists the most recent additions. If you wish to add a link or if you find a dead one, please write to forum@araxp.polito.it.

ICPD+5: The Hague International Forum
A Guide to Research Findings on the Cairo Consensus. Produced by the Population Reference Bureau and the Population Council for the Task Force on Communicating Research Findings, U.S. NGOs in Support of the Cairo Consensus. It is a handy tool for locating some of the many materials published on the major issues addressed at the 1994 ICPD, and contains roughly 180 entries from nearly 50 organizations conducting research on Cairo's themes. It is available online at http://www.prb.org and at http://www.popcouncil.org [Zuali Malasuma, PRB]

ICPD+5 The Hague Forum -- UNFPA
http://www.unfpa.org/icpd/icpdmain.htm

Cairo+5 -- Population Council
http://www.popcouncil.org/cairo_5/cairofive.html

Cairo Plus Five (1994-1999) -- CEDPA [Flash]
http://www.cedpa.org/cairo/

ICPD Programme of Action -- POPIN
http://www.undp.org/popin/icpd/conference/offeng/poa.html

Cairo Plus Five: A Bulletin for Journalists -- Population Action
http://www.populationaction.org/cairo/home.htm

NGO Forum & Youth Forum on ICPD+5 [Shockwave]
http://www.ngoforum.org/

ICPD+5: The Earth Times
http://www.earthtimes.org/icpdplusfivedirectory.htm

"Problems Impede Global Plan to Curb Population Growth"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1999-02/07/ 031l-020799-idx.html

"A Population Time Bomb" -- The Boston Globe Online
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/039/editorials/ A_population_time_bomb+.shtml
These nine resources provide background information, breaking news, social commentary, and primary materials. In February, official delegates representing governments and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) from over 180 nations convened in The Hague,Netherlands, on the fifth anniversary of the United Nations InternationalConference on Population and Development (ICPD The 1994 ICPD, held in Cairo, Egypt, has been lauded as one of the most successful global congresses ever, culminating with the unanimous endorsement of a comprehensive 20-year Programme of Action. Recognizing that individual health, rights, and well-being provide the foundation for sustainable development, the ICPD Programme of Action emphasizes the need for universal access to affordable reproductive health services, underscores the promotion of women's rights issues, and highlights the impact of the world's expanding population on the The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) offers the most extensive web site coverage. [From the Scout Report for Social Sciences, Copyright Internet Scout Project1994-1999. http://scout.cs.wisc.edu]

The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/homepage/
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation is an independent philanthropic organization devoted to health care issues. The foundation publishes information on the following topics: health policy, reproductive health, HIV policy, entertainment media and public health, and health and development in South Africa. For each topic, the site provides an issues library that contains an annotated archive of full-text documents in .pdf and ASCII formats. In addition, the site manages a statistical database of State Medicaid and Uninsured Facts, posts summaries of recent surveys conducted by the foundation, organizes a modest links library, and maintains an electronic mailing list for reporters and the public -- mediaWire. Users may also register for a customized email notification service or register to receive, by email, the Daily Reproductive Health Report or the Daily HIV/AIDS Report. [From the Scout Report for Social Sciences, Copyright Internet Scout Project1994-1999. http://scout.cs.wisc.edu]

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Electronic Reading Room – US Department of State [.pdf] http://foia.state.gov/
One of the revisions included in The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996 (E-FOIA) requires that federal agencies provide public access to government records electronically. In response to this new requirement, the Department of State has recently developed the FOIA Electronic Reading Room to make available frequently requested declassified documents released under the FOIA. In addition, the Reading Room presents special interest collections as well as "policy statements, administrative rulings and manuals, and other materials that affect members of the public." Currently the Reading Room contains nearly 22,000 documents (.pdf format), and the special interest library includes the CIA Creation Documents, the Amelia Earhart Collection, El Salvador Churchwomen Documents, the Guatemala Collection, and the Raoul Wallenberg Collection. Of course, the Reading Room provides a sophisticated and powerful search interface to assist inquisitive users. Note: A newer browser is required to access all of the features of the site (e.g., cascading style sheets). [From the Scout Report for Social Sciences, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-1999. http://scout.cs.wisc.edu]

ID21 Communicating development research
http://www.ids.ac.uk
A cluster of electronic library access points, primarily for development resources but also in health for developing countries. The new ID21 is a "fast track research reporting service supported by the UK Department for International Development. It aims to make policymakers and on-th-ground development managers aware of the latest and best in UK development research." From some 40 univeristy research departments and think-tanks. A valuable project is Bridge, with listings of gender issue projects and papers: http://www.ids.ac.uk/bridge/index.html. ID21 issues the electronic journal Insights with the latest on gender: http://www.id21.org/insights.htm

JOBS--key websites for librarians searching for new positions:

  1. http://www.mcb.co.uk/liblink/management/careers.html International listings
  2. http://chronicle.com/jobs JOB OPENINGS in and out of academe from The Chronicle.

