Internet/Bitnet Health Sciences Resources (version 3-26-94) Compiled by: Lee Hancock Educational Technologist Educational Techology A Division of Dykes Library University of Kansas Medical Center 66160-7181 (913) 588-7144 (c) Lee Hancock 1993. This document is copyrighted for non-commerical distribution only. Please retain complete credits with any distribution copies or partial copies. Thank you. Please send any comments, suggestions, corrections, additions, deletions to Le07144@Ukanvm or Le07144@Ukanvm.cc.ukans.edu Thank you. For the most recent files telnet or Gopher to KUFacts, (ukanaix.cc.ukans.edu) and login as kufacts. Look under Departmental Information >>> Medical Center Resources. I plan to update this frequently. I also owe a special debt of gratitude to Vivian (Jenny) Jacobson for her assistance in putting together this edition. At her suggestion we put the this list into a database format of her design. She also was also of a tremendous assistance in getting this information into the database. The ascii output is still a little rough, but by the next update I should have the report bugs out. So please try to ignore any format errors this time. Around midnight I start missing details. _________________________________________________________________ LISTSERV LISTS: USEFUL COMMANDS IN THE BODY OF A MAIL MESSAGE (note - These work for most situations, but it's a complex world and there are execptions to everything.) Subscribe List_Name Your_Name - puts you on the mailing list Review list_name (short - returns a description and purpose of the list Review list_name - returns a list of subscribers, including the owner Index List_name returns a list of files associated with the list REMEMBER: ALWAYS SEND THESE COMMANDS TO THE LISTSERV, i.e. Listserv@address LISTSERV DISCUSSION GROUPS ======================================================================= Name: AAVLD-L Description: Forum for discussion between veterinary diagnostic laboratories and members of the AAVLD. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: UCDCVDLS Internet Address: Name: ABUSE-L Description: The ABUSE-L list was formed to serve as a forum for professionals for discussion of topics related to child abuse. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Ann S. Botash, MD botasha@vax.cc.hscsyr.edu Director, Child Abuse Referral and Evaluation Program SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse 750 East Adams Street Syracuse, NY 13210 Bitnet Address: UBVM Internet Address: UBVM.CC.BUFFALO.EDU Name: ACT-UP Description: ACT-UP was set up for the discussion of the work being done by the various act-up chapters worldwide, to announce events, to exchange ideas related to aids activism, and, more broadly, to discuss the politics of AIDS and health care. Access: Electronic Mail act-up-request@world.std.com (listserv) Contact: Lenard Diggins (owner) Bitnet Address: Internet Address: WORLD.STD.COM Name: ADA-LAW Description: This list is a discussion about any aspect of the disability-related laws. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com Bitnet Address: NDSUVM1 Internet Address: VM1.NODAK.EDU Name: ADDICT-L Description: ADDICT-L exists for the mature discussion of the various addictions experienced by a large portion of society. The focus of this list is to provide an information exchange network for individuals interested in researching, educating or recovering from a variety of addictions. It is not the intent of this list to focus on one area of addiction, but rather to discuss the phenomena of addiction as it relates to areas of various types of addictions. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: David Delmonico ddelmoni@kentvm.kent.edu Bitnet Address: KENTVM Internet Address: VM1.NODAK.EDU Name: ADMIN-L Description: NYS Department of Health. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: ALBNYDH2 Internet Address: Name: ADMRA-L Description: Adirondack Medical Records Association discussion list. This list is private. Contact the owner to request subscription. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: bdk01@albnydh2 Bitnet Address: ALBNYDH2 Internet Address: Name: AGEING Description: BIOSCI Aging electronic conference. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: DARESBURY.AC.UK Name: AGRIS-L Description: The Food and Agriculture Organization Library. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: IRMFAO01 Internet Address: Name: AHL Description: American Health Line News Service. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: GWUVM Internet Address: Name: AI-MEDICINE-REQUEST Description: A discussion list for the areas of medical informatics that deal with AI, like CAI or decision support. Computer scientists and engineers with interest in biomedical and clinical research, and of physicians with interest in medical informatics. AI in Medicine is a broad subject area which encompasses almost all research areas in artificial intelligence. For the purposes of this e-conference, AI in Medicine may be defined as "computed-based medical decision support" or "computer-assisted medical decision making". All requests to be added to or deleted from this e- conference, problems, questions, etc., should be sent to: AI-MEDICINE-REQUEST@VUSE.VANDERBILT.EDU Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Serdar Uckun, MD serdar@vuse.vanderbilt.edu Bitnet Address: Internet Address: VUSE.VANDERBILT.EDU Name: AIDS Description: This is a redistribution list for the Usenet newsgroup Sci.Med.AIDS. Mail to the list is automatically forwarded to the moderator team for the newsgroup. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: aids@cs.ucla.edu Moderator Team Bitnet Address: RUTVM1 Internet Address: RUTGERS.EDU Name: AIDS-STAT Description: This discussion list is for the distribution of AIDS statistics from various agencies. The prime information being distributed will be the Center for Disease Control's monthly AIDS Surveillance Report. All requests to be added to or deleted from this distribution list, problems, questions, etc., should be sent to: AIDS-STAT-REQUEST@WUBIOS.WUSTL.EDU. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: David Dodell ddodell@stjhmc.fidonet.org Bitnet Address: Internet Address: WUBIOS.WUSTL.EDU Name: AIDS-STAT-REQUEST Description: Statistics .AIDs statistics. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: WUBIOS.WUSTL.EDU Name: AIDS_INTL Description: This is a discussion list for the International Committee for Electronic Communication on AIDS (ICECA). The purpose of ICECA is to foster international coordination of electronic activities on AIDS. It also tries assist individuals and organizations who are interested to participate electronically and to identify and arrange activities. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Michael Smith mnsmith@umaecs Bitnet Address: RUTVM1 Internet Address: RUTGERS.EDU Name: AIDSNEWS Description: The AIDSNews Forum is used for the discussion of any issue relating to AIDS/ARC. AIDS Treatment News reports on experimental and alternative treatments, especially those available now. It collects information from medical journals, and from interviews with scientists, physicians and other health practitioners, and persons with AIDS or ARC; it does not recommend particular therapies, but seeks to increase the options available. The ethical and public-policy issues around AIDS treatment research will also be examined. AIDS Treatment News, Northern Lights Alternatives, and many other publications are also distributed to this e-conference. To protect privacy the subscriber e-conference is kept confidential. If you have any problems subscribing to the e-conference send mail to the Coordinator. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Michael Smith msmith@umaecs Bitnet Address: RUTVM1 Internet Address: RUTGERS.EDU Name: ALCOHOL Description: This is an alcohol and drug studies discussion group. ALCOHOL is a unique e-conference offering the BITNET Community a chance to voice their opinions about the abuse of alcohol, illegal and other commonly abused drugs. The e-conference is open to anyone, but contributions from the psychological and medical professions are encouraged. Students are especially encouraged, as they may provide some fresh insight. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Phillip Charles Oliff fxx1@lmuacad Bitnet Address: LMUACAD Internet Address: Name: ALS Description: This is a discussion list for those interested in ALS Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's Disease). This list has been set up to serve the world-wide ALS community. That is, ALS patients, ALS support/discussion groups, ALS clinics, ALS researchers, etc.. Others are welcome (and invited) to join. THIS IS NOT A LISTSERV SETUP. For more information, please send email to: BRO@HUEY.MET.FSU.EDU (Bob Broedel). Access: Electronic Mail Contact: bro@huey.met.fsu.edu (Bob Broedel) Bitnet Address: Internet Address: BRO@HUEY.MET.FSU.EDU Name: AMALGAM Description: The AMALGAM list distributes information about chronic mercury poisoning from dental "silver" tooth fillings. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Herausgeber: Siegfried Schmitt Klosterweg 28 D-76131 Karlsruhe uj21@dkauni2.bitnet uj21@ibm3090.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de S=UJ21;OU=ibm3090;OU=rz;P=uni-karlsruhe;A=d400;C=de Bitnet Address: DEARN Internet Address: VM.GMD.DE Name: AMALGAM Description: Dental AMALGAM and MERCURY Poisoning distribution list. Only book reviews and article abstracts will be published. Send your contributions to AMALGAM@IBMVM.RUS.UNI-STUTTGART.DE or to AMALGAM@DS0RUS11 via email. (in English, French or German). Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: DS0RUS11 Internet Address: IBMVM.RUS.UNI-STUTTGART.DE Name: AMIA-37 Description: American Medical Informatics Association discussion list. This list coordinates email for the members of the American Medical Informatics Association's Professional Specialty Group on Emergency Medicine Anesthesiology, and Critical Care (PSG-37). This group focuses on issues pertinent to the application of medical informatics within the patient care continuum represented by these medical specialties. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Ron Benoit rbenoit@count.ab.umd.edu Bitnet Address: UMAB Internet Address: Name: AMIED-L Description: American Medical Informatics Association Education PSG Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet: Internet: VM1.MCGILL.CA Name: ANCHODD Description: A mail list for the exchange of information between drug scientists, to share skills and resources and identify potential research partners. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: CC.UTAS.EDU.AU Name: ANEST-L Description: This list is a vehicle for the discussion of topics related to anesthesiology and collection of any information related to anesthesiology. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Andrew M. Sopchak sopchaka@snysyrv1 Bitnet Address: UBVM Internet Address: UBVM.CC.BUFFALO.EDU Name: AOBULL-L Description: New York state Department of Health area office. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: ALBNYDH2 Internet Address: Name: APASD-L Description: APA Research Psychology Network. The APA Science Directorate Funding Bulletin is designed to alert subscribers to research and training funding sources for psychology. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owners: Deborah Segal apasddes@gwuvm Cheri Fullerton apasdcf@gwuvm Bitnet Address: VTVM2 Internet Address: Name: APASPAN Description: APA Scientific Grassroots Network discussion list. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Cheri Fullerton apasdcf@gwuvm Bitnet Address: GWUVM Internet Address: Name: APSSCNET Description: A discussion list for the American Psychological Society Student Caucus. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: VM1.MCGILL.CA Name: ASLING-L Description: American Sign Language List. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: YALEVM Internet Address: Name: AUDITORY Description: Research in auditory perception discussion list. As of this date, the list is closed to new members. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Dan Ellis dpwe@media.mit.edu Bitnet Address: MCGILL1 Internet Address: Name: AUTISM Description: This is a discussion list devoted to the Developmentally Disabled. Autism's purpose is to provide a forum for those who are Developmentally Disabled, their teachers, and those interested in this area. The list provides a forum for the understanding and treatment of all types of Developmental Disability and to further Networking among those so handicapped to increase their interaction with the rest of society. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Bob Zenhausern drz@sjuvm.bitnet Bitnet Address: SJUVM Internet Address: Name: AVHIMA-L Description: AVHIMA-L (American Veterinary Health Information Management). Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: VMD.CSO.UIUC.EDU Name: BACKS-L Description: A discussion list concerning research on low back pain, and resulting disabilities. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Elizabeth H. Dow edow@moose.uvm.edu Bitnet Address: Internet Address: MOOSE.UVM.EDU Name: BEHAVIOR Description: Behavioral and Emotional Disorders in Children discussion list. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owners: Samuel A. DiGangi atsad@asuacad Robert B. Rutherford Jr. atrbr@asuacad Bitnet Address: ASUACAD Internet Address: Name: BHRD-L Description: New York state Bureau of Health Resource Development. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: ALBNYDH2 Internet Address: Name: BIOCIS-L Description: Biology Curriculum Innovation Study. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: SIVM Internet Address: Name: BIOESR-L Description: Biological applications of Electron Spin Resonance. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: UMCVMB Internet Address: Name: BIOMCH-L Description: Biomechanics and Movement Science listserver. This list is intended for members of the International, European, American, Canadian and other Societies of Biomechanics, ISEK (International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology), and for all others with an interest in the general field of biomechanics and human or animal movement. For the scope of this list, see, e.g., the Journal of Biomechanics (Pergamon Press), the Journal of Biomechanical Engineering (ASME), or Human Movement Science (North-Holland). BIOMCH-L is operated under the Patronage of the International Society of Biomechanics. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Technical help can be obtained by sending the command 'send biomch-l guide' to LISTSERV@HEARN or LISTSERV@NIC.SURFNET.NL, Bitnet Address: HEARN Internet Address: NIC.SURFNET.NL Name: BIOMED-L Description: Association of Biomedical Communication Directors. BIOMED-L is a international discussion list for Directors of Biomedical Communications Centers in Medical Schools, Veterinary Schools and Schools of Allied Health Sciences. Topics of discussion may include Center Administration, Instructional Development, Medical Informatics, Medical Illustration, Biomedical Photography, Computer Graphic Imaging, Television Production, and other relevant issues. BIOMED-L is a private forum. Access: Electronic Mail * BIOMED-L@VM1.MCGILL.CA (list) * AD38@@MUSICA.MCGILL.CA (listserv) Contact: Bill Hillgartner (owner) Bitnet Address: MCGILL1 Internet Address: Name: BIOMED-L Description: This is a discussion list concerning the topic 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. Possible topics for this list 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. Open discussion, disagreement, and dissent is encouraged. Open flames are most certainly NOT. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Bill Sklar 86730%lawrence.Bitnet@vm1.nodak.edu 86730@lawrence Bitnet Address: NDSUVM Internet Address: VM1.NODAK.EDU Name: BIOMET-L Description: Bureau of biometrics at albnydh2. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: ALBNYDH2 Internet Address: Name: BISEXU-D Description: BISEXU-L Digest. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: BROWNVM Internet Address: Name: BISEXU-L Description: This is a mailing list for discussion of issues of bisexuality. Cordial and civilized exchange of relevant ideas, opinions & experiences between members of all orientations is encouraged - we do not discriminate on the basis of orientation, religion, gender, race, etc.. Not intended in the spirit of separatism from other lists devoted to lesbian, gay issues. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Elaine Brennan el406010@brownvm Bitnet Address: BROWNVM Internet Address: Name: BLIND-L Description: Computer use by and for the sight impaired discussion list. This list is intended to provide a forum for discussion of computer use by the blind and visually impaired. Topics relating to use of VM/CMS and PCs are of particular interest, but discussion of other systems is also welcome. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Daniel P. Martin dmartin@uafsysb Bitnet Address: UAFSYSB Internet Address: Name: BOSTON-RSI Description: Repetetive stress injuries. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: WORLD.STD.COM Name: BRAIN-L Description: Mind-Brain discussion group. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Chris Westbury chris@ego.psych.mcgill.ca Bitnet Address: MCGILL1 Internet Address: Name: BRAINTMR Description: A forum to discuss topics related to all types of brain tumors whether benign or malignant. Information and experiences are shared among patients, their supporters, all kinds of medical professionals, and researchers who study brain tumor growth/treatment. Here are just a few examples of how BRAINTMR could be used: > For patients and families dealing with the same tumor type to "meet." To find out WHO is doing WHAT brain tumor research. To address emotional aspects of patients' brain tumor treatment. > To discuss the impact of brain tumors on individuals, society and the practice of medicine > To discuss other intracranial malformations (such as the AVM). Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Samantha Scolamiero samajane@athena.mit.edu Listowner & Brain Tumor Survivor (cpa/brainstem epidermoid) 182 Redington Street Swampscott, MA 01907-2135 USA Home Phone: 617/593-5095. Samantha J. Scolamiero Bitnet Address: Internet Address: MITVMA.MIT.EDU Name: BRCTR Description: Braille Research Center forum. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: ULKYVM Internet Address: Name: BRIT-L Description: Behavioral research in transplantation. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Mike Renfro frog@ksuvm Bitnet Address: KSUVM Internet Address: Name: BRTHPRNT Description: A list provided to aid communication among and between the primary audience of birthparents of adopted children. Others are welcome to join the discussion but are advised that the primary mission of the list is to provide a forum for birthparents to discuss issues that pertain to them. The list will remain officially unmoderated but subscribers should remember that it is a listowner's duty to keep lists focused. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Nathan Brindle nbrindle@indycms.bitnet nbrindle@indycms.iupui.edu Bitnet Address: INDYCMS Internet Address: INDYCMS.IUPUI.EDU Name: C+HEALTH Description: The C+Health discussion group is intended to promote sharing of information, experiences, concerns, and advice about computers and health. This list is intended to promote sharing of information, experiences, concerns, and advice about computers and health. Anecdotal evidence, media reports, and some formal studies suggest that computer users are at risk from misuse and overuse of computers. Eyestrain, headache, carpal tunnel syndrome, and other apparently computer-related maladies are increasing. And it would appear that many institutions have been slow to respond with education, training, office and lab design, etc. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Kimberly Updegrove kimu@dairp.Upenn.Edu Bitnet Address: IUBVM Internet Address: IUBVM.UCS.IND.IANA.EDU Name: CADUCEUS Description: This is a History of Medicine Collections Forum. CADUCEUS is a moderated discussion group organized for members of the Archivists and Librarians in the History of Health Sciences, and other individuals interested in medical history collections. CADUCEUS is a moderated discussion group organized for the members of the Association of Librarians in the History of the Health Sciences, and other individuals interested in medical history collections. To subscribe, send a request to: CADUCEUS@UTMBEACH.BITNET. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Inci Bowman Bitnet Address: UTMBEACH Internet Address: BEACH.UTMB.EDU Name: CANCER-L Description: This list is a public list for the discussion of CANCER related topics. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Susan Rodman u0ac3@wvnvm.bitnet Bitnet Address: WVNVM Internet Address: Name: CANCHID Description: The Canadian University Consortium on Health in International Development (CUCHID) is a multi- campus consortium including medical schools and others devoted to research and projects in the area of health and developing countries. Its actual work deals with health and vulnerable groups, be they in poor or rich countries. High on the current agenda is work on the role of tobacco, as a health hazard to all and, in particular, as the source of"life style" illness for the young in developing countries. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: VM1.YORKU.CA Name: CDMAJOR Description: Communication Disorder discussion List. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: KENTVM Internet Address: Name: CEMS-L Description: Collegiate Emergency Medical Services. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: MARIST Internet Address: Name: CERTAN-L Description: NIH/DCRT - CERTAN Acquistion Project. This Listserv is to be used to communicate information regarding NIH's/DCRT reprocurement. The list willregarding NIH's/DCRT reprocurement. The list will handle potential vendor questions. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Eddie Suiter esi@nihcu Bitnet Address: NIHCU Internet Address: Name: CFS-L Description: This list concerns Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. The discussions seek to serve the needs of persons with chronic fatigue syndrome by enabling a broad range of CFS-related topics. Subscription is open and the list is unmoderated. Please note that any advice which may be given on this list regarding diagnoses or treatments, etc., reflects only the opinion of the individual posting the message; people with CFS ought to consult with a licensed health care practitioner who is familiar with the syndrome. CFS is an illness characterized by debilitating fatigue and a variety of flu-like symptoms. The condition is also known as chronic fatigue immune deficiency syndrome (CFIDS), myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and by other names, and in the past has been known as chronic Epstein-Barr virus (CEBV). Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Roger Burns Bitnet: Bfu@nihcu.bitnet; Internet: rburns@cap.gwu.edu Compuserv: 73260.1014@compuserve.com genie: r.burns34@genie.geis.com Bitnet Address: NIHLIST Internet Address: LIST.NIH.GOV Name: CFS-MED Description: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/CFIDS medical list. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: NIHLIST Internet Address: Name: CHMINF-L Description: Chemical Information Sources. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: IUBVM Internet Address: Name: CLAN Description: Cancer Liaison and Action Network. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Jean-Claude Salomon salomon@frmop11 Bitnet Address: FRMOP11 Internet Address: Name: CLGSG-L Description: Coalition of Lesbian and Gay Student Groups. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: RICEVM1 Internet Address: Name: CMEDSSOC Description: Canadian Medical Student Societies. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: UTORONTO Internet Address: Name: CMTS-L Description: CMTS-L, Chemical Management and Tracking Systems, is a discussion group focused on the formation of a chemical management and tracking system at Cornell University. CMTS- L will also act as a forum at the international level for the exchange of ideas concerning the efforts at various eudcational and commercial organizations engaged in the establishment of chemical management and tracking systems. There are many of us attempting to design, fund and implement chemical inventory and tracking systems, waste management systems, chemical recycling/exchange lists and other applications of computers to chemical management. The idea for this new list arose during the 11th Annual College Hazardous Waste Conference held at Stanford last month. It was apparent that many individuals at numerous institutions were working on various aspects of this problem, along with the regulatory problems associated with research scale use of chemicals and the resulting chemical waste at educational and research institutions. Hopefully, this list will allow us to work together to solve some common problems associated with the large scale introduction of computerized chemical management systems. Any information or threads of conversations related to the topics described above are acceptable for posting to CMTS-L. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Tom Shelley tjs1@cornell.edu Environmental Health and Safety Cornell University 118 Maple Ave., Ithaca, NY 14850. (607) 255-4862 Bitnet Address: Internet Address: cornell.edu Name: CNRG Description: Canadian Nurses Research Group. - networking for nurse researchers. - has discussion groups for particular topics, eg "caring." Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Apply to: Judy Wuest, University of New Brunswick, Canada; wuest@unb.ca Sue Holmes: sholmes@cariboo.bc.ca Bitnet Address: Internet Address: See Contact Name: COCAMED Description: Computers in Canadian Medical Education discussion group. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Grace Paterson grace.paterson@dal.ca Bitnet Address: UTORONTO Internet Address: Name: COGSCI-L Description: The Cognitive Science Discussion Group consists of faculty and students in a variety of disciplines, including Psychology, Philosophy, Linguistics, Computer Science, Music and others interested in the study of cognition, broadly defined. The group has biweekly meetings in the Behavioral Science Building at York, with presentations or discussions. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Michael Friendly friendly@yorkvm1.bitnet Bitnet Address: MCGILL1 Internet Address: Name: COMMDIS Description: This lists subscrption request must be sent to COMSERVE@RPIECS. Send the following command to that address to begin your subscription: Join Commdis Your name goes here For example: Join Commdis Susan Smith Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: support@rpitsvm (Comserve Support Staff) Bitnet: COMSERVE@RPIECS Internet: Name: COMPMED Description: COMPMED is an unmoderated, open forum for the discussion of comparative medicine, laboratory animals (all species) and related subjects. This list is open to any email user with an interest in laboratory animals and biomedical research. Subject matter may range from, but is not limited to: News items Meeting announcements Research issues Information requests Veterinary/husbandry topics Job notices Animal exchange information Book reviews Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Ken Boschert ken@wudcm.wustl.edu Bitnet Address: WUVMD Internet Address: WUVMD.WUSTL.EDU Name: COMPUMED Description: Computers in Medicine. Software and Hardware Developments in Medicine & the Medical administrators in hospitals and universities developers, government officials in the sciences and social services, students in medical faculties and software and hardware suppliers to government, hospital centres and universities. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: SJUVM Internet Address: SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU Name: COMSERV Description: Communication in health care. Subgroup: COMMDIS. Speech disorders discussion list. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Subscriptions to the COMMDIS list must be sent COMSERVE@RPIECS. Send the following command to that address to begin your subscription. Join Commdis your name For example: Join Comdis Harold Perry Comserve@vm.its.rpi.edu. Bitnet Address: RPIECS Internet Address: Name: CONFLIST Description: University of California at San Fransisco School of Medicine Conference List. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: UCSFVM Internet Address: Name: CONFOCAL Description: Confocal Microscopy List. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Robert Summers summers@ubmed.buffalo.edu Bitnet Address: UBVM Internet Address: Name: CONSLIN Description: Discussion on Biological Conservation. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: SIVM Internet Address: Name: COSTAR Description: Members of the AMIA Comp Med Rec Work Group list may be interested in subscribing to a complementary list which will focus on propagating news, questions, answers and debate relating to the COSTAR (Computer STored Ambulatory Record), which was first developed at the Massachusetts General Hospital for the Harvard Community Health Plan. It is now in the public domain and has been implemented in 500 sites world wide including a network of 23 Canadian and US Multiple Sclerosis research clinics. Access: To subscribe to this list send a request to : costar-cmrs-request@unixg.ubc.ca Donald Studney MD Department of Medicine University Hospital 2211 Wesbrook Mall, Vanvouver BC CANADA V6T 2B5 Tel. (604) 822-7142 Fax (604) 822-7141 Contact: Donald Studney MD Department of Medicine University Hospital 2211 Wesbrook Mall, Vanvouver BC CANADA V6T 2B5 Tel. (604) 822-7142 Fax (604) 822-7141 Bitnet Address: Internet Address: See Access Name: COSTAR-CMRS Description: COSTAR focuses on propagating news, questions, answers and debate relating to COSTAR (the Computer STored Ambulatory Record), which was first developed at the Massachusetts General Hospital for the Harvard Community Health Plan. It is now in the public domain and available from the COSTAR Users' Group 23715 W. Malibu Road Suite 248 Malibu, CA 90265 Phone: 800 869-6301, or (310) 465-9322 COSTAR has been implemented in 500 sites world-wide including a network of 23 Canadian and US Multiple Sclerosis research clinics. Several of these sites use the HL-7 protocol for data exchange. Access: To subscribe to this list send a request to : costar-cmrs-request@unixg.ubc.ca Contact: Listowner: Donald Studney MD studney@unixg.ubc.ca Department of Medicine voice: 604 822-7142 University Hospital fax: 604 822-7141 2211 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver BC CANADA V6T 2B5 Bitnet Address: Internet Address: UNIXG.UBC.CA Name: CPAE Description: The Center for Professional and Applied Ethics (CPAE) is an academic for discussing issues related to professional and applied ethics. Topic areas include: Health Care, Business, Media, Law, Public Policy, Public Administration, Sport, Environment, Computing, Education. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Ron Barnette (owner) Bitnet Address: Internet Address: CATFISH.VALDOSTA.PEACHNET.EDU Name: CPRI-L Description: Computerized Patient Records Institute discussion list. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Lee Hancock Le07144@ukanvm Editor: Deanie French dv02@swtexas Bitnet Address: Internet Address: UKANAIX.CC.UKANS.EDU Name: CROMED-L Description: Croatian Medical discussion list. The intention of this e-conference is to inform an international community on current events in Croatia, particularly in the sphere of medicine. The intention is also to establish Email as a tool for easier organization of gathering medical and humanitarian help. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Ministry of Health Republic of Croatia Office for Cooperation between World Health Organization and the Republic of Croatia 8. maja 42, 41000 YU-Zagreb Phone: +38 41 430 621 Fax: +38 41 431 067 (Internet) whocro@uni-zg.ac.mail.yu Bitnet Address: AEARN Internet Address: Name: CRYONICS Description: Cryonic Life Support. Cryonic suspension is an experimental procedure whereby patients who can no longer be kept alive with today's medical abilities are preserved at low temperatures for treatment in the future. This list is a forum for topics related to cryonics, which include biochemistry of memory, low temperature biology, legal status of cryonics and cryonically suspended people, nanotechnology and cell repair machines, philosophy of identity, mass media coverage of cryonics, new research and publications, conferences, and local coverage. Access: Email Addresses * cryonics@whscad1.att.com (list) * kqb@whscad1.att.com (listserv) Contact: Kevin Q. Brown (owner) Bitnet Address: Internet Address: WHSCAD1.ATT.COM Name: CUSSNET Description: Computer Users in the Social Sciences (CUSS) is a discussion group devoted to issues of interest to social workers, counselors, and human service workers of all disciplines, including clinical health care settings. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: STAT.COM Name: CYAN-TOX Description: The Cyanobacterial Toxins discussion list. This list is a forum for exchange of information about cyanobacterial toxins, toxic cyanobacteria (blue- reen algae) and related topics. It can also be used as a notice board. People interested in the field are welcome and encouraged to join Cyan-ox. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owners: Tom Lanaras cdaz02@grtheun1 Jussi Meriluoto jmeriluoto@finabo Bitnet Address: GREARN Internet Address: Name: CYSTIC-L Description: The CYSTIC-L discussion group will focus on the holistic impact of cystic fibrosis. While much of the list will be devoted to discussions of new medical advances as well as possible therapeutic and nutritional treatments, the list should also have a less rigorous side to it. It will also be a forum for CF patients to vent about frustrating encounters with the medical- industrial complex, to discuss ways of countering bias that might exist in job or school-related activities, and just to talk in general about the myriad of factors that make our lives quite different from those with functional chloride If you forward this on to a list that might like to know about it, please contact the owner, below, to avoid over-reproduction. Of course, passing this along to anyone who might be interested is the entire purpose this message is being posted ... Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Antony Dugdale antdugl@minerva.cis.yale.edu Bitnet Address: YALEVM Internet Address: YALEVM.CIS.YALE.EDU Name: D-ORAL-L Description: An international forum for discussions of problems facing scientists and clinicians that deal with human and mammalian oral microbiota. Microbiology discussions include the prevalence of, and diseases caused by oral microbiota, physiology and genetics of virulence factors, host response to pathogens and virulence factors, autoimmune oral diseases, and the effects of aging on immune response. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: spitznagel@utmem1.utmem.edu, caz@cu.nih.gov Dr. John Spitznagel jks@giskard.Uthscsa.Edu Bitnet Address: NIHLIST Internet Address: Name: D-PERIO Description: Informational conversation of NIDR grantees or potential grantees on the general topic of periodontal disease. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Co-owners: Dennis Mangan ufd@nihcu Thomas Murphy, tgl@nihcu Bitnet Address: NIHLIST Internet Address: Name: DBLIST Description: Databases for Dentistry discussion list. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: John Zimmerman johnz@umab Bitnet Address: UMAB Internet Address: Name: DCVDLS Description: American Assoc of Vet Lab Diagnosticians. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: UCDCVDLS Internet Address: Name: DDFIND-L Description: Forum for Information Networking on Disability. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: GITVM1 Internet Address: Name: DEAF-L Description: Discussion list for issues concerning the hearing impaired. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Roy Miller ge0013@siucvmb Bitnet Address: SIUCVMB Internet Address: Name: DEAFBLND Description: Dual sensory impairment (deaf-blindness) is the topic of this forum. The mission of DEAFBLND is to share information, inquiries, ideas, and opinions The list is open to professionals in the field, to individuals with DSI, and to their families and friends. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Bob Moore str002@ukcc Bitnet Address: UKCC Internet Address: UKCC.BITNET Name: DENTAL Description: Dental Test List. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: UMAB Internet Address: Name: DENTAL-L Description: Cosine Project - Dental Research unit. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: IRLEARN Internet Address: Name: DENTALMA Description: Dentistry related articles reports and techniques. There is also a FILELIST available in conjunction with this discussion list. To obtain the FILELIST, send either a GET DENTALMA FILELIST or IND DENTALMA to LISTSERV@UCF1VM. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Karl-Johan Soderholm soderhol@uffsc Bitnet Address: UCF1VM Internet Address: Name: DEVIANTS Description: Social Deviants. The workings of the Great Wok and all things deviant from accepted social norm are discussed here. Occasionally disgusting, but not always, it is the home of ranting, experimental reports, news clippings and other related items. Medical curiosities, cults, murders and other phenomena are well in place here. Access: Electronic Mail * deviants@csv.warwick.ac.uk (list) * deviants-request@csv.warwick.ac.uk (listserv) Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: See Access Name: DIABETES Description: International Research Project on Diabetes. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Martin Wehlou wehlou@fgen.rug.ac.be Bitnet Address: IRLEARN Internet Address: Name: DIABETIC Description: Open Discussion forum for DIABETIC patient concerns. This forum is open to all users on this and any other node to aid diabetic persons in the exchange of views, problems, anxieties, and other aspects of their condition. As this is a public forum, all messages are subject to review by any one who might request a copy. This list was started in response to comments from some of the users of DIABETES@IRLEARN that perhaps a separate forum for diabetic patient questions and comments could be made available. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: R N Hathhorn sysmaint@pccvm Bitnet Address: PCCVM Internet Address: Name: DIARIA Description: El Centro Nacional de Informacion de Ciencias Medicas le ofrece el servicio de Informacion Diaria elaborado por el Grupo de Informacion Especial. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: INFOMED.CU Name: DIARRHOE Description: DIARRHOE is a mailing list for information exchange and discussions on all aspects related to diseases, disorders, and chemicals which cause diarrhoea in humans and animals. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: SEARN Internet Address: SEARN.SUNET.SE Name: DIET Description: Support and Discussion of Weight Loss. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Roger Campbell campbell@ubvm Bitnet Address: NDYCMSI Internet Address: Name: DISRES-L Description: This is the disability research list covering any kind of disability-related research. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owners: Gary Woodill fcty7310@ryerson Grant Davis gdavis@utoroise Bitnet Address: RYERSON Internet Address: RYEVM.RYERSON.CA Name: DOHMEM-L Description: New York state Deparment of Health memorandam. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: ALBNYDH2 Internet Address: Name: DOWN-SYN Description: A listserv mailing list for discussion of Down Syndrome. This mailing list will be gatewayed with the correspsonding Usenet newsgroup called bit.listserv.down-syn. I am also starting a Fidonet conference called "Down-Syn" which will also be gatewayed with this mailing list. Access: Electronic Mail This mailing list will be gatewayed with the correspsonding Usenet newsgroup called bit.listserv.down-syn. I am also starting a Fidonet conference called "Down-Syn" which will also be gatewayed with this mailing list. Contact: Bill McGarry (203) 926-6187 Bitnet Address: NDSUVM1 Internet Address: VM1.NODAK.EDU Name: DRUGABUS Description: Drug Abuse Education Information and Research. A forum for issues related to community drug abuse education and the epidemiology and study of drug abuse. It is run by the Office of Substance Abuse Studies at the University of Maryland at Baltimore. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Trent Tschirgi ttschirg@umab Bitnet Address: UMAB Internet Address: Name: DRUGHIED Description: Drug Abatement Research Discussion. This list is for individuals interested in prevention issues, programs and news related to alcohol and other substance abuse in higher education. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Deanie French dv02@swtexas Bitnet Address: TAMVM1 Internet Address: Name: DSSHE-L Description: The Discussion group on Disabled Student Services in Higher Education DSSHE-L is a LISTSERV discussiuon group formed to serve as a communication vehicle for those interested in the provision of services to students with diabilities in Higher Education. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: UBVM Internet Address: Name: DTEP-L Description: Drug Abuse Education Information and Research. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: UAMB Internet Address: Name: EASI Description: Disability Access to Libraries. EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information) is starting the list to: 1. provide a forum to share questions and answers about how to make libraries more accessible. 2. provide a platform from which to reach libraries which are not yet considering seriously the question of access for users with disabilities. 3. provide a platform from which to lobby vendors of electronic library services to create tools that are already highly acessible. 4. encourage electronic networks and network information services to make their facilities as accessible as possible to users with disabilities. 5. create and provide services to assist libraries and information providers with resources to assist them in becoming more disability accessible. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Dick rbanks@uwstout.edu (or rbanks@uwstout.Bitnet). Bitnet Address: SJUVM Internet Address: SJUVM.STJOHN.EDU Name: EBCBCAT Description: Catalogue of biological software. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: HDETUD1 Internet Address: Name: ECGRP-L Description: Technology and Social Behavior Group. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: PSUVM Internet Address: Name: EGRET-L Description: EGRET-L is a moderated listserver for the discussion of topics relating to the epidemiological software package EGRET. It is hoped that this forum will be used to enhance the use of EGRET by the exchange of tips, shortcuts, news and information about problems among the users of this package. It is especially desirable that EGRET-L be used as a resource for new and experienced users to turn to for help when problems are encountered or when they come up with novel applications of the software. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owners: Stephen P. Baker sbaker@umassmed.ummed.edu David Avery david@dartcms1 Bitnet Address: DARTCMS1 Internet Address: DARTCMS1.DARTMOUTH.EDU Name: EHS-L Description: Environmental Health System. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: jjm03@albnydh2, dls13@albnydh2 Bitnet Address: ALBNYDH2 Internet Address: Name: ELDERS Description: An Elders list has been set up at St Johns University in New York developed for the creation of projects, for discussion of social and political issues, finding new friends and for elders to act as electronic grandparents and elder mentors. Our membership consists of elders - those over 55 years of age - from a wide range of backgrounds, but with a common purpose - a place where knowledgeable people can reach others and where anyone with questions can write for relevant information. Resources Elder Centre An Elder Centre is in the process of development on a Unibase system at St Johns where anyone can search the library, use as a post office, lecture hall or chat area. Gopher A Resource Centre for elders is being developed on a gopher where information on organisations, agencies, etc. will be stored and retrieved. St. Johns University is the home of a series of lists devoted to education for everyone. An ever increasing library has been built on many topics on St Johns' gopher. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Pat Davidson, Co-listowner, Isle of Wight. xuegxaa@csv.warwick.ac.uk Elaine Dabbs, Co-listowner, Sydney, Australia. edabbs@extro.ucc.su.oz.au Bitnet Address: SJUVM Internet Address: SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU Name: EMBINFO Description: EMBNet (European Molecular Biology Network) EBCBBUL. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: IBACSATA Internet Address: Name: EMED-L Description: A list for health care professionals in Emergency Medicine. This list functions as an automatic mail/distribution system for the exchange of information and issues relating to a particular subject - in this case - emergency medicine. As a member of the list you will be able to pose questions or opinions that will automatically be distributed to all other members of the list. As the list grows, you will be able to seemlessly communicate with members throughout the country - if not the world. This list is sponsored by the Emergency Medicine group at UCSF. Access: To subscribe to the list send an email message to majordomo@itsa.ucsf.edu Leave the subject area blank (it will be ignored anyway). In the body of the message just type the following: subscribe emed-l@itsa.ucsf.edu your_email_address Contact: moderator: Chris Barton cbarton@itsa.ucsf.edu Bitnet Address: Internet Address: See Access Name: EMERG-L Description: This is an informational network for the exchange of educational topics concerning all branches of emergency services worldwide. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owners: Marist EMS hza1@marist Joey J. Stanford grjs@marist Bitnet Address: MARIST Internet Address: Name: EMFLDS-L Description: Electromagnetics in Medicine, Science & Communication This is a list of those interested in electromagnetic fields as they pertain to our new "Electromagnetic Society." Vast scientific literature has been published in recent years on the biological interactions of EM Fields with biological systems. This includes data on 60 Hz to microwave radiation. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: David Rodman oopdavid@ubvms Bitnet Address: UBVM Internet Address: Name: EMSA-L Description: European Medical Students Area-List. EMSA-L is free of charge and open to all medical students. We will try to distribute news about the health care system in Europe and try to discuss political, ethical and clinical aspects of medicine. After the approval of the GA we can also distribute information about EMSA over this list and try to give EMSA publicity. Access: To subscribe EMSA-L you send an Email message to: emsa-l-request@orion.informatik.uni-freiburg.de Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: ORION.INFORMATIK.UNI-FREIBURG.DE Name: EMSNY-L Description: Emergency Medical Services. EMSNY-L is a list devoted to discussion of emergency medical services issues of concern to providers in New York State and elsewhere. Queries will be answered by knowledgeable field providers. Where appropriate, State EMS staff will respond. Files available include the State BLS protocols, the rules and regulations, DNR (do not resuscitate) regulations and policy statement, and hospital emergency department regulation. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Mike Gilbertson meg04@albnydh2 Bitnet Address: ALBNYDH2 Internet Address: Name: ENVBEH-L Description: This a forum on Environment and Human Behavior. It is meant to encourage discussion on a variety of topics concerning the relations of people and their physical environments, including architectural and interior design and human behavior, environmental stress (pollution, catastrophe) and behavior, human response to built and natural settings, etc.. It is open to anyone and any relevant topic. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Richard Wener rwener@polyvm Bitnet Address: POLYVM Internet Address: Name: EXPER-L Description: Experiences on Viral Attacks. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: TREARN Internet Address: Name: EYEMOV-L Description: Eye Movement Network. Subscribers are investigators representing a range of research interests in eye movements. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Dennis Carmody CARMODY_D@SPCVXA.SPC.EDU Saint Peter's College Bitnet Address: SPCVXA Internet Address: SPCVXA.SPC.EDU Name: FACSER-L Description: Facilities and Services Discussion List. This list is for the discussion of topics related to facilities and services, including: Physical plant operations, Security and public safety, Transportation and parking, Telephone, Mail service, Environmental health and safety, Capital planning, Facilities utilization. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Roman Olynyk (owner) Bitnet Address: Internet Address: WVNVM.WVNET.EDU Name: FAM-MED Description: Use of computer technology in the teaching and practice of Family Medicine. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Paul Kleeburg, M.D. paul@gacvax1 Bitnet Address: GACVAX1 Internet Address: GAC.EDU Name: FAMCOMM Description: Marital/family & relational communication discussion list. Subscriptions to this list must be sent to COMSERVE@RPIECS (Bitnet) Send the following command to that address to initiate your subscription: Join FamComm Your name For example: Join FamComm Susan Smith Access: Electronic Mail Contact: owner: support@rpitsvm (Comserve Support Staff) Bitnet Address: RPIECS Internet Address: Name: FAMILY-L Description: Academic family medicine discussion. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Joe Stanford fcmjoe@mizzou1 Bitnet Address: MIZZOU1 Internet Address: Name: FAMLYSCI Description: For researchers and scholars focusing on family science, marriage and family therapy, family sociology, and the behavioral science aspects of family medicine. To join the mailing list, send a request to the Coordinator: Greg Brock gwbrock@ukcc.Uky.Edu Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Coordinator: Greg Brock gwbrock@ukcc.uky.edu Bitnet Address: UKCC Internet Address: UKCC.UKY.EDU Name: FAO-BULL Description: Food and Agriculture Organization, AFCO Tech. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: IRMFAO01 Internet Address: Name: FAO-DOC Description: Food and Agriculture Organization Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: IRMFAO01 Internet Address: Name: FAO-INFO Description: The Food and Agriculture Organization INFO List. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: IRMFAO01 Internet Address: Name: FAOLIST Description: Food and Agriculture Organization Open Discussion. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: IRMFAO01 Internet Address: Name: FEMISA Description: FEMISA is conceived as a list where those who work on or think about feminism, gender, women and international relations, world politics, international political economy, or global politics, can communicate. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: MACH1.WLU.CA Name: FET-NET Description: A discussion list concerning research in fetal and perinatal care. Target Group: Those investigators concerned with basic and/or clinical research in fetal and neonatal physiology. Aims of this distribution list: - Fast circulation of new research information. - Better international contacts and cooperation. - Announcement of scientific meetings in this field. - Distribution of abstracts and programs for scientific meetings. - Questions/discussions about theoretical and practical matters in our field of research. - Questions and announcements about fetal-research funding - All other information related to fetal physiology: the latest news, gossip, etc... Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owners: Bouke Woudstra/Jan Aarnoudse fetalnet@rug.nl Bouke Woudstra xpvkbouke@rug.nl Bitnet Address: HEARN Internet Address: Name: FIBROM-L Description: FIBROM-L is a discussion forum for the disease/syndrome known as fibromyalgia/fibrositis. It is an opportunity for researchers, physicians, patients, family and friends of patients and other interested persons to discuss this condition. FIBROM-L is an unmoderated list open to all interested subscribers. It is supported by the Computing and Communications Services Office (CCSO) of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owners: Sandra Bott sbott@vmd.cso.uiuc.edu Molly Mack mollym@vmd.cso.uiuc.edu Bitnet Address: Internet Address: VMD.CSO.UIUC.EDU Name: FINAN-HC Description: Health Care Financial Matters Discussion List. This "list" is designed to enhance the exchange of information and ideas among members interested in teaching and research in health care finance. "Finance" is broadly interpreted to include accounting, economics, and insurance. While most discussions will focus on United States issues, international concerns are encouraged. Membership applicants should "introduce" themselves by speaking about their relevant interests and/or experiences. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Robert Woodward rsw@wubios.wustl.edu Bitnet Address: WUVMD Internet Address: Name: FIT-L Description: FIT-L is a discussion list for exchanging ideas, tips, any type of information about wellness, exercise, and diet. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Chris Jones jones@etsuadmn Bitnet Address: ETSUADMN Internet Address: Name: FITNESS Description: Fitness and the IUPUI campus. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: NDYCM Internet Address: Name: FO-GCG Description: INFO-GCG: GCG Genetics Software Discussion. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: UTORONTO Internet Address: Name: FORENS-L Description: Forens-L is an unmoderated discussion list dealing with forensic aspects of anthropology, biology, chemistry, odontology, pathology, psychology, serology, toxicology, criminalistic, and expert witnessing and presentation of evidence in court. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: M. Yasar Iscan iscan@fauvax Bitnet Address: FAUVAX Internet Address: ACC.FAU.EDU Name: FORENSIC Description: Forensic medicine, anthropology, death investigation, mortality statistics, accident and safety research discussion list. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: David Broudy dbroudy@unmb Bitnet Address: UNMVMA Internet Address: Name: FORUMBIO Description: Forum on molecular biology. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: BNANDP11 Internet Address: Name: FREE-L Description: A conference for free exchange of information regarding the issues of fathers' rights. These issues arise in the context of divorce, custody disputes, and visitation and child-support arrangements. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owners: Anne P. Mitchell shedevil@vix.Com Dale Marmaduke idqm400@indycms Bitnet Address: INDYCMS Internet Address: INDYCMS.IUPUI.EDU Name: FSDNURSE Description: Federal Service Doctoral Nurses List. FSDNURSE is a network discussion group for Federal Service Nurses with Doctoral Degrees. It serves doctoral prepared active duty and reserve nurses in the Army, Navy, Air Force, as well as doctoral prepared nurses in the Red Cross, Veterans Administration, and US Public Health Service. FSDNURSE has been established to enable network- based discussions that can enhance and enrich consultations among Federal Service Nurses. Send subscription requests to: Forward questions regarding FSNURSE To: FAX: (919) 395-3863 P. Allen Gray, Jr., RN, PhD gray@vxc.Uncwil (Bitnet) GRAY@VXC.UNCWIL.EDU (Internet) 307 Church Street Wilmington, NC 28401 PHONE: (919) 251-8518 FAX: (919) 395-3863 Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: P. Allen Gray gray@vxc.uncwil.edu Doug Cutler uncdwc@uncvm1 Bitnet Address: UNCVM1 Internet Address: Name: GEGSTAFF Description: This list is open to the discussion of all topics relating to sexuality and gender in Geography. Discussions of theoretical and empirical work/issues are welcome as are book reviews, calls for papers, and information on conferences. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: UKCC Internet Address: UKCC.UKY.EDU Name: GENDER Description: Study of communication and gender discussion list. Subscriptions to this list must be sent to COMSERVE@RPIECS. Send the following message to COMSERVE@RPIECS to begin your subscription: Join Gender Your name. For example: Join Gender Susan Smith Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: support@rpitsvm (Comserve Support Staff) Editor: Karla Tonella kdtonell@vaxa.weeg.uiowa.edu Bitnet Address: RPIECS Internet Address: Name: GENETICS Description: Genetics is dedicated to the discussion of clinical human genetics. Its focus is on the diagnosis, management and counseling of conditions of known or possible genetic origin, and the clinical application of genetic technologies in obstetrics, pediatrics and medicine. Genetics is open to all persons interested in clinical human genetics, including health care providers (clinicians, nurses, and other health professionals) and consumers (interested laypeople). Genetics is owned and coordinated by a Board-certified Clinical Geneticist (Luis Fernando Escobar, MD) and an interested layperson (John B Harlan) Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owners: Editorial: Luis Fernando Escobar M.D. ized100@indyvax ized100@indyvax.iupui.edu Administrative: John B Harlan ijbh200@indyvax ijbh200@indyvax.iupui.edu Bitnet Address: INDYCMS Internet Address: INDYCMS.IUPUI.EDU.INDYCMS Name: GEOGFEM Description: This list is open to the discussion of all topics relating to gender issues in Geography. Discussions of theoretical and empirical work/issues are welcome as are book reviews, calls for papers, and information on conferences. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: UKCC Internet Address: UKCC.UKY.EDU Name: GERINET Description: Geriatric Health Care Discussion Group. This is a mailing list of those interested in geriatric health care. It is intended to have multidisciplinary representation (e.g. physicians, nurses, social workers, physical therapists, occupational therapists, psychologists, speech the rapists, lawyers, nursing home administrators, etc.) of individuals concerned about the well-being of elders. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Robert S. Stall, M.D. drstall@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu Bitnet Address: UBVM Internet Address: UBVM.CC.BUFFALO.EDU Name: GFULMED Description: This is for discussion of the Grateful Med software package issued by NIH. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: NDSUVM1 Internet Address: Name: GLB-MEDICAL Description: Homosexuality and the Medical Profession. GLB-MEDICAL is a new electronic discussion group devoted to issues related to homosexuality and the medical profession. Personal anecdotes, opinions, original research, news and requests for information about the topic are all welcomed. Discussion may include (but isn't limited to) *being OUT (or not) in medical school, to colleagues, or to patients *discrimination experienced by gay, lesbian, or bisexual physicians *examples, effects, and causes of discrimination experienced by glb patients *glb suicide, addiction, abuse, gaybashing, STD's, and the medical profession's responses *glb education in medical school *the medical profession's role in public education on glb issues Confidentiality will be respected regarding the usernames on the mailing list. Queries concerning the list or requests for items to be posted anonymously may be addressed to the moderator. Access: Electronic Mail * glb-medical@ac.dal.ca (list) * mailserv@ac.dal.ca (listserv) Contact: Moderator: Kevin Speight kevinsp8@ac.dal.ca Bitnet Address: Internet Address: AC.DAL.CA Name: GMRLIST Description: Greater Midwest Region Health Science Libraries. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: UICVM Internet Address: UICVM.UIC.EDU Name: GNOME-PR Description: Human Genome Program Bulletin Board. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: DARESBURY.AC.UK Name: GNOME-PR Description: BIOSCI Human Genome Program E-conference. The National Institute of Health's Human Genome Program is also planning to start a newsgroup for the discussion of genome-related issues. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Jane Peterson jp2@nihcu Bitnet Address: IRLEARN Internet Address: IRLEARN.UCD.IE Name: GOMED-L Description: Ontario Medical Education Group. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: QUCDN Internet Address: QUCDN.QUEENSU.CA Name: GRADNRSE Description: The GradNrse is a discussion for practicing nurses. It is moderated and originates at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, USA. It is intended to provide practicing nurses worldwide a place to give and get information about practice situations from their colleagues. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Linda Q. Thede, RN, MSN, lthede@kentvm Bitnet Address: KENTVM Internet Address: KENTVM.KENT.EDU Name: GRANOLA Description: The GRANOLA list is a forum for discussion of vegetarian-relevant issues. Topics include but are not limited to the following: exchange of really cool recipes, discussion of the various types of vegetarianism, nutrition information, a supportive atmosphere, animal rights issues, cookbook recommendations, tips on surviving as a vegetarian on meal plan. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Derrell Early bestuur@vtvm2 Bitnet Address: BROWNVM Internet Address: Name: GRANTS-L Description: NSF Grants & Contracts Bulletin Board. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: JHUVM Internet Address: Name: H-PROMO Description: Health Promotion Research List. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: RYERSON Internet Address: Name: HALRC-L Description: Health Affairs LRC Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owners: Sally Binkowski sbinkowski@uncsphvx Doug Cutler uncdwc@uncvm1 Name: HC-L Description: HC-L HEALTHCOM/VM Discussion. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: ALBNYDH2 Internet Address: Name: HEALTH-ED-REQUEST Description: A conference area dealing with Health Education. Any topic dealing with ideas, problems, or solutions is acceptable. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: STJHMC.FIDONET.ORG Name: HEALTH-L Description: HC-L HEALTHCOM/VM Discussion International Discussion on Health Research, Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Jill Foster jill.foster@newcastle.ac.uk Bitnet Address: Internet Address: IRLEARN.UCD.IE Name: HEALTHCO Description: Communication in health/medical context discussion list. Access: Electronic Mail * HEALTHCO@RPICICGE.BITNET (list) * COMSERVE@VM.ECS.RPI.EDU (listserv) Subscriptions to this list must be sent to COMSERVE@RPITSVM (bitnet) or COMSERVE@VM.ITS.RPI.EDU (internet). Send the following command to that address to initiate your subscription: Join HealthCo Your name For example: Join HealthCo Susan Smith Contact: Owner: support@rpitsvm (Comserve Support Staff). Bitnet Address: RPICICGE Internet Address: VM.ECS.RPI.EDU Name: HEALTHMGMT Description: HEALTHMGMT is an unmoderated Internet discussion forum for those interested in the practice, research, and education of management in health care and health service organizations. Discussions on issues pertaining to the management and administration of all health-related organizations, including hospitals, health systems, HMOs, nursing homes, health care networks, etc., and debates about current issues and events in health care and their impact on health care organizations and research are all welcomed. Management practitioners, researchers, and educators interested in health care issues are all encouraged to participate. Enrollment is open to anyone interested in these issues. HEALTHMGMT is also the electronic discussion list for the Health Care Administration Division of the Academy of Management. Potential uses of HEALTHMGMT include (but are not limited to): -- Requests for information, literature references, or help on any management-related health care issue (such as TQM, hospital organization design, nursing home administration, HMO pricing structures, etc). -- Discussions or debates on topics of interest to the members of the list (e.g. the impact of managed competition on health care organization, the tax- exempt status of hospitals, assessment of new technology in hospitals) -- Notices for professional meetings for management practitioners or academics. If you come across a notice for an interesting professional meeting, please post some information about it. -- Postings for jobs. Anyone aware of job openings (practitioner or academic) in the health care management area is encouraged to post this information. -- Calls for papers. Any calls for papers are especially encouraged. -- Book reviews: Read a good health care book lately? Share your opinions. -- Course design and syllabi: share your educational ideas with your colleagues. -- Archives: Every submission to HEALTHMGMT is automatically archived and made available for retrieval from the HEALTHMGMT listserver or the Management Archive gopher server. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: CHIMERA.SPH.UMN.EDU Name: HEALTHNET Description: An Internet discussion list for applications of high speed communication networks in Canadian Health Care. HEALTHNET is an internet forum for discussion of issues surrounding high speed networking inititives focussing on (but not specific to) Canadian health care. Anyone who is working on or with an interest in these initatives is invited to join and contribute (for example: health care personnel and adminstrators, physicians, technologists, government officials etc). Potential uses of HEALTHNET include (but are not limited to) -- Discussion of the use of networks (such as the Internet) for health care applications. Applications may include items such as Medical Electronic Data Interchange(EDI) for billing over The use of community health information networks and the use of network technology in the study of health outcomes. -- Discussion of issues such as privacy and security over networks, the application of remote diagnosis, radiographic transmissions etc -- Announcement of programs involving computer networks and Healthcare facilities, health ministries etc in Canada. -- Requests for information regarding network initatives, service providers, government programs and so on. -- Job postings and RFP's - anyone aware of job openings or who wish to post an RFP for a healthcare network initiative are encouraged to do so. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Michael Pluscauskas (x-man@mgcheo.med.uottawa.ca) Internet Health Care Applications Consultant Industry Canada, Ottawa Telephone: (613) 998-6639. Bitnet Address: Internet Address: CALVIN.DGBT.DOC.CA Name: HEALTHPLAN Description: White House Health Plan. This Internet mailing list is a conduit through which the White House sends health-reform announcements directly to health professionals and others with electronic mailing addresses. Access: Electronic Mail Addresses: * HEALTHPLAN@IGC.APC.ORG (list) * SFREEDKIN@IGC.APC.ORG (listserv) * Steve Freedkin (owner) Contact: Steve Freedken, sfreedkin@igc.apc.org Bitnet Address: Internet Address: IGC.APC.ORG Name: HEALTHRE Description: Health Care Reform. The purpose of Health Reform (HealthRe) is to share information and opinions, ideas and inquiries that relate to the topic of health care reform. While this is high in the political life of the United States at the present, observations, comments, or opinions on health care reform in other countries are welcome. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Co-Listowners: Eleftheria Maratos-Flier emarat@harvarda.harvard.edu Rick Narad rnarad@oavax.csuchico.edu Bob Moore str002@ukcc Bitnet Address: UKCC Internet Address: UKCC.UKY.EDU Name: HELPNET Description: Network Emergency Response Planning. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: NDSUVM1 Internet Address: Name: HERB Description: Medicinal and Aromatic Plants discussion list. This list is semi-officially supported by the ANADOLU UNIVERSITY MEDICINAL PLANTS RESEARCH CENTRE (TBAM), 26470 ESKISEHIR / TURKEY" Tlf-Net:+90 (22) 150580 ext.3661 Fax-Net:+90 (22) 150127 Bitnet: TBAM@TRANAVM2 D54@TRANAVM1 Contact: Owners: Suleyman Aydin d54@tranavm1 Huryasa Aslan huryasa@tranavm1 Bitnet: TRANAVM2 Internet: Name: HGML-L Description: Human Gene Mapping Library. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: YALEVM Internet Address: Name: HHSCOM-L Description: Although open to subscription, the list is primarily for staff within the U.S. Department of Health and use of the resources available on the Internet, improving HHS use of communication technology, and improving HHS access to information available within and outside of the Department. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Listowner: Bob Raymond, OSASPE.SSW.DHHS.GOV Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. Telephone: (202) 690-7316 Bitnet Address: NIHLIST Internet Address: Name: HHSCTL-L Description: US Dept of HHS: Reducing Internal Regulation. The list includes those staff persons within the U.S. Department of Health and Human (HHS) who are participating in a Department-wide effort to reduce internal regulations. Internal regulations or controls are rules imposed on HHS organizations, their managers, or staff that require approval of plans or activities, or provide detailed guidance on how to do something, or require detailed reporting on their activities. This control reduction effort is part of the Department's Continuous Improvement Process established in mid-1993 National Performance Review and to identify other ways to improve all Departmental activities. The National Performance Review and President Clinton's Executive Order on internal regulation requires that Federal agencies reduce these regulations by 50 percent by September 1996. The purpose of the list is to provide a means for communcicating proposals and developments related to the effort to regulation reduction effort. This is one of a number of activities within the Department whose purpose it is to implement and build upon the recommendations of the National Perfornamce Review recommendations. Other activities may also have established lists. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Listowner: Bob Raymond, Bobr@osaspe.ssw.dhhs.gov. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation Phone: (202) 690-7316. Bitnet Address: NIHLIST Internet Address: Name: HIM-L Description: The purpose of HIM-L is to: A) facilitate the transition of "medical record" practitioners to "health information managers." B) discuss current legislative, accreditation, and regulatory issues affecting the HIM field. C) provide a forum for health information management educators to share educational strategies. D) develop joint student projects within and between HIM programs. E) provide interaction for HIM students with educators and students from other HIM programs F) provide an opportunity for HIM students to practice using a listserv. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: FIONA.UMSMED.EDU Name: HL-7 Description: HL-7 is an electronic conference designed to foster communication concerning technical, operational, and business issues involved in the use of the HL-7 interface protocol. It is also intended as a forum for the HL-7 Working Group members who are participating in the specification of the interface protocol. Health Level Seven is an application protocol for electronic data exchange in health care environments. This HL-7 (Health Level Seven) Conference is *not* an official part of the HL-7 Working Group and Executive Committee. Official inquiries concerning HL-7 (Health Level Seven) should be sent directly to: Health Level Seven, P.O. Box 66111, Chicago, IL 60666-9998, fax: (708) 616-9099. In accordance with current CREN regulations, commercial activity (such as the selling of software) will be prohibited. Subscription to this conference is open to *anyone* interested. Access: Electronic Mail * HL-7@VIRGINIA.EDU (list) * HL-7-REQUEST@VIRGINIA.EDU (listserv) * HL-7-REQ@VIRGINIA (Bitnet) * David John Marotta (owner) All requests to be added to or deleted from this e- conference, problems, questions, etc., should be sent to: HL-7-REQUEST@VIRGINIA.EDU (Internet) Contact: Owner: David John Marotta, Medical Center Computing, Stacey Hall Univ of Virginia (804) 982-3718 wrk I Box 512 Med Cntr (804) 924-5261 msg C'ville VA 22908 (804) 296-7209 fax djm5g@virginia.edu djm5g@virginia Bitnet Address: Internet Address: VIRGINIA.EDU Name: HMATRIX-L Description: A discussion of online health science resources. Of primary interest, but not limited to, are resources available on the Internet. Discussions included where to find information, sounds, images and software of interest to the health professional and interested layperson. We're interested in not only what's available where, but also the quality of resource. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Listowner: Lee Hancock le07144@ukanvm le07144@ukanvm.cc.ukans.edu. Bitnet Address: Internet Address: UKANAIX.CC.UKANS.EDU Name: HOLISTIC Description: Discussion list dedicated to providing information and discussion on holistic concepts and methods of living which provide a natural way of dealing with the challenges of life. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Curt Wilson (owner) Bitnet Address: SIUCVMB Internet Address: SIUCVMB.SIU.EDU Name: HQ-L Description: HealthQuest Products Discussion List HQ-L (HealthQuest Products Discussion List) is a list to discuss software created and supported by HealthQuest. Examples include, but are not limited to: Clinical Data Editor (CDE), Clinipac, Medical Records Enhancement/Abstract, Patient Accounting (Medipac and/or Medipac III), Patient Appointments, Patient Management (PM), and Trendstar. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Jeff Schlader jschlade@psuhmc Bitnet Address: PSUHMC Internet Address: Name: HSNETM-L Description: Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: MIZZOU1.MISSOURI.EDU Name: HSPBED-L Description: Hospital Bed Availability in NY State. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: ALBNYDH2 Internet Address: Name: HSPNET-D Description: Hospital Computer Network Discussion Group. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: ALBNYDH2 Internet Address: Name: HSPNET-L Description: Hospital computer network discussion group HSPNET-L provides consultation, a monthly digest, and a data base of hospital networks. It emphasizes restoration and extension of consulting for rural hospitals by connection to major medical centers. All aspects (hardware, software, staff training, confidentiality of patient data, etc) will be covered. Particular attention will be paid to existing networks both in the USA and abroad. HSPNET-D is the Digest of HSPNET-L All requests to be added to or deleted from this e- conference, problems, questions, etc., should be sent to the owner. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Donald F. Parsons M.D. dfp10@albnyvm1 Bitnet Address: ALBNYDH2 Internet Address: Name: HUMAGE-L Description: Humanistic Effects of Aging. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: ASUACAD Internet Address: Name: HUMBIO-L Description: Humbio-L is an unmoderated discussion list dealing with biological anthropology, adaptation, environmental stress, biological race, growth, genetics, paleoanthropology, skeletal biology, forensic anthropology, paleodemography, paleopathology, primate biology & behavior. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: M.Y. Iscan iscan@fauvax Bitnet Address: FAUVAX Internet Address: ACC.FAU.EDU Name: HUMEVO Description: Human Evolutionary Research, moderated by the International Institute for Human Evolutionary Research at George Washington University in Washington, DC, examines human biological evolution, adaptation, variation, and evolutionary medicine. Sub-areas include interactive newsletter, hotline, bulletin board, cooperation column, research, and education. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Noel T. Boaz boaz@gwuvm Bitnet Address: GWUVM Internet Address: Name: HYPBAR-L Description: HYPBAR-L is an e-conference to provide an unmoderated environment where issues, questions, comments, ideas, and procedures can be discussed. In a broad sense, this includes virtually anything dealing with medicine in relation to diving and HyperBaric Medicine. The explicit purpose of HYPBAR-L is to provide timely interchange between subscribers, to provide a forum where interesting questions can be addressed within the context of interactive exchange between many individuals, to discuss the evolution and application of HyperBaric and Diving Medicine, to announce professional meetings, calls for papers, and any additional information that would be of interest. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Derrell Early bestuur@vtvm2 csm1al@technion Bitnet Address: TECHNION Internet Address: TECHNION.TECH NION.AC.IL Name: HYPERMED Description: Biomedical Hypermedia Instructional Design discussion list. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Kent Hisley khisley@umab Bitnet Address: UMAB Internet Address: Name: IAPSY-L Description: Interamerican Psychologists List (SIPNET). IAPSY is intended to facilitate and encourage communication and collaboration among psychologists throughout the Americas and the Caribbean, and to aid the Interamerican Society for Psychology/ Sociedad Interamericana de Psicologia in its activities. The languages of the list are English, French, Portuguese and Spanish (the languages of the ISP). Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Bob Pfeiffer grape@albnyvm1 Bitnet Address: ALBNYVM1 Internet Address: Name: IBDlist Description: IBDlist is a moderated mailing lists which discusses all aspects of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, with particular emphasis on Crohn's disease and Ulcerative Colitis. Anyone with an interest in these diseases, whether direct or indirect is welcome. This list will also act as a clearinghouse for information and discussion of current treatments, research, and other information related to IBDs. This list is not restricted to those suffering from one of the diseases or directly linked to IBD patients. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Thomas Lapp Bitnet Address: Internet Address: IBDLIST-REQUEST%MVAC23@UDEL.EDU Name: ICECA Description: International Committee for Electronic Communication on AIDS (ICECA). The purpose of ICECA: - to foster international coordination of electronic activities on AIDS. - to assist individuals and organizations who are interested to participate electronically. - to identify and arrange activities. Subscription to this list is limited to committee members. Mail may be sent to the committee by anyone. Further information about ICECA may be obtained from the list owner. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Michael Smith mnsmith@umaecs Bitnet Address: RUTVM1 Internet Address: Name: IMIA-L Description: International Medical Informatics Assn. Board. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: UMAB Internet Address: Name: IMMNET-L Description: Medical Immunization Tracking systems. IMMNET-L is an electronic bulletin board service designed to facilitate a national discussion about immunization tracking systems. State and local health agencies are specifically invited to participate. The purpose of agencies to share experiences in system design and implementation and is intended to encourage the development of standards for coding and data exchange. Other possible discussion topics could include algorithms for evaluation of compliance and reviews of commercial software. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: James E. Levin, MD, PhD jlevin@umnhcs jlevin@simvax.labmed.umn.edu Bitnet Address: DARTCMS1 Internet Address: DARTCMS1.DARTMOUTH.EDU Name: IMMUNE Description: This list is a support group for people with immune- system breakdowns (and their symptoms) such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Lupus, Candida, Hypoglycemia, multiple allergies, learning disabilities, etc. and their significant others, medical caretakers, etc.. The group is unmoderated and open to anyone anywhere in the world (no arguments about whether or not these disabilities exist). All requests to be added to or deleted from this e- conference, problems, questions, etc., should be sent to: IMMUNE-REQUEST@WEBER.UCSD.EDU Access: The address for posting is immune@weber.ucsd.edu, whereas to join, send a request to immune-request@weber.ucsd.edu (a human address). Contact: Owner: Cyndi Norman cnorman@ucsd.edu Bitnet Address: Internet Address: WEBER.UCSD.EDU Name: INCLEN-L Description: The purpose of this e-conference is to provide units of the International Clinical Epidemiology Network presently connected by electronic mail, with a vehicle for questions and comments to an "expert" in different aspects of clinical epidemiology. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: cliftonj@mcmaster Bitnet Address: MCMVM1 Internet Address: Name: INFO-AIDS Description: Acts as a clearinghouse for information, and discussion on AIDS, including alternative treatments, political implications, etc. Exchanges files with AIDNEWS@RUTVM1. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: RAINBOW.UUCP Name: INGEST Description: Ingestive Disorders Mailing list. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owners: henry kissileff hrkom@cuvmb Jerry B. Altzman jauus@cuvmb Bitnet Address: CUVMA Internet Address: Name: INHEALTH Description: International Health Communication discussion list. InHealth is a Comserve hotline. Access: Electronic Mail Addresses * INHEALTH@VM.ECS.RPI.EDU (list) * LISTSERV@ (listserv) For more information send this message to COMSERVE@RPIECS (bitnet) or COMSERVE@VM.ECS.RPI.EDU (Internet): Help Topics Hotlines Contact: support@rpitsvm (Comserve Editorial Staff) Bitnet Address: RPIECS Internet Address: VM.ECS.RPI.EDU Name: INHIB Description: Growth inhibitory molecule theme research group. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Dr. Lisa McKerracher cyla@musica.mcgill.ca Bitnet Address: Internet Address: VM1.MCGILL.CA Name: INJURY-L Description: The Center for Rural Emergency Medicine and the Injury Control Center of West Virginia University have established a discussion list on the Internet for injury research, epidemiology, intervention, prevention and other related issues. The list is open to all persons who share these interests. Access: Contact: Paul M. (Mike) Furbee Research Coordinator Center for Rural Emergency Medicine P.O. Box 9151 Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center Morgantown, WV 26506 (304) 293-6682 furbee@wvnvm.wvnet.edu Bitnet Address: WVNVM Internet Address: WVNVM.WVNET.EDU Name: IOOB-L Description: Discussion list dedicated to industrial/organizational psychology and organization behavior (IOOB). Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owners: John L. Cofer cofer@utkvxowners: John L. Cofer cofer@utkvxowners: John L. Cofer cofer@utkvx Harold Pritchett harold@uga Bitnet Address: UGA Internet Address: Name: IRAMED Description: This group is for general medical discussions/questions. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: JERUSALEM1.DATASRV.CO.Il Name: JMEDCLUB Description: Medical Journal Discussion Club. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: BROWNVM Internet Address: BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU Name: KINST-L Description: Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: ULKYVM Internet Address: Name: L-HCAP Description: Technology for the handicapped. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: NDSUVM1 Internet Address: Name: LACTACID Description: This is a mailing List for discussion and information exchange on ALL aspects related to the biology and uses of lactic acid bacteria; e.g. in human beings and animals (e.g. in new-borns, oral cavity, vaginal tract, etc) in fermented foods (cheese, pickles, sauerkraut, etc.) in animal feeds (ensilage) in the production of polysaccharides and others (e.g. dextran). Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Eng-leong Foo eng-leong_foo_mircen-ki%micforum@mica.mic.ki.se Bitnet Address: SEARN Internet Address: SEARN.SUNET.SE Name: LAIDOFF Description: So, you've been laid off? Stress related issues. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: ARIZVM1 Internet Address: Name: LASMED-L Description: The purpose of this forum is to gather all relevant information on the subject of lasers in medicine in Israel and to distribute it quickly through the computer network. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Joseph van Zwaren de Zwarenstein jo%ilncrd.bitnet@cunyvm.Cuny.Edu jo@ilncrd Bitnet Address: TAUNIVM Internet Address: TAUNIVM.TAU.AC.IL Name: LD-L Description: Veterinary Laboratories. 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. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Jim Case DVM,Ph.D (owner) Bitnet Address: UCDCVDLS Internet Address: Name: LD-LIST Description: Learning Disability Information Exchange List. LD- List is an open, unmoderated, international forum that provides an information exchange network for individuals interested in Learning Disabilities. Subscribers include persons with Learning disabilities, family members and friends, educators and administrators, researchers, and others wishing to know more about this disease. Any topic related to Learning Disabilities is appropriate for discussion. Access: To subscribe, send an email message to LD-List- Request@East.Pima.edu. In the BODY of the note say ONLY: SUBSCRIBE. Contact: LD-List-Owner@East.Pima.edu. Note: Ray Harwood is acting as list owner temporarily; the LD-List-Owner address will always point to the "current" list owner. Bitnet Address: Internet Address: EAST.PIMA.EDU Name: LHU-L LIST Description: The NYS Dept of Health's mission to safeguard the health of the citizens of NY has necessitated the collection a wide variety of data from the Local Health Units. Efforts are underway to find ways to make the process simpler and more efficient. Some of the ways that have supply PC applications having uniform user interfaces, and improve delivery of information electronically. It is the goal of this list to open up a convenient channel for members to openly discuss the problem even though we are spread out across the entire state and have very busy schedules. Some of the subscribers to the list are from Local Health Units, members of various divisions in the Health Department who collect the data and members of Information Systems and Health Statistics who manage the Healthcom computer network. The LHU-L list's success depends on the free exchange of ideas, questions, answers, problems and solutions. Please feel free to join and contribute. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Listowner: Barry Krawchuk, bdk01@albnydh2 Bitnet Address: albnydh2 Internet Address: Name: LIS-MEDICAL Description: Of interest to UK health sciences librarians on LIS- MEDICAL. We have an agreement with Nancy Start about a similar arrangement for MEDLIB-L. It means that UK people don't all have to subscribe to the US list, and they only get messages of international interest forwarded to LIS-MEDICAL. LIS-MEDICAL has around 250 members, mostly from the UK but with an increasing number of overseas subscribers. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Martin Lewis University of Sheffield Health Sciences Library Sheffield S10 2JF JANET: m.j.lewis@sheffield.ac.uk tel: (0742)766222x3025 fax: (0742)780923 Bitnet Address: Internet Address: SHEFFIELD.AC.UK Name: LIST-HEALTHPLAN - The LIST.HEALTHPLAN Internet Electronic Mailing List Description: LIST.HEALTHPLAN is an Internet electronic mailing list for receiving, via electronic mail, announcements from the White House regarding health- care reform. It is a *one-way* channel. Subscribers receive, as electronic mail (email), announcements from the White House regarding health-care reform. The welcome letter sent to new subscribers tells how to subscribe to discussion list, receive back postings from LIST.HEALTHPLAN, and edit/remove your subscription. SAVE IT FOR REFERENCE. Access: To subscribe, send a message with the Subject: SUBSCRIBE LIST.HEALTHPLAN to sfreedkin@igc.apc.org (steve Freedkin). For information *only* send a message with the Subject: SEND WELCOME LETTER ONLY. If you don't know how to set the Subject: line in the message header ask your local system administrator/support person. Contact: Steve Friedkin sfreedkin@igc.apc.org Bitnet Address: Internet Address: See Access Name: LIVE-EYE Description: Color and Vision Discussion Forum, LIVE-EYE is to be used as a discussion forum. It will not be closely monitored. This is an excellent place to conduct discussions on any topic relevant to color science and/or vision research. LIVE-EYE is an adjunct to the Color and Vision Network (CVNet). Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: cvnet@vm1.yorku.ca Bitnet Address: YORKVM1 Internet Address: VM1.YORKU.CA Name: LPN-L Description: Laboratory Primate Newsletter List. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: BROWNVM Internet Address: Name: LTCARE-L Description: This interest group seeks to identify, share, and discuss research findings relevant to public policy on disability (both physical and cognitive), aging and long-term care. The group is interested in the characteristics of long term care systems, including eligibility for services, participation rates, socio-economic status of participants, organizational and financial arrangements, service use, and costs. An area of major emphasis is how changes in public policy would affect programs (e.g. Medicare, Medicaid, Older Americans Act) benefitting frail elderly and other experience of States in the USA and other nations in providing long-term care are welcomed. This list is maintained in the office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) located in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Listowner: Robert Clark bobc@osaspe.ssw.dhhs.gov Bitnet Address: NIHLIST Internet Address: Name: MAXLIFE-L Description: MaxLife-L is a list for those working toward a positive, healthy life style while at the same time choosing to avoid heavy consumerism. It is for people who choose their activities with careful consideration to the pleasure they bring as well as all their costs. Please note that this is a MAILSERV and not a listserv server. Access: Address posts for the list to: maxlife@email.unc.edu or maxlife@gibbs.oit.unc.edu. Contact: Penny Ward crunchy@email.unc.edu . Sharon Gordon gordonse@iris.uncg.edu Bitnet Address: UNCG Internet Address: GIBBS.OIT.UNC.EDU Name: MED-TECH Description: Forum for discussions, postings, etc., for the Clinical Laboratory Sciences. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Robert Lathrop G563@Music.Ferris.Edu Ferris State University Big Rapids, Michigan 49307 Bitnet Address: FERRIS Internet Address: VM1.FERRIS.EDU Name: MEDFORUM Description: Medical Student Organization/Policy Forum. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: ARIZVM1 Internet Address: Name: MEDINF-L Description: Biomedical Informatics Discussion Group. E- conference for people working in medical data processing/medical informatics. All other requests to be added to or deleted from this e-conference, problems, questions, etc., should be sent to: PL_REI%DHVMHH1.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Prof. Dr. Claus O. Koehler dok205@dhddkfz1 Bitnet Address: DEARN Internet Address: Name: MEDLIB-L Description: MEDLIB-L is a forum for librarians in the health sciences. Discussion includes practical and theoretical issues in both the public and technical service areas. This list may be used to exchange ideas, questions, concerns and announcements of particular interest to health sciences librarians. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Nancy Start hslstart@ubvm Bitnet Address: UBVM Internet Address: Name: MEDMAC-fL Description: Discussion list of the 3d Medical Faculty of the Charles University, Prague. 3d is public health, epidemiology, immunology, basic sciences. Most of the communications are in Czech. The list is closed. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Dr. Milan Jira Bitnet Address: Internet Address: EARN.CVUT.CS Name: MEDNETS Description: Medical Telecommunications Networks. A forum to discuss medical telecommunication networks in the areas of clinical practice, medical research, and administration. The e-conference is intended to be used for ongoing discussions, information searches, contact searches, surveys, and so on. Archives: LISTSERV@NDSUVM1 or LISTSERV@VM2.NODAK.EDU also available via anonymous ftp to VM1.NODAK.EDU (134.129.111.1) with any password. After you are connected enter CD MEDNETS to access the archives (our file system is NOT hierarchical so to go back to the "root") you would enter CD ANONYMOUS. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Marty Hoag nu021172@ndsuvm1 Bitnet Address: NDSUVM1 Internet Address: VM1.NODAK.EDU Name: MEDPHS-REQUEST Description: A list to foster electronic communication between medical physicists, open to interested others. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: RADONC.DUKE.EDU Name: MEDPHY-L Description: EFOMP Medical Physics Information Services. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: AWIIMC12 Internet Address: VM.AKH-WIEN.AC.AT Name: MEDPHYS Description: Medical Physics. An attempt to foster electronic communication between medical physicists, open to interested others. Medical physics is a somewhat opaque but widely used synonym for radiological physics -- the physics of the diagnostic and therapeutic use of radiation in medicine. At present most of the subscribers are involved in radiotherapy. Access: Email Addresses * medphys@radonc.duke.edu (list) * medphys-request@radonc.duke.edu (listserv) Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: RADONC.DUKE.EDU Name: MEDSTU-L Description: Medical student discussion list. This is an open list, but the two listowners respectfully request that the e-conference be limited to students in medical schools. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owners: Art St. George stgeorge@bootes.unm.edu stgeorge@unmb David Goldstein dgoldst@bootes.unm.edu dgoldst@unmb Bitnet Address: UNMVMA Internet Address: UNMVM.EDU Name: MEDSUP-L Description: Medical Support List. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: YALEVM Internet Address: YALEVM.CIS.YALE.EDU Name: MENOPAUS Description: Menopause Discussion List. MENOPAUS is an open list is for the discussion of menopause, and the sharing of remedies and personal experiences related to menopause. It's open to women of all ages and other interested parties. While the list is meant to be a casual discussion list, people from the medical community are also welcome. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Judy Bayliss (owner) Bitnet Address: PSUHMC Internet Address: PSUHMC.MARICOPA.EDU Name: MHCARE-L Description: Discussion of topics pertaining to Managed Health Care and Continuous Quality Improvement. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Andrew Balas medinfab@mizzou1 Bitnet Address: MIZZOU1 Internet Address: MIZZOU1.MISSOURI.EDU Name: MI-EDUC Description: Education in Medical Informatics. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: UMAB Internet Address: Name: MI-STDNT Description: Students in Medical Informatics. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: UMAB Internet Address: Name: MICEE-L Description: Medical Informatics in Central & Eastern Europe (English language). Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Jan Vejvalka jan.vejvalka@lfmotol.cuni.cz Head of Informatics, Charles University Hospital Motol Bitnet Address: Internet Address: LFMOTOL.CUNI.CZ Name: MICZ-L Description: Medical Informatics in Czech Republic (and language). Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Jan Vejvalka jan.vejvalka@lfmotol.cuni.cz Head of Informatics, Charles University Hospital Motol Bitnet Address: Internet Address: LFMOTOL.CUNI.CZ Name: MINHLTH Description: Minority Health Issues in the US. The purpose of this list is fourfold: 1) for researchers who either directly or correctly look at issues of minority health, from a variety of perspectives and fields to network. 2) for announcements of meetings fellowships, graduate school opportunities, workshops, etc. 3) to discuss and answer specific questions and issues in minority health research 4) to discuss and share perspectives on research in this area in general and in health care of minorities. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Michelle Murrain (owner) Bitnet Address: Internet Address: DAWN.HAMPSHIR E.EDU Name: MIS-L Description: NYS Department of Health Management Information. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: ALBNYDH2 Internet Address: Name: MOBILITY Description: MOBILITY is a list to help disabled persons gain access and mobility. Topics for discussion include the following: just access to Public transportation. It is also our ability to get around using wheelchairs, and our own cars or vans. 2. Mobility also means communications. What about cell phones? I am presently trying to get NYNEX to start a special Emergency Life Line Mobile Service for those Cell Subscribers who have special parking permits or handicapped mass transit ID cards. Or whose doctor say a cell phone might be needed for the disabled person's health and safety. This will give these disabled persons the safety and ability to use a cell phone at a vastly reduced rate, giving them quick and efficient emergency communications if their motorized wheelchair or car or van breaks down. 3. Mobility will also be discussed as it relates to socializing and dating. 4. And we will also be discussing education and employment and how it relates to mobility. 5. Finally, you will help us with your views and news on mobility. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Robert Mauro rmauro@delphi.com Bitnet Address: SJUVM Internet Address: Name: MOL-EVOL Description: Molecular-Evolution Bulletin Board. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: DARESBURY.AC.UK Name: MORPHMET Description: Biological Morphometrics Mailing List. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owners: Leslie F. Marcus lamqc@cunyvm bigcu@cunyvm Bitnet Address: CUNYVM Internet Address: Name: MOTOL-L Description: Discussion list of the Motol Medical Faculty, in Czech language. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Jan Vejvalka jan.vejvalka@lfmotol.cuni.cz Head of Informatics, Charles University Hospital Motol Bitnet Address: Internet Address: FMOTOL.CUNI.CZ Name: MOTORDEV Description: Human Motor Skill Development. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: UMDD Internet Address: Name: MPSYCH-L Description: Society for Mathematical Psychology. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: BROWNVM Internet Address: Name: MSLIST-L Description: Multiple Sclerosis Discussion/Support. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: NCSUVM Internet Address: Name: MUCO-FR Description: Cystic Fibrosis discussion list - France (Mucoviscidoses). Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Michel Jorda jorda@frcism51 jorda@frsun12 Bitnet Address: FRMOP11 Internet Address: Name: MxDIAG-L Description: Dedicated to molecular diagnostic applications in pathology. If your work involves molecular techniques as applied to human diseases, especially to diagnostics, this list should provide a useful place for discussion of topics of interest to you. Here is the mission statement of this service: This list will provide a forum to exchange information for those physicians and scientists interested in the application of modern molecular techniques to the field of pathology, especially in the area of diagnostics. The list will not be moderated in order to encourage participation. All information relevant to molecular pathology/diagnostics including technical discussions, regulatory information, meeting announcements, managerial issues, etc. are appropriate for this list. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: ALBNYDH2 Internet Address: Name: NARA-L Description: A list created to improve internal communication among NARA staff on issues of technology and electronic interchange. Topics include use of the NIH e-mail accounts, Internet resources of interest to NARA staff, and other NARA news. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: ozh@nihcu Bitnet Address: NIHLIST Internet Address: Name: NAT-HLTH Description: NAT-HLTH Health Issues of Native Peoples. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: TAMVM1.TAMU.EDU Name: NCE-RESP Description: Network of Centers of Excellence in Respiratory Health discussion list. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Whitney Devries whitney@christie.meakins.mcgill.ca Bitnet Address: MCGILL1 Internet Address: Name: NCIW-L Description: Nutrient Cycling Issues. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: YALEVM Internet Address: Name: NEUCHILE Description: Chilean Neuroscience Discussion List (Lista de discusion sobre Neurociencias) (at Yale). Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Adrian Palacios palacios-adrian@yale.edu Bitnet Address: CUNYVM Internet Address: Name: NEUR-SCI Description: Neuroscience Bulletin Board. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: DARESBURY.AC.UK Name: NEURL Description: Neuroscience Strategic Planning. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: UICVM Internet Address: Name: NEURO1-L Description: Neuroscience Information Forum. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: #m01ejn@luccpua Bitnet Address: UICVM Internet Address: UICVM.UIC.EDU Name: NEURON Description: A list in digest form dealing with all aspects of neural networks especially natural systems, neurobiology, neuroscience...etc. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: CATTELL.PSYCH.UPENN.EDU Name: NEUS582 Description: Methods in Modern Neuroscience discussion list. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: u59950@uicvm Bitnet Address: UICVM Internet Address: Name: NEWS-L Description: NYS Department of health news. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: ALBNYDH2 Internet Address: Name: NEXT-MED Description: NeXT Medical Applications. NeXT-Med is open to end users and developers interested in medical solutions using NeXT computers and/or 486 systems running NEXTSTEP. Discussions on any topic related to NeXT use in the medical industry or relating to health care is encouraged. 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This is a discussion list for institutional hubs who are participating in the E-Guide program and others who are interested in sharing information about how E- Guide material is used at the institutional level to disseminate and make available NIH policy information. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Jim Jones jimj@jhuvm Bitnet Address: JHUVM Internet Address: Name: NIHDOC-L Description: NIH Guide List (LSUVM). Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: LSUVM Internet Address: Name: NIHGDE-L Description: NIH Guide Primary Distribution - NIH Guide University of Washington distribution list. This List controls the PRIMARY DISTRIBUTION of the electronic form of the "NIH Guide for Grants & Contracts" from the NIH to institutions participating in this program. As the program is currently defined, each institution on this list will receive one copy of each publication sent and is in turn responsible for "redistributing" or "making available" the publication for others at that institution by whatever means the institution deems appropriate. The Bitnet address of this list is NIHGDE-L@JHUVM. The Internet address of this list is NIHGDE- L@JHUVM.HCF.JHU.EDU. This list has no formal peers, however some "institutional representatives" on this list are LOCAL List Server lists. These lists may have different list header options than this list and are not managed by the NIH. 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Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owners: Gordon Larrivee larrivee@umassmed John Schiwitz john@umssmdvm Bitnet Address: Internet Address: NIC.UMASS.EDU Name: NUCMED-REQUEST Description: Discussion of Nuclear Medicine and related issues. Of particular concern is the format of digital images. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: UWOVAX.UWO.CA Name: NURCENS Description: NURCENS is a network discussion group for nurses associated with or interested in nursing centers (nurse run clinics affiliated with schools of nursing). NURCENS has been established to enable computer network based discussions that can enhance and enrich consultations among nurses about nursing centers. Forward questions regarding NURCENS to: P. Allen Gray, Jr., RN, PhD gray@vxc.uncwil (Bitnet) gray@vxc.uncwil.edU (Internet) 307 Church Street Wilmington, NC 28401 PHONE: (919) 251-8518 FAX: (919) 395-3863 Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owners: P. Allen Gray gray@vxc.ucwil.edu Doug Cutler uncdwc@uncvm1 Bitnet Address: UNCVM1 Internet Address: Name: NURSE-L Description: Nursing School project. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: EMUVM1 Internet Address: Name: NURSENET Description: A Global Forum form for Nursing Issues. NURSENET is an open, unmoderated, global electronic conference for discourse about diverse nursing issues in the areas of nursing administration, nursing education, nursing practice, and nursing research. While unmoderated, we hope that subscribers will volunteer to introduce and host topics in areas of their interest and expertise. We can use this space to make announcements, share ideas, papers, bibliographies, resources, to take polls, review books, ask for opinions, and to create community. When you subscribe, you will receive The NURSENET Guide which contains useful commands and information. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: List Manager: Judy Norris jnorris@oise.on.ca Bitnet Address: UTORONTO Internet Address: VM.UTCC.UTORONTO.CA Name: NUTEPI Description: Nutritional epidemiology discussion list. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Gert Mensink mensink@db0tui11 Bitnet Address: DB0TUI11 Internet Address: Name: OCC-ENV-MED-L Description: OCCUP-ENV-MED provides a forum for announcements, dissemination of text files and academic discussion. The forum is designed to allow presentation of clinical vignettes, synopses of new regulatory issues and reports of interesting items from publications elsewhere (both the medical and the non-medical journals). The Association of Occupational & Environmental Clinics represents the first nucleus of members for the list, and will use the list for announcements. AOEC members are either: A) interested clinics with approved credentials documenting expertise in Occupational & Environmental Medicine B) individuals interested in sharing this topic, but who have no requirement to show advanced training or expertise. Professional affiliations of the Mail-list subscribers will include: Occupational Physicians and Nurses Industrial Hygienists Government Public Health officials University investigators and regulators in Occupational & Environmental Medicine diseases. Topics may include: --Case Presentations, ending with "what do I do next?" -Ethical concerns -Requests for technical expertise, usually free and off-the-cuff. -Requests for collaborators, either research or business. -Announcements of hot topics, including regulatory issues, case reports with effect on usual practice, news events. -Job postings and requests for offers. Access: To place your name on the mail list, send a special message to the following internet address: mailserv@mc.duke.edu. Include just a single line message that says: SUBSCRIBE "FirstName LastName" eg: SUBSCRIBE Occ-Env-Med-L "Gary Greenberg, MD MPH" Please put in your full name in quotes as the example shows. Contact: Gary Greenberg, MD Occ-Env-Med Sysop green011@acpub.duke.edu Bitnet Address: Internet Address: MAILSERV@MC.DUKE.EDU Name: OMERACT Description: The OMERACT list is focused on Outcome Measures in Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Trials. Target group: rheumatologists, methodologists, physicians involved in drug regulation, physicians in industry. Purpose: to stimulate discussions around themes related to Outcome Measures in Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Trials. These discussions have been the focus of several conferences: The name OMERACT was coined for such a conference in Maastricht, The Netherlands in 1992. Topics discussed include: * Validation of outcome measures in the WHO/ILAR core set; * Use of indices (aggregate measures) in trials; * Discussion of new measures such as utilities and psychosocial measures; (economic and toxicity). Although the main focus is on Rheumatoid Arthritis, discussions on other disease (groups) are also welcome, e.g. Osteoarthritis. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Maarten Boers, M.D., PhD, MSc boers@intmed.Rulimburg.Nl Dept Int Med/Rheumatology, University Hospital PO Box 5800 6202 AZ Maastricht The Netherlands voice phone: +3143 877004; fax: +3143 875006. Bitnet Address: HEARN.BIT Internet Address: NIC.SURFNET.NL Name: ORADLIST Description: Oral Radiology discussion list. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owners: iadescw@mvs.oac.ucla.edu iadescw@uclamvs.bitnet csmiddw@mvs.oac.ucla.edu csmiddw@uclamvs.bitnet Bitnet Address: UCLACN1 Internet Address: Name: OXYGEN-L Description: Oxygen Free Radical Biology and Medicine Discussion. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owners: Lillian Novela c467414@mizzou1 Olen R. Brown vetorb@mizzou1 Bitnet Address: UMCVMB Internet Address: Name: PANET-L Description: Medical Education and Health Information discussion list. This discussion list is intended to provide a forum for the sharing of those seeking "Health for All in the Year 2000." The Dominant language is English, although some information appears in Spanish. Membership is open to all nationalities and health care disciplines, although emphasis is on Latin America and the field of medicine. The e- conference is a collaborative effort between the Health Manpower Development Office (HSM) of the Pan American Health Organization and the Panamerican Federation of Associations of Medical Schools (PAFAMS). Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owners: Wendy Steele steele@mcs.nlm.nih.gov pafams@yalevm Bitnet Address: YALEVM Internet Address: YALEVM.CIS.YALE.EDU Name: PARKINSN Description: Parkinson's Disease Information Exchange Network. PARKINSN is an open, unmoderated, international forum that provides an information exchange network for individuals interested in Parkinson's Disease. Subscribers include persons with Parkinson's disease, family members and friends, health care workers, researchers, and others wishing to know more about this disease. Any topic related to Parkinson's disease is appropriate for discussion. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Barbara Patterson patterso@fhs.csu.mcmaster.ca Bitnet Address: Internet Address: VM.UTCC.UTORONTO.CA Name: PARKINSON Description: PARKINSN is an open, unmoderated, international forum that provides an information exchange network for individuals interested in Parkinson's Disease. Subscribers include persons with Parkinson's disease, family members and friends, health care workers, researchers, and others wishing to know more about this disease. Any topic related to Parkinson's disease is appropriate for discussion. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Manager: Barbara Patterson patterso@fhs.csu.mcmaster.ca Bitnet Address: Internet Address: VM.UTCC.UTORONTO.CA Name: PBLIST Description: The PBLIST list exists to promote discussion of problem-based learning (PBL) in health sciences education. Topics may include case-writing; tutoring and training of tutors; collaboration between departments and institutions; student perspectives on PBL; research and experiences with PBL in various courses and institutional settings; evaluation methods; and the fostering of collegial relationships in support of the goal of this list. The owners hope that interpersonal computing will enhance the use of PBL in health sciences education and bring together those educators and students who wish to share their thoughts on this subject. Access: Send email command to MAILSERV@UTHSCSA.EDU or MAILSERV@UTHSCSA.BITNET. Contact: Owners/Moderators: Tom Deahl deahl@thorin.uthscsa.edu Bill Hendricson hendricson@uthscsa.edu Bitnet Address: UTHSCSA Internet Address: UTHSCSA.EDU Name: PEDIATRIC-PAIN Description: This is an international forum for discussion of any topic related to pain in children. Appropriate subjects might include: clinical problems or questions, research problems or proposals, announcements of meetings, book reviews, and political or administrative aspects of children's pain management and prevention. Access: Electronic Mail. To subscribe, send an e-mail message to: MAILSERV@ac.dal.ca with the first line of the body of the message: subscribe. Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: AC.DAL.CA Name: PHARM Description: Pharmacy Mail Exchange is a general discussion list for pharmacists and workers in related fields. Subscribers receive details of access to a BBS which includes a directory of email users, and software directory. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Paul Hodgkinson Dept of Pharmacy Leicester Polytechnic (Janet) phh@leicp.ac.uk Bitnet Address: Internet Address: DMU.AC.UK Name: PHYSIO Description: Physiotherapy discussion. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: MAILBASE@MAILBASE.AC.UK Name: PHYSL-TR Description: Physiology Discussion List. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: TRITU Internet Address: CC.ITU.EDU.TR Name: PLAY-L Description: PLAY-L focuses on the multidisciplinary study of play, games, and sport in diverse sociocultural contexts. Topics may include (but are not limited to) the nature of the ludic, children's play, animal play, adult games, amateur or professional and celebrations, joking and humor, mass-mediated images and representations of play, narratives of play, play in fiction, the global, national, regional, or local organization. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Alan Aycock aycock@hg.uleth.ca Bitnet Address: Internet Address: HG.ULETH.CA Name: POP-BIO Description: Population Biology is a synthesis of population ecology and population genetics, pursuing a unified theory to explain the structure, functioning and evolution of populations of living beings. Such populations are very complex systems, exhibiting a variety of phenomena that we still do not master. Just to quote a famous example, multiannual density cycles (e.g. in lemmings) have not received a satisfactory explanation, despite decades of debated studies and speculations. Population Biology is a very active field, encompassing such diverse approaches as tenacious, harsh field work to track long term demographic and genetic fluctuations, or sophisticated conversations with a computer about strange attractors possibly causing chaos in the density fluctuations. Topics that can be discussed include: ecology, population genetics, systematics, evolution, morphometry, interspecific competition, sociobiology, mathematical modelling, population regulation, pest control, chromosomal evolution, social behavior, statistical methodology in population study, population management of endangered species, applications of molecular biology techniques, etc., and, last but not least, your own topic. There is no restriction on the species: viruses, protokaryotes, plants, animals (including man), mythic or extinct species, computer-simulated species... Technical problems, book reviews, meeting announcements and so on are also welcome. The names of the new groups are: Internet: POPULATION-BIOLOGY Bitnet: POP-BIO Usenet: bionet.population-bio If you wish to participate in the group, please send your subscription request to the appropriate BIOSCI node below. More information on BIOSCI can also be requested at the addresses below: BIOSCI%NET.BIO.NET@VM1.NODAK.EDU (Internet, USA) BIOSCI@NET.BIO.NET (BitNet, USA) BIOSCI@IRLEARN.UCD.IE (Internet, Ireland) EARN/BitNet BIOSCI@UK.AC.DARESBURY (Janet, U.K.) BIOSCI@BMC.UU.SE (EARN/Internet, Sweden) Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Moderator: Vincent Bauchau (Internet) VINCENT%BUCLLN11.BITNET@VM1.NODAK.EDU (Bitnet) VINCENT@BUCLLN11 Bitnet Address: Internet Address: DARESBURY.AC.UK Name: PRENAT-L Description: Perinatal outcomes discussion list. The primary purpose of this listserv is to share information on perinatal health data and information resources for NYS, including birth and death data, hospitalization data, health status measures, program participation, congenital malformations registry data, and data on maternal risk factors. National and other-level data may also be pertinent. This listserv is one of the products resulting from a RWJ Foundation-funded project to improve health data for policy making. It was developed as one way to make health data resources more accessible to the health policy and research community. Many of the have been involved in this project and advised on ways to improve maternal and infant data. Contributors will make some summary tables available, will notify members of new reports or studies that they feel will be of interest, and will report on other data initiatives in which they are involved or know about. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Michael Zdeb msz03@albnydh2 Bitnet Address: ALBNYDH2 Internet Address: Name: PSI-L Description: PSI-L is a forum for discussing experiences, questions, ideas, or research having to do with psi (e.g. ESP, out-of-body experiences, dream experiments, and altered states of consciousness). This list is mainly about the nature of psi; if you're interested in debating whether psi exists, this isn't the place to do it. We're interested in hearing about personal experiences, and considering why and how these different phenomena happen, the connections between them, how to bring them about and what psychological or philosophical implications they have. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Lusi N. Altman lnaqc@cunyvm inaqc@cunyvm.cuny.edu Bitnet Address: RPITSVM Internet Address: Name: PSYART Description: Institute for Psychological Study of the Arts. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: NERVM Internet Address: Name: PSYC Description: Psychology, neuroscience, behavioral psychology. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: PUCC Internet Address: Name: PSYCGRAD Description: Psychology Graduate Student discussion forum. Now among each other efficiently and free of charge. The primary purpose is to provide a medium through which graduate students in the field of psychology can communicate. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Matthew Simpson 054340@uottawa Bitnet Address: UOTTAWA Internet Address: Name: PSYCHE-D Description: Discussion for those interested in the subject of consciousness. It is hoped that it will allow members to share ideas, do common research and so on. PSYCHE-D, the discussion list, will also be used to discuss articles that appear in the journal PSYCHE, but in addition members are invited to speak on other related themes. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: David Casacuberta ilff3@cc.uab.es> Bitnet Address: NKI Internet Address: Name: PSYCHIATRY Description: Unmoderated discussion forum dealing with issues in psychiatry and abnormal psychology. This mailbase list has been set up with the aim of utilizing the vast resources of the Internet on behalf of everyone interested in issues in psychiatry and abnormal psychology. As with any discussion forum its value will be proportional to the effort that those contributing to it are prepared to make in provoking stimulating and thoughtful debate. The forum was judged to be necessary because many of the findings and viewpoints in the fields of psychiatry and abnormal psychology are both controversial and easily misinterpreted, resulting in a lack of empathy and understanding between those pursuing radically different approaches to the aetiology and pathophysiology of mental illness. It is hoped that the forum will act as a bridge between those taking a biomedical viewpoint of the study and treatment of psychopathology, and those taking a more existential or psychodynamic viewpoint. It is hoped in particular that amicable discussion will encourage and support an attitude of mutual respect, producing a more collaborative approach to these difficult issues, so narrowing the unacceptably wide gulf that now separates the opposing camps. All of those wishing to share personal insights, research findings, philosophical outlooks, clinical case notes, or simple anecdotes on any of the following, are cordially invited to contribute: * Methodology: clinical case histories, scientific experimentation, laboratory models, statistical and analytical methods, meta-analysis. * Current and past research papers, unpublished findings. * Epidemiology of mental illness. * Concepts of abnormality: The underlying philosophy of psychiatry and abnormal psychology. * The history of perceived causes of abnormal behaviour: possession and witchcraft, physical causes, psychogenic causes. * The real life experience of mental illness. * Conflicting Approaches? The Biomedical approach, the psychodynamic approach, the environmental model: behavioural and cognitive approaches. * Psychiatric Nomenclature * Psychometric Testing - Psychological classification and assessment. * Specific Disorders: Personality disorders, neuroses, paranoid states, affective disorders, schizophrenia, organic disorders, eating disorders, sexual dysfunction and abnormality, psychoactive substance abuse, psychosomatic illness, behavioural disorders in children. * Diagnosis, classification, symptomatology, and prognosis of mental illness. * Psychoneuroimmunology, psychoneuroendocrinology. * Disorders of the nervous system and psychopathology. * Psychiatric emergencies. * Psycotherapeutic techniques. * Alternative approaches: meditation, relaxation, etc. * Physical treatments: psychopharmacology, electro- convulsive therapy, aversion therapy, psychoneurosurgery, etc. * Mental illness and the legal system: uses and abuses of psychiatry. * Mental illness and society: community care, the history of mental health care, the public perception of the mentally ill. * Psychopathology and creativity. * Aetiology: genetics, neuroanatomy, neurophysiology. * Reviews of new publications, journal articles, conferences. Have you read a stimulating reappraisal, or cogent exposition of your speciality? If so, let us know. * Assessment of contributors to the development of psychology and psychiatry: Charcot, Freud, Jung, Adler, Bleuler, Kraepelin, Meyer Erikson, Fromm, Rogers, Perls, Frankl, Skinner, Ellis, Laing et al. The basic underlying philosophy of this forum is: "There is someone wiser than any of us, and that is all of us." This would also be an appropriate motto for the Internet, and I would be very happy to hear from anyone who would like to assist in the compilation of a resource guide, register of research interests, or any other such extension to the services offered by this list that would be productive in making it a more useful tool to the subscribers. Access: Send subscription request to MAILBASE@MAILBASE.AC.UK. Contact: Ian Pitchford I.Pitchford@Sheffield.ac.uk Bitnet Address: Internet Address: MAILBASE.AC.UK Name: PSYLAW-L Description: Psychology and Law, international discussion. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: UTEPA Internet Address: Name: QADATA-L Description: New York State Department of Health: Data. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: ALBNYDH2 Internet Address: Name: QML Description: Quantitative Morphology List. This is an open, unmoderated mailing list to support researchers and clinicians in the field of quantitative morphology. This can include (but is not limited to): queries for help with technical or professional problems; pointers to interesting recent publications; summaries and abstracts of your own recent work; news of upcoming meetings; news about job openings or other professional opportunities; and news about granting agencies or programs. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Dean Pentcheff dean2@tbone.biol.scarolina.edu Bitnet Address: Internet Address: TBONE.BIOL.SCAROLINA.EDU Name: QUALRS-L Description: Qualitative Research for the Human Sciences. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owners: David Quarterman dlq@uga Harold Pritchett harold@uga Bitnet Address: UGA Internet Address: Name: RADSAFE Description: Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: ROMULUS.EHS.UIUC.EDU Name: RADSIG Description: Radiology Special Interest Group. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: rowberg@locke.hs.washington.edu Bitnet Address: UWAVM Internet Address: Name: RBMI Description: Groupe de Recherche en Biologie Moleculaire. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: FRORS13 Internet Address: Name: RBMI Description: Groupe de Recherche en BiologieMoleculaire. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: FRULM11 Internet Address: Name: RECOVERY Description: Recovery is intended as a forum and support group for survivors of childhood sexual abuse,incest and/or their SO's. Postings are published in digest format and contributors may post anonymously. The emphasis is on healing and recovery through the use of the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous as adapted for our purposes. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: WVNVM.WVNET.EDU Name: RESADM-L Description: A forum for individuals involved in research administration for discussion of a wide variety of research administration issues including changes in federal regulations, interpretation and implementation of private and federal sponsor regulations, indirect costs, budget caps, new grant programs and anything else that would generally be of interest to research administrators. The forum is intended to give research administrators a way to "compare notes" and to share policies, procedures and information that help to get the job done in this increasingly complex field. Typical members would include members of the Society of Research Administration and NCURA, but participation in the list would by no means be limited to members of these groups. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Elizabeth Mazzella eam01@albnydh2 Bitnet Address: NIHLIST Internet Address: Name: RESEARCH Description: Extramural Funding. Research news from Temple University. The RESEARCH list is for those people (primarily at educational institutions) who are interested in applying for outside funding support. That is, support from government agencies, corporations, foundations etc. This list attempts to assist faculty in locating sources of support and also to forward information regarding the latest news from potential sponsors. As an example, National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner Eleanor Cicinsky Bitnet Address: TEMPLEVM Internet Address: Name: REVES Description: Network on Health Expectancy. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: FRMOP11 Internet Address: Name: RHCFRP-L Description: Residential Health Care Facilities discussion list. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: ALBNYDH2 Internet Address: Name: RISK Description: Provided as a means of electronically distributing communications related to issues concerning the general topic of risk management and insurance. Originally created as a discussion group of the American Risk and Insurance Association, but non members may subscribe. Of interest to hospital risk managers. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: UTXVM.CC.UTEXAS.EDU Name: SAFETY Description: SAFETY is for people interested in the various environmental, health and safety issues and problems on college and university campuses. These can include life safety issues (fire protection, trip and fall and other general safety issues), chemical safety issues (waste disposal, laboratory safety, meeting regulations), biological hazards and radiation safety. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: UVMVM.UVM.EDU Name: SAIS-L Description: Science Awareness and Promotion. The SAIS List was formed in hopes of creating a forum for exchanging innovative ideas about making science more appealing to students. Science has brought to humankind better health, improved communication, better transportation and other advancements that raise the standard of living. It is imperative that students see the potentialities of science, whether harmful or beneficial, in order to judge how best to use science in their own lives and in the best interests of society. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: UNB.CA Name: SCHIZ-L: CLINICAL AND BASIC SCIENCE RESEARCH IN SCHIZOPHRENIA Description: SCHIZ-L is an unmoderated discussion list devoted to schizophrenia research. The objective of the list is to provide a forum for communications among researchers and others interested in this mental illness. It is hoped that this forum will facilitate discussion of both published and unpublished findings and ideas, foster potential collaborations between investigators, and develop into an information resource for those in this field. Access: Electronic mail Contact: Owner: Steve Daviss sdaviss@cosy.ab.umd.edu Bitnet Address: UMAB Internet Address: UMAB.UMD.EDU Name: SCHIZOPH (Schizophrenia Information Exchange Network) Description: SCHIZOPH is an open, unmoderated, global electronic conference that provides an information exchange network on issues related to schizophrenia. Subscribers include people and organizations interested in, or working on, issues related to schizophrenia. These include family and friends, researchers, healthcare providers, support and advocacy groups. Any topic related to schizophrenia is appropriate for discussion. We can use this space to make announcements, share ideas, papers, bibliographies, resources, experiences, etc. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Chris Glover cglover@oise.on.ca Bitnet Address: Internet Address: VM.UTCC.UTORONTO.CA Name: SCODAE Description: Communications Network for Pharmacy-School-Based Programs of Substance Abuse Education. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owners: Trent Tschirgi ttschirg@umab Anthony Tommasello ttommase@umab Bitnet Address: UMAB Internet Address: Name: SCR-L Description: Study of Cognitive Rehabilitation. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Joe Silsby birpjoe@mizzou1 Bitnet Address: MIZZOU1 Internet Address: Name: SENIOR Description: Senior health & living discussion group. Senior is dedicated to the discussion of all issues relating to the health and lives of senior citizens. It is intended to serve in part as a networking tool to facilitate enhancement of senior health & life by matching senior citizen needs with existing services. Senior is open to all persons interested in the health and lives of senior citizens, including health care providers, social service providers, gerontologists, and others. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: John B Harlan ijbh200@indyvax.iupui.edu ijbh200@indyvax Bitnet Address: INDYCMS Internet Address: Name: SHS Description: Student Health Services discussion list. The purpose is to promote the widespread and rapid exchange of information among the medical and administrative staffs of student health services of institutions of higher education. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owners: Dr. Jo G. Sweet sweet@utkvx Bruce Delaney pa6460@utkvm1 Bitnet Address: UTKVM1 Internet Address: UTKVM1.UTK.EDU Name: SKEPTIC Description: Analysis of the Paranormal. This list is a discussion group designed for philosophers, psychologists, natural and biological scientists, writers, etc. to take a 'skeptical' and scientifically informed look at claims of the paranormal, etc. ie Creationism, Health Fraud, witchcraft, crypto-zoology. Anything that might appear in _The Skeptical Inquirer_ is fair game. There are no paranormal topics that cannot be discussed here, but it would be extremely nice if the discussions could be kept _rigorous_ ... Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Taner Edis (owner) Bitnet Address: Internet Address: JHUVM.HCF.JHU.EDU Name: SLEEP-L Description: For discussion of sleep disorders. Membership is restricted to health care providers involved in academic or clinical pursuits related to sleep or discussion of sleep disorders. Membership is restricted to health care providers involved in academic or clinical pursuits related to sleep. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: QUCDN Internet Address: Name: SLFHLP-L Description: Self-Help research discussion group. SLFHLP-L was created to provide a forum for those who are interested in researching self-help / mutual-aid. People from many different fields and backgrounds participate in the list: social workers, community psychologists, socologists, community health workers, self-help clearinghouses, graduate students, and others. The list is used to ask questions or share information on research ideas, designs and methodologies, to report interim or published results, to announce ... Access: Electronic Mail Contact: owner-slfhlp-l@vmd.cso.uiuc.edu (owner) Bitnet Address: Internet Address: VMD.CSO.UIUC.EDU Name: SMDM-L Description: SMDM-L is the electronic bulletin board service for members of The Society for Medical Decision Making and others interested in the theory and practice of decision making. The online community draws from a diversified group including physicians and other heath care professionals, students, hospital and health administrators, policy analysts, health economists, educators, computer analysts, psychologists and medical ethicists. Discussion topics include the analysis of decision making as it applies to clinical practice, to the establishment of health care policies, and to the administration of health care programs. In addition, the service will post announcements of general interest to the decision making community. SMDM-L is a moderated list with subscription open to all. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: James E. Levin, MD, PhD jlevin@simvax.labmed.umn.edu Bitnet Address: DARTCMS1 Internet Address: DARTCMS1.DARTMOUTH.EDU Name: SMOKE-FREE Description: SMOKE-FREE is a support discussion list for people recovering from addiction to cigarettes. Anybody with an interest in quitting smoking or in helping others quit is encouraged to join the discussion. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Natalie Maynor maynor@ra.msstate.edu Bitnet Address: Internet Address: RA.MSSTATE.EDU Name: SMS-SNUG Description: Shared Medical Systems (SMS) National User Group (SNUG) Conference SMS-SNUG is an electronic conference designed to foster communication concerning technical, operational, and business issues involved in the use of the SMS Inc. products. The e-conference is sponsored by the University of North Carolina Hospitals Information Systems Division. The e-conference is also supported by the University of North Carolina Office of Information Technology. Our thanks to their management and staff for permission to use their VM system for the e-conference and for assistance in setting it up. While intended as a forum for SMS users, Shared Medical staff participation is welcomed and solicited. Subscription is open to anyone interested. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owners: Lyman A. Ripperton III Technical Services Manager Information Services Division The University of North Carolina Hospitals Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Phone: 919/966-3969 Bitnet Address: UNVCM1 Internet Address: GIBBS.OIT.UNC.EDU Name: SNURSE-L Description: The student nurses conference list. This list has been established as an effort to initiate undergraduate nursing students to a world of electronic health data. SNURSE-L has a number of different goals lined up: 1) The collection and processing of health data. 2) Discussion of trends and issues in nursing. 3) Enhanced communication between undergraduate student nurses. 4) An area for communication among nursing student leaders. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Dan Fisher fisherd@scsud.ctstateu.edu Bitnet Address: UBVM Internet Address: UBVM.CC.BUFFALO.EDU Name: SOCWORK Description: Social Work Discussion List. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Harry Chaiklin inmate@umab Bitnet Address: UMAB Internet Address: Name: SOREHAND Description: Discussion of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Tendonitis Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Richard Karpinski owner@ccnext.ucsf.edu Bitnet Address: UCSFVM Internet Address: Name: SOS-DATA Description: Social Science Data List. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owners: Dave Sheaves uirdss@uncvm1.oit.unc.edu Doug. Cutler uncdwc@uncvm1.oit.unc.edu Jim Cassell cassell@uncvm1.oit.unc.edu Bitnet Address: UNCVM1 Internet Address: Name: SPHALB-L Description: SUNYA/DOH/AMC School of Public Health. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: ALBNYDH2 Internet Address: Name: SPORTPSY Description: Exercise and Sports Psychology. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Michael Sachs v5289e@templevm Bitnet Address: TEMPLEVM Internet Address: Name: SSSSTALK Description: This list provides a network through which professional researchers, clinicians, educators and students in the field of sexuality can communicate freely, professionally, and efficiently. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Betty Harris bah6017@tamvenus Bitnet Address: TAMVM1 Internet Address: TAMVM1.TAMU.EDU Name: STOPRAPE Description: Sexual Assault Activist List. STOPRAPE is a list created for the purpose of connecting anti-rape campus activists from all over the country. The goal of the list is to have a fast and effective way to share information about assault on our various campuses and to open a dialogue on possible solutions to the endemic violence against women on campus. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: M. Moore Robinson st102199@brownvm Jenny Fallesen st801517@brownvm Bitnet Address: BROWNVM Internet Address: Name: STROKE-L Description: CerebroVascular Accident. The purpose of the Stroke Lists is to share information and opinions, ideas and inquiries that relate to the topic of stroke. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Bob Moore str002@ukcc.uky.edu Bitnet Address: UKCC Internet Address: UKCC.UKY.EDU Name: STUT-HLP Description: STUT-HLP is intended to be a support list for people who stutter and their families. It is *not* intended to be an academic discussion list, since other lists (stutt-l stutt-x) currently exist to serve that purpose. The idea for STUT-HLP grew from my observation that the current lists that are available for stuttering seem to serve the needs of academics rather than people who stutter. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Robert W. Quesal mfrwq@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu Bitnet Address: ECNUXA Internet Address: BGU.EDU Name: STUTT-L Description: Stuttering: Research and Clinical Practice Stuttering: Research and Clinical Practice Mailing list to facilitate the exchange of information among researchers and clinicians working on the problem of stuttering. Researchers are encouraged to submit descriptions of current projects (purpose, procedures, results if any, current status) and to raise questions that may be of interest to other researchers. Clinicians are encouraged to describe unusual cases. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Woody Starkweather v5002e@templevm Bitnet Address: TEMPLEVM Internet Address: Name: STUTT-X Description: For those who study stuttering. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: ASUACAD Internet Address: Name: SUNYHC-L Description: SUNY Health Council Discussion. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: BINGVMB Internet Address: BINGVMB.CC.BINGHAMTON.EDU Name: SUNYSPHL Description: State University of New York School of Public Health. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: ALBNYDH2 Internet Address: Name: TBI-SPRT Description: Traumatic Brain Injury list exists for the exchange of information by survivors, supporters, and professionals concerned with traumatic brain injury and other neurological impairments which currently lack a forum. We know from our own experience that one of the main difficulties people dealing with tbi face is that their time is mostly dominated by the survivor's recovery process. Accessing support groups or networking of any kind can seem like one more thing to add to a packed schedule. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Len Burns lburns@cats.ucsc.edu labyris@gorn.echo.com. Bitnet Address: SJUVM Internet Address: JUVM.STJOHNS.EDU Name: TDR-SCIENTISTS Description: TDR stands for "UNDP/WorldBank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases". The List is a cost-free media for 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. Messages should be short (Remember in some countries users are paying for e- mail per every word they receive!). In mid-1993 when WHO became a full Internet node, a number of WHO Divisions, including TDR, started to experiment with the new facilities. One of which is Mail-Reflector. It enables an e-mail based distribution list or discussion list. TDR- SCIENTISTS List was announced in October 1993 issue of TDR News. This is an experimental List . It is planned that sometime in 1994 WHO would acquire an Internet software which simulates functions of Listserv (of Bitnet type). Until then, a human host or two are looking after the traffic. FAQ: some of the Frequently Asked Questions are: Q. Give me the list of all subscribers. A. Please wait until the List is put on a Listserv type. There are subscribers who wish to remain anonymous. Listserv will take care of this requirement nicely by giving a "conceal option" to subscribers. Q. If I have a question to TDR officials, can I send them e-mail direct? A. E-mail is considered by the TDR secretariat as "an experimental communication mode, somewhere between Voice- mail and Fax". All TDR professionals have an account . E-mail communications from developing countries are taken as a substitute of Fax, so you can send even OFFICIAL notes (except of course where a signature is legally required). Access: Send your request to join TDR-SCIENTISTS to . N.B.: Note the word request. Contact: (For more information on TDR itself, write to TDR Communications, WHO, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland or send e-mail to TDRNEWS@who.ch>.) An auto-response address was created. Send any message to . The machine will respond by ending this text. Bob Hata K. Hata, Ph.D. Management Officer (Networking) UNDP/WorldBank/WHO Special Programme Tropical Diseases Research (TDR) WHO, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland Bitnet Address: Internet Address: who.ch Name: TELEMED Description: Discussion group for providing brief news on Telemedicine and discussing related issues. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: LEON.NRCPS.ARIADNET.GR Name: THICVA-REQUEST Description: Provides for the discussion of Traumatic Head Injuries, Cerebrovascular Accidents, and other related Intracranial Malformations. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: STJHMC.FIDONET.ORG Name: THPHYSIO Description: Thermal Physiology. Mailing list for accelerating exchanges of information between scientists working in the field of thermal physiology, such as relevant advices, queries, and ideas. The list is also a good place to ask questions of general interest; stimulating discussion on recent results or publications; and to provide an easy and cheap way to forward general announcements. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Michel Jorda jorda@frsun12 Bitnet Address: Internet Address: FRMOP11.CNUSC.FR Name: TIPS Description: Teaching In the Psychological Sciences. A forum for the open discussion of all aspects of teaching in psychology. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: FRE.FSU.UMD.EDU Name: TRDEV-L Description: Provides a forum for the exchange of information on training and the development of human resources. Training is designed to improve human work performance on the job, and development. Could be of interest to hospital human resource managers. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Jeffery Allen jma110@psuvm Bitnet Address: PSUVM Internet Address: Name: TRNSPLNT Description: Organ Transplant TRNSPLNT is a discussion list for organ transplant recipients and anyone else interested in the issues, experiences and realities of living with an organ transplant. Over the last 30 years, the number of transplants performed each year has grown steadily in both absolute numbers and type of organs transplanted. Though there are hospital, clinical and pharmaceutical industry- sponsored newsletters, there are few, if any, completely independent discussion forums for those who have experienced this. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Dan Flasar Systems Manager General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) St. Louis, MO Washington University School of Medicine Recipient of 3 kidney transplants. danf_cm@wugcrc.wustl.edu sysflasar@wugcrc.wustl.edu Bitnet Address: WUVMD Internet Address: WUVMD.WUSTL.EDU Name: TWINS Description: Even though the term 'twins' issued, it is meant to represent twins, triplets, etc.. The purpose is to provide an open forum for the discussion of issues related twins. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Jeffery Allen jma110@psuvm Bitnet Address: Internet Address: ATHENA.MIT.EDU Name: ULDENT-L Description: U of L Dental School Faculty/Staff Discussion. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: ULKYVM Internet Address: Name: URBANITES Description: Urban self sufficiency. The purpose of this mailing list is to discuss and promote self- sufficiency in everyday life in many forms. This includes but is not limited to basic needs such as food, shelter, health, and safety. A unique aspect of this list, however, unlike many others, is that we will concentrate on the city and urban/semi- burbs applications of traditional self-sufficiency technology. Access: Email Addresses * URBANITES@PSYCHE.MIT.EDU (list) * strata@FENCHURCH.MIT.EDU (listserv) Contact: Owner: stephen g. wadlow sgw@silver.lcs.mit.edu Bitnet Address: Internet Address: See access Name: UVHINF-L Description: UVic Health Info Science Bulletins. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owners: Leslie Wood his@uvvm Deborah Needley his2@uvvm Bitnet Address: UVVM Internet Address: UVVM.UVIC.CA Name: VALIDATA Description: VALIDATA is an electronic conference on topics related to psychological measure development, testing, and validation. It is established to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas on the creation and improvement of multi-item individual difference measures of unobservable psychological constructs. The discussion is essentially unmoderated and the following topics are especially encouraged: --Uses of confirmatory factor analysis tools in measure purification. --Face validity opinions. --Constructs in need of measurement improvement. --Psychometric problems in existing scales. --Techniques for improving MTMM studies. Goals include advancing this area, improving methodology, encouraging new scale development, and improving overall value of psychological measurement scales. Validata announced by the Marketing Department at the College of Business of Florida State University through a cooperative effort with the Department of Management and Marketing at the University of Alabama. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Leisa Reinecke Flynn, lflynn@postoffice.cob.fsu.edu Department of Marketing College of Business Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32306-1042 Phone: (904) 644-4294 Bitnet Address: UA1VM.BIT Internet Address: UA1VM.UA.EDU NET Name: VEGGIE Description: Vegetarianism. If you are interested in vegetarianism, veganism, fruitarianism, macrobiotics, whole/natural foods, health/fitness, cooking, etc., this new mailing list may be for you! (We are a "dissident" spin-off of Granola, another vegetarian mailing list.) Our list is called "VEGGIE" to be inclusive of vegans, fruitarians, lacto-, ovo-, ovo-lacto-vegetarians, vegetable-lovers, those simply interested in vegetarianism or veggie recipes, etc! You do not have to be a vegetarian to join! Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Penny Ward Bitnet Address: Internet Address: GIBBS.OIT.UNC.EDU Name: VETADM-L Description: Veterinary Hospital Administration issues. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: TAMVM1 Internet Address: Name: VETCAI-L Description: Veterinary Medicine Computer Assisted Instruction. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: KSUVM Internet Address: Name: VETHIS-L Description: Veterinary Hospital Information Systems. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: UIUCVMD Internet Address: Name: VETINFO Description: Discussion of Informatics in Veterinary Medicine. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: UCDCVDLS Internet Address: Name: VETLIB-L Description: Veterinary Medicine Library issues. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: VTVM2 Internet Address: Name: VETMED-L Description: Veterinary Medicine. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: UGA Internet Address: Name: VETMICRO Description: Veterinary Microbiology discussion Group. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: UCDCVDLS Internet Address: Name: VETMYCOP Description: Veterinary Mycoplasma Discussion Group. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: UCDCVDLS Internet Address: Name: VISION-L Description: Eye movement research discussion list. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: ADS.COM Name: VISION-LIST Description: Expert Systems and Vision. Discussion group for artificial intelligence vision researchers. The list is intended to embrace discussion on a wide range of vision topics, including: physiological theory, computer vision, artificial intelligence technology applied to vision research, machine algorithms, industrial applications, robotic eyes, implemented systems, ideas, profound thoughts. Access: Send subscription message to th Vision-List- Request@ADS.COM listserv. Contact: Tod Levitt (owner) Bitnet Address: Internet Address: ADS.COM Name: VSTAT-L Description: Vital Statistics kept at the NY State Dept of Health. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Co-listowners: EBC Maillog ebc@albnydh2 Pam Akison pja01@albnydh2 Bitnet Address: ALBNYDH2 Internet Address: Name: WHONCD-L Description: WHO COLLABORATING CENTERS ON NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES DISCUSSION GROUP The Division of Health and Development of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is pleased to announce to all participants at WHO Collaborating Centers on Non Communicable Diseases that the discussion group list WHONCD-L has been deployed at db2.nlm.nih.gov server as a part of the recommendation of the meeting. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Dr. Carlos A. Gamboa Bitnet Address: Internet Address: DB2.NLM.NIH.GOV Name: WHSCL-L Description: Health Sciences Library Discussion. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owners: osakb@emuvm1 libsf@emuvm1 Bitnet Address: EMUVM1 Internet Address: Name: WITSENDO Description: Endometriosis. WITSENDO is a moderated mailing list which discusses all aspects of Endometriosis with particular emphasis on coping with the disease and its treatment. Anyone with an interest in this disease is welcome to participate whether or not they actually suffer from the disease. The list will act as a clearinghouse for information exchange and promote discussion of current treatments, research and educational literature. Professional (medical) comments are of course, most welcome. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: david@dartcms1 Bitnet Address: DARTCMS1 Internet Address: DARTCMS1.DARTMOUTH.EDU Name: WMN-HLTH Description: The Center for Women's Health Research is starting an electronic newsletter and discussion group for people who are interested in women's health and can access email on internet or bitnet. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Shirlee Cooper shirlee@carson.u.washington.edu Bitnet Address: UWAVM Internet Address: UWAVM.U.WASHNGTON.EDU Name: WU-AIDS Description: Sci.Med.AIDS Newsgroup. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Michael Smith mnsmith@umaecs Bitnet Address: WUVMD Internet Address: Name: WUNIHG-L Description: Washington University NIH Guide Distribution. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: Ken Robin p84103kr@wuvmc Bitnet Address: WUVMD Internet Address: Name: Y-RIGHTS Description: Children's/Adolescent's Rights List. Also distributed in a weekly format. Access: Electronic Mail Contact: Owner: drz@sjuvm Bitnet Address: SJUVM Internet Address: ======================================================================= USENET NEWS GROUPS: These are news groups subscribed to by universities. They can also be accessed via telnet and Gopher at various sites around the world. ======================================================================= Name: ALT NEWSGROUPS Description: alt.support.arthritis A discussion of issues concerning arthritis sufferers alt.education.disabled A discussion of issues concerning the disabled. alt.recovery 12 step groups (such as AA, ACA, GA, etc.) Name: BIONET NEWS GROUPS Description: Unlike most Usenet newsgroups, the bionet newsgroups all have gateways into non-listserver mailing lists. The cross-posting of articles to more than one newsgroup is discouraged, since at this time the e-mail subscribers will get multiple copies of any cross- posted articles.These mailing lists are administrated by David Kristofferson's BIOSCI service, which is funded by the US National Science Foundation for the express purpose of supporting computer networking among biologists.By supporting personal e-mail subscriptions to the bionet newsgroups, BIOSCI has effectively formed a bridge between biologists with e-mailand those with Usenet (once familiar with Usenet, few people have the patience for e-mail subscriptions). David Kristofferson is responsible for proposing the creation of the bionet domain of Usenet and starting many of the bionet newsgroups. Requests for e-mail subscriptions to bionet newsgroups are handled by biosci@net.bio.net (for requests from he Americas) and biosci@daresbury.ac.uk (for all others). BioSci Three important items follow: BIOSCI archive searching by e-mail, the BIOSCI FAQ, and the BIOSCI User Address Directory form. If you have not yet listed yourself in our e-mail address directory, please take a few minutes to complete and return the form below. If your address information has changed since you listed yourself, please send us an updated form. Sincerely, Dave Kristofferson BIOSCI/bionet Manager kristoff@net.bio.net SEARCHING BIOSCI ARCHIVES WITH WAISMAIL E-mail users can search the BIOSCI archives by using our waismail e-mail server. For instructions send the message help to waismail@net.bio.net. Leave the Subject: line blank. Other methods of searching the archives via WAIS and gopher are described in the BIOSCI FAQ. BIOSCI FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ) SHEET 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 for anonymous FTP from net.bio.net [134.172.2.69] in pub /BIOSCI/biosci.FAQ or for retrieval by gopher to net.bio.net, port 70. It may also be requested by sending e-mail to biosci@net.bio.net (use plain English for your request). The FAQ is also posted on the first of each month to the newsgroup BIONEWS/bionet.announce immediately following the posting of the BIOSCI information sheet. A FAQ describing administrative details of the bionet newsgroups is available from biosci@net.bio.net or biosci@daresbury.ac.uk, and appears regularly in the bionet.announce newsgroup. Note: rules for forming new bionet newsgroups differ somewhat from those used elsewhere in Usenet. Various other FAQs dealing with the interests of specific newsgroups are posted in those newsgroups. Tom Schneider's FAQ for bionet.info- theory is available by anonymous ftp from ncifcrf.gov: look for the file bionet.info-theory.faq in the pub/delila/ directory. bionet.general General BIOSCI discussion bionet.genome.chrom22 Discussion of Chromosome 22 bionet.journals.contents Biology Journals Contents bionet.immunology Discussion concerning immunology research bionet.molbio.ageing Cellular and organismal ageing bionet.molbio.bio-materix Computer applications to biological databases bionet.molbio.embldatabank EMBL Nucleic acid database discussion bionet.molbio.genbank Information concerning the GenBank Nucleic acid bionet.molbio.genbank.updates Moderated. GenBank updates bionet.molbio.gene-linkage Discussions about genetic linkage analysis bionet.molbio.evolution How genes and proteins have evolved bionet.molbio.genome-program Discussion of Human Genome Project issues bionet.molbio.hiv Discussion concerning the molec. biology of HIV bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts Requests for information and lab reagents bionet.neuroscience Research issues in the neurosciences bionet.molbio.proteins Research on proteins and protien databases bionet.sci-resources Information about funding agencies Name: BITNET LISTSERV ECHOS Description: As with all of the bit.listserv news groups, these are echos of the corresponding Bitnet mailing lists. bit.listserv.aidsnews bit.listserv.autism bit.listserv.deaf-l bit.listserv.l-hcap bit.listserv.mednews bit.listserv.psycgrad. Name: MISC NEWSGROUPS Description: misc.emerg-services Emergency services discussion group misc.handicap This newsgroup covers all areas of disabilities, technical, medical, educational, legal, etc. Name: SCI NEWSGROUPS Description: sci.bio Biology and related sciences discussion sci.bio.technology Discussion of technology in biology sci.med Medicine and its related products and regs. sci.med.aids AIDS: treatment, path./biol., HIV prevention sci.med.nurs Nursing discussion sci.med.physics Physics in medicine discussion sci.med.radiol Radiology discussion sci.med.telemedicine Medical Networking - Hospital Networks sci.psychology Psychology issues sci.psychology.digest Psychology issues in digest form sci.med.occupational Occupational Injuries discussion. Name: TALK NEWSGROUPS Description: talk.abortion Abortion issues discussion talk.politics.drugs The politics of drug issues ===================================================================== DOCUMENTS: These are pointers to significant documents (files) concerning health related subjects. ====================================================================== Name: california initiative Description: The version proposed in california -- returns huge amounts of authority and responsibility to the consumers and providers (meaning doc and other direct deliverers of services, NOT health plans, insurance companies, any third-party managers) Access: e-mail Ask for the full text of the California Initiative. Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: DAEMON@IGC.APC.ORG URL Address: N/A Name: CLINTON HEALTH PLAN AND RELATED DOCUMENTS Description: HEALTH PLAN These can be retrieved by anonymous ftp from the USDA server at ace.esusda.gov:/pub/data/ace/health/health- legis The book sections are in ace.esusda.gov:/pub/data/ace/health/health-book/ This is the book which President Clinton displayed while giving his talk. It consists of: A letter, The Table of Contents, The forward, and chapter1 chapter2 chapter3 chapter4 chapter5 chapter6 chapter7 chapter8 chapter9 conclusion and appendix1 appendix2. Legislation is also available, but it is very large. Even broken down into sub-files these would probably break your mailers: legis.00 7348(8) legis.01 353502(8) legis.02 164323(8) legis.03 175588(8) legis.04 180416(8) legis.05 159408(8) legis.06 114074(8) legis.07 111585(8) legis.08 75373(8) legis.09 36520(8) legis.10 23391(8) legis.11 30496(8) legis.12 6083(8) The President's "Health Security Act" and "The President's Report to the American People" are now available electronically and in print and will soon be available on CD-ROM. Please note that document may not be available at every site immediately. Some sites may require up to 24 hours to make the report available. If you are unsuccessful with one site, don't hesitate to try another. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Retrieving an electronic version -- at no charge A. Retrieval via electronic bulletin board B. Retrieval via electronic mail C. Retrieval via gopher or telnet D. Retrieval via anonymous file transfer protocol (ftp) E. Retrieval via state-of-the-art access methods II. Retrieving electronic versions -- for a fee. - CDROM - Commercial Services III. Retrieving a paper copy -- for a fee. I. RETRIEVING AN ELECTRONIC VERSION -- NO CHARGE A - VIA ELECTRONIC BULLETIN BOARDS 1) Bulletin Board at Fedworld (National Technical Info. Service) Set software parameters for: N-8-1 Dial: (9600 baud) 703-321-8020 B - VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL The Health Security Act and "The President's Report to the American People" is divided into sections. This allows you to select sections of interest. 1) almanac@ace.esusda.gov (Extension Service, USDA) To retrieve all or part of the Legislation or Report via email, send one or more of the lower-case commands listed below on the right to: almanac@ace.esusda.gov TO RETRIEVE: TYPE: The Health Report............ send health-book catalog Health Legislation........... send health-legis catalog (This is being made more e-mail able, Currently LARGE documents) The Need for Reform:......... send hsa need4 The Health Security Plan Executive Summary:..send hsa 10pgr The Preliminary Health Plan Summary:..... send hsa summary President's Address before Joint Session of Congress on "Health Security for All Americans".......... send hsa speech This document: ..................... send hsa help C - VIA Gopher or telnet 1) gopher ace.esusda.gov (ACE) To get to this gopher, type: gopher ace.esusda.gov 5. Americans Communicating Electronically/ 2. National Health Security Act of 1993/ 1. The President's Report to the American People.. 2) gopher sunsite.unc.edu (University of North Carolina) To get to this gopher, type: gopher sunsite.unc.edu From the Univ. North Carolina Main Menu, choose: 16. Health Care Security Plan Summary / 3) telnet sunsite.unc.edu (University of North Carolina) Type: telnet sunsite.unc.edu Login as: gopher Choose menu option 16 "Health Care Security Plan Summary" 4) telnet fedworld.gov (National Technical Info. Service) Type: telnet fedworld.gov (IP address 192.239.92.201) Files are located in: w-house library The Health Care Security Plan Summary documents are named as follows in the FedWorld System: TITLE: FILENAME: The Need for Reform........ need4ref.txt Health Security Plan -- Exec. Summary.... 10pgr.txt Preliminary Health Plan Summary..... summary.txt President's Address before Joint Session of Congress........................ 0922spch.txt All four of above files, compressed -- in ASCII text ............ hplan.zip -- in WordPerfect format..... hplanwp.zip -- in MS Word format..........hplandoc.zip For further info on FedWorld, call: 703-487-4648. 5) telnet ebb.stat-usa.gov (U.S. Dept. of Commerce) Type: telnet ebb.stat-usa.gov Login as: trial (not "guest"!) Choose menu option "Presidential" Files are named: HSA01.txt HSA02.txt HSA03.txt HSA04.txt This Economic Bulletin Board is available via telnet, temporarily at no charge. For information, call: 202-482-1986 D - VIA ANONYMOUS-FTP 1) ftp sunsite.unc.edu (University of North Carolina) The Health Security is available by anonymous ftp at the University of North Carolina. Open that site as follows: TYPE: To open the ftp site: ftp sunsite.unc.edu To login: anonymous To send a password: To reach the proper directory: cd /pub/academic/political-science/Health-Security- Act E - STATE-OF-THE-ART ACCESS (University of North Carolina) 1) WORLD-WIDE-WEB: (University of North Carolina) The report is available in hypertext at North Carolina. Access this collection of multimedia, hypertext files using clients such as Mosaic. Begin at: http://sunsite.unc.edu/unchome.html Compiled by: Americans Communicating Electronically (ACE) Date: September 27,1993 For more information about ACE send E-mail to: info@ace.esusda.gov Name: HSA (Healthcare Security Act Description: Mr. Clinton's speech (where he made the promises), Hilary's bill (the bill that went to the House of Representatives), and a variety of other documents. Documents can be automatically ftp'd to your home mailbox. Access: 1. Point your gopher at sunsite.unc.edu. 2. Select "World of Sunsite." 3. Select "US and World Politics." 4. Select the healthcare option. Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: See description URL Address: N/A Name: HSA ANALYSIS/CLINTON HEALTHPLAN Description: A long and detailed analysis of the Clinton Health Care Security Act, prepared by Allan Bergman and Bob Griss of United Cerebral Palsy Association. This document reflects proposals in the September 7th plan, but does not include all the changes contained in the October 27th legislation. They will be revising and updating the analysis in the next few weeks; however, the enclosed document is 90-95% accurate. This analysis is based on a preliminary draft of the President's health reform proposal dated September 7, 1993 unless otherwise specified. The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) adopted five principles as the basis for a disability perspective on health care reform (see Appendix #1). These are: (1) non-discrimination; (2) comprehensiveness; (3) appropriateness; (4) equity; and (5) efficiency. Access: Available on the MCHNET gopher. Gopher address is mchnet.ichp.ufl.edu. The document is saved as Analysis/Clinton HlthPlan. Contact:Allan Bergman or Bob Griss, United Cerebral Palsy, 1522 K Street, Suite 1112, Washington, D.C. 20005, 202-842-1266/800-USA-5UCP. In you have problems connecting with the MCHNET gopher or would like an electronic copy of this document sent to you via InterNet, contact John_Reiss@qm.server.ufl.edu. URL Address: gopher://mchnet.ichp.ufl.edu Name: LIST.HEALTHPLAN Description: Users of the Alliance for Progressive Computing (APC) networks, including PeaceNet, EcoNet, HomeoNet, and LaborNet on the Institute for Global Communications (IGC) system, may read any of the past postings in the (c)onference LIST.HEALTHPLAN. To retrieve the items using gopher, start your local gopher program and connect to sunsite.unc.edu. If you don't have a gopher client, telnet to sunsite.unc.edu (access telnet -- ask your local system administrator how -- and type "open sunsite.unc.edu"), and log in by typing "gopher". Gopher is menu-based, and you can access past LIST.HEALTHPLAN postings by choosing the following menus. (NOTE: Please read the text of the menus; it is possible the numbers may change from time to time.) 5. Worlds of SunSITE -- by Subject/ 3. Browse All Sunsite Archives/ 8. academic/ 25. political-science/ 24. whitehouse- healthcare.archive/ To retrieve via FTP ftp sunsite.unc.edu ftp> cd /pub/academic/political-science/whitehouse- healthcare.archive from here the articles are broken down by year- drwxr-xr-x 7 health other 512 Dec 7 06:27 1993 You will also see a 1994 directory. drwxr-xr-x 2 health other 512 Nov 24 15:12 Aug drwxr-xr-x 2 health other 512 Dec 22 06:55 Dec drwxr-xr-x 2 health other 1024 Dec 20 17:18 Nov drwxr-xr-x 2 health other 2048 Dec 20 17:18 Oct drwxr-xr-x 2 health other 1536 Nov 24 15:25 Sep Access: FTP & Gopher Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: SUNSITE.UNC.EDU URL Address: gopher://sunsite.unc.edu Name: MENINGITIS EPIDEMIC CASE STUDY Description: The Meningitis Epidemic Case Study is a computer assisted learning module developed with information collected during an epidemic in Africa. The module is user friendly and users not familiar with computers need only a short introduction to master the skills required. The module is fully described in : Cuevas LE, Moody JB, Macfarlane SBJ, Rada R, Ghaoui C. "The use of hypertext to demonstrate the methods of investigating an epidemic of meningitis" Medical Education Vol 27, pages 91-96 (1993) The authors welcome comments and suggestions concerning both the academic content and the hypertext features of the module. Such comments can be sent by post or email to the address below. The aims of the module are to familiarize the user with the epidemiology of epidemic bacterial meningitis in Africa and to practise with a real life problem of diagnosing an epidemic of bacterial meningitis with limited sources of information. Computer requirements The system requires an IBM compatible PC with at least 540Kb of free RAM, a hard disk with at least 1.5 Mb free space, mouse and EGA (or better) colour graphics adaptor. Software The module was developed using the hypertext software LINKWAY and the release version of the Meningitis Epidemic Case Study uses a special 'read-only' module, allowing applications to be freely distributed. Distribution epidemic.zip - the compressed version of the module epinst.bat - the installation batch file unzip.exe - public domain uncompression software README - background information and installation instructions An option within the module is to use the public domain epidemiological software Epi-Info to analyse data. Files containing a database of the information collected about the epidemic, in Epi-Info format, are copied to the Epi Info directory - assumed to be C:\EPI5 Epi Info is available by FTP from the SIMTEL archives at oak.oakland.edu and other mirror sites in the pub/statistics directory. Software prepared and distributed by: The Liverpool Epidemiology Programme Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Pembroke Place Liverpool L3 5QA UK Access: The software is available by ANONYMOUS FTP from ftp.liv.ac.uk in the directory ~ftp/pub/epidemic . The package is distributed in compressed form together with the uncompression software. Contact: Mr. J. B. Moody, mt04@liverpool.ac.uk Internet Address: ftp.liv.ac.uk Name: NATIONAL HEALTH SECURITY PLAN Description: (?) Search the text of the National Health Security Act (FILE) Letter to Tom Foley and George Mitchell, Oct 27th 1993 (DIR) The President's report on health care (DIR) The full text of the Health Security Act (FILE) Address to joint house of congress - As Delivered (FILE) The President's speech-Prepared Remarks to Congress (DIR) The Need For Reform (DIR) Executive Summary (DIR) National Health Security Plan - Summary (FILE) INDEX (FILE) README (DIR) supporting-documents Access: Gopher Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: URL Address: gopher://calypso.oit.unc.edu/ Name: NEUROSCIENCE INTERNET RESOURCE GUIDE, v 1.0 Description: This document aims to be a guide to existing, free, Internet-accessible resources helpful to neuroscientists. Access: An **ASCII text version** (86K) is available in the Clearinghouse of Subject-Oriented Internet Resource Guides as follows: anonymous FTP: host: una.hh.lib.umich.edu path: /inetdirsstacks file: neurosci:cormbonario gopher: via U. Minnesota list of gophers menu: North America/USA/Michigan/Clearinghouse.../ All Guides/Neurosciences WWW: gopher://una.hh.lib.umich.edu/00/inetdirsstacks/ neurosci:cormbonario They are also creating a **hypertext version** of the guide intended for viewing using Mosaic, the World Wide Web browser from NCSA. This version is under construction, but accessible. Check it out and give us feedback! The URL is: http://http2.sils.umich.edu/Public/nirg/nirg1.html Contact: Please forward your comments, congratulations, info about missed resources, corrections, etc. to nirg@umich.edu. Compiled by: Sheryl Cormicle & Steve Bonario School of Information and Library Studies, University of Michigan Internet Address: See access URL Address: See access Name: WHITE HOUSE HEALTH PLAN Description: The White House health plan Access: FTP - Gopher Educational Resources/United States/Government/White House/Press Releases/Health Care Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: INFORM.INFO.UMD.EDU URL Address: gopher://gopher inform.umd.ed ======================================================================= ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS: Journals and Newsletters available online. Some are table of contents, others full text. ======================================================================= Name: AIDS ALERT FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS Description: AIDS Alert for Health Care Workers is an index to journal articles and occasional papers that address the occupational health and safety concerns of health care workers who are providing care for patients with AIDS. The Alert is annotated and compiled by Charlotte Broome of the Ryerson Polytechnical Institute's education and Life Sciences Library. Issues of the Alert will appear three to four times per year. Access: The ALERT is distributed electronically by the Institute for AIDS Information. libr8508@ryerson Contact:Bob Jackson, Librarian for Education & Life Sciences: libr8508@ryerson Correspondence: Ryerson Polytechncial Institute Library, Education & Life Sciences 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5B 2K3 Bitnet Address: libr8508@RYERSON Internet Address: Name: ALS DIGEST Description: This publication covers all aspects of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), "Lou Gehrig's Disease". This includes ALS patients, patient supporters, physicians, support groups, research centers, etc. Access: To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to contribute notes, send email to bro@huey.met.fsu.edu (Bob Broedel). Contact: bro@huey.met.fsu.edu (Bob Broedel). Bitnet Address: Internet Address: bro@huey.met.fsu.edu Name: BIOLINE PUBLICATION Description: BIOLINE PUBLICATIONS is collaborating with the Tropical Data Base in Brazil, and working closely with publishers of Journals and Newsletters, and authors of papers and reports worldwide who wish to cooperate in this venture. 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. Bioline Publications uses state of the art, easy to use gopher software of growing application throughout the world's scientific community. Full text and associated graphics of material of interest can be ordered online and e-mailed to the reader's computer. Links are made direct from Bioline Publications' main menu to other bibliographic information on the Internet. Selecting a menu item connects users directly to the site of choice. 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Contact Bioline Publications for further access information. The system starts up with a group of Journals (Biotechnology Letters, Biotechnology Techniques, Binary, Biopolicy International, Biotechnology and Development Monitor), a number of Newsletters, reports (including conference reports, Biodiversity Convention, EEC Directives, US Guidelines, culture collection information, shipping regulations). A futher four Journals (Biocontrol Science and Technology, Food and Agriculture Immunology, Nanobiology, The Genetic Engineer and Biotechnologist), additional Reports and Newsletters will be available within a few weeks; more will be added as the system grows, adding value for the user. Bioline Publications welcomes requests from publishers, editors, authors and conference organisers interested in using the system for wider distribution of material of interest to the bioscientist. It also welcomes comments from the Internet community and suggestions for improvement. Contact: bio@biostrat.demon.co.uk or Bioline Publications Stainfield House Stainfield, Bourne, Lincs PE10 0RS, UK. Tel:+44 778 570618 Fax:+44 778 570175 Bitnet Address: Internet Address: 192.207.195.1 Name: BIOMEDICAL LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS BULLETIN (AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS BLAB) Description: This publication is directed to the acquisition of material for biomedical libraries. Access: Send email to David Morse - dmorse@hsc.usc.edu. and request to be added to their mailing list. Contact: dmorse@hsc.usc.edu. Bitnet Address: Internet Address: DMORSE@HSC.USC.EDU. Name: CATHARSIS Description: Catharsis is a monthly newsmagazine that focuses on the personal health, intellect and creativity of those within the CFS/CFIDS/M.E. community. The contributors to Catharsis range from people with CFIDS or other challenges and disABILITIES, spouses and family members, and those who share an interest about CFIDS and related problems. Catharsis is edited by Molly Holzschlag who has been a patient and worked in the support, education and advocacy realms of CFIDS for nearly a decade. Access: Back issues of Catharsis can be obtained by sending the command GET CFS-CATH ### (where ### is a particular edition number, e.g. to get edition no. 1, use GET CFS-CATH 001) as the text of a message to the Internet address of the Listserv, i.e. LISTSERV@SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU or to LISTSERV@SJUVM Contact: Catharsis is always seeking contributions and subscribers who have material are particularly encouraged to send it in. Please email all contributions to Cathar-M@sjuvm.stjohns.edu or see Catharsis for other details regarding submissions. Bitnet Address: Internet Address: sjuvm.stjohsjuvm.edu Name: CFS-NEWS Description: The CFS-NEWS electronic newsletter focuses on medical news about CFS/CFIDS/ME and is issued at least once each month. It is based at the NIHLIST Listserv. 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  • WWW Servers for Biology & Medicine href="http://golgi.harvard.edu/biopages.html"> Access: URL (graphical www browser such as NCSA Mosaic recommended) Name: HISTORY AND ANALYSIS OF DISABILITIES NEWSLETTER Description: Covers news, conferences, seminars, books, articles, theses, research, organizations, analysis, etc. on history of disabilities and disabled persons, conceptual analysis of disability issues. Produced 2 to 3 times per year. Sponsored by History of Disabilities Network, Centre for Independent Living, Toronto (CILT), and ALTER -International Society for the History of Disabilities (Paris). Available in paper copy for $10 (US or Canadian funds) for four issues. Access: Send email to FCTY7310@RYERSON to request subscription. Name: HSP DIGEST Description: This is a monthly edited digest of the listserv unmoderated group HSPNET-L@ALBNYDH2. Access: Send email to LISTSERV@ALBNYDH2 with the following the message: afd add hsp digest. Name: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND DISABILITIES Description: _Information Technology and Disabilities_ (ISSN 1073- 5127) is a new, quarterly electronic journal devoted to all aspects of computer use by persons with disabilities. It is intended to fill a void in the professional literature by bringing together articles by educators (K through College), librarians, human resources and rehabilitation professionals, as well as campus computing and other professionals concerned with the effective use of technology by people with all kinds of disabilities. The premier issue of _Information Technology and Disabilities_ reflects the breadth of coverage that the journal's editorial board plans to maintain in future issues. Feature articles include a case study of an accessible CD-ROM workstation at the Seattle Library for the Blind, a profile of the St. John's University UNIBASE system, including the many rehabilitation resources housed there, and an article on the Royal Society for the Blind (Australia), which provides excellent screen design principles for enhanced accessibility. Feature articles are supplemented by news of interest to computer users with disabilities as well as educators, librarians, rehabilitation and other professionals interested in the uses of new and emerging technologies by people with disabilities. Access: The first issue of _Information Technology and Disabilities_ will appear on January 15, 1994. Individual subscriptions are free of charge, and two subscription options are available: 1. Receive ENTIRE ISSUE AUTOMATICALLY. Please note: individual issues will range from 75 to 150 pages. address e-mail message to: listserv@sjuvm.stjohns.edu leave subject line blank, send the following one line message: sub itd-jnl John Smith 2. The journal will be made available at the St. John's University gopher. To receive each issue's TABLE OF CONTENTS ONLY: address e-mail message to: listserv@sjuvm.stjohns.edu leave subject line blank, send the following one line message: sub itd-toc Jane Doe. The Table of Contents will provide abstracts of articles as well as explicit instructions for using the gopher-based version of _Information Technology and Disabilities_. Contact: SUBMISSION OF ARTICLES _Information Technology and Disabilities_ is a peer-reviewed journal. Requests for authors' guidelines should be submitted to: Tom McNulty Editor-in-Chief Bobst Library, New York University 70 Washington Square South New York, N.Y. 10012 voice: 212/998-2519 TDD (leave message): 212/998-4980 e-mail to: mcnulty@acfcluster.nyu.edu mcnulty@nyuacf (bitnet) Name: JOURNAL OF NIH RESEARCH Description: Life Sciences Research and News about the National Institutes of Health. The Journal of NIH Research is edited for doctoral level scientists engaged in life sciences research that is funded by the National Institutes of Health. Each issue contains the following sections: Life sciences news. Research: including original research reviews, summaries of significant initiatives, (such as AIDS and the human genome project); Notes for the bench scientist (legal issues, ethical questions, NIH resources and funding news, and technological advances in instrumentation and other lab equipment, procedures and techniques.) Access: Gopher URL Address: gopher://gopher.internet.com:2100/11/collected/nih Name: LYMENET-L Description: The Lyme Disease Electronic Mail Network. Subscribers to LymeNet-L receive The LymeNet Newsletter approximately twice a month. This publication provides readers with the latest research, treatment and political news about the Lyme disease epidemic. Lyme Disease is now the fastest growing infectious disease in the United States. In 10 short years, this little known bacterial infection has claimed half a million victims and the number of new patients continues to spiral upward with no relief in sight. It is estimated that in 1991, 100,000 Americans contracted this dangerous disease. If left untreated, LD can cause permanent nerve, musculoskeletal and cardiac damage. Access: Electronic Mail * Back issues can be obtained via 2 methods: - Internet users may use anonymous FTP at: ftp.Lehigh.EDU:/pub/listserv/lymenet- l/Newsletters/x-yy where x is the volume number and yy is the issue number - Internet and Bitnet users may use the listserver by sending it this command: get LymeNet-L/Newsletters x-yy where x is the volume number abd yy is the issue number * The LymeNet Newsletter is automatically crossposted to the sci.med UseNet group. * The Newsletter is suitable for both scientific and patient communities, as it contains sections for each. * We will complete volume 1 by releasing issue #27 soon. The Newsletter has been in publication since January '93. Volume 2 will begin in late January '94. Contact: Marc Gabriel Editor-in-Chief, The LymeNet Newsletter mcg2@lehigh.edu Name: MEDNEWS - Health Infocom Newsletter Description: This newsletter contains health oriented news articles from around the globe. The HEALTH INFOCOM NEWSLETTER is published once a week. The newsletter is usually quite large, so to facilitate network movement, it is broken up into multiple sections. These are always clearly marked. Access: Send an email to LISTSERV@ASUACAD.BITNET with the line Sub MEDNEWS FirstName LastName Name: MIDWIFERY Description: MIDWIVES ARRIVE ON THE ELECTRONIC FRONTIER Midwifery Today, a small press magazine located at 390 High Street, Eugene, Oregon, combines one of humanity's oldest professions, midwifery, with some of today's newest methods of communication and networking. In January, the magazine staked its claim on the electronic frontier with an account on America Online and an e-mail address of Midwifery@aol.com. Today, for this gives the staff another way to communicate with midwives and other birth practitioners around the world. Although the magazine is small, it has subscribers in 20 different countries and has covered midwifery in areas as diverse as Bali, Russia and Japan. In addition, plans are in full swing for an international Pacific Rim Conference, "Weaving a Global Future," to be held in Hawaii in February 1995. The international reach of internet mail is important to Midwifery. Midwifery Today's electronic outreach extends beyond simply having an E-mail address. The magazine itself actively encourages midwives to use computers and to go online, with articles like "Midwifery in the Information Age," by Linda R. Barnes, MS, CNM, and "PC, IBM, Mac, DOS--Making Sense of the Alphabet Soup," by Daphne Singingtree, CM, both in the Winter 1993 issue. An article about midwives online, also by Singingtree, is slated for the Spring 1994 issue, now in production. Founded in 1986, Midwifery Today, Inc. publishes a quarterly magazine filled with up-to-date information on the many issues surrounding birth and midwifery care. Midwifery Today magazine promotes the exchange of ideas and knowledge between many different kinds of birth practitioners, from medical doctors to lay midwives to childbirth educators. A strong editorial emphasis is teaching women about alternatives in pregnancy and childbirth: including a woman's right to have her children where and how she chooses. Access: Anyone with full internet access can read Midwifery Today's subscription, submission and conference information on the Nightingale Nursing Gopher at the University of Tennessee and the University of Warwick Nursing Gopher, in England. (See Gophers section). The Nightingale Gopher also has the bibliography and references for "Guidelines for Serving Disabled Women," a two-part series which appeared in the Autumn and Winter 1993 issues. Contact: MIDWIFERY TODAY Midwifery information: Jan Tritten P.O. Box 2672, Eugene OR 97402 Editorial information: Jan Tritten 1-503-344-7438 1-800-743-0974 Kimberley Mangun, midwifery@aol.com Name: NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE PUBLICATIONS Description: National Library of Medicine publications. Access: Gopher - World Wide Web URL Address: Gopher://.nlm.nih.gov:70/11/nlmpubs_link Name: NIBnews Description: This is a biomedical informatics monthly newsletter. Covers Brazilian (and eventually South American) activities, people, information, events, publications, software, and computer applications in health care, medicine and biology. Each issue contains about 100 lines in English. There is a longer printed version, available through postal mail to anyone wishing to receive it. Access: Send email to either sabbatini@bruc.Bitnet or sabbatini@ccvax.unicamp.br and request a subscription. Name: ONLINE JOURNAL OF CURRENT CLINICAL TRIALS Description: Searchable database of current clinical trials Access: Gopher - World Wide Web URL Address: Gopher://gopher.psi.com:2347/7?clinical Name: ONLINE JOURNAL OF KNOWLEDGE SYNTHESIS FOR NURSING Description: Published by Sigma Theta Tau, premiered at the Biennial Convention in November 1993. Access: Demo disks are available. A subscribtion (1 year) costs $60.00. Contact:Sigma at 317-634-8171 or e-mail the editor, Jane Barnsteiner at barnstnr@son.nursing.upenn.edu. Name: PHNFLASH Description: PHNFLASH is an electronic newsletter on key population, health, and nutrition issues, produced by the Population, Health and Nutrition Department in the World Bank. This department is solely responsible for its content. Access: Here are several useful commands that will enable you to subscribe to PHNFLASH, unsubscribe from PHNFLASH, and receive copies of any issues of PHNFLASH. Refer to the appropriate section for subscription information. If you are a World Bank staff, please refer to Section 1. If you are not a World Bank staff, please refer to Section 2. All users should read Section 3. Send an email message to the listserver@tome.worldbank.org. Name: PSYCHE Description: This is an interdisciplinary journal of research on consciousness This journal relates to the PSYCHE-L discussion group on LISTSERV@NKI.BITNET PSYCHE is a refereed electronic journal dedicated to supporting the interdisciplinary exploration of the nature of consciousness and its relation to the brain. PSYCHE publishes material relevant to that exploration from the perspectives afforded by the disciplines of cognitive science, philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, artificial intelligence and anthropology. Interdisciplinary discussions are particularly encouraged. PSYCHE publishes a large variety of articles and reports for a diverse academic audience four times per year. As an electronic journal, the usual space limitations of print journals do not apply; however, the editors request that potential authors do not attempt to abuse the medium. Psyche also publishes a hardcopy version simultaneously with the electronic version. Long articles published in the electronic version may be abbreviated, synopsized or eliminated from the hardcopy version. Access: Send email LISTSERV@NKI.BITNET with SUBSCRIBE PSYCHE-L YOUR NAME as the message. Contact: Patrick Wilken, Executive Editor of PSYCHE: Email: x91007@phillip.edu.au Name: PSYCOLOQUY Description: This publication covers all aspects of psychology, neuroscience, behavioral biology, etc. PSYCHOLOQUY is a refereed electronic journal which is intended to implement peer review on the networks in psychology and its related fields (cognitive science, neuroscience, behavioral biology, linguistics, philosophy). PSYCOLOQUY is not only implementing peer review (i.e., refereeing)for submissions, but also "scholarly skywriting," i.e.,interactive peer feedback, likewise refereed, on accepted contributions (max length: 500 lines). Access: Send email to LISTSERV@PUCC.BITNET with the following one-line message SUB PSYC YOUR NAME PSYCOLOQUY is also available on Usenet as the moderated newsgroup sci.psychology.digest. Name: PSYGRD-J (THE PSYCHOLOGY GRADUATE STUDENT JOURNAL: THE PSYCGRAD JOURNAL) Description: The purpose of the journal is to publish, from the graduate student perspective, professional-level articles in the field of psychology. The PSYCGRAD Journal is primarily published and written by graduate students in psychology. It is targeted for anyone interested in the field of psychology. Volumes of the journal are each compiled by a member of an editing team. Each member is responsible for a specific topic area. All submissions are subject to the editing process. Subscriptions are open to the public. After you have subscribed, postings to the project can be sent to PSYCGRAD@UOTTAWA.BITNET or PSYCGRAD@ACADVM1.UOTTAWA.CA. Access: Send email to LISTSERV@UOTTAWA.BITNET or LISTSERV@ACADVM1.UOTTAWA.CA. with the following: SUB PSYGRD-J YOUR NAME Contact: Matthew Simpson 054340@uottawa.Bitnet or 054340@acadvm1.uottawa.ca Name: REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY (RSI) NETWORK NEWSLETTER Description: RSINET - The Repetitive Strain Injury Network The RSI Network is a bimonthly newsletter of information for people concerned about carpal tunnel syndrome, tendinitis, and other repetitive strain injuries. It covers software, hardware, publications, ergonomic resources, worker's compensation, legislation, employment services, practitioners, personal stories of RSI sufferers, and more. Access: FTP To access a pointer to information on tendititis, carpal tunnel syndrome, and other repetitive strains, ftp to sunsite.unc.edu and look at the stuff in /pub/docs/typing-injury, especially the RSI Network Newsletter, whose back issues are in the directory /pub/docs/typing-injury/rsi-network. Name: SBIS NEWSLETTER Description: This is the official bimonthly news publication of the Brazilian Society for Health Informatics. The language is Portuguese. Access: Contact by email to request subscription. Contact:Monica P. Ramos, SBIS' Executive Secretary, epm@brfapesp.Bitnet or Fax (+55 11 572-6601) Name: THE AMERICAN POLITICAL NETWORK Description: The publication produces a daily summary of health care news and miscellaneous health care items. It's available via modem dial-in (request the number at the time of subscription) or through internet distribution. Access: Call (703) 237-5130 and request to be put on their mailing list. Name: THE BLIND NEWS DIGEST Description: The BLIND NEWS DIGEST is an electronic-mail only digest of articles dealing with blindnews or any type of vision impairment. The articles are from the Usenet newsgroup and misc.handicap. It is also gatewayed with the Fidonet conference, BlinkTalk. Other non-vision related articles from the misc.handicap newsgroup are carried in the Handicap Digest mailing list (L-HCAP) Access: Send email to WTM@BUNKER.SHEL.ISC-BR.COM and request to be added to their mailing list. Relates to listserv list BLINDNWS@NDSUVM1 Contact: WTM@BUNKER.SHEL.ISC-BR.COM Name: THE HANDICAP DIGEST Description: The HANDICAP DIGEST is an electronic-mail only digest of articles relating to all types of issues affecting the handicapped. The articles are taken from the Usenet newsgroup, the Handicap News. (misc.handicap) and various Fidonet conferences such as ABED, BlinkTalk SilentTalk, Chronic Pain, Spinal Injury, Rare Conditions, and several others. Relates to listserv list L-HCAP@NDSUVM1 Access: Send email to WTM@BUNKER.SHEL.ISC-BR.COM to request subscription. ======================================================================= DATABASES: Data archives ======================================================================= Name: ALCOHOLISM RESEARCH DATABASE Description: Project CORK collection on alcoholism and substance abuse on the Dartmouth College Library Online System. Access: telnet - Login: type SELECT FILE CORK Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: LIB.DARTMOUTH.EDU Name: ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DATABASE INTERFACE Description: TATP maintains ATDI as a public database which aids consumers in locating disability assistive equipment and services. ATDI is meant to help create a list of vendors in a certain region who provide certain services. Main menu 1) Search For Records 2) Find All Records 3) Display Found Records 4) Export Found Records 5) Help 6) Quit If you have problems using ATDI or questions about it, send e-mail to tatp@bongo.cc.utexas.edu with a subject of 'ATDI help'. Also any comments, suggestions or new data are welcome. Access: telnet login: tatp Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: BONGO.CC.UTEXAS.EDU Name: ASTRA Description: An Access System for Databases Distributed on EARN/BITNET. The ASTRA service maintains multiple databases called META databases. Each one has an abstract containing information about the contents, i.e. title, name of the authors, a brief description of the database, the main arguments dealt with in the database and the language. Of interest to those in the health sciences is the ONCO database. ONCO database This bibliographic list keeps track of the work concerning ongoing research related to the Oncology field in Italy. The list includes work from different research groups at various institutions. The language is English. NETWORK ACCESS AND USAGE The ASTRA database is accessible by EARN/BITNET and non- EARN/BITNET users. For EARN/BITNET users, user interfaces for IBM VM/CMS and DEC VAX/VMS are developed. Also a batch language format has been developed for non-EARN/BITNET users and users of different operation systems. To access the ASTRA system the EARN/BITNET users must have the user interface on their disk. The user interface can be obtained from ASTRADB@ICNUCEVM with the following commands: For IBM VM/CMS GET ASTRA EXEC For DEC VAX/VMS GET ASTRA PAS After the files are received and stored on the disk, the server is accessed by entering: For IBM VM/CMS ASTRA For DEC VAX/VMS RUN ASTRA Detailed information on the system can be retrieved by getting the file ASTRA INFO from ASTRADB@ICNUCEVM. Access: See Description Contact: astra@icnucevm Bitnet Address: Internet Address: ASTRA@ICNUCEVM Name: BIOCOMPUTING, BIOZENTRUM, UNIVERSITY OF BASEL. ARCHIVE OF BIOLOGICAL DATABASES Description: Directory: First time users should access the directory biology/database and read the file DATABASES.TXT for a listing and description of the databases available. Access: telnet - Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: MODL.UNIBAS.CH Name: BIOETHICS ONLINE SERVICE Description: This section provides information on the following topics: 1. Description of the Service 2. Instructions 3. Questions or Problems? 4. Legal Notice 5. Credits 6. Routes of Access to the Service 1. DESCRIPTION OF THE SERVICE: 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: a. The Bioethics Database b. The Bioethics Center and Wisconsin Ethics Committee Network (WECN) News and Announcements section c. The Bioethics Online E-mail Service The features of the service are available for use through the Internet or by accessing the Medical Information Network (MIN) of the Health Information Technology Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin. 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. The Bioethics Online E-mail Service allows users to send messages worldwide to those users of the Bioethics Online Service who have E-mail addresses through the Medical College of Wisconsin or have Internet addresses. You must have an Outreach Account or a Post Account through the Medical College of Wisconsin, or have an Internet address to be able to utilize the Bioethics Online E-mail Service. 2. BIOETHICS ONLINE SERVICE DATABASE INSTRUCTIONS: Using the Bioethics Database gopher: The Bioethics Database menu has several numbered options. Select an option with the up/down arrow keys and . Note that each menu entry ends with a special symbol. These symbols identify each menu entry as follows: / Item is a directory . Item is a text file Item is a search index Item is a CSO phone book Item is a telnet session <) Item is a sound (looks like a speaker) By noting the symbols at the end of each entry you will know what to expect when selecting a given menu choice. For example, if the menu entry you select ends with a "/", you will see another directory of choices; if it is a ".", a text file is presented; etc. (Note: The Bioethics Database does not support or <) entries.) After viewing a text file, you have the option of saving it to a file, printing it, or sending it to someone's mailbox (Note: MIN users without accounts are only provided the mail option). All printing occurs remotely at the ITS (Information Technology Systems) computer room. Please do not print files unless you are a local MCW user. All output is retrieved at the MCW ITS office. The Bioethics Database is menu driven and very user friendly. A help screen is always available by typing "?". Traverse up menu levels with "u" (for up). Quit at any time with "q". The Search Index When you select a search index you are prompted for the word(s) to search on. The Bioethics Database supports natural language queries. All matches are ranked based on the number of matches found. For example, to search for articles on ethics or AIDS you could type: Index word(s) to search for: ethics aids Search specifications are not case sensitive Additional information on this service is available by typing "?" at any menu. 3. QUESTIONS OR PROBLEMS? If you have technical questions or problems, please contact the MCW Information Technolgy Systems office. Bioethics Online Service users with E-mail (MCWConnect or MCW Post Accounts) or Internet users may send comments or questions to: biohelp@its.mcw.edu Otherwise you may send comments or questions to: Bioethics Online Service c/o Information Technology Systems Medical College of Wisconsin 8701 Watertown Plank Road Milwaukee, WI 53226 (414) 257-8700. You may also send comments or questions about the content of the service to: Arthur R. Derse, M.D., J.D. Bioethics Online Service Director Center for the Study of Bioethics Medical College of Wisconsin 8701 Watertown Plank Road Milwaukee, WI 53226 (414) 257-8498 aderse@its.mcw.edu 4. LEGAL NOTICE: The Bioethics Online Service provides information of a general nature regarding current ethical, legal and legislative information. None of the information contained in the Bioethics Online Service is intended as ethical or legal advice or opinion relative to specific matters, facts, situations or issues and additional facts and information or future developments may affect the subjects addressed. The Bioethics Online Service is a copyright of the Center for the Study of Bioethics at The Medical College of Wisconsin. The Internet gopher is an information retrieval program distributed by the University of Minnesota. 5. CREDITS: The Bioethics Online Service is made possible with the help of: - Perry Brunelli, Technical Director and Acting Director, ITS - Rob Gatter, J.D., Abstracter - Mary Olson, Abstracts Editor - Sean Castro, Technical Assistant - Larry Roscoe, Technical Assistant - Jay A. Gold, M.D., J.D., M.P.H. Abstracter Emeritus 6. ROUTES OF ACCESS to the MCW Bioethics Online Service: a. Access by modem and telephone line to MCW: i. For those with an MCWConnect Account at MCW: dial 1-800-699-3282 or 414-266-5777 at any baud rate. At the prompt (HITC>) type "c outreach" (without the quotes) and press enter. At the menu select "Internet" and press enter. At the next menu, select "Gopher" and enter. Finally, select "Bioethics Online Service" and press enter. ii. For those with a Post Account at MCW: dial 414-266-5777 at any baud rate. At the prompt (HITC>) type "c post" (without the quotes) and press enter, then at the prompt (post>) type "bioethics" (without the quotes) and press enter. iii. For those who have neither a Post Account or an MCWConnect Account at MCW: Obtain an MCWConnect Account from MCW. An MCWConnect Account provides access to the Bioethics Online Service, including a Bioethics Online E-mail account, and access to Internet which includes access to a cornucopia of medical databases, library resources, discussion groups, and electronic mail. Best of all, this MCWConnect Account can be reached toll- free at 1-800-699-3282. It may also be reached by dialing 414-266-5777. An MCWConnect Account subscription is $18/year (which includes password, login insructions, user support, and first 2 hours of connect time. Online connect time is $9/hour. To get further information about MCWConnect or to apply for an account contact the Library Systems Office at MCW at 414-778-4290. Wisconsin Ethics Committee Network members may also reach the Bioethics Online Service Database and Bulletin Board (minus the all the other capabilities including e-mail and Internet access) by dialing: 414- 266-5777 At the prompt (HITC>) type "c min" (without the quotes) and press enter, then select the "Bioethics Online Service" option on the menu. All Wisconsin Ethics Committee Network members are encouraged to take best advantage of the service by obtaining an MCWConnect Account. b. Access using the Internet: i. Using a UNIX-based system with a gopher client: If you are accessing the Internet through a UNIX based system and have a gopher client, you may access the Bioethics Online Service by typing: gopher post.its.mcw.edu 72 ii. Using UNIX-based system utilizing telnet (without a gopher client) : If you are accessing the Internet through a UNIX based system but do not have a gopher client, you may access the Bioethics Online Service by typing: telnet min.lib.mcw.edu. Then select the "Bioethics Online Service" on the menu iii. Using gopher on systems than UNIX: Gopher clients are available from the University of Minnesota for Macintosh, IBM-PC compatible, IBM VM/CMS, and UNIX based systems via anonymous FTP from boombox.micro.umn.edu in the pub/gopher directory. Any questions? Send e-mail to biohelp@post.its.mcw.edu Access: telnet Contact:Arthur R. Derse, M.D., J.D. Associate Director for Medical and Legal Affairs, Center for the Study of Bioethics, MCW, and Director Bitnet Address: Internet Address: See description Name: BIOSIS Description: BIOSIS contains citations from a number of biological publications providing worldwide coverage of research in the biological and biomedical sciences. The database is comprised of over 500,000 citations covering over 9,000 primary and monograph titles. Access: A password is needed to access this database, for help call the OCLC User Contact Desk at 1-800-848-5800. Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: Name: CANCERNET Description: CancerNet is a quick and easy way to obtain, through electronic mail, cancer information from the National Cancer Institute (NCI). CancerNet lets you request information statements from the NCI's Physician Data Query (PDQ) database, fact sheets on various cancer topics from the NCI's Office of Cancer Communications, and citations and abstracts on selected topics from the CANCERLIT database. Selected information is also available in Spanish. 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 changes at the beginning of each month as new statements and other information is included. Access: see instructions below If you have any problems accessing CancerNet, you may call 1-301-496-7403 or send a message to cheryl@icicb.nci.nih.gov on the Internet. Instructions 1. Address your mail message to: cancernet@icicb.nci.nih.gov If you are not on Internet, you may have to change the format of the address. Consult your systems manager for the correct address format. 2. In the body of the message: a. If you need the CancerNet contents list, enter "help" to receive the most current list (substitute the word "spanish" if you want the contents list in Spanish). For example: To: cancernet@icicb.nci.nih.gov Subject: help To: cancernet@icicb.nci.nih.gov Subject: spanish b. If you have the CancerNet contents list and would like to request a particular statement or piece of information, enter the code from the Contents List for the desired information. If you want more than one piece of information, enter the code for each piece of information desired on a separate line within the message. NOTE: Individual statements may exceed 100K and some mail systems are limited in the size of the mail messages a user can receive. Please check your mail and storage capacity prior to submitting requests. The information in CancerNet is also available on several Gopher servers as well as a number of secondary distributor sites. To access a gopher server if you have Gopher client software on your host computer or PC, point to gopher.nih.gov. CancerNet can also be accessed via telnet to gopher.ncc.go.jp (160.190.10.1), using "gopher" as the logon and password (additional gopher public access sites can also be accessed via telnet). You may have to go through several menus and submenus to access CancerNet on a gopher server. For a complete listing of all gopher and secondary sites, request item cn- 400030 from CancerNet. If you have any further questions, send an e-mail message to: Cheryl Burg Building 82, Room 103A CancerNet Project Manager National Cancer Institute 9000 Rockville Pike BLDG 82 Room 103A Bethesda, Maryland 20892 Internet: cheryl@icicb.nci.nih.gov Phone: (301) 496-8880 Fax: (301) 480-8105 Internet Address: See description URL Address: Name: CDC WONDER Description: What is CDC WONDER? CDC WONDER is software for DOS based microcomputers that creates a fast and efficient electronic link between CDC and public health practitioners. It is distributed free and uses a toll free number to connect to the CDC in Atlanta. It was originally created to connect local, county, and state public health officials to national databases. It is now available to all public health practitioners. The data available through CDC WONDER come from the National Center for Health Statistics of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Cancer Institute, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the Census Bureau, etc. Currently, CDC WONDER only runs on DOS based machines. They plan to port CDC WONDER to other platforms shortly. There will also be Internet access sometime later this year. According to the CDC documentation, user specified tables can be created from the following data sets: AIDS Microfiche Data Summary AIDS Public Use Mortality Data: US Mortality by county, age, ICD code, year Associated Morbidity Comorbidity Multiple Cause of death data ENGLAND AND WALES MORTALITY CBA CEA Bibliography NHIS PAP Smear Data National Hospital Discharge Survey (Data elements available not specified in the documentation) NHIS Tobacco Use Data SEER (Cancer surveillance data set for 10 sites, combined to estimate national rates for age-race-gender-year stratum) Sexually Transmitted Disease Morbidity US Census One limit of the WONDER system for those outside CDC is that it has to be accessed by modem, as access over the net is not yet available. Access: email: WRH2@opsirm8.em.cdc.gov This is not an automated email server, so just ask for a user registration form for Wonder. Please be sure to include a US Mail address. Phone: 404-332-4569 You will be answered by Wonder User Support. Request registration material. fax: 404-488-7593 Send a note asking for registration material. Please be sure to include a US Mail address. The reason you cannot register automatically is the requirement for a physical signature to access some of the databases they provide. Contact:Dan Rosen Public Health Information Systems Branch Information Resources Management Office Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 4770 Buford Highway MS F-51 Atlanta, GA 30341-3724 dhr0@opsirm8.em.cdc.gov phone:404-488-7521 fax:404-488-7593 Internet Address: wrh2@opsirm8.em.cdc Name: CHAT Description: CHAT (Conversational Hypertext Access Technology) is a natural language information system. This information retrieval technology developed by Industry Canada. Please note that your interactions with CHAT are being recorded. You will have a chance to leave comments at the end of your session. There are information files available on the following topics: - AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) - Epilepsy - Alice (A simulated conversation) - Maur (A simulated conversation with a dragon) - Spectrum Management Program of Industry Canada (DIR) Caenorhabditis Genetics Center (CGC) Access: telnet - Login: CHAT Contact:For information about CHAT, download the file /pub/chat/info.page from debra.dgbt.doc.ca using anonymous ftp, or contact: Thom Whalen: (613) 990-4683 thom@debra.dgbt.doc.ca, or Andrew Patrick: (613) 990- 4675, andrew@debra.dgbt.doc.ca. Internet Address: DEBRA.DOC.CA Name: EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY, Heudelberg, Germany Description: The EMBL Network File Server enables network access to the following: EMBL Nucleotide Sequence Database - The newest nucleotide sequence data created at EMBL and GenBank since the latest full release of the EMBL database - DNA sequence alignments and consensus sequences - Free software for molecular biologists - Reference lists of relevance to molecular biology General documents with importance to molecular biology - Documents describing the services of the EMBL Data Library. Access: EMAIL - HELP Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: netserv@embl-heidel Name: FEDERAL FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION Description: This is the FEDERAL FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION's Internet link to its databases. The user will find reports and press releases on everything the FDA is responsible for. There is an online users manual. Access: telnet - Login: BBS Register as requested by the menus. To access it type MANUAL at the prompt and hit enter. Then type 1. The manual will scroll down the screen. Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: 150.148.8.48 Name: FEDWORLD: NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE Description: F e d W o r l d (TM) National Technical Information Service A database of government databases. Of interest to the this document are the following: The Health Security Plan ALF (USDA) National Agricultural Library CIC-BBS (GSA) Consumer Information CRS-BBS (Dept of Justice) Amer. With Disabilities Act Info NADAP (US Navy) Navy Drug and Alcohol Abuse prevention NDB-BBS(Dept of Agricul) Human Nutrition Information Service WTIE-BBS (EPA) Wastewater Treatment Info Exchange OASH-BBS (HHS) Health & AIDS Information & Reports NIDR Online (NIH) Nat. Institute of Dental Research NIHGL (NIH) Nat. Inst. of Health Grant Line BBS DRIPSS (EPA) Drinking Water Info Processing Support PIM BBS (EPA) Pesticide Information Network HSETC MD (U.S. Navy) Naval Health Sci Edu & Training Command ACF-BBS (HHS) Admin. for Children and Families BHPr-BBS (HHS) Medical & Health Services Information ABLE INFORM (Dof Ed) Disability & Rehab Data & Info Quick Facts! (NIAAA/HHS) Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism Information RSA-BBS (RSA) Rehabilitation Services Administration NBCI-BBS (USDA) Natl Biological Control Institute Access: telnet Follow the prompts to register. Contact: Internet Address: FEDWORLD.GOV Name: GAO DAILY AND MONTHLY LISTING OF REPORTS Description: The U.S. General Accounting Office, Congress' Watchdog agency, now has available a daily electronic posting of released reports. The "GAO Daybook" is the daily listing of released GAO reports and the "Reports and Testimonies Issued in Month/Year", includes abstracts of the items issued that month, arranged by subject. Access: To access both the "GAO Daybook" and "Reports and Testimonies Issued in Month/Year" on the INTERNET simply: - use the Telnet feature on your system, - access the site , and - log on as guest (password: visitor) - type "go gao" at the main menu Contact:Ordering information is included in the GAO menu. Any questions or comments can be sent to . Please do not use this address for ordering reports. Bitnet Address: Internet Address: CAP.GWU.ED Name: GENBANK Description: These two addresses provide access to nucleotide and protein sequence databases. The sequences are from the literature and direct submissions. RETRIEVE allows you to retrieve a sequence using a gene name, GENBANK accession number (from Medline or another database) or other descriptive information. BLAST is a program that matches a sequence to sequences already in the database. Messages to either must be formatted in a very specific way. To receive directions for each send an email message with the word HELP in the body of the message. Access: EMAIL - Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: RETRIEVE@NCBI.NLM.HLH.GOV BLAST@NCBI.NLM.HLH.GOV Name: HRO DISSEMINATION NOTES (HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS POLICY) Description: The following issues of are available through the PHNFLASH Listserv. Title File Name ----- HR0 a) Tobacco Death Toll HR1 b) The Benefits of Education for Women HR2 c) Poverty & Income Distribution in Latin America HR3 d) Acute Respiratory Infections HR5 e) From Manpower Planning to Labor Market Analysis HR6 f) Enhancing Investments in Education through Better Nutrition and Health HR7 g) Indigenous People in Latin America HR8 h) Developing Effective Employment Services HR9 i) Social Security: Promise and Pitfalls in Privatization Experience in Latin America HR10 j) Making Motherhood Safe HR11 k) Indigenous People & Socio Economic Development in Latin America: The Case of Bolivia HR12 l) World Population Surpasses 5.5 Billion in 1993 HR14 m) Alcohol-Related Problems: An Obstacle to Human Capital Development? HR15 n) Hidden Hunger I HR16 o) Hidden Hunger II--Micronutrient Malnutrition HR17 p) Barriers and Solutions to Closing the Gender Gap HR18 q) Higher Education, Innovation and Market Response: The Singapore Experience Access: You must subscribe to the PHNFLASH newsletter in order to retrieve these files (see the newsletter section of this document.) Send a message to Listserv@tome.worldbank.org (World Bank staff can simply type @listserv) and in the text body, type: get PHNFLASH filename. For example type get PHNFLASH HR1 or get PHNFLASH HR18, etc. Unfortunately the Listserv cannot handle multiple requests, so you would have to send separate request for each issue. Contact:PHNLINK Team PHNLINK@worldbank.org Internet Address: LISTSERV@TOME.WORLD Name: INFOMED - ELECTRONIC INFORMATION STATISTICAL YEARBOOK OF HEALTH 1991 - CUBA Description: Infomed has distributed the table of the Statistical Yearbook of the Ministry of Public Health 1991. These tables contain the principle indicators of Health in Cuba. The tables are in ASCII files. All of these files are in Spanish. Yearbook tables: To obtain a table from the yearbook, send an electronic message to LISTSERV@INFOMED.CU without a subject and with the following content in the body of the message: GET ANUARIO A list of the tables follows with the name of the file that contains them. You can only request up to 10 tables in the same message. If you have any difficulty, request the help file. Example: To get the table CD1 Send to: LISTSERV@INFOMED.CU Subject: leave blank Within the body of the message put: GET ANUARIO CD1 You will receive the table by email. TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE YEARBOOK MORTALITY. CMT-11....Death rates by age group CMT-13....Mortality by age group and province CMT-12....Principal causes of death for all ages CMT-34....Years of potential life lost per 1000 inhabitants 1-64 years, rates of mortality according to selected causes of death CMT-53....Rates of mortality according to selected causes of death by province CMT-5.....Principal causes of death by sex CMT-1.....Perinatal mortality CMT-2.....Perinatal mortality by province CMT-52....Selected indicators of mortality under 5 years of age, also under 5 years of age by province CMT-15....Infant mortality by province CMT-16....Principal causes of death under 1 year of age CMT-17....Principal causes of death from 1-4 years of age CMT-18....Principal causes of death from 5-14 years of age CMT-19....Principal causes of death from 15-49 years of age CMT-20....Principal causes of death from 50-64 years of age CMT-21....Principal causes of death from 65 years of age or more CMT-22....Mortality due to heart disease CMT-22A...Mortality due to heart disease by sex CMT-23....Mortality due to malignant tumors CMT-33....Mortality due to malignant tumors by sex CMT-24....Accidental deaths by selected causes CMT-24A...Accidental deaths by selected causes by sex CMT-25....Mortality by infectious and parasitic diseases CMT-26....Mortality by infectious and parasitic diseases by province CMT-27....Mortality by acute diarrhetic diseases CMT-28....Mortality by acute diarrhetic diseases by province CMT-29....Maternal mortality by apparent cause CMT-30....Maternal mortality by apparent cause by province CMT-32....Mortality by reportable diseases Access: See instructions above. Contact: Internet Address: LISTSERV@INFOMED.CU Bitnet Address: URL Address: Name: JOHNS HOPKINS GENETIC DATABASES Description: 1. Genome Data Base (GDB) (Human chromosome mapping) 2. OMIM Data Base. Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man. (Inherited disorders and traits) Network access is supported. However, users must first contact the Welch Medical Library at Johns Hopkins University to obtain a user id and password. Telephone (301) 955- 9637 to obtain a user id and password, or contact HELP@WELCH.JHU.EDU. Access: Users must first contact GDB/OMIM User Support at Johns Hopkins University to obtain a user id and password. Telephone (410) 955-7058 to obtain an account, or contact help@gdb.org. Access: telnet gdb.gdb.org FTP server: ftp.gdb.org Gopher server: gopher.gdb.org WAIS databases: gdb-citation.src gdb-contact.src gdb-locus.src gdb-map.src gdb-mutation.src gdb-polym.src gdb-probe.src gdb.src WWW server: coming soon! Contact:Ken Fasman, Ph.D. Informatics Director Genome Data Base Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 2024 E. Monument St. Baltimore MD 21205 ken@gdb.org Bitnet Address: Internet Address: See description Name: MEDLARS Description: This is the NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE DATABASES. You will be issued a user i.d. and password in order to access MEDLINE as well as the other 24 databases maintained by the National Library of Medicine. For online access informaiton, e-mail to the MEDLARS Management Section: mms@nlm.nih.gov" Access: See description Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: See description Name: MEDLINE Description: MEDLINE is one of over 20 databases available from the National Library of Medicine. Access: MEDLINE is accessible via the Internet. An account is required for billing purposes. The user is issued a user i. d. and password. For more information, email to REF@NLM.NIH.GOV. There is an algorithm for pricing. Since it is paid for by taxes, the prices are modest and have just DECREASED to about $17.00/hr. You can also get information about a software package available for $30 called GRATEFUL MED which allows untrained database searchers and health professionals a menu-driven means of performing searches on many of their databases. In addition, an enhancement to the original program called LOANSOME DOC allows you to order copies of articles that you wish to read from participating medical libraries. It's available for both IBM, compatibles and Mac computers. For information about GRATEFUL MED/LOANSOME DOC, email to: GMHELP@GMEDSERV.NLM.NIH.GOV Once you get your user i.d./password (which is free) you can search databases directly by telnetTING to: MEDLARS.NLM.NIH.GOV. Those institutions which make MEDLINE or other databases available for their students/faculty/clientele pay royalty fees and contractually can only allow members of that institution to search FREE. Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: See description Name: MISSING CHILDREN'S FORUM Description: Contains known information about, and pictures of, children who are missing. The database is maintained by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). This mirror of the files contained in the CompuServe Forum is maintained as a public service by Maxwell Labs in order to provide access to this information for Internet users. The database contains pictures of the children in GIF format and text files containing information about their disappearance. Access: Via a World Wide Web client (such as NCSA Mosaic). (Mosaic is available via anonymous ftp at ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu). In the near future Gopher and anonymous ftp access will be added. http://inept.scubed.com:8001/public_service/missing.html' is the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the site. It appears as if the site is still under construction. Missing Children's Hotline: 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678) (24 hours, 7 days). Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: URL Address: http://inept.scubed.com:8001/public_service/missing.htm Name: MSDS (Materials Safety Data Sheets) Description: The database contains over 10,000 chemicals. You can also find the sheets on the internet. Access: telnet Login: msds. Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: CLVAX1.CL.MSU.EDU URL Address: Name: NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION - THE CENTER FOR ELECTRONIC RECORDS Description: Health and Social Services Data. Provides datasets on magnetic media. Health-related data deposited in the Center incorporate both biomedical and sociological information. Access: email Reference Staff Center for Electronic Records (NNX) National Archives and Records Administration Washington D.C. 20408 Phone: (202) 501-5579 Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: TIF@NIHCU TIF@CU.NIHCU.GOV Name: NATIONAL FAMILY DATABASE Description: Full text database. Mainly family sociological and health data. Users are invited to contribute articles to the continuously growing database. Access: telnet - Login password: Your country's two letter designation then follow the screen prompts Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: psupen.psu.edu Name: NICOLAS DATABASE - NETWORK INFORMATION CENTER ON-LINE AID SYSTEM Description: E-mail addresses for Health Agencies (Revised Oct 17, 91) ORGANIZATION: Federal/State, Private: International, National (Agencies, Institutions), State/Province/City. Access: For further info about nodes send a message to listserv at BITNIC (USA) or HEARN (Europe) 'GET NODENTRY Node_name' Address enquiries: Info-nets@Think.COM (to subscribe on Bitnet SUB INFONETS full_name to any LISTSERV or on Internet mail request to info-nets-request@think.com) and Help-net@templevm.bitnet. For a full general account obtain HOSTINFO NOTES (send command to listserv at JHUVM GET HOSTINFO NOTES) this covers WHOIS, database searches for regions, topics or individuals, etc. It is especially useful to search the NIC database. telnet to NIC.DDN.MIL and type WHOIS .string_as_part-of_a_nodename. Gives details of address syntax (telnet ftnic.gsfc.nasa.gov; Username=dftnic (no password required). Contact: (800) 235-3155) Bitnet Address: Internet Address: See description Name: PENNINFO Description: This is a massive collection of information on the university, libraries, networks, computing resources, electronic texts, and MEDINFO database. Access: telnet - Login: none required All files are also available via anonymous FTP from PENNINFO.SRV.UPENN.EDU Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: PENNINFO.UPENN.EDU URL Address: Name: RESTRICTION ENZYME DATABASE (REBASE) Description: Directory: repository or REBASE (Restriction Enzyme Database). The database contains both data and literature citations. Access: telnet - Also via anonymous FTP - GENBANK.BIO.NET Directory: pub/db/REBASE Files: references.lst (literature citations) type2.lst (data) Contact:Dr. Richard Roberts, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (ROBERTS@CSHL.ORG). Bitnet Address: Internet Address: NCBI.NLM.NIH.GOV URL Address: Name: SOUTH EAST FLORIDA AIDS INFORMATION NETWORK Description: Users may search for AIDS Information by any of the following: P > PERSON/ORG/RESEARCH O > Organization TYPE M > MEDICAL Specialty R > Research SITE T > Research TYPE A > Res ELIGIBILITY H > HEALTH&SOCIAL Serv B > Mental HEALTH Serv E > EDUC & Info Serv Q > QUIT This project is sponsored in part by the National Library of Medicine. Access: telnet - login: LIBRARY Select L on main menu Select 1 on next menu SEFAIN Database Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: CALLCAT.MED.MIAMI.EDU Name: THE BIRON SYSTEM: THE ESRC'S ONLINE CATALOG AND SUBJECT INDEX Description: Searches are based on specific topics. The BIRON system prompts you to type in a topic for which you are seeking data. Your term is matched against a list of several thousand descriptive terms arranged in associated groups. If an exact match is found, you are told how many datasets have been indexed with the matching term. Then you are offered other associated terms which might assist in focussing your search. If no exact match is found, lists of similarly spelled words are offered for your selection and the process of matching begins there. Some topics covered in the catalog archive cover areas of social and economic life. Areas of interest to the health community include: Agriculture and Rural Life Child Development and Child Rearing Education Ethnic Minorities, Race Relations and Immigration Government Structures, National Characteristics and Policies Health, Health Services and Medical Care Population Studies and Censuses Plant and Animal Distribution and Conservation Religion Social Structure and Social Stratification Social Welfare: Use and Provision of Social Services Social Issues and Values Access: telnet - login: BIRON Password: NORLIB Contact: Internet Address: 155.245.10.133 ======================================================================= FTP SITES: These sites hold retrieveable files. Most use anonymous (lower case) as the login and your e-mail address as the password. ======================================================================= Name: 1990 CENSUS Description: 1990 Census information, arranged state by state. Commands and file names are case-sensitive; be sure to capitalize as above. At the next asterisk, type "ls" or "dir" (no quotation marks) to get a list of the contents. To get the file you want, type "get filename" (no quotation marks), where "filename" is the name of the file. Type quit to quit. The contents of INFO are also available for reading on line if you telnet to info.umd.edu and follow the directions. Access: FTP - INFO.UMD.EDU Login: anonymous Password: guest Directory /info/Government/US/Census-90 Contact: Name: AMALGAME Description: Macintosh demos and XFCN PrintZ files. Files in english and french versions Access: Login: anonymous Password: your email address FTP - AMALGAME.ME Directories /multimed_mac_demo /multimed_mac_xfcn Contact: BENOIT@MEDENT.UMONTREAL.CA (514) 343-6111 ext 3418 + # Universite de Montreal Name: ANESTHESIOLOGY ARCHIVES Description: The archive site for Anesthesiology contains files and programs of interest to anesthesiologists. Files include the complete bibliography of the Society for Neurosurgical Anesthesiology and Critical Care and a neuroanesthesia manual. Access: FTP ANES.MED.NYU.EDU, Login: anonymous. The name of the list is anesthesiology@anes.med.nyu.edu. You can subscribe to it by sending a message containing the phrase 'subscribe anesthesiology' to listserv@anes.med.nyu.edu. Contact: Keith J Ruskin, MD Department of Anesthesiology NYU Medical Center keith@mcan00.med.nyu.edu | ruskin@acf1.nyu.edu (212)263-5072 Name: ARCHIVE OF BIOLOGY SOFTWARE AND DATA: INDIANA UNIVERSITY. Description: The main area of concentration of this archive is molecular biology. The archive contains software for the Macintosh, VAX- VMS, Unix, MS-DOS and other important operating systems. It is recommended that you transfer and read the file Archive.doc first. This file gives considerable information about, and instructions for using the archive. Access: FTP FTP.BIO.INDIANA.EDU Login: anonymous Password: your email address For further information on this archive, email ARCHIVE@BIO.INDIANA.EDU Contact: Name: BIOCOMPUTING SURVIVAL GUIDE Description: Biocomputing Survival Guide is designed for the rare user of molecular biology computer programs. Basic operations of login procedures, file handling and transfer, and the GCG key programs are explained for both UNIX and VMS operating systems. Access: URL or FTP The Guide is available as a MS-WORD document from the EMBnet file server, and as printed version you can most conveniently obtain the Guide from the "Materialausgabe" at the Biozentrum ground floor, by sending a request to EMBnet Switzerland, or, internationally, to Paula Maki-Valkkila, CSC, Tietotie 6, P.O.Box 405, 02101 Espoo, Finland. The Biocomputing Survival Guide is a DIN A 5 booklet . The Biocomputing Tutorial (the black book) is no longer available but a new book will be available in the bookstores early 1994 (Humana Press). Use of GOPHER to access GCG manual GOPHER is a program which can help to find resources accessible via network. If you start the program, it connects to a resource which is a central access point of EMBnet Switzerland. The information is presented as menus, and an item with a period (.) represents a file to be viewed, a slash (/) is a new source of information, and an index is symbolized with a question mark (?). GOPHER provides you with an easy way to access the GCG program documentation: Type the name of the program (gopher) on the command line, and select item 5 (GCG Software Documentation) by moving the cursor with the arrow keys to this item. Then, hit and select the first item by hitting again. You may search any keyword (e.g., sequence search) after typing it in and hitting again. You will obtain a list of all sections in the manual which contain the desired keyword. GOPHER will be featured in a future release of Biocomputing NEWS. From within the WWW program, a href="gopher://bioftp.unibas.ch"> link to the top level of the bioftp gopher is available. Note that we must restrict the access to this part of the gopher to Basel university due to copyright reasons. Contact: Name: BIOMEDICAL COMPUTER LABORATORY Description: The Biomedical Computer Laboratory (BCL) is designated as a "Resource for Biomedical Computing" by the National Institutes of Health's National Center for Research Resources (NCRR). A significant portion of the activities at the BCL are supported by NCRR's Biomedical Research Technology Program (BRTP) which promotes the application of advances in computer science and technology, engineering, mathematics, and the physical sciences to research problems in biology and medicine by supporting the development of advanced research technologies. In addition to supporting the development of new or improved technologies, the BRTP resource program encourages the use of those developments in collaborative research with biomedical research investigators nationally through both collaborative interactions and service-oriented relationships. BCL program emphasis is on quantitative imaging including positron- emission tomography (PET) image reconstruction utilizing estimation-maximization (EM) methods, computational optical- sectioning microscopy, shape modeling and segmentation, electron- microscopic autoradiography (EMA), image acquisition and quantitative analysis of DNA electrophoretic gels and autoradiogram, and parallel processing. The resource invites program participation by research investigators with relevant scientific interests. The participation can be either as a research collaborator or as a user of resource capabilities. A collaboration involves two-way interaction of mutual benefit, whereas user service provides a primary benefit to the user. Investigators wishing to explore the possibility of interactions with the resource at Washington University should contact us by mail, telephone, FAX, or email (preferred). Information may also be obtained via an anonymous FTP server on the Internet on which the Resource maintains public information including a list of publications available, selected publications, and software. Access: FTP WUBCL.WUSTL.EDU Login: anonymous Password: your email address Contact: Kenneth W. Clark Telephone: (314) 362-2135 Coordinator of Resource Extramural Activities FAX: (314) 362-0234 Biomedical Computer Laboratory Email: INFO@WUBCL.WUSTL.EDU Washington University School of Medicine 700 S. Euclid Avenue St. Louis, MO 63110 USA Name: DATA FILES IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Description: The Center for Electronic Records of the U.S. National Archives has updated the FTP-able file containing the Center's "Title List: A Preliminary and Partial Listing of the Data Files in the National Archives and Records Administration" TITLE.LIST.DEC1793 The Title List now has 12,273, 80 character lines. Since last updated in September, entries for the following major series have been included: the 1980 Census of Population and Housing, STFs 1D, 3C, 3D, and 3F (Bureau of the Census); and the [Southeast Asia] Combat Area Casualties Current File, as of November 1993 (Office of the Secretary of Defense). September's update included the following major series: the Institutional Investor Study, 1969-1971 (Securities and Exchange Commission), Bureau of Justice Statistics data files, National Medical Care Expenditure Surveys (Agency for Health Care Policy Research), and the Defense Wage Fixing data files, 1974-1991 (Office of the Secretary of Defense). Access: FTP FTP.CU.NIH.GOV Login anonymous press enter (or enter your user name or 'guest') at password prompt. The directory in which this information is stored is NARA_ELECTRONIC (CD NARA_ELECTRONIC); it contains six files. Use the FTP GET command to retrieve copies of the files, as in GET TITLE.LIST.DEC1793. Contact: THEODORE J. HULL Archives Specialist, Archival Services Branch Center for Electronic Records, National Archives & Records Admin. Washington, DC 20408 (202) 501-5579; Internet: tif@cu.nih.gov; bitnet: tif@nihcu Please send research mail to: Reference Services, Center for Electronic Records (NSXA), The National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001. The Center's general telephone number is 301-713-6630. Name: FALL PREVENTION SUPPORT Description: Tactilitics, Inc. the makers of the RN+ OnCall Bed Monitoring system, has established a Fall Prevention data site on the Internet. This data site is used to support the Fall Prevention Network and to support RN+ OnCall users. The information available includes research abstracts, RN+ product announcements, and Fall Prevention Network support services for practicing nurses and quality assurance persons. This data site is provided as a public service to fall prevention professionals. Access: FTP FTP.CSN.ORG Login: anonymous Password: your email address Contact: Name: GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING OFFICE (GAO) Description: This site contains the Transition Reports released by the GAO on January 8, 1993, in the Anonymous FTP directory GAO-REPORTS at NIH (cu.nih.gov). They are intended to give the incoming congress and administration an overview of problems facing the nation. ABSTRACT.FIL is a file with abstracts for each of the 28 reports. A-REPORT.LST is a file with the information below. TRANSITION REPORTS OF HEALTH RELATED ISSUES Health Care Reform. OCG-93-8TR. December 1992. 34 pp. (The file is CG08T93.TXT 34841 Bytes) Health and Human Services Issues. OCG-93-20TR. December 1992. 33 pp. (The file is CG20T93.TXT 36319 Bytes) So that they can keep a count of report recipients, and user reaction, please send an email message to KH3@CU.NIH.GOV and include, along with your email address, the following information: 1) Your organization. 2) Your position/title and name (optional). 3) The title/report number of the above reports you have retrieved electronically or ordered by mail or phone. 4) Whether you have ever obtained a GAO report before. 5) If you copy a report onto another bulletin board--if so, which report and bulletin board. 6) Other GAO report subjects you would be interested in. GAO's reports cover a broad range of subjects such as major weapons systems, energy, financial institutions, and pollution control. 7) Any additional comments or suggestions. Access: FTP CU.NIG.GOV Login: anonymous Password: your email address Contact: Name: HANDICAP Description: This is an anonymous FTP site that contains only disability-related files and/or programs. There are about 40 directories with over 500 files/programs covering all types of disabilities. The "Handicap BBS List", a list of 800 BBS's carrying disability-related information, originates here. Access: FTP HANDICAP.SHEL.ISC-BR.COM Login: anonymous Password: your email address Contact: Name: HL7 CODE (CPMC) Description: The HL7 Import/Export (hl7imex) provides a collection of functions that can be reused in programs to support HL7 Standard version 2.1. Functions support building, encoding and retrieval operation with HL7 messages. HL7 is written in C and has implemented at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center (CPMC) for AIX (RS/6000). It has also been compiled and run at other sites (DOS, VMS, Sun OS, etc.) Access: FTP CUCIS.CIS.COLUMBIA.EDU cd pub/hl7/hl7imex binary get hl7imex.2.tar.Z or hl7imex2.zip The file ./doc/hl7imex.doc expalains how to use the library. There is an example in ./demo. If you are unable to access the Internet you can obtain a copy of the software on a DOS formatted diskette by contacting: Mark D. McDougall Executive Director Health Level Seven 900 Victors Way, Suite 122 Ann Arbor, MI 48108 USA Phone (313) 665-0007 FAX: (313) 665-0300 Contact: Robert Sidelir sidelir@cprvs.cpmc.columbia.edu Name: IMMUNIZATION TRACKING Description: Anonymous ftp directory for immunization tracking Access: FTP DOROTHY.CIS.UNF.EDU pub/immunization Contact: Name: IUBIO ARCHIVE FOR BIOLOGY Description: Molecular biology is the area of concentration, and it is also a home for Drosophila research data. It will include software for Macintosh, VAX-VMS, Unix, MS-DOS and any other important computer operating systems. Access to the archive is via anonymous FTP programs that connect to computers on the Internet. Access: FTP FTP.BIO.INDIANA.EDU Login - anonymous Password - your email address Contact: Name: LIMB - Listing of Molecular Biology databases Description: A collection of information about the content and maintenance of a large number of databases of interest to the molecular biology community. 1) metabolism - A collection of notes and datasets relating to intermediate metabolism. Maintained by Peter Karp, NCBI. This collection includes the Enzyme Data Bank, maintained by Amos Bairoch, Centre Medical Universitaire, Geneva, Switzerland. 2) mol-model - A central data repository where workers in the field of macromolecular modelling can deposit and retrieve parameter sets, potential energy functions, and associated data relevant to molecular modelling applications. Maintained by Jay Ponder, Washington University, and David States, NCBI. Access: FTP FTP.BIO.INDIANA.EDU Login: anonymous Password: your email address Directory /molbnio/data File: list-of-molbio.text Also available via email - LIMB@LANF.GOV with a request Contact: Gifford Keen, Los Alamos National Laboratory. Name: M-Media Description: This archive contains a library of medical applications created in Authorware for both the Mac and the PC. It came online Sept. 30, 1992 and invites public domain uploads. Several README files provide more information. Access: FTP M-MEDIA.MUOHIO.EDU Login: anonymous Password: Your email address Contact: Name: MAC ARCHIVES SECTION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Description: Directory /mac/etc/medical The Mac Archives at University of Michigan collection area for medicine and the health sciences. As of this writing, the collection is small. The contents are gradually growing in the AMSA public domain software library, but these files are a few years old. They are seeking any Macintosh programs, utilities, demonstrations, or computer aided instruction related to the health sciences. Anyone developing any type of Macintosh medical software, and would like to make it available to the rest of the world, can send it to them. SUBMITTING FILES TO THE MEDICAL SECTION OF THE ARCHIVES The best way to get files to the archive is to FTP. Put them into the incoming directory, then email ERICM@UMICH.EDU and let him know that the file is there. This way he'll know there are health science files waiting within the directory, and also who to contact if the files don't work "as advertised." Access: FTP MAC.ARCHIVE.UMICH.EDU Login: anonymous Password: your email address Contact: As of this writing the medical section of the archives is being maintained by Eric Meininger (ERICM@UMICH.EDU) Questions, problems and comments regarding the medical archive specifically should be sent to ERICM@UMICH.EDU. General mac.archive questions should be sent to COMMENTS@MAC.ARCHIVE.UMICH.EDU Name: MEDTBOOK Description: ASYMETRIX has set up the following directories on their FTP site. If anyone feels that they can allow others to SEE/USE/COMPARE what they have done, then use the UPLOAD directory to PUT the files. What is required is a text file description of the book and any other claims, disclaimers that are warrented. Perhaps a quick note to the list stating that you have uploaded some work, OR if you prefer a note to me and I will forward to the medical toolbook list - in which case make the subject line include MTBOOK LIST so that I can filter these out from the other messages. The subdirectory structure is as follows: /pub/medtbook/medicine /pub/medtbook/medicine/uploads /pub/medtbook/medicine/anatomy /pub/medtbook/medicine/pharmacology /pub/medtbook/medicine/community /pub/medtbook/medicine/biochemistry /pub/medtbook/medicine/physiology /pub/medtbook/medicine/medicine /pub/medtbook/medicine/paediatrics /pub/medtbook/medicine/pathology /pub/medtbook/medicine/psychiatry /pub/medtbook/medicine/reproductive /pub/medtbook/medicine/oncology /pub/medtbook/dentistry /pub/medtbook/veterinary Room for 250MEG of files is not a problem. All uploads should be uploaded to the /pub/medtbook/medicine/uploads directory. Include a text file with application to aid placement in correct subdirectory. Access: FTP ASYMETRIX.COM Contact: John D. Hendriks Faculty of Medicine jdh@medicine.newcastle.edu.au University of Newcastle NSW 2308 Australia Name: MIRROR FTP SITE FOR PUBLIC DOMAIN MEDICAL SOFTWARE Description: This mirror site is maintained by the University of North Carolina. The directory structure and files contained in Campinas are exactly duplicated. The FTP resource for public domain medical software, documents and conferences established by the Center for Biomedical Informatics of the State University of Campinas, Brazil, now has a full mirror site which can be accessed more easily by users located in North America and Europe. The original anonymous-access FTP node is CCSUN.UNICAMP.BR or 143.106.1.5 under the directory pub/medicine. It contains the following subdirectories: 1.) pub/medicine: Contains 50+ public domain software for IBM-PCs 2.) pub/medicine/conferences: Contains original announcements and programs for medical informatics conferences for the next 3 years 3.) pub/medicine/documents: Papers, user guides, bibliography, reports, etc. on MI 4.) pub/medicine/neuralnets: Documents and public domain software for neural network applications in medicine and biology Access: FTP SUNSITE.UNC.EDU Login: anonymous Password: your email address Name: NATIONAL CENTER FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY INFORMATION Description: Compiled by The National Institutes of Health. The respository's directory is a collection of databases and software which has been deposited with the NCBI and made available for distribution "as is". The databases and software are not officially supported or maintained by the NCBI and the NCBI does not assume responsibility for the accuracy, validity, or reliability of the software. Each collection of software will typically be stored in individual directories containing README files for file descriptions and contact names. The following is a partial list of directories which are presently available in the NCBI repository: TFD - Transcription Factor Database. A relational database of transcription factors maintained by David Ghosh, NCBI. NGDD - Normalized Gene Designation Database. Normalized gene maps for E.coli, Salmonella, Bacillus Subtilus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Caulobacter crescentus from Yvon Abel and Robert Cedergen. EPD - Eukaryotic Promoter Database. NA POL II promoters active in higher excoriates. Maintained by Philipp Bucher, Stanford University. PROSITE: a dictionary of sites and patterns of proteins. Both the Handbook and a User Manual are available. Access: FTP GENBANK.BIO.NET Login: anonymous Password: guest Directory: pub/db/prosite Files: prosite.txt (User Manual) prosite.doc (Handbook) Contact: Name: NIH SERVER Description: Several directories with files from the National Instituties of Health. Access: FTP FTP.CU.NIH.GOV Password: guest or anonymous Contact: phone 1-301-496-5525 from 9am-3pm (Eastern Time USA) for help. Name: NLM PUBLICATIONS SERVER Description: Currently contains: NLM Current Bibliographies in Medicine, AIDS Bibliographies, UMLS documentation, chapters of the Online Services Reference Manual and NLM fact sheets. Access: FTP - LMPUBS.NLM.NIH.GOV login: nlmpubs Contact: Suggestions, comments, or questions may be submitted by email to FTPADMIN@NLMPUBS.NLM.NIH.GOV Name: SCIENTIST ON NSFNET Description: The Scientist files are updated every two weeks. File numbers correspond to date of publication. Example: the-scientist-921207 is: the-scientist-92(for year) 12(for month) 07(date) Typing get* retrieves a listing of all files in The Scientist directory of NSFnet. TS files are about 3000 lines long. Once they are downloaded, it's easy to scroll to the next article by searching for the demarcator. One can also search for "(Page nn" or "(Page #nn" OR Access The Scientist\ via NNSC Info-Server, which is an automatic program that delivers information by electronic mail. To request The Scientist\ from the Info-Server, send a message to : INFO-SERVER@NNSC.NSF.NET No subject field is needed The text of the request must be in a special format as follows: REQUEST: The-Scientist TOPIC: the-scientist-921207 (if you want the December 7 issue) or TOPIC:the-scientist-index (if you wish to see the list of Scientist files) REQUEST:END This request asks for two documents -- The Scientist\ of December 7, 1992 and Index to The Scientist. You can request up to 20 topics in one request, each topic on a separate line. The NNSC Info-Server is now configured to split documents into a maximum size of 40,000 bytes (40K bytes). The reason is that some important mail gateways reject messages longer than an arbitrary limit, and others have difficulty with long messages from time to time. This is why a Line or Byte Limit on the second line of your request is needed. Access: FTP - NNSC.NSF.NET Login: anonymous Password: your email address To retrieve type: get the-scientist-921207 Contact: Name: THE CENTER FOR BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS, BRAZIL Description: This site's intention is to foster educational and practical uses of computers in medicine and health sciences by providing free access to software resources and documentation to the international community. It provides a public-access directory containing files for distribution via anonymous FTP to all Internet remote sites. It offers medical informatics applications in ASCII format, as well as public-domain software. Read the README and 00-INDEX.TXT files in order to become familiar with the norms and contents of this directory. Access: FTP - CCSUN.UNICAMP.BR Login: anonymous Password: your email address Directory: /pub/medicine Contact: Public domain contributions are gladly accepted. Please address all requests for submissions (uploadings) to the directory-owner below. Renato M.E. Sabbatini, PhD Director: Center for Biomedical Informatics P.O. Box 6005 State University of Campinas Campinas, SP 13081 - BRAZIL Tel.: +55 192 39-7130 (office) 39-4168 (home) Fax.: +55 192 39-4717 (office) Telex: +55 19 1150 Internet: SABBATINI@CCVAX.UNICAMP.BR Bitnet: SABBATINI@BRUC.BITNET Name: THE UCI MEDICAL EDUCATION SOFTWARE REPOSITORY Description: This is a FTP site at the University of California for the collection of shareware public domain software and other information relating to medical education. The Repository currently offers both MSDOS and Macintosh software, and hopes to support other operating systems (UNIX, MUMPS, AMIGA?). Uploads are welcome. They actively solicit information and software found useful in local medical education whether developed by an instructor or student. Once connected to the site via FTP, cd (change directory) to either the med-ed/mac/incoming or the med-ed/msdos/incoming directories. Change the mode to binary and "send" or "put" files, depending on the local system. Note that the files cannot be seen with the "ls" or "dir" commands. Please compress files as appropriate to the operating system (ZIP for MSDOS; Compactor or something similar for Macintosh) to save disk space. After uploading, please send email to Steve Clancy (SLCLANCY@UCI.EDU) (for MSDOS) or Albert Saisho (SAISHO@UCI.EDU) (for MAC) describing the files) the uploaded files and any other information they might need. Note that they can only accept software or information that has been designated as shareware, public-domain or that may otherwise be distributed freely. Please do not upload commercial software! Doing so may jeopardize the existence of this FTP site. Access: FTP FTP.UCI.EDU Login: anonymous Password: your email address Directory /med-ed/mac/incoming Contact: Steve Clancy, M.L.S. SLCLANCY@UCI.EDU Albert Saisho, M.D. SAISHO@UCI.EDU Name: VOXEL-MAN 3D Description: Interactive atlas of skull and brain. Those who like to have an impression of its functionality may get interactively generated sample images via FTP. Access: Images are available via anonymous ftp at FOKUS.UKE.UNI-HAMBURG.DE (134.100.96.5) in the directory [anonymous.voxelman.images]. BINARY transfer mode! The server is a VAX/VMS system, so some aspects are somewhat special: - commands common UNIX FTP server this FTP server ------------------------------------------------- cd voxelman cd [.voxelman] cd voxelman/images cd [.voxelman.images] cd .. cd [-] - file size are in "blocks" of 512 bytes. Contact: ======================================================================= GOPHER: I've tried to make this as comprehensive as possible by giving an index of all health related gopher sites, followed by descriptions of the more significant ones. ======================================================================= Name: medical gophers (an index of medical gophers) description: cwru medical school- department of biochemistry biochemistry.bioc.cwru.edu Cornell medical college gopher ed.cornell.edu 70 Cancernet pdq information gopher.nih.gov Icgebnet, int.Center for genetic eng. & Biotech genes.icgeb.trieste.it Isu college of pharmacy pharmacy.isu.edu Ruralnet gopher, Marshall University School of Medicine Gopher Server for Rural Health Care Resources & Information ruralnet.mu.wvnet.edu (129.71.32.131) on port 70) Stanford University Medical Center med-gopher.stanford.edu University of Michigan Medical Center gopher.med.umich.edu University of North Dakota School of Medicine medicine.und.nodak.edu University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston gopher.uth.tmc.edu University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center gopher-admin@utmdacc.uth.tmc.edu University of Texas Medical Branch University of Texas, School of Public Health University of Washington, Pathology Department OTHER BIO-GOPHERS RELEVANT TO MEDICAL RESEARCH: American Physiological Society gopher.uth.tmc.edu 3300 Arabidopsis AAtDB Gopher Server weeds.mgh.harvard.edu Australian Natl Botanic Gardens 155.187.10.12 Base de Dados Tropical (Tropical DB) Campinas, Brasil Univ.bdt.ftpt.br BioInformatics at the Australian Natl life.anu.edu.au Base de Dados Tropical (Tropical DB) Campinas, Brasil Univ.bdt.ftpt.br Base de Dados Tropical (Tropical DB) Campinas, Brasil Univ.bdt.ftpt.br Bedford Institute of Oceanography in biome.bio.ns.ca Biodiversity and Biological Collections Dartmouth.huh.harvard.edu Biological Sciences (Student career guide) watserv2.uwaterloo.ca Biology Gopher at OSU (Microbial Germplasm Database) gopher.bcc.orst.edu Brookhaven Protein Data Bank pdb.pdb.bnl.gov C.elagans database of strains and alleles eatworms.swmed.utexas.edu Caenorhabditis elegans Genetics Center (CGC) elegans.cbs.umn.edu CIC Electronic Serials for Science gopher.cic.net CIESIN Global Change Gopher flubber.ciesin.org CGEBnet Int.Center genes.icgeb.trieste.it DNA DataBank of Japan (DDBJ) NIG, Mishima gopher.nig.ac.jp EMBnet BioBox Finland finsun.csc.fi EMBnet BioInformation Resource bioftp.unibas.ch EMBnet BioInformation Resource (EMBL) felix.embl-heidelberg.de EMBnet BioInformation Resource (France) coli.polytechnique.fr EMBnet BioInformation Resource sunbcd.weizmann.ac.il EMBnet BioInformation Resource camms1.caos.kun.nl EMBnet BioInformation Resource (UK) s-crim1.dl.ac.uk EcoGopher at U of Virginia ecosys.drdr.virginia.edu Genethon (CEPHB Human Polymorphism) gopher.genethon.fr Human Genome Mapping Project Gopher menu.crc.ac.uk Mycobacterium Database (MycDB) (France) arabidopsis.pasteur.fr National Cancer Center, Tokyo JAPAN gopher.ncc.go.jp National Science Foundation Gopher stis.nsf.gov National University of Singapore solomon.technet.sg UBio Biology Archive, Indiana University ftp.bio.indiana.eduI UH PIR server (Houston, experimental) evolution.bchs.uh.edu USDA Extension Service's Gopher Server ra.esusda.gov Univ of Western Australia Virology Gopher virus.microbiol.uwa.edu.au University of Wisconsin Biotechnology Center calvin.biotech.wisc.edu University of Wisconsin-Madison, Medical School msd.medsch.wisc.edu World Data Center on Microorganisms fragrans.riken.go.jp Name: AIDS RELATED INFORMATION Description: Aids Information on the NIAID gopher (DIR)FOCUS: A Guide to Research and Counseling (DIR) AIDSNews (DIR) CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse (DIR) National Commission on AIDS (DIR) CDC Daily Summaries (DIR) NIAID Press Releases (DIR) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) (DIR) AIDS Tx News (DIR) Study Recruitment Information (DIR) Veterans Administration AIDS Information Newsletter (DIR) AIDS Alert (DIR) Ben Gardiner's AIDS BBS (DIR) CDC Statistics Access: Contact: Internet Address: URL Address: gopher://odie.niaid.nih.gov/11 HEALTH AND MEDICINE RELEATED GOPHERS WITH DESCRIPTIONS Name: AMERICAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY Description: Overview of the American Physiological Society INTRODUCTION The American Physiological Society is devoted to fostering scientific research--with special emphasis on studying the ways the body functions-- to education, and to the dissemination of scientific information. Through its activities, it plays an important role in the progress of science and the advancement of knowledge. At the time of its founding in 1887 the Society had 28 members. It now has Approximately 7,500 members and is continuing to grow. The membership of the Society includes Nobel laureates and members of the National Academy of Sciences. Most members have doctoral degrees in physiology, medicine (or other health professions), or both. medical schools, either in physiology departments, in other basic science departments, or in clinical units. The remainder of the regular members are employed in hospitals, undergraduate schools, industrial organizations, private foundations, and government. The APS is governed by an elected Council consisting of the President, the President-Elect, the immediate Past President, and six elected Councillors. The Society maintains a staff and offices in Bethesda, Maryland. Management of the affairs of the Society is the responsibility of a full-time Executive Director appointed and compensated by and responsible to the Council. As a nonprofit scientific organization, the Society is tax exempt. (FILE) Overview of the American Physiological Society. (FILE) About the APS Information Server (FILE) Award Programs (FILE) Contributions to the Society (FILE) Directory of Staff Members (FILE) Financial Management (FILE) Meetings (FILE) Memberships Available (FILE) Public Affairs Activities (FILE) Publications Programs (FILE) Sections and Special Interest Groups (FILE) Society Sections (Section names and becoming affiliated) (FILE) T-Shirts (NEW) Access: Contact: Internet Address: URL Address: URL: URL: gopher://gopher.uth.tmc.edu:3300/11/ Name: ANESTHESIOLOGY INTERNET GOPHER Description: Contains information of interest to those interested in the fields of anesthesiology and critical care. Includes bibliographic information, position announcements, lecture notes, case studies, and research abstracts. This Gopher also houses the archives of ANEST-L listserv list. Top Level Directory: About this Gopher (FILE) Anest-L Archive (DIR) Boards Keywords (DIR) Book Reviews (DIR) Case Archive (DIR) Faculty Positions (DIR) Internet Medical Resources (DIR) Lecture Notes (DIR) Research Abstracts (DIR) Tidbits (DIR) Access: Via Medical-Biological Gophers. Messages and updates to the Gopher are announce, on the ANEST-L mailing list. Subscribe to ANEST-L by sending an email message to LISTSERV@UBVM.CC.BUFFALO.EDU with the line: SUBSCRIBE ANEST-L Contact: Andrew M. Sopchak, M.D. State University of New York Health Science Center at Syracuse Department of Anesthesiology 750 East Adams Street Syracuse, NY 13210 Email: GOPHER@EJA.ANES.HSCSYR.EDU. Internet Address: URL Address: gopher://eja.anes.hscsyr.edu/1 Name: ARABIDOPSIS RESEARCH COMPANION Description: This is a Gopher Server provided by the AAtDB Project at Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital and USDA/NAL Digital Equipment Corporation. AAtDB, An Arabidopsis Thaliana Database, is a collection of information on the model plant system Arabidopsis. The Arabidopsis-BioSci is a database of all the messages transmitted over the BioSci usenet group and associated mailing list. The Arabidopsis thaliana (AAtDB), Caenorhabditis elegans (ACEDB) and Arabidopsis-BioSci WAIS indices provide fast access to every word in these databases. This Gopher server is also connected to several other Internet Gophers around the world as well as providing access to their WAIS and FTP servers of interest to biologist. Further searching instructions are available on the Gopher. Information includes: Arabidopsis genetic maps Genes, Alleles and molecular loci of Arabidopsis Primary molecular scoring data for Goodman, Meyerowitz and Scolnik molecular genetic markers. Classical visible genetic marker data collected by Maarten Koornneef and David Meinke Hauge/Goodman physical map Arabidopsis Green Book by Meyerowitz and Pruitt ABRC at Ohio State University strains and clones Nottingham (UK) seed centre strains Arabidopsis research colleagues including telephone numbers, postal addresses and email addresses for researchers around the world. Bibliographic citations with abstracts. REBASE Type II Restriction enzyme database by R. Roberts. All GenBank and EMBL sequences from Arabidopsis Images in GIF format of selected mutant plant phenotypes available from the ABRC and Nottingham. Images of autoradiograms in GIF format of RFLP banding patterns. This server includes all messages since March of 1991 from the BIONET.GENOME.ARABIDOPSIS usenet newsgroup and the ARAB-GEN@GENBANK.BIO.NET mailing list. (FILE) About the AAtDB Research Companion (FILE) Commonly Asked Questions about Gopher (FILE) Help Searching the WAIS databases indicated with "" (FILE) ... (DIR) Arabidopsis Information (thale cress) (DIR) Caenorhabditis Information (nematode) (DIR) Massachusetts General Hospital - Molecular Biology (FILE) ... (DIR) FTP Archives for Molecular Biology (DIR) Global Biological Information Servers (DIR) Global Biological Information Servers by Topic (DIR) Global Information Services (DIR) North American Weather Forecasts (?) Search menu titles of the MolBiol/MGH Gopher Server (DIR) Veronica, Keyword Searches of Gopher Menus Worldwide (FILE) About the AAtDB Research Companion (FILE) Commonly Asked Questions about Gopher (FILE) Help Searching the WAIS databases indicated with "" (FILE) ... (DIR) Arabidopsis Information (thale cress) (DIR) Caenorhabditis Information (nematode) (DIR) Massachusetts General Hospital - Molecular Biology (FILE) ... (DIR) FTP Archives for Molecular Biology (DIR) Global Biological Information Servers (DIR) Global Biological Information Servers by Topic (DIR) Global Information Services (DIR) North American Weather Forecasts (?) Search menu titles of the MolBiol/MGH Gopher Server (DIR) Veronica, Keyword Searches of Gopher Menus Worldwide Access: Contact: Internet Address: URL Address: gopher://weeds.mgh.harvard.edu/1 Name: AUSTIN HOSPITAL, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA Description: This Gopher is run by the PET Centre to make information available to the Austin Hospital and Medical Community. It will include access to images produced by the PET Scanner, as well as telephone directories and other information. Gopher Directory FILE) About the Austin Hospital Gopher (DIR) Questions About Gopher (DIR) Guides to using gopher, FTP, etc (DIR) Research Related Information (DIR) Medicine/Medical Science Information and Resources (DIR) Library Catalogues (DIR) Digital Image Library (DIR) General Information and Resources (DIR) Other Gopher Information Servers (DIR) Program and File Archive Sites For Biology (DIR) Program and File Archives (DIR) Subject Oriented Gopher Information (DIR) Telephone and E-mail Directories FILE) Local Time and Date in Melbourne, Australia Access: Contact: If you have any problems using the Austin Hospital Gopher, send e-mail to gopher@austin.unimelb.edu.au, or paper mail to Daniel O'Callaghan, PET Centre, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Vic, 3084. Internet Address: URL Address: gopher://gopher.austin.unimelb.edu.au/1 Name: BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE GENOME CENTER Description: This Gopher is run by the Systems Support Center at Baylor College of Medicine. Access: Contact: gopher@bcm.tmc.edu Internet Address: URL Address: gopher://kiwi.imgen.bcm.tmc.edu/1 Name: BIOFTP EMBnet SWITZERLAND Description: This gopher server is implemented on an Indigo Silicon Graphics, one of several in a cluster. The whole system covers about 15 GByte of data. The operating system is IRIX 4.0, and is merely SysV with BSD 4.3 extensions. Operating stoftware includes standard TCP/IP, Decnet phase IV (in Switzerland only). The biology software used here is the GCG program package, and William Pearson's FASTA program suite. The main usage of GCG is currently still VMS bound, therefore, remote submission of jobs from VAX/VMS is possible in a transparent fashion. The Hierarchical Access System for Sequence Libraries in Europe (HASSLE) is developed on this sytem as far as the UNIX flavour goes. The gopher software on this computer was originally taken from Don Gilbert's distribution and has been modified in order to allow the use on all databases needed within this server, such as EMBL, SWISSPROT, etc. This server is not financed for use as international or national resource. If you like it, send me a mail, and I could use it as justification that I need more funding. Access: Contact: Reinhard Doelz doelz@urz.unibas.ch GOPHER MENU (DIR) About Gopher, and this bioftp site (DIR) Biology subject tree in Gopher (DIR) DIBUG [Discover Insight Biosym User Group] Mailing list (DIR) EMBNet BioInformation Resource Switzerland (DIR) GCG Software Manual (DIR) Infoservers in European Countries (FILE) and if you have suggestions or problems.... [7Jan94, 1kb] (DIR) development site of GOPHER (U Minnesota) (DIR) selected USENET News Internet Address: URL Address: gopher://bioftp.unibas.ch/1 Name: BIOINFORMATICS RESOURCE GOPHER Description: The services available at the Bioinformatics Resource currently can only be accessed through email. The file GeneID.info.txt gives instructions on how to access and use the GeneID server. This file also contains references to the GeneID paper. If you don't have access to that paper, the file GeneID.paper.sit.hqx contains an early MSWord version of the paper. Access: Contact: Steen Knudsen Email: STEEN@BIR.CEDB.UWF.EDU Internet Address: URL Address: Name: BIOSCI ARCHIVES GOPHER Description: GOPHER MENU Partial directory listing: (FILE) BIOSCI User Addresses Database (master index; updated nightly) (FILE) BIOSCI User Addresses Database (raw data; temporary file) (HQX) BIOSCI Presentation Slides (DIR) FAQs and Other Documents (DIR) Other Biology Gopher Servers (DIR) ACEDB (DIR) ADDRESSES (DIR) AGEING (DIR) AGROFORESTRY (DIR) ARABIDOPSIS (DIR) BIO-INFO (DIR) BIO-JOURNALS (DIR) BIO-MATRIX (DIR) BIO-SOFTWARE Internet Address: net.bio.net URL Address: URL: gopher://net.bio.net/1 BioSci/Bionet Biology Newsgroups Server Name: BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY PROTEIN DATA BANK Description: This is an experimental gopher server at the Protein Data Bank. They are trying to provide convenient and useful search methods, graphics, and some analysis information. Access: Contact: Internet Address: URL Address: Name: CAMIS (Center for Advanced Medical Informatics at Stanford) Description: This document describes the CAMIS Gopher and the files available through this information source. There is an experimental and dynamic nature to this Gopher, and we regret any inconvenience caused by this. There are also files that may only be accessed by members of the local community that this Gopher serves. WHAT IS CAMIS CAMIS is an acronym for the Center for Advanced Medical Informatics at Stanford. CAMIS is a shared computing resource supporting research activities in biomedical informatics at the Stanford University School of Medicine. WHAT'S IN THE CAMIS GOPHER 1. Local (CAMIS) Title Search This is an index search of the directory and document names in the CAMIS Gopher. This is a great tool for locating files and directories that are relevant to your needs. It is especially useful if you know something is available in this Gopher, but you forgot where it is. For example, if you wanted to find "computer price lists," you would select the "Local (CAMIS) Title Search" and type computer price lists and you would get the following result: Local (CAMIS) Title Search: computer price lists --> 1. Stanford (Microdisc) Computer Price Lists/ 2. IMC: Institute for Medical Computer sciences (AKH Wien)/ 3. Mail Distribution Lists. You could then view the results (presumably the top result as it appears to be the most appropriate). NOTE You may use partial words, Boolean variables and quotation marks in this search (see The Test Searching Capabilities directory in this directory for more information). 2. INTERNET-WIDE TITLE SEARCH This is an index search similar to the Local (CAMIS) Title Search, but for the entire Internet. There is currenty no Boolean capability (obviously), nor partial word or phrase searching. If you type in, say, "informatics," you might get the following: 1. HEALTH INFORMATICS (HInf). 2. HINF - Health Informatics. 3. PROG-GENOME INFORMATICS PROGRAM. 4. PROG-NLM FELLOWSHIP IN APPLIED INFORMATICS. 5. The Informatics Teaching Laboratory/ 6. International Olympiad of Informatics/ 3. ABOUT THE CAMIS GOPHER Contains information about the CAMIS Gopher, Gopher in general, and several Gopher clients in particular, as well as a directory for testing the searching capabilities of this Gopher server. 4. BIO-MEDICAL AND RELATED GOPHERS This directory contains pointers to other Gopher sources that include "Medical Schools", "Medical Publications, Genetic Engineering, Computational Biology, etc." 5. CAMIS (CENTER FOR ADVANCED MEDICAL INFORMATICS AT STANFORD) This directory contains information such as "Technical Report Abstracts", the "SMI Publication List", a schedule of colloquia, journal club, seminars and other documents and resources useful to student and staff of the Section on Medical Informatics (SMI). 6. COMPUTING INFO This directory contains computing information for the Section on Medical Informatics (SMI) community as well as that of the Knowledge Systems Laboratory (KSL). Additionally, pointers to information outside SMI and KSL are included. These include various index searches of various Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) archives. The UNIX man pages are currently not indexed, but we hope to do this in the future. 7. FIND PEOPLE, PLACES, PROGRAMS, PHONE NUMBERS This directory contains location services which can be helpful in finding e-mail addresses, programs at ftp sites, area codes, phone numbers, and WAIS information source names. 8. HEURISTIC PROGRAMMING PROJECT This directory contains, among other things, the HPP FTP files. 9. KSL MAIL ARCHIVES This directory contains collections of e-mail messages for various groups within Stanford, CAMIS and the KSL and without (ai-medicine). This archive is currently only available to part of Stanford. 10. NIH, NSF, AND FUNDING This directory contains pointers to the NIH Guide, NIH Program Info, a search of NSF Awards, and a link to the National Science Foundation Gopher, among other things. 11. NEWS (STANFORD, USENET, CLARINET) This is a pointer to collections of news resources made available to the Stanford University community. Included are Stanford Events, Stanford Press Releases, USENET groups and more. 12. ONLINE LIBRARY CATALOGS This directory contains a collection of pointers to library telnet sessions. Instructions for searching on varying different systems are included, as is login information. Launching a telnet session is handled in different ways (or not at all) by different Gopher clients. See client- specific documentation for information about launching telnet sessions. 13. SUMEX-AIM ARCHIVES (INCLUDING INFO-MAC) This directory includes the popular INFO-Mac directory of ftp'able files. This directory also contains many of the ftp'able files from the CAMIS community. Different gopher clients handle binhexed files and ftp'ing differently (or not at all). See client-specific documentation for information about ftp and binhex. 14. WORLD FULL OF INFO SOURCES This directory is a pointer to the University of Minnesota's collection of pointers to gopher and WAIS servers around the world. 15. MISCELLANEOUS This directory contains pointers to selected, interesting information sources cleaned from #13 above. This directory includes weather information, movie reviews, a Webster's Dictionary search, a Roget's Thesaurus search, and more. Access: Contact: Internet Address: URL Address: URL: gopher://camis.stanford.edu/1 Name: CANCERNET INFORMATION Description: Directory (FILE) PDQ Table of Contents List (DIR) PDQ Treatment Information for Physicians (DIR) PDQ Treatment Information for Patients (DIR) PDQ Cancer Screening Information (DIR) PDQ Supportive Care Information (DIR) Breast Cancer Prevention Trial (BCPT) Info (DIR) PDQ Database Information (DIR) Other NCI Information (DIR) Design of Clinical Trials (DIR) Monthly Updates (DIR) Fact Sheets from the NCI (DIR) PDQ Drug Information (?) Search CancerNet Database Access: Contact: Internet Address: URL Address: gopher://helix.nih.gov/11/clin/cancernet Name: CAOS/CAMM CENTER IN THE NETHERLANDS Description: The name of the Center derives from Computer Assisted Organic Synthesis and Computer Assisted Molecular Modelling. It is a national expertise center for computer aided chemistry and offers university chemists a package of software tools for remote use on a central computer system. The emphasis is on easy accessibility, achieved by the application of menu controlled program front- ends and interfaces, and on integration of the various tools and data bases. An example of the latter is the interconversion of molecular structure files between structural data bases, modelling software and computational programs. An overview of available tools is obtained from the main graphics menu and a hierarchy of alphanumeric menus. Tools are arranged in groups according to their application. Apart from the two subjects mentioned in the name of the Center, other major chemical disciplines covered are biomolecular sequence analysis and computational chemistry. A full description of the menu items is given in the present text. The Center issues a newsletter to keep subscribers informed on changes, additions and Programs are activated either from an alphanumeric menu, or by command, typing the corresponding name. Program input and output is graphical where appropriate. Through a combination of on-line help facilities, practical courses and the (re)production of manuals the Center supports the use of its tools by chemists without computer experience. A news and conferencing system running on the VAX aims at improving the exchange of information and experience among users, including the Center's staff. (DIR) About the CAOS/CAMM Center: (DIR) CAMMSA: EMBnet BioInformation Resource the Netherlands (DIR) CAMM Resource (DIR) CAOS Resource (DIR) CompChem Resource (DIR) Genome Data Base Resource (DIR) CAOS/CAMM Network Services (DIR) Miscellaneous Gopher Services (DIR) Chemistry Gophers (DIR) Other Gopher and Information Servers (Minnesota directory) (IMG) The CAOS/CAMM mugshot Access: Contact: Internet Address: URL Address: gopher://camms1.caos.kun.nl/1 Name: CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY (CWRU) SCHOOL OF MEDICINE DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY Description: This Gopher server is being run at the Department of Biochemistry, CWRU School of Medicine. It includes information on the graduate and post- doctoral programs and opportunities available at this department. There are also links to other BioGophers and WAIS servers for searching biological databases such as GenBank, PIR, PDB, TFD etc. etc. There's also a DBF based approach to searching the Restriction Enzyme Database, maintained by Dr. Richard Roberts of NEB. This approach permits finding compatible over hangs, as well as searching by recognition site, cutting site, or enzyme name. Access: Contact: Email: gopher@biochemistry.Bioc.Cwru.Edu Internet Address: URL Address: Name: CHEDOKE-MCMASTER HOSPITAL (CANADA) GOPHER Description: (FILE) About Chedoke-McMaster Hospitals (FILE) About this Gopher server (FILE) About other Internet services (CSO) CMH phone book (experimental) (DIR) CMH Policies and Procedures (DIR) News, Weather, Sports (FILE) Todays events in history (DIR) Internet Assistance (DIR) Federal Government Gophers (DIR) Provincial Government Gophers (DIR) Canadian Gophers (DIR) Other Gopher and Information Servers (DIR) Libraries, reference... (DIR) Healthcare (DIR) Gopher Development (DIR) Faculty of Health Sciences Gopher Access: Contact: Internet Address: URL Address: gopher://darwin.cmh.mcmaster.ca/1 Name: CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE FACT SHEETS Description: Partial Directory (FILE) 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane (FILE) 1,1,2-Trichloro-1,2,2-Trifluoroethane (FILE) 1,1,2-Trichloroethane (FILE) 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene (FILE) 1,2-Butylene Oxide (FILE) 1,2-Dichlorobenzene (FILE) 1,2-Dichloroethane (FILE) 1,2-Dichloroethylene (FILE) 1,2-Dichloropropane (FILE) 1,2-Dihydroxybenzene (FILE) 1,2-Diphenylhydrazine (FILE) 1,2-Oxathiolane-2,2-Dioxide (FILE) 1,3-Butadiene (FILE) 1,3-Dichlorobenzene (FILE) 1,3-Dichloropropene (FILE) 1,4-Dichlorobenzene etc............... Access: Contact: Internet Address: URL Address: gopher://ecosys.drdr.Virginia.edu/11/library/factsheets/toxics/ Name: CO-OPERATIVE HUMAN LINKAGE CENTER (CHLC) GOPHER Description: Directory (DIR) Welcome: Cooperative Human Linkage Center (CHLC) (FILE) Layout of the Data on this Server (DIR) CHLC Maps (DIR) CHLC Markers (DIR) Integrated Maps (DIR) Genotype Data (?) Search CHLC and Marshfield Marker Data (?) Search Genotype Data (?) Search All Files On This Gopher (DIR) Miscellaneous Genetics Data (DIR) CHLC Newsletters (DIR) Other Bio Gophers (DIR) Other Genetics Gopher Servers (DIR) Other Gopher Servers thru the U. of Minnesota Access: Contact: Internet Address: URL Address: gopher://gopher.chlc.org/1 Name: CODI Description: CODI Cornucopia of Disability Information CODI is a gopher, intended to serve as a community resource for consumers and professionals by providing, via the Internet, disability related information in a wide variety of areas. The information addresses university (SUNY @ Buffalo), local (Buffalo & WNY), state, national and international audiences. Its contents are determined by these communities; their submissions and suggestions are welcome. Ideally, material should be submitted in computer readable form. However, printed text is also acceptable if the print quality is sufficient for it to be scanned. (Generally, xerox copies scan poorly.) Often, it becomes necessary to rewrite or reformat the material. As a result, errors may appear. Please notify me of these so They may be corrected. Currently, the material is accessible via 22 main menu items. This article, 'About the Cornucopia of Disability Information', is the first menu item. Due to the continuous addition of new information the organization of the menus is bound to change, along with their contents. Because of CODI's size and its frequency of change, menu item #2., What's New in Codi, is included for the frequent browser. What's New lists modifications, their dates and locations. #3. Search Menus allows boolean searches of all the CODI menus for keywords using jughead. #4. NY State & Local Services is intended to provide information and directories of services in New York. Comprehensive local servicer information has been gathered by the Independent Living Center of WNY. State wide information has been provided by VESID, Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities, and by the NYS Office of Advocate for the Disabled. #5. College Services and Resources has the membership lists of two area Collegiate Consortium of Disability Advocates. Each of these consortia have approximately 50 institional members. These lists are included so that potential students can identify campus contacts who can provide information about accessibility, policy and services. A submenu contains information about SUNY @ Buffalo. Information from other areas and colleges is welcome. #6. National Information Sources on Disabilities is a publication of the NIDRR. It contains 7 national subdirectories: Directory of Organizations, List of Directories Organized by Category, Cross Index of Organizations by Function/Service, Directory of Data Bases, Directory of Hot Lines, Directory of Religious Organizations, and Directory of Sports Organizations. #7. Digest of Data on Persons with Disabilities 1992 is another NIDRR publication. 'This document draws from many sources of published data and narrative explanations issued by federal statistical agencies and other sources on the subject of disability.' Unfortunately, the many tables and graphs lack the quality of the original document. #8. Coming to Terms with Disabilities is a product of the New York State Senate Select Committee on the Disabled: A Compilation of Vocabulary Relating to Visible and Non-Visible Disabilities. It is offered as a primer to further inform those who are interested in learning more about disabilities, and as a catalyst to stimulate awareness in those who may have previously shied away from seeking explanations because of the technical terms involved. The information contained herein is based on a voluminous amount of information which was forwarded to the Committee by people with disabilities, advocates, medical doctors, service agencies, parents, friends, rehabilitation specialists, therapists, educators, counselors and numerous other professionals in the field. #9. WNY TDD Directory is a collection of local, state and national TDD phone numbers. This directory was assembled by Deaf Adult Services of WNY. Additions to the directory are encouraged. For information about other TDD numbers, see under Computing, 'Managing Information Resources for Accessibility' (section 11). #10. Government Documents is intended as a collection of legislation, regulations and legislative summaries. The collection is in the process of being assembled. The Americans with Disabilities Act is actually located on another gopher, infoslug.ucsc.edu. Access is transparent to the CODI reader. Also, see Electronic Resources for access to many other documents located on other gophers and ftp sites. #11. Computing has information relating to adaptive hardware and software. The document, Managing Information Resources for Accessibility, provides a comprehensive overview. Other information includes two articles by Joe Lazzaro which appeared in BYTE magazine plus detailed technology information and directories assembled by the IBM Special Needs Information Referral Center. #12. Legal contains two directories for sources of legal assistance: State Protection and Advocacy Agencies and Legal and Advocacy Organizations. Also, there are a number of publications which were prepared by Mark H. Leeds, Esq. of the Association of the Bar New York City: Its The Law, Rights and Responsibilities, and Rights of People with Disabilities. Its The Law is written for the layman. Rights and Responsibilities is written for agencies and departments of the City of New York. This document can serve as a model for any public institution. #13. Publications currently contains 8 articles of broad interest. Except for Newsletters and Journals, at this time there is no single source of a comprehensive list of publications. However, many focused lists are contained elsewhere in CODI, especially within #14. Network Resources has information about FTP sites, bulletin boards and other network resources. In addition, several related gophers are directly accessed: HealthLine, Recordings for the Blind, Deaf Gopher, Medical Resources, and Electronic Rehabilitation Resource Center. Primitive access is available to some FTP sites including Project EASI via other gophers. One subdirectory points to an extensive collection of electronic text found on other gophers and ftp sites. #15. Other Directories has the membership list of the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities, two RCEP II directories (CAPs and ILCs) and a national list of support organizations compiled by the IBM Special Needs Information Referral Center. #16. Independent Living has the ILRU Directory of Independent Living programs. #17. Bibliographic Information has two collections. The History of Disabilities and Social Problems by Gary Woodill represents the results of an extensive library search undertaken in 1987-1988 as part of his research on the history of disabilities and special education. The other is a ftp site with files that contain bibliographies and reference guides prepared by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS). (The complete data is available via Network Resources, Electronic Rehabilitation Resource Center.) #18. Heath Resource Center - Resource Directory The HEATH Resource Directory is a biannual selection of resources in the major areas of interest in the field of postsecondary education and disability. #19. NAtional Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC) contains ABLEDATA Fact Sheets and Top 10 Searches, REHABDATA Top 10 Searches, NARIC Quarterly, a Serials Survey and a number of Resource Guides. This material contains extensive bibliographic and vendor reference material. #20. Universal Design #21. Employment has some articles on this subject along with access to a national jobs gopher, The Online Career Center. #22. Announcements contains contemporary information about meetings, conferences, legislation etc. Access: Contact: Jay Leavitt leavitt@ubvmsb leavitt@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu Internet Address: URL Address: gopher://val-dor.cc.buffalo.edu/1 Name: COMPREHENSIVE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA RESOURCE (CEDR) GOPHER Description: Directory (FILE) Introduction - About the CEDR Gopher (DIR) The CEDR Catalog: Introduction (DIR) The CEDR Catalog: Overview of CEDR Data (FILE) The CEDR Catalog: Becoming an Authorized CEDR Data User (DIR) The CEDR Catalog: Methods of Accessing CEDR Data (DIR) The CEDR Catalog: Individual CEDR Data File Sets (DIR) Experimental CEDR Services (DIR) Non-CEDR Information Services Around the World Access: Contact: Internet Address: URL Address: gopher://cedr.lbl.gov/11/ Name: COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY (JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY) Description: I. Contents This gopher hole was first created as a way to provide electronic access to documents pertaining to Computational Biology. However this site has grown dramatically and now contains many other types of services and information, including: A) Searches of Genbank, Swiss-Prot, PDB, PIR, LiMB, TFD, AAtDB, ACEDB, CompoundKB, PROSITE EC Enzyme Database searches (via Indiana, Houston, Harvard, the Netherlands and NIH); B) Searches of the following databases: NRL_3D Protein-Sequence-Structure Database, Eukaryotic Promoter Database (EPD), and Cloning Vector Database, Expressed Sequence Tag Database (ESTDB), Online Mendelian Inheritance Man (OMIM), Sequence Analysis Bibliographic Reference Data Bank (Seqanalref), Database Taxonomy (Genbank, Swiss-Prot), and many more (run here at Welchlab); C) Direct links to other Gophers which provide information relevant to biology; D) Links to all other Gophers and Wais servers (via Minnesota); E) Links to campus phone books worldwide; F) Links to Online Library Catalogs all over the world; H) Links to selected other gophers and services - Physics gophers, Archie (ftp) searches, weather, and Veronica searches of gopher-space; I) Read and Search Usenet News groups and their FAQs; J) Links to over 70 ftp sites with data and software for biology; K) Search and Retrieve Software for all types of machines; L) Calls for applications from many funding agencies; M) Searches to help you find other biologists - by name, location and research interests. N) The first document relevant to Computational Biology to be provided is the book: Access: Contact: Internet Address: URL Address: gopher://merlot.welch.jhu.edu/1 Name: COMPUTER ASSISTED MOLECULAR MODELING Description: Directory (DIR) Computer Assisted Organic Syntheses (DIR) About the CAOS/CAMM Center (DIR) CAMMSA: EMBnet BioInformation Resource the Netherlands (DIR) CAMM Resource (DIR) CAOS Resource (DIR) CompChem Resource (DIR) Genome Data Base Resource (DIR) CAOS/CAMM Network Services (DIR) Miscellaneous Gopher Services (DIR) Chemistry Gophers (DIR) Other Gopher and Information Servers (Minnesota directory) (IMG) The CAOS/CAMM mugshot Access: Contact: Internet Address: URL Address: gopher://camms1.caos.kun.nl/1 Name: COOPERATIVE HUMAN LINKAGE CENTER (CHLC) Description: The goal of this center is to generate a high resolution map of the human genome and rapidly distribute this information to the genomics community. The project is made up of investigators from the following four institutions: The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; The Marshfield Medical Center, Marshfield, Wisconsin, USA; The Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, This Gopher server is maintained as a service of the CHLC informatics core centered at Fox Chase. The server content consists of the following items: (1) CHLC generated linkage maps and markers, (2) other information of general interested to human geneticists, (3) Links to other human-oriented genetics gopher servers, and (4) Additional Biological information deemed appropriate to this server. Additional CHLC generated information will be placed on this gopher as it becomes available. This information is provided free of charge and without any implied commitment by CHLC or its member institutions that the responses will be either correct or useful to you. Any comments addressed to "help@chlc.org" will be read, but there is no commitment to respond in any way. We will try and be as helpful as time and resources permit, but cannot guarantee any level of service. (FILE) IMPORTANT: Server Moving, PLEASE READ [20Jan94, 1kb (DIR) Welcome: Cooperative Human Linkage Center (CHLC) (DIR) CHLC Maps (DIR) CHLC Markers (DIR) Integrated Maps (DIR) Genotype Data (?) Search Genotype Data (?) Search All Files On This Gopher (?) Search CHLC and Marshfield Marker Data (DIR) Miscellaneous Genetics Data (DIR) Newsletters (DIR) Other Bio Gophers (DIR) Other Genetics Gopher Servers (DIR) Other Gopher Servers thru the U. of Minnesota. Access: Contact: Primary assistance in gaining access to information or services beyond those described here can be requested via electronic mail (help@chlc.org), or via U.S. Mail: CHLC Informatics Group c/o Research Computing Services The Fox Chase Cancer Center 7701 Burholme Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19111 USA The Cooperative Human Linkage Center (CHLC) is a federally funded genome center directed by: Dr. Jeff Murray Assistant Professor of Pediatrics The University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242 E-mail: jeff-murray@umaxc.weeg.uiowa.edu Internet Address: URL Address: gopher://haldane.fccc.edu/1 Name: CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE Description: The Cornell University Medical College Gopher is sponsored by the Office of Academic of Computing. Along with information about the College and Faculty, this Gopher also gives access to the NIH Gopher and the Federal Register. Access: Contact: Email: steven_erde@qmcumc.Mail.Cornell.Edu Internet Address: URL Address: Name: DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE Description: The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute TechInfo Bulletin Board is where the DFCI information is stored. Most of the remaining information is stored on other computers, though that fact is invisible to users of the Gopher service. The menu item Dana- Farber Cancer Institute Positions has been put at the top level to make it easily accessible to outside users. The NIH Gopher also is accessible at the top level as it contains much that will be of interest to DFCI users. The section on Health and Clinical Information contains the CancerNet information (including the PDQseries), while the AIDS related information contains material of interest to AIDS researchers. Information for Researchers contains material from the Guide to Grants and Contracts and allows searching on keywords. The Molecular Biology Databases can be directly searched. DFCI users are welcome to make suggestions for improvements to Mohamed Ellozy, either by email or phone (look up his phone number in DFCIonline directory). Access: Contact: Internet Address: URL Address: Name: DEPARTMENT FOR MEDICAL CYBERNETICS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Description: The biology software used here is the GCG program package, and William Pearson's FASTA program suite. The main usage of GCG is currently still VMS bound, therefore, remote submission of jobs from VAX/VMS is possible in a transparent fashion. The Hierarchical Access System for Sequence Libraries in Europe (HASSLE) is developed on this system as far as the UNIX flavor goes. Access: Contact: Department for Medical Cybernetics and Artificial Intelligence, University of Vienna, and the Austrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Vienna, Austria, Europe. Email: togopheradmin@ai.Univie.Ac.At Internet Address: URL Address: Name: DNA DATA BANK OF JAPAN (DDBJ) Description: DDBJ is the sole DNA data bank in Japan. This Gopher is officially certified to collect DNA sequences from researchers and issue accession numbers to data submitters. Data is primarily collected from Japanese researchers. But they also accept data and issue accession numbers to researchers in other countries. Data submission via email is preferable, but submission via floppy diskettes is also accepted. They exchange collected data with the EMBL Data Library and GenBank/NCBI on a daily basis, so that the three data banks share virtually the same data at any moment. Access: Contact: DDBJ, National Institute of Genetics Yata, Mishima, 411, Japan Phone: +81-559-75-0771 Fax: +81-559-75-6040 For inquiries email: DDBJ@DDBJ.NIG.AC.JP For data submission email: DDBJSUB@DDBJ.NIG.AC.JP For citation update email: DDBJUPDT@DDBJ.NIG.AC.Jp Internet Address: URL Address: Name: DNA DATA BANK OF JAPAN, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETICS Description: Following 4 servers are available at DDBJ Anonymous ftp server: ftp.nig.ac.jp (133.39.16.66) WAIS server: (:source :version 3 :ip-address "133.39.16.66" :ip-name "wais.nig.ac.jp" :tcp-port 210 :database-name "dna" :cost 0.00 :cost-unit :free :maintainer "ddbj@ddbj.nig.ac.jp" Access: Contact: Internet Address: URL Address: gopher://gopher.nig.ac.jp/1 Name: DRUG INFORMATION AND DRUG UTILIZATION CENTER U OF TENNESSEE MEMPHIS Description: Directory (?) EMBL sequence search in Basel (DIR) About_DDBJ (DIR) DDBJ_Gopher_WAIS (DIR) Other_Gopher (DIR) Other_WAIS (DIR) Other_ftp (FILE) README [ 5Mar93, 3kb] (DIR) dna (DIR) joho (FILE) ls-lR [ 4Feb94, 216kb] [ 4Feb94, 62kb] (DIR) protein (DIR) pub Access: Contact: Internet Address: URL Address: Name: EMBnet (French node) Description: In the frame of EMBNET this server permits access to daily updated nucleotide sequences. Access: Contact: Philippe DESSEN Laboratoire de Biochimie Ecole Polytechnique 91128 PALAISEAU Cedex France Phone: +33 1 69 33 48 84 Fax: +33 1 69 33 30 13 E-mail: DESSEN@ARTHUR.CITI2.FR E-mail: DESSEN@COLI.POLYTECHNIQUE.FR Internet Address: URL Address: Name: EMBnet BIOBOX FINLAND Description: Partial Directory (DIR) *** The BioBox Chronicles *** (DIR) Access to Bionet Newsgroups (DIR) Access to different Libraries (DIR) Bio-Resources on the Network (DIR) Bionaut_software_paradise (DIR) Browse_the_Big_Data_World (DIR) Computing Books from O'Reilly Associates (DIR) European Networking (DIR) FAQ Files etc... Access: Contact: Internet Address: URL Address: gopher://finsun.csc.fi/11/.BioBox Name: EMBnet Bioinformation Resource EMBL Description: This BioGopher server is running as part of the EMBnet Bio Information Resources network. The server is maintained by the EMBL Data Library at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany. It provides access to a variety of data collections and other information in molecular biology, such as free software for MS- DOS, VAX/VMS, Unix and Macintosh systems, and to other Gophers and BioGophers. Based on the services of SWITCH, the following services can be offererd. File-Server (anonymous FTP, see README files for non-swiss, non-academics) generic-format sequence databases of biological interest, such as EMBL DNA sequence database SWISS-PROT protein sequence database PIR protein sequence database GENBANK sequence database Weekly updates to EMBL database Weekly updates to PIR database GCG-/PIR- formatted databases EMBL DNA sequence database SWISS-PROT Sequence database PIR protein sequence database GENBANK supplement (EMBL exclusion set) Weekly updates to EMBL database Weekly recomputed exclusion set of GENBANK databasae Additional databases: FLYBASE, PROSITE, ENZYME, etc. Dates resources are available: Full databases; at the time of installation either as generic, VAX/VMS or UNIX formatted database. Formats are for PIR (XQS) and GCG software packages. Weekly updates to EMBL database, either as generic EMBL, or as VAX/VMS or UNIX formatted database. Genbank exclusion set, weekly updates to EMBL database, either as generic GENBANK, or as VAX/VMS or UNIX formatted database. Updates to EMBL weekly, either as generic EMBL, or as VAX/VMS or UNIX formatted database. HASSLE server, details on request. Further databases in development, details on request. Directory (DIR) About Gopher, and this bioftp site (DIR) Biology subject tree in Gopher (DIR) DIBUG [Discover Insight Biosym User Group] Mailing list (DIR) EMBNet BioInformation Resource Switzerland (DIR) GCG Software Manual (DIR) Infoservers in European Countries (FILE) and if you have suggestions or problems.... [7Jan94, 1kb] (DIR) development site of GOPHER (U Minnesota) (DIR) selected USENET News Access: Interactive login: Those institutions who do not have an own installation will be able to get login permission on the EMBnet system. Access can be achieved via SWITCH on either TCP/IP or DECNET. Wide Area Information Servers: The GOPHER system is set up and available for browsing through world-wide information. WWW is also available. PRICES EMBnet Switzerland is currently only funded by Basel University, and the Nationalfond (NF). The NF requested that the percentage of users who are NF grant holders is outlined explicitly. The service will be free for NF Grant holders. Sites with no NF grant holders will be charged individually. Special arrangements will be made for sites where only part of the users are grant holders of the NF. Note that this rule also applies for the use of the file server. DATA on this part of the server have been collected as an added-value service; therefore, you are requested to contact the following address if you are NOT swiss-academic: Dr. Reinhard Doelz RFC embnet@comp.bioz.unibas.ch Biocomputing FTP and GOPHER server Biozentrum der Universitaet at bioftp.unibas.ch Klingelbergstrasse 70 FAX x41 61 261-2078 CH 4056 Basel TEL x41 61 267-2076 or 2247 | Contact: The EMBL Data Library Postfach 10.2209 W-6900 Heidelberg Germany Phone: +49-6221-387 258 Fax: +49-6221-387 519 E-mail: DATALIB@EMBL-HEIDELBERG.DE Internet Address: URL Address: gopher://biox.unibas.ch/1 Name: EMBNET BIOINFORMATION RESOURCE EMBL @ HEIDELBERG Description: This is a BioGopher server running as part of the is maintained by the EMBL Data Library at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany. It provides access to a variety of data collections and other information in molecular biology, to free software for MS-DOS, VAX/VMS, Unix and Macintosh systems, and to other gophers and biogophers. Access: If you have a gopher server, you can create a link to this one by adding the following link information: Name=EMBnet BioInformation Resource EMBL Type=1 Port=70 Path=1/ Host=ftp.embl-heidelberg.de Access to the databases and software is also available via anonymous ftp to ftp.embl-heidelberg.de (192.54.41.33). Additionally, files can be obtained from the EMBL e-mail server. Send mail to Netserv@EMBL-Heidelberg.DE and include the word HELP on a separate line for more information. Contact: Contact address: The EMBL Data Library Postfach 10.2209 W-6900 Heidelberg Germany E-mail: Datalib@EMBL-Heidelberg.DE Phone: +49-6221-387 258 Fax: +49-6221-387 519 Internet Address: URL Address: gopher://ftp.embl-heidelberg.de/11/ Name: ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE MOUSE GENOME Description: This is a gopher version of the The Encyclopedia of the Mouse Genome. Here you can 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. (FILE) About the Encyclopedia of the Mouse Genome (DIR) Browse through the Chromosomes (?) Search Maps for Loci (?) Notes (?) References (?) Mouse Locus Catalog (MLC) Access: Contact: Internet Address: URL Address: gopher://merlot.welch.jhu.edu/11/Database- local/mouse/encyclopedia Name: FAM-MED GOPHER Description: An Internet resource and discussion group on computers in family medicine. FAM-MED contains an electronic conference and file area. Its focus is the use of computer and telecommunication technologies in the teaching and practice of Family Medicine. Besides archives of the FAM-MED & Family- L conferences, this Gopher contains a facinating Medical Reference Section that points to many of the resources listed in this document. The conference and files are accessible to anyone able to send email on Internet, Bitnet, CompuServe, MCIMail, AT&T Mail, SprintMail, America Online, Byte Information Exchange and some FidoNet boards. Everyone is welcome to participate. FAM-MED GOPHER MENUS Medical References 1. About Medical References. 2. Archive: Fam-Med - Computers in Family Medicine/ 3. Archive: Family-L - Academic Family Medicine/ 4. Archive: Other medically related archives/ 5. Gopher: CancerNet from the Nat'l Cancer Institute/ 6. Gopher: Healthline - U of Montana Student Health Services/ 7. Gopher: National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Disease (NIAID../ 8. Gopher: National Institutes of Health (NIH)/ 9. Gopher: National Library of Medicine (NLM)/ 10. Gopher: OMIM - Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man/ 11. Gopher: Other medically related Gophers/ 12. Newsletter: MedNews - Health Info-Com Network Newsletter/ 13. Shareware: Macintosh Medical SW, University of Michigan/ 14. Shareware: Medical SW, Univ of Texas Medical School at Houston/ 15. Shareware: State University of Campinas, Brazil (unstable)/ 17. Software Reviews (on Fam-Med)/ 18. Telnet: Education Technology Network (E.T.Net) 19. Telnet: Food and Drug Administration BBS Archive: Other medically related archives 1. AI-Medicine Artificial Intelligence in Medicine/ 2. COCAMED Computers in Canadian Medical Education/ 3. FamlySci Family Science Network/ 4. HealthRe Health Care Reform/ Gopher: Other medically related Gophers 1. Albert Einstein College of Medicine/ 2. American Physiological Society/ 3. Anesthesiology Gopher/ 4. Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Australia/ 5. Baylor College of Medicine/ 6. BioInformatics gopher at ANU/ 7. Brown Medical School/ 8. CAMIS (Center for Advanced Medical Informatics at Stanford)/ 9. CWRU Medical School - Department of Biochemistry/ 10. Cornucopia of Disability Information/ 11. Johns Hopkins University- History of Science and Medicine/ 12. NURSING New Gopher Service for Nurses/ 13. National Cancer Center, Tokyo JAPAN/ 14. Stanford University Medical Center/ 15. University of Connecticut Health Center/ 16. University of Michigan Medical Center/ 17. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston/ 18. University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center/ 19. University of Wisconsin - Madison, Medical School/ Shareware: Other medical shareware sites 1. Handicap directory at Oakland (Michigan) University (PC)/ 2. Medical Education Software, Univ of California, Irvine/ This Gopher relates to the FAM-MED listserv FAM- MED@GAC.EDU or FAM-MED@GACVAX1.BITNET. Access: To get to the Fam-Med Medical References Gopher: Select "Other Gopher Servers" => "North America" => "USA" => "Minnesota" => "Gustavus Adolphus College" Once at the Gustavus Gopher, select "Libraries and Reference" => "Medical References" Contact: Paul Kleeberg, M.D. Email: PAUL@GAC.EDU or PAUL@GACVAX1.BITNET Internet Address: URL Address: Name: FUNGAL GENETICS STOCK CENTER CATALOGUE ON-LINE Description: This on-line Hypertext document attempts to emulate the printed catalogue listing strains of Neurospora and Aspergillus preserved and distributed by the Stock Center. It lists mutants, strains collected from nature, plasmids and gene libraries containing sequences isolated from N. crassa and A. nidulans, and general purpose vectors useful in other filamentous fungi. Access: It can be reached via the WWW. From the list of servers arranged by location, find Kansas. There are two entries for the University of Kansas. From KUfacts - campus wide information server choose "Departmental Information". From the next screen choose "Medical Center Resources", and from the next choose "Fungal Genetics Stock Center". The other University of Kansas WWW server is maintained by the Telecommunications Information Sciences Lab (TISL) which has a pointer to KUfacts. TISL also Information Sciences Lab (TISL) which has a pointer to KUfacts. TISL also has a Gopher server with a telnet link to KUfacts. If any of this does not work, or for any questions about FGSC, contact fgsc@ukanvm.cc.ukans.edu URL: http://kufacts.cc.ukans.edu/cwis/units/fgsc/main.html Name: GENETHON (HUMAN GENOME RES. CENTER, PARIS, FRANCE) Description: Genethon est un Centre de Recherche sur le Genome Humain. Le but de ce serveur est de donner acces aux donnees publiques de Genethon. Genethon is a Human Genome Research Centre. The purpose of this server is to provide access to Genethon's public data. Ce serveur est encore experimental. J'espere ne pas le casser a chacune de mes modifications. This server is still experimental. I hope not to break it every time I try something. Directory (FILE) About Genethon's Gopher (DIR) Biblio (DIR) Bio Catalog (DIR) En Francais (DIR) Genethon Data (DIR) Links to Wais-sources (Bio) (DIR) Links to Wais-sources (non bio) (DIR) Links to other Gophers (DIR) Search Gopherspace using VERONICA (DIR) To send mail to Genethon gopher admin (only gopher+ clients) Access: Contact: Internet Address: URL Address: gopher://gopher.genethon.fr/1 Name: GENOME PROJECT (VIA WELCHLAB/JOHN HOPKINS) Description: Directory (DIR) DOE Human Genome Program Report (DIR) Human Genome News (DIR) The Genome Data Base (GDB) (DIR) DOE - BioInformatics - Draft, version 2.0 (BIN) DOE - BioInformatics - Draft, version 1.0 - Postscript (DIR) Info-Gen: Information in Genetics Access: Contact: Internet Address: URL Address: gopher://merlot.welch.jhu.edu/11/Genome Name: GRANT INFORMATION (University of Texas Gopher) Description: This section contains information on grants and funding collected from sites all over the U.S. Remember that links to other sites can be down at any time, making some files temporarily unavailable. If you find that a file is consistently unavailable, report it to the address below. If you have or know of information that you would like added here, send electronic mail to: gopher@gopherhost.cc.utexas.edu The information in this section is maintained by the providers listed below. Providers are responsible for the accuracy and timeliness of their data. Report problems or suggestions to the appropriate provider. Most providers have "About" files that describe their offerings. Read these files for detailed information; brief descriptions are below. -- Deadlines: By Agency Deadlines and brief descriptions for funding programs run by over 275 organizations. Maintained by the University of Kentucky. -- Deadlines: By Month Deadlines and brief descriptions for funding programs, organized by month of deadline. Maintained by the University of Kentucky. -- FEDIX Searchable databases on research and educational programs, contracts, equipment grants, and more from the DOE, FAA, NASA, the Office of Naval Research, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and other government agencies. Maintained and updated daily by the Federal Information Exchange. Report problems and suggestions to: gopher@fedix.fie.com -- Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog A catalog of information on assistance programs of the federal government, published by the U.S. Government Printing Office and updated about every six months. This copy is stored at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Report problems and suggestions to the Printing Office at: (202) 783-3238 NIH Contains the NIH Guide to Grants and Contracts, listings of NIH research interests, data on NIH grantees, and other information for researchers. Maintained by the National Institutes of Health. Report problems and suggestions to: gopher@gopher.nih.gov NSF Contains a searchable index to NSF award abstracts and publications, a database of forms for submitting proposals electronically, and much more. Maintained by the National Science Foundation. Report problems and suggestions to: stis@nsf.gov -- Other: Funding Programs - Private and Government A searchable list and brief descriptions of the funding programs offered by over 300 organizations. Maintained by the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Report problems and suggestions to: goph_adm@msd.medsch.wisc.edu -- Other: Funding Programs - Private and Government A searchable, menu-driven database of information on state and federal grants, economic data, tax information, and more. Maintained by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Report problems and suggestions while logged on to the system. -- Other: Funding and Research Database A searchable database of over 13,000 funding programs from over 3,000 agencies compiled from various sources. Maintained and updated daily by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Off-campus access to some information is prohibited. -- Other: The Foundation Center An international network of over 180 libraries that distribute information about organizations giving grants. At UT Austin, the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health (471-5041) is a member of this network. This list is maintained by the University of California, San Francisco. Report problems and suggestions to: joed@itsa.ucsf.edu - U.S. Department of Education Announcements (only some of which are related to grants) from the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) of the U.S. Department of Education. OERI posts this information to ERL- L@VM.TCS.Tulane.EDU, a LISTSERV mailing list. These announcements are collected and stored by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Report problems and suggestions to OERI at: jbenton@INET.ED.GOV - Funding Bulletins from American Psychological Association Announcements of funding sources for research and training in psychology, posted to APASD- L@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU, a LISTSERV mailing list. These announcements are collected and stored by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Report problems and suggestions to the APA at: APASDDES@GWUVM Templates Contains templates from various sources for submitting grant proposals and performing other tasks. Access: Contact: Internet Address: URL Address: gopher://bongo.cc.utexas.edu/11/ut-info/department/grants Name: GRANTS AND CONTRACTS NIH GUIDE Description: The information found in this directory is has been taken from the electronic form of the "NIH Guide to Grants and Contracts" available via anonymous ftp from cu.nih.gov. Each edition of the NIH Guide begins with an index, and may contain one or more of the following: notices notices of availability (RFPs/RFAs) ongoing program announcements (PAs) errata All of the above information has been indexed and is searchable. The logical "and" and "or" operators can be used to do multiple keyword searches. The six folders listed under this directory are described below: About the NIH Guide - this file. Search NIH Guide (most recent 6 weeks) - the last six issues of the Guide can be searched here. Search NIH Guide (Jan 1992 - the present) - searches done here include all Guides back to January 1992. NIH Guide - flat text files - each NIH Guide dating back to January 1992 is listed as a directory (by date). Request for Applications (RFAs) - Full Text - contains flat text files for each RFA that is available in a full text form (dating back to January 1992). Note - these files can be very long. Program Announcements - Full Text - contains flat text files for each Program Announcement that is available in a full text form (dating back to January 1992). These too can be very long. Questions concerning a specific notice, RFA, RFP or PA should be directed to the contact person listed in that announcement. General questions concerning the NIH Guide should be directed to the NIH Institutional Affairs Office (301) 496-5366. Questions regarding gopher should be sent to: gopher@gopher.nih.gov. (FILE) About the NIH Guide (?) Search NIH Guide (most recent 6 weeks) (?) Search NIH Guide (Jan 1992 - the present) (DIR) NIH Guide - Flat Text Files (DIR) Request for Applications (RFAs) - Full Text (DIR) Program Announcements - Full Text Access: Contact: Internet Address: URL Address: gopher://helix.nih.gov/11/res/nih-guide Name: GRIN, NATIONAL GENETIC RESOURCES PROGRAM, USDA-ARS Description: The NGRP gopher server provides germplasm imformation about plants,animals, microbes and insects within the National Genetic Resources Program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS). In addition, connections to other biological gopher servers around the world are provided. Directory (FILE) About the NGRP gopher server (DIR) National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS) (DIR) National Animal Germplasm (including aquatics) (DIR) National Microbial Germplasm (DIR) National Insect Genetic Resources (DIR) Plant Genome Database gophers (DIR) Other biological gophers (DIR) Other gopher and information servers (DIR) Experimental Access: Contact: The NGRP gopher is still under development and subject to change. Questions or suggestions about the information presented can be sent to Jimmie Mowder at dbmujm@sol.ars-grin.gov. Internet Address: URL Address: gopher://gopher.ars-grin.gov/1/ Name: HEALTHLINE GOPHER SERVER Description: HEALTHLINE GOPHER SERVER University of Montana Student Health Services. The goal of Healthline is to offer (electronically) many of the same types of information that you'd receive by going to any university health center...and then some. It's NOT designed to replace face-to-face consultation with a doctor or counselor, but to assist in learning and understanding topics of general health/medical interest. Directory (DIR) About the Student Health Services HEALTHLINE Gopher (DIR) Student Health Service Information (DIR) What's (New) on Healthline (DIR) Calendar/Events/Presentations (DIR) Insurance Information (DIR) General Health Information (DIR) Drug & Alcohol Information (DIR) Sexuality (DIR) Sexual Assault Recovery Service (SARS) (DIR) Internet Health-related Resources (DIR) Search Healthline Files and Menus Access: Healthline is at selway.umt.edu port 700 (NOT 70!! as is currently listed at the U Minn list of Gophers and at NIH and a few other places. Contact: UM Student Health Service HEALTHLINE Gopher Administrator: jdc@selway.umt.edu or con_jdc@lewis.umt.edu. Please mail comments to health@selway.umt.edu, or call (406)243-2820. Internet Address: URL Address: gopher://selway.umt.edu:700/1 Name: HGMP RESOURCE CENTRE COMPUTING FACILITIES GOPHER Description: The objectives of HGMP-RC computing is to establish and make available databases of genes, genetic markers and map locations, and to develop new computing environments and methods for acquisition and analysis of such data. Computing and networking facilities were developed by the MRC to provide online computing support to the Project. The facilities are connected to a number of other computing systems in centers of genetics and molecular biology research excellence worldwide through national and international wide area networks (WAN's). At present, the HGMP Gopher Service offers access to databases maintained by the Resource Centre. They can be found under the "HGMP Databases" option of the HGMP Gopher Service menu. To registered users the HGMP-RC computing facilities offer more comprehensive services. Genetics and other databases, application software and miscellaneous services are available on the HGMP servers and other systems around the world through the HGMP-RC Menu system using workstations, personal computers or terminals from variety of manufacturers, equipped with appropriate networking and graphical facilities and connected to a suitable WAN. Several user manuals describing the usage of the HGMP-RC computing facilities have been written and are available to registered users. The user support desk is maintained during working hours, providing practical help with users' problems. A program of courses aimed at giving an understanding of what the facilities can provide are run regularly. A list of forth coming courses can be found under the "HGMP Training and Seminars" option on the HGMP Gopher Service menu. For a detailed description of the system and services available see Rysavy, F.R.,Bishop, M.J. et al., The UK Human Genome Mapping Project Online Computing Service. Computer Applications in the Biosciences, Vol.8, no.2. 1992, Pages 149-154. Registration is open to any bonafide academic, whether based in the UK or elsewhere. Registration is not restricted to those directly involved in human genome mapping. To register as a HGMP-RC facilities user retrieve the application from the "HGMP Registration Form" option on the HGMP Gopher Service menu. This defines the terms and conditions of the registration. Access: Contact: Christine Bates The HGMP Resource Centre Clinical Research Centre Watford Road Harrow MIDDX HA1 3UJ Phone: (081) 869-3446 Fax: (081) 869-3807 Internet Address: URL Address: Name: HIVNET (Global Electronic Network for AIDS, Europe Description: Excellent AIDS information source. Huge collection of documents. Access: Contact: Internet Address: URL Address: gopher://gopher.hivnet.org:70 Name: HUMAN GENOME MAPPING PROJECT GOPHER SERVICE Description: Directory of Human Genome Mapping Project Gopher Service (UK) Access: telnet About This Gopher (FILE) HGMP Registration Form (FILE) HGMP Databases (DIR) Bio-Resources on the Network (DIR) Biological Databases (DIR) DOE Human Genome Program Report (DIR) Finnish EMBnet BioBox (DIR) Indiana University, Biology Software & Data archive (DIR) Looking For Biologists (DOE, NIH, NSF, USDA) (DIR) Miscellaneous information (DIR) Other Gophers & FTP Sites (DIR) Searching the Genome Data Base (JHU's GDB) (DIR) Sequence Retrieval from various Sites (DIR) Welchlab, Johns Hopkins University (DIR) NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH). Name: IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY GOPHER SERVER Description: This server contains information about the schools of Dental Hygiene, Health Care Administration, Nursing, and Speech Pathology and Audiology. In addition the College of Pharmacy allows access to the Pharmacy Mail Exchange (UK), the Brookhaven National Laboratory Protein Data Bank, the Human Genome Mapping Project (UK), the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Gopher, and the National Science Foundation Gopher (STIS). Access: Contact: Email: gopher@pharmacy.Isu.Edu Phone: (208) 236-2627 Internet Address: URL Address: Name: IMC: INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL COMPUTER SCIENCES (AKH WIEN) Description: These are the services available on the Institute for Medical Computer Sciences Gopher. (DIR) VM.AKH-Wien.AC.AT Information and Services (DIR) Bedienungsanleitung fuer Netzwerkdienste (for Network Services) (DIR) Kardiologie AKH-Wien (Cardiology AKH- Vienna) (DIR) Other Gopher and Information Servers (DIR) University of Minnesota (DIR) University of Economics, Vienna (DIR) IBM Almaden Research Center Access: Contact: Internet Address: URL Address: Name: IST GOPHER SERVER Description: This is the Gopher Server of the National Institute for Cancer Research (IST) of Genova, Italy. The purpose of Gopher is to make IST data services available to the widest possible body of users and for facilitating access to various Internet services for IST researchers. It includes data from the Interlab Project Databases (biological materials availability in European laboratories) and the Bio-Media Bulletin Board System (biotechnology researchers, projects, fundings and products). It enables IST researchers to access Gopher servers and WAIS sources, with particular reference to biology and biotechnology. Access: Contact: Email: gophman@istge.Ist.Unige.It. Internet Address: URL Address: Name: IUBIO Archive for Biology Gopher Description: IUBio Archive is an archive of biology data and software. The archive includes items to browse, search and fetch molecular data, software, biology news and documents, as well as links to remote information sources in biology and elsewhere. This is a public archive that you will find on the computer with the Internet name of FTP.BIO.INDIANA.EDU. (see FTP IUBIO ARCHIVE FOR BIOLOGY) Through Internet Gopher, there are several additional items of general interest to biologists, including GenBank, the data bank of all gene sequences, BIOSCI Network News, Prosite database, the Genome of Drosophila book, and other biology data indexed for keyword searching. Access: Contact: Internet Address: URL Address: Name: Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard University Description: Access: Contact: Internet Address: URL Address: gopher://weeds.mgh.harvard.edu/1 Name: MEDICAL GOPHER INTERNATIONAL Description: Directory of Medical Gopher International (FILE) ------- International Gopher Information System (FILE) --------------------------------------------- -------- (FILE) ------- Department Medical Informatics (FILE) --------------------------------------------- -------- (FILE) Information for Users@serversun.mdv.gwdg.de 70>>>>Information for Users (DIR) Databases (DIR) Internet-Ressources (DIR) Libraries (DIR) Links to other Gopher-Server (DIR) Medical Center (DIR) Medicine Name: MEDICAL INFORMATICS GOPHER Description: Medical Informatics in Goettingen Germany. Access: host=serversun.mdv.gwdg.de port=70 Contact: Andreas Eichhorn Medical Informatics Goettingen Germany Internet Address: URL Address: Name: NATIONAL CANCER CENTER GOPHER SYSTEM TOKYO JAPAN Description: This server supports Gopher-mail for people who can only use email (UUCP). This Gopher provides the CancerNet service, Japanese Cancer Research Resources Bank, and National Cancer Center Information. It also allows molecular biological searches. Access: Send email to GOPHER-MAIL@NCC.GO.JP to retrieve the main menu. Send email to GOPHER-MAIL@NCC.GO.JP with HELP in the Subject: to retrieve the help file. Contact: H. Mizushima Email: HMIZUSHI@GAN.NCC.GO.JP Internet Address: URL Address: Name: NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE GOPHER 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). Please note that the NLM Gopher does not provide direct access to the contents of journal articles or books. Articles and books in the NLM collection may be obtained on interlibrary loan through a local or academic library. The NLM is the world's largest research library in a single scientific and professional field. The Library's computer-based MEDLARS system was established to achieve rapid bibliographic access to NLM's vast store of biomedical information. The Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications and the National Center for Biotechnology Information are research and development divisions within NLM. The Extramural Programs Division of NLM provides a broad variety of grants to support research and development activities leading to the better management, dissemination, and use of biomedical knowledge. Since September 1992 the NLM has been the site of the National Coordination Office of the multi- agency High Performance Computing and Communications initiative. Dr. Donald Lindberg serves concurrently as Director of the NLM and Director of the National Coordination Office for High Performance Computing and Communications. Access: gopher.nlm.nih.gov on port 70. Contact: admin@gopher.nlm.nih.gov Additional information may be obtained via FTP from: nlmpubs.nlm.nih.gov Internet Address: URL Address: Name: NIAID -- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE Description: The NIAID Gopher provides a wide variety of information appealing to both the researcher and the administrator. It has links to the most up-to- date information resources, concentrating on research and reference tools. Of special interest is the AIDS INFORMATION directory, which contains NIAID Press Releases, Center for Disease Control Daily AIDS Summaries, NIAID Protocol Recruitment Sheets, and many more items of an AIDS/HIV nature. Directory of National Institute Allergy & Infectious Disease (NIAID) Welcome to NIAID Gopher Read Me! 1/26/93 Search for any menu item in NIAID gopher Search NIH Phone Book Search NIAID Network Userlist AIDS Related Information Desk Reference Tools Research Resources NIH Information NIH Helix Gopher (DCRT) Weather Reports Miscellaneous Items Other Gophers/WAIS Searches NOTICE: This gopher is maintained by NIAID. All items in these menus are subject to change. Contributions are welcomed. Access: Contact: Derrick White Email: CDW@NIAID.NIH.GOV Phone: (301) 402-0980 x424 Internet Address: URL Address: Name: NIGHTINGALE Description: Devoted to nursing. Access: gopher nightingale.con.utk.edu Contact: Internet Address: URL Address: Name: NURSING GOPHER Description: Devoted to nursing resources. Access: gopher.csv.warwick.ac.uk 10001 Contact: Internet Address: URL Address: http://crocus.csv.warwick.ac.uk/nursing.html Name: SCI.MED.TELEMEDICINE GOPHER Description: A GOPHERMAIL server interface for users without direct INTERNET access or without a GOPHER client installed on their machine is under development. An index of this database to it wais searchable is also being developed. Access: Access: Solomon.technet.sg 70 Login: Gopher 1) gopher solomon.technet.sg 70 2) select the BioComputing option 3) select the sci.med.telemedicine option 4) browse and select the appropriate post of interest. Contact: Tin Wee "feedback and comments would be appreciated" Tan WAIS operator waisguy@solomon.technet.sg or Dr Tan Tin Wee, Department of Biochemistry, National University of Singapore. Tel 772-3678 Fax 7791453 INTERNET bchtantw@nuscc.nus.sg Internet Address: Solomon.technet.sg 70 URL Address: Name: SERVEUR GOPHER DE GENETHON GENETHON'S GOPHER SERVICE Description: The purpose of this server is to provide access to Genethon's public data. The language is French. C'est un humain(e) qui lit ce courier. Access: Contact: Email: PATRICIA.RODRIGUEZ-TOME@GENETHON.FR Internet Address: URL Address: Name: SJU ELECTRONIC REHABILITATION RESOURCE CENTER Description: Two major software archives available through Gopher. The Handicap News BBS Archive and the U. of Oakland Handicap Archive each contain hundreds of files concerned with all aspects of disabilities and rehabilitation. (Incidentally, that's the University of Oakland in Rochester, Michigan). Both archives can be accessed from the Rehabilitation Resource Center main menu. Access: Gopher - sjuvm.stjohns.edu. Contact: Internet Address: URL Address: Name: THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY BIOINFORMATICS FACILITY Description: The Australian National University's BioInformatics Facility is a small group of researchers and programmers located within the Research School of Biological Sciences. It is affiliated with ANU's - Centre for Molecular Structure and Function (CMSF), Centre for Information Science Research (CISR), and Supercomputer Facility (ANUSF). 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 (not computer viruses) weather & global monitoring Access: Contact: Dr. David Green BioInformatics Facility Research School of Biological Sciences Australian National University GPO Box 475 Canberra 2601 AUSTRALIA phone: 61-6-249-2490 or 61-6-249-5031 Fax: 61-6-249-4437 Email: DAVID.GREEN@ANU.EDU.AU Internet Address: URL Address: Name: The EMBnet PROJECT (EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY NETWORK) Description: The European Molecular Biology Network (EMBnet) seeks to provide a communications infrastructure, access to research data and support for bioinformatics research. Further, new topics in this area are to be stimulated by providing a communication and education forum. Several types of services are provided on national nodes: 1) Daily updates to DNA sequence data are received from EMBL, and properly archived to provide a most up-to date DNA sequence database. Synchronization of the distributed data base is enforced by a quarterly release on tape or CD-ROM. Because of the limited network bandwidth, and the nature of the service, incremental updates are sent as compressed files, which are to be handled individually at the national nodes. 2) Daily DNA sequence updates are forwarded to other national sites who wish to keep their own data set. The mechanisms employed depend on the infrastructure available and range from electronic mailing of abstracts to providing complete binary copies of indexed databases for particular application packages. 3) Login services are provided to researchers who wish to use the national node's infrastructure and facilities for biocomputing. The installations usually offer application software to utilize sequence data of both public databases and one's own research data. Additionally, electronic mail and Usenet news are available at most of the sites. Access: Contact: The EMBnet secretary Email: LONIGRO@MVX36.CSATA.IT. Dr. Richard Roberts, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Email: roberts@cshl.org Internet Address: URL Address: Name: The ICGEB Computer Resource for Molecular Biology (ICGEBnet) Description: The primary purpose of the ICGEB computer resource (ICGEBnet) is to disseminate the best of currently available computational technology to the molecular biologists of the ICGEB research community. The major objectives are: to provide computational assistance to ICGEB molecular biologists in planning experiments, and analyzing protein and nucleic acid sequences. ICGEBnet provides on-line access to the major sequence data banks among which the EMBL nucleic acid sequence data bank is updated on a daily basis (see below) to promote the rapid sharing of information and collaboration among the ICGEB Member Country scientists through an international computer link, electronic bulletin boards, electronic mail services, and a host of freely available PC software. ICGEBnet is part of EMBnet, the informatics network of the European Molecular Biology Organization. Access to the ICGEBnet resource is available to all ICGEB Member Country scientists; however, preference will be given to those scientists whose research is directly related to the research goals of ICGEB. The principal mechanism for remote access to the ICGEBnet resource is via the X.25 Public Data Network (PDN). ICGEBnet is connected to the ITAPAC X.25 PDN via a leased data communication line allowing for 16 simultaneous incoming connections. ICGEBnet is maintained by ICGEB's Computer Services in collaboration with ICGEB's Protein Structure and Function Group. Research is focused on search methods for distant protein sequence homologies. They maintain SBASE, a library of protein domains with over 24,000 entries and are developing methods based on parametric representation and Fourier analysis. Access: Contact: Gyorgy Simon, Systems Manager ICGEB Email: simon@icgeb.trieste.it Sandor Pongor Ph.D. Head, Protein Structure and Function Group and Computer Services Email: pongor@icgeb.trieste.it Phone: +39-40-3757300 Internet Address: URL Address: Name: RURALNET GOPHER, Marshall University School of Medicine Gopher Server for Rural Health Care Resources & Information Description: The Marshall University School of Medicine in Huntington, WV, has developed a Gopher Server focused on Rural Health Care. In addition to subject-oriented access to other health care resources, this gopher includes information on the Kellogg Community Partnerships Rural Health Grant in West Virginia, the West Virginia Rural Health Initiative, and rural health programs and research at the Marshall University School of Medicine. Files from the Rural Information Center Health Service and the Food and Nutrition Information Center of FedWorld have been posted as well, including lists of rural health publications, conferences and grant opportunities. This gopher also archives the session notes from the Kellogg & RHI Multidisciplinary Sessions, rural problem-based- learning sessions for medical, dental, pharmacy, nursing, physical therapy and social work students from all of the health care education institutions within the state. Contact: Mike McCarthy (mmccarth@muvms6.wvnet.edu) or Andy Jarrell (jarrell@musom01.mu.wvnet.edu). Your comments and suggestions are welcome. Internet Address: To connect to this Gopher Server, gopher to ruralnet.mu.wvnet.edu (or 129.71.32.131) on port 70. Name: UCLA DISABILITIES AND COMPUTING PROGRAM Description: UCLA Disabilities and Computing Program (UCLA-DCP) link to the gopher has been added to the SJU Electronic Rehabilitation Resource Center gopher. The goal for the UCLA-DCP Gopher is to focus on locally developed resources (regional specialties -- sounds appetizing!). These are publications, planning documents, annual reports and so forth that come out of our experience here at UCLA. The idea is to share what we've learned. I don't intend to develop a large resource data base of disability resources. Rather we point to CODI and St. Johns and other sites that have large resource gophers that cover this need very well. Access: Gopher to SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU, then select "Disability and Rehabilitation Resources" "Gophers and Other Resources" "UCLA Disabilities and Computing Program" Contact: Internet Address: URL Address: Name: UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA POPULATION STUDIES CENTER GOPHER Description: Directory --> 1. AMA (American Medical Association)/ 2. CPS (Current Population Survey)/ 3. Census Data/ 4. Heuser Birth Rate Data/ 5. NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey)/ 6. NLMS (National Longitudinal Mortality Survey)/ 7. NMIHS (National Maternal and Infant Health Survey)/ 8. NSFH (National Survey of Families and Households)/ 9. sipps/ Access: Type=1 Name=Univ of Pennsylvania (lexis.pop.upenn.edu) Path= Host=lexis.pop.upenn.edu Port=70 Contact: Internet Address: URL Address: URL: gopher://lexis.pop.upenn.edu:70/1 Name: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, HOUSTON, DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING Description: Welcome to the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Division of Diagnostic Imaging Gopher Server. The Diagnostic Imaging Gopher Server is an electronic information resource dedicated to supporting the activities of the Division of Diagnostic Imaging at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Directory (FILE) About the UTMDACC Division of Diagnostic Imaging Gopher Server Current Events (news, etc) (FILE) Current Time & Weather in Houston, TX, USA Diagnostic Images Newsletter Diagnostic Imaging Staff Information Images Library Information & Resources Other Gopher and Information Servers White House Information (Health Care, speeches, etc.) Access: mdaris.mda.uth.tmc.edu Contact: This gopher is currently in an embryonic stage of development. Changes are likely to occur rapidly and without notice. Questions or comments regarding this server should be directed to Robert Stine at stine@mdaris.mda.uth.tmc.edu. Internet Address: URL Address: Name: USDA/CYFER-NET Description: Directory 1. About the CYFER-NET/ES-USDA Gopher. 2. Extension Service USDA Information/ 3. Children Youth Family Education Research Network (CYFER-net)/ 4. Cooperative Extension System: Information Servers / 5. Information About Gopher/ 6. Libraries/ 7. Other Federal Agencies/ 8. Other Gopher and Information Servers/ 9. public/ Access: Access: telnet cyfer.esusda.gov or from any gopher menu Login: Gopher Contact: Internet Address: URL Address: Name: WELCH MEDICAL LIBRARY GOPHER Description: New medical gopher with a task-based organizational scheme. Top level menu: 1. Using this gopher server/ 2. Welch Medical Library resources and services/ 3. Basic science research resources/ 4. Caring for patients/ 5. Exploring the Internet/ 6. Finding people on the Internet/ 7. Funding resources/ 8. Health policy resources/ 9. Hopkins resources and services/ 10. Keeping up with the news/ 11. Scientific writing and publishing resources/ 12. Teaching, education, and course resources/ One consequence of this design is that many resources are useful for several tasks and thus there is a lot of redundancy in the resources listed. Gopher points to resources relatively deeply embedded in other gopher servers. Access: Contact: Karla Hahn Internet Services Librarian Welch Medical Library Johns Hopkins University khahn@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu Internet Address: URL Address: Name: WHITE HOUSE HEALTH GOPHER Description: Health reform information from Washington. Access: Gopher - World Wide Web Contact: Internet Address: URL Address: gopher://tamu.edu:70/.dir/pres.gen.health Name: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION GOPHER Description: World Health Organization topics. (DIR) About The World Health Organization (WHO)... (DIR) About This Gopher and WHO's World-Wide-Web Server... (DIR) WHO's Major Programmes... (DIR) News; Press Releases & Resolutions of UN agencies, etc... (DIR) E-mail Directories and Telecomm Catalogues... (DIR) Other Gopher & Information Servers... Access: This Gopher Server can be accessed by: 1. From Gopher Client: gopher.who.ch port 70 2. By telnet: telnet gopher.who.ch login: gopher Contact: WHO Internet Gopher Root Server Administrator Information Technology Office (ITO) World Health Organization (WHO) Headquarters CH-1211 Geneva 27 Switzerland Tel: +41 22 791 2434 Fax: +41 22 791 0746 E-mail: Internet: gopher@who.ch akazawa@who.ch Internet Address: URL Address: gopher://gopher.who.ch Name: YALE BIOMEDICAL GOPHER Description: The Yale biomedical gopher is an effort by the Yale Medical Center to organize biomedical information on the Internet. It is part of YaleInfo, the Yale University gopher. The Yale biomedical gopher has organized Internet biomedical information by specific diseases and biomedical disciplines. We are extremely interested in learning about any biomedical information sources that we can add to augment this gopher. Access: Link file: Name=Yale biomedical gopher Type=1 Port=7000 Path=1/Biomed Host=Yaleinfo.yale.edu Contact: gophmed@gopher.cis.yale.edu Internet Address: URL Address: gopher://yaleinfo.yale.edu ======================================================================= WORLD WIDE WEB SERVERS: ======================================================================= Name: HEALTH EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY WEB SERVER Description: A new Web server on information relevant to educational technology in the health professions is now available. The server is maintained by the Educational Technology Branch (ETB) at the National Library of Medicine. The server features information about Branch research and personnel and provides links to other closely related Web and Gopher servers. ETB runs a Learning Center for Interactive Technology at the NLM in Bethesda, Maryland. Details about the Center and on how to arrange for an appointment to visit us are also provided. Some of the activities ETB is currently involved in are: * Learning Center for Interactive Technology * Interactive Technology Sampler * Educational Technologies * Information Technologies * Monographs * The Learning Center Courseware Database Please contact us if you would like to see something else on this server, including links to other related Web or Gopher servers. Access: WWW Contact: Alexa McCray National Library of Medicine mccray@nlm.nih.gov URL Address: http://wwwetb.nlm.nih.gov Name: LISTER HILL NATIONAL CENTER FOR BIOMEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS (LHNCBC) Description: The Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications (LHNCBC) was established in 1968 as a research and development arm of the National Library of Medicine, part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD USA. The LHNCBC is divided into five branches: * Communications Engineering Branch (CEB) * Computer Science Branch (CSB) * Educational Technology Branch (ETB) * Information Technology Branch (ITB) * AudioVisual Program Development Branch (APDB) One of the activities of the LHNCBC is development of the Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) Project. Other research activity at the LHNCBC includes work on scientific visualization and virtual reality, medical expert systems, natural language processing, computer- aided instruction, machine learning, and biomedical applications of high speed communication techniques. Access: Contact: Director: Daniel Masys, M.D. URL Address: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/lhc.dir/lhncbc.html Name: BU SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH WEB SERVER Description: Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) is pleased to be the first school of public health on the Web (http://www-busph.bu.edu). The server offers the School's entire 1994/95 bulletin http://www-busph.bu.edu/BUSPH/BUSPH.html), current schedule of Public Health Forums (http://www-busph.bu.edu/BUSPH/Forums.html), (including a campus map to help get you there), and more. Future additions to the server will include department-specific information, as well as course material (syllabi, notes, etc.) offered by professors to BUSPH students. The server is provided courtesy of the Department of Environmental Health. Access: Contact: Chris Paulu cpaulu@bu.edu Dept. of Environmental Health/Boston University School of Public Health URL Address: http://www-busph.bu.edu Name: GNN MEDICAL TABLE OF CONTENTS Description: WWW links to a variety of internet health resources. Access: WWW Contact: URL Address: http://nearnet.gnn.com/wic/med.toc.html Name: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY BIOINFORMATICS WEB SERVER Description: Biological databases (which have links to each other as well as to other databases around the world), electronic publications for biology, a section to help with software needs, and links to other Web servers. Access: Contact: Dan Jacobson, danj@gdb.org URL Address: http://www.gdb.org/hopkins.html Name: LAWRENCE BERKELEY LABORATORY (WWW) Description: SOME LBL INFORMATION SERVICES LBL Gopher server[3] LBL Library catalog; login: CAT, no password[4] Some LBL Publications LBL Science Articles[5] LBL Computing Newsletter[6] Other LBL services and LBL-related projects Conference on Computing in High Energy Physics 1994 (CHEP)[7] Comprehensive Epidemiologic Data Resource Gopher[8] Particle Data Group Services[9] ACM SIGMOD (Special Interest Group on Management of Data) ONLINE SERVICES[10] Some Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) services SLAC WorldWide Web[11] SLAC QSPIRES server[12] Indices and catalogs of WWW resources NCSA Index to Internet Resources[13] WWW Searchable Catalog[14] Starting Points for Exploring the World Wide Web NCSA Starting Points for Internet Exploration [15] NCSA Demo Document[16] Name: NIH MOSIAC WWW Description: The NIH www server of the Division of Computer Res. and Technology contains biomedical info generated or pertaineing to the NIH campus. Most of the accessible items are already being processed by the NIH gopher server. More hypertext specific items will be availble in the near future. The Mosaic home page (http://www.nih.gov/) has a color picture of 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 Access to other info servers About this www hypertext server Access: WWW Contact: Send comments about the www server to gopher@gopher.nih.g URL Address: http:www.nih.gov/ Name: ONCOLINK - THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA MULTIMEDIA ONCOLOGY RESOURCE. Description: "OncoLink", a WWW-server and gopher server oriented to CANCER. This resource is directed to physicians, health care personnel, social workers, patients and their supporters. IT CAN BE REACHED AT: cancer.med.upenn.edu This cancer information server is currently under development, with changes made daily. Gopher can reach this resource using Port 80. The current subject headings are: medical oncology radiation oncology pediatric oncology surgical oncology medical physics psychosocial support for oncology patients & families links to other oncology centers in the world We shall be exploring interactive BBS and other means of disseminating cancer information throughout the world on the Internet. Access: Contact: The maintainer of this resource can be contacted at: buhle@xrt.upenn.edu Dr. E. Loren Buhle, Jr. University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Phone: 215-662-3084 Rm 440A, 3401 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104-6228 FAX: 215-349-5978 URL Address: http://cancer.med.upenn.edu Name: RNP'S WWW SERVER IN BRAZIL (REDE NACIONAL DE PESQUISA (NATIONAL RESEARCH NETWORK) Description: This server offers information about the RNP project and contains links to most ftp, gopher and www servers known in Brazil. It is the central www server for RNP and contais links to all other information servers offered by RNP in the rest of the country. Access: Contact: URL Address: http://www.rnp.br/ Name: THE WWW VIRTUAL LIBRARY - MEDICINE (BIOSCIENCES) Description: A comprehensive listing of WWW resources for Biology and Medicine. Access: Contact: URL Address: http://golgi.harvard.edu/biopages/medicine.htm ======================================================================= HEALTH AGENCIES: ======================================================================= Name: ARGENTINA Description: A complete list of Internet nodes for institutions, hospitals, medical schools, sections of the Ministry of Health, etc. is obtainable from Marcela Guissana MD. If you want to reach all these institutes at the same time send a single message to salud@opsarg.sid.ar. If you have any questions send a message to In Spanish. 113 nodes. Access: Electronic Mail Contact:Here are the server and postmaster's names (in message to server put HELP... Fernando Lopez Guerra listserv@opsarg.ald.ar .. in body of message (opsarg= a PAHO office in Buenos Aires). Dr. Adolfo Galanternik listserv@dacfyb.sld.ar .. in body of message. (dacfyb= Dpt of Clinical Analysis at Buenos Aires Univ.) Drs. Marcela Giussani & Alberto Barengols server@guti.sld.gov.ar .. on Subject line. (guti=Hospital de Ninos, Buenos Aires) Name: AUSTRALIA Description: AARNet, Australian Academic and Research Network (Frey, Adams, 1989). Access: +62 493385, gih900@csc.anu.oz.au Name: BRAZIL Description: Alternex network has an AIDS database. Contact: Carlos Afonso (Camoes) cdp!ibase at labrea.stanford.edu Name: CANADA Description: ONTARIO CANCER INSTITUTE, TORONTO, CANADA e-mail netadmin@utoronto COSY at Un. Guelph mridley@Mcmaster Dept of Communications, Ottawa, Canada Thomas Erskine, (613) 998-2836, terskine@doccrc CUCHID (Canadian Consortium on Health and International Development) Sam Lanfranco lanfran@yorkvm1.bitnet or lanfran@vm1.yorku.ca Dept. of Health and Welfare Steve Scantlebury, (613) 954-6449, steves@hpb.hwc.ca EPIX (Emergency Preparedness Information Exchange BBS) Modem: (604) 291-4921. Contact: Richard Smith smith@whistler.sfu.ca Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, Canada Norman Housley, (416) 978-4967, netadmin@utoronto Ontario Ministry of Health Contact: Peter Renzland peter@ontmoh.uucp and renzland@moh.gov.on.ca, tel: (416) 323-1300. Name: CROATIA Description: Nevin Henigsberg MD, Ministry of Health, Republic of Croatia, Office of Cooperation with WHO, 8. maja 42, 41000 YU-Zagreb. Tel: +38 41 430 621; Fax: +38 41 431 067 whocro@uni-zg.ac.mail.yu Name: CZECHOSLOVAKIA Description: 3rd Medical School, Charles Un., Srobarova 48, 100 42 Praha, Czecho Milan Jira MD PhD, ulimj@csearn.bitnet Name: EGYPT Description: WHO Egypt (Alexandria) system@who.eg or who@egfrcuvx.bitnet Khaled A. Hadi mondo@egfrcuvx.Bitnet Name: FRANCE Description: Institut Pasteur Fondation, Paris, Gerrard Masson, ++33 1 45 6880, gerard@frpstr01 French Communicable Disease Network (INSERM) Philippe Garnerin, +33 1 43 259226, garnerin@frurbb51 Name: LATIN AMERICA Description: Request E-mail Lists #23-G and 23-P from Pedro Saizar pedro@ohstpy.bitnet Name: NAMIBIA, AFRICA Description: Katatura State Hospital, Windhoek, Namibia Dr Eberhard Lisse spel@hippo.ru.ac.za Name: PAN AMERICA Description: Pan American University (LaQuey, 1990, p22) BIR: William Morris, (512) 381-2111, wlm3851@panam INFOREP: Mary Rose TECHREP: Michael Merold Name: Russia Description: Center for Emergency Medicine, Moscow Ilya V. Zakharov, zakh@home.vega.msk.su DEMOS networking center networkers@hq.demos.su Name: Ukraine Description: International Information Technology Center Yuri N. Muraviov myn%myn.computerland.kiev.ua@ussr.eu.net Name: United States Governmental Agencies Description: NATIONAL - USA NOTES: BIR= BITNET Institutional Representative; INFOREP= Local BITNET Support; TECHREP= for local technical operations. A). Federal Agencies: Food and Drug Administration BIR: Laurence Dusold, (202) 245-1413, lrd@fdacfsan INFOREP: Donna Kovalsky, (202) 472-5382, dbk@fdacfsan TECHREP: Laurence Dusold, (202) 245-1413, lrd@fdacfsan B). Federal Institutions: CDC Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA Complete list of CDC staff bitnet addresses obtainable from HSPNET-L@ALBNYDH2 fileserver. CDC e-mail coordinator - cdcjuk@emuvm1 Also call Joan Kennedy at (404) 639-3396 for a directory. National Inst. of Environmental Health Sci. BIR: Art Cullati, (919) 541-3432, cullati@niehs INFOREP: James Dix, (919) 541-3221, dix@niehs TECHREP: Fred Castner, (919) 541-2552, kastner@niehs (Research Triangle Park, NC) National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland, USA Roger Fajman, Postmaster for CU.NIH.GOV/NIHCU, LIST.NIH.GOV/NIHLIST, NIH3PLUS Telephone: +1 301 402 4265 BITNET: raf@nihcu Internet: raf@cu.nih.gov BIR: Joseph Naughton, (301) 496-5381, jdn@nihcu INFOREP: Roger Fajman, (301) 496-5181, raf@nihcu TECHREP: Roger Fajman, (301) 496-5181, raf@nihcu Re further NIH nodes (for a complete list of BITNET, Internet and DECNET nodes of their 3+Mail gateway, send a message to SERVER@NIH3PLUS with a subject of NODES). This list includes some CDC, FDA, HHS, IHS, and PHS nodes. (Or contact Roger Fajman). The ones listed as NIH-only are also reachable as user%node@cu.nih.gov. NIAID Judy Murphy - Public Information Section Phone:(301) 496-5717 E-mail: (JM63A@nih.gov) Deborah Katz - Office of Scientific Information and Reports,Divis AIDS Phone:(301) 496-0545 E-mail:(dk30f@nih.gov) You can also try calling the NLM Medline Help Desk at (301) 496-6095. National Library of Medicine (NLM) Robert Mehnert Phone: (301) 496-6308 Office of Public Information E-Mail:(RM94S@nih.gov) Carolyn Tilley MEDLARS Management Section Phone (301) 496-1076 mail:(ct32@nih.gov) Pamela A. Meredith Head, Reference Section National Library of Medicine Internet: meredith@lhc.nlm.nih.gov voice: 301.496.6097 National Institute of Environmental Health Science: NIEHSC,NIEHS, NIEHSE,NIEHSD National Institutes of Health, Aging: NIHNIA31, NIHNIA10, NIHNIAFB National Institutes of Health, Child Health: NIHHD02 National Institutes of Health, DCRT: NIHDCRT, NIHCRING, NIHDCRTL, NIHCR31 National Institutes of Health, DRG: NIHDRG National Institutes of Health, DRS: NIHDRS NIH Medline: NIHOPSIS NIH National Cancer Institute: NIHCDCE1, NIHCDCE2, NIHCCPC1, NIHCCPC2, NIHCEIB, NIHCOD1 to 7, NIHCRRP NIH BEI: NIHNEI31 NIH NHLBI: NIHH101, NIHH102, NIHH311, NIHHFED1, NIHHWB1 NIH NICHD: NIHHDO1 NIH NIDDK: NIHKLMB NIH NIGMS: NIHGMS31, NIHGMSWW NIH NIMH: NIHMH36 NIH OD DES: NIHODE10, NIHODE11, NIHODE13, NIHODE31, NIHODE37, NIHOD1, NIHOD31, NIHODCDB Naval Health Sciences Med. Data Services (LaQuey, 1990, p78) Dennis DePew, (301) 295-0824, depew@hsetc Uniformed Services Univ. of Health Sciences (LeQuey, 1990,p136) Michael Karas, (202) 295-3304, karas@usuhs US Environmental Protection Agency, (LaQuey, 1990, p27) BIR: Bruce P. Almich, bpa@nccibm1 INFOREP: David Best, (919) 541-7862, dbe@nccibm1 TECHREP: David Best, US Public Health Service Surgeon.Gen@whitehouse.gov - Joycelyn Elders Earl Hutchinson, admin@hcfacom.ssw.dhhs.gov. administrator of HCFA's email gateway.Surgeon.Gen@whitehouse.gov - Joycelyn Elders Earl Hutchinson, admin@hcfacom.ssw.dhhs.gov. administrator of HCFA's email gateway.Surgeon.Gen@whitehouse.gov - Joycelyn Elders Earl Hutchinson, admin@hcfacom.ssw.dhhs.gov. administrator of HCFA's email gateway.Surgeon.Gen@whitehouse.gov - Joycelyn Elders Earl Hutchinson, admin@hcfacom.ssw.dhhs.gov. administrator of HCFA's email gateway. Veterans Administration Network. (FORUM) National Academy of Sciences (LaQuey, 1990, p20) BIR: Tom Wisner, twisner@nasvm INFOREP: Theresa Lima, (202) 334-3463 tlima@nasvm TECHREP: Rob FRistom, (202) 334-3592 rrf@nasvm National Science Foundation BIR: Fred Wendling, (202) 357-7684, fwendlin@nsf INFOREP: Theresa Dickson, (202) 357-5933, tdickson@nsf TECHREP: Lloyd Douglas, ldouglas@nsf User_ID@NSF (Bitnet) or User_ID@nsf.gov (Internet). Contact NSF Network Service Center NNSC@nnsc.nsf.net (617)873-3400 C). Non-Federal (National Institutions): American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) (301) 657-1291, amia@camis.stanford.edu Phone number: Health Sciences Library Consortium Joseph Scorza, (215) 222-1532, scorza@shrsys.hslc.org Health Sphere of America, Inc Jesse Asher, (901) 386-5061, jessea@homecare.com Health Sciences Libraries Consortium, 3600 Market St. Suite 550, Philadelphia, PA 19104 Joseph Scorza scorza@shrsys.hslc.org (215) 222-1532 Health Systems International Richard Stevens, (602) 297-9416, stevens@kohala.Com Salk Institute BIR: Anne M. Quinn, (619) 453-4100, quinn@salk INFOREP: Anne M. Quinn TECHREP: Anne M. Quinn STATE/PROVINCE -USA General: Nearly all US State Health Agencies are contracted to the Public Health Foundation Dialcom service (1220 L Street NW, Ste. 350, Washington, DC 20005. (202) 898-5600. Dialcom does not permit connection to Internet. Arizona: U. Arizona College of Medicine Cynthia Tobias, Dir., Office of Medical Comput. cltobias@arizrvax.bitnet Illinois: State of Illinios School of Medicine, Springfield IL 62794-9230 Terri Cameron, Automation Admin. gh0225@springb (217)782-2419 University of Chicago Medical School (Rockford, Peoria, Champaign/Urbana) George Yanos, CIO, u08208@uicvm Kansas: University of Kansas Medical Center Lee Hancock Le07144@ukanvm New York State: Albany School of Public Health Contact person: Barry Krawchuk, (518) 473-1809, bdk01@albnydh2 Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461 (212)430-4211 Robert Lummis, Dir. Res.Info Technology, bob@aecom.yu.edu Columbia Univ. College Physic. and Surgeons, Dept of Medicine: Reider Bornholdt, (212) 305-3411, reider@cucard Health Sci.Campus: Janie Weiss, (212) 305-7532, system@cuhsda Cornell Univ. Medical College Nick Gimbrone, (607) 255-3748, njg@cornella Also node CUMC Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Postmast@mskcc Mount Sinai School of Medicine Res comp of CUNY Postmast@MSRCVX New York State Department of Health Contact person: Barry Krawchuk, (518) 473-1809, bdk01@albnydh