MEDSCAPE http://www.medscape.com/Home/registration/GetProfileData.cfm
When Anne Maria asked for a Women's Health article from Medscape, Neil Zimmerman responded with the on-line information which we are sharing here. Membership registration is a one-time process. (On subsequent visits members sign in with their user name and password.) Upon registration, you will have full access to all of Medscape's contents and features, including The Web's largest collection of free, full-text, peer-reviewed clinical medicine articles. Medscape's articles are enhanced with: Medscape's Journal Club Forum for member discussions/Smart "hyper-keyword" searches/Navigable article outline/ "Zoomable" graphics/annotated links to Internet resources/Ability to search Medscape's database of full-text articles/Daily medical news/Self-assessment features (PicTours®, Today's Question, Bug of the Month, Interactive Case Challenges)Continuing Medical Education resources

SOLO LIBRARIANS' LISTSERV ARCHIVES
http://listserv.silverplatter.com/archives/sololib-l.html. Many of the discussions among APLIC-I members about on-line catalog software, managing a solo library, copyright concerns in document delivery, Dublin core, etc. are also discussed on this listserv which has a searchable archive. [Thanks to Zuali Malasuma of PRB for pointing to this site!]

United Nations Population Wallcharts
http://www.undp.org/popin/wdtrends/wcu/wcu.htm (World Contraceptive Use 1998)
http://www.undp.org/popin/wdtrends/abt/abt.htm World Abortion Policies 1999 [Thanks to Susan Pasquariella for this information.]

Work-Family Researchers Electronic Network http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/csom/cwf/wfnetwork.html
Sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and maintained by the Center for Work and Family at Boston College, this site was established to facilitate information dissemination for work-family researchers. The Work-Family Researchers Electronic Network is comprised of four major components: the Work-Family Research Literature Database, the Work-Family Researchers' Discussion Groups, the Work-Family Research Newsletter, and Sloan Grantee Information. The searchable literature database contains over 1,000 bibliographic citations with annotations for selected articles, books, book chapters, reports, and papers in the work-family field. The discussion group section currently provides four fora for exchanging ideas on work and family. The Work-Family Research Newsletter recently posted its first issue online. Information about Sloan grantees and their projects are available in the final section. [From the Scout Report for Social Sciences, Copyright Internet Scout Project1994-1999. http://scout.cs.wisc.edu]

New Working Papers
[From the Scout Report for Social Sciences, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-1999. http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/

Funding

Social Science Computer Review http://hcl.chass.ncsu.edu/sscore/toc17n3.htm

New Data

  • National Survey of America's Families -- The Urban Institute http://newfederalism.urban.org/nsaf/

  • Snapshots of America's Families http://newfederalism.urban.org/nsaf/foreword.html
    The Urban Institute is currently conducting a survey of Americans in thirteen states nationwide that "provides a comprehensive look at the well-being of adults and children." The survey emphasizes the differences among children in low- and high-income families. The first results from the 1997 round of the National Survey of America's Families are available in Snapshots of America's Families. Snapshots highlights social and economic issues in four major subject areas: Income and Hardship, Health, Children's Environment and Behavior, and Adults' Environment and Behavior. Each major subject is further divided into subtopics, which summarize recent findings and present related data. [From the Scout Report for Social Sciences, Copyright Internet Scout Project1994-1999. http://scout.cs.wisc.edu]

  • United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD): Social Indicators http://www.un.org/Depts/unsd/social/main.htm
    The UNSD has recently updated its social indicators page. Data are available on population, youth and elderly populations, human settlements, water supply and sanitation, housing, health, child-bearing, education, literacy, income and economic activity, and unemployment. Each topic presents data in discrete, ASCII tables. [From the Scout Report for Social Sciences, Copyright Internet Scout Project1994-1999. http://scout.cs.wisc.edu]

USAID sites

  • The Bureau for Asia and the Near East (ANE) of the U.S. Agency for International Development announces the launch of its website. The site, which can be accessed at http://www.info.usaid.gov/regions/ane provides information on USAID's work in ANE countries in the areas of economic growth; education; environment; gender issues; and population, health, and nutrition. Updates will provide information on humanitarian assistance and democracy/governance programs. The site also features background information on the countries themselves and provides links to individual AID missions in the ANE region. For further information, contact Dan Sisken at 202/661-5824 or dsisken@rrs.cdie.org [thanks to Diane Rubino for passing Dan Sisken's announcement on].

CD-DEXS

Screen images from the REPORTS dataset are provided to help illustrate the functionality of this CD-ROM of USAID-related technical papers, reports and documents. http://www.dec.org/cd-dexs/screens.htm

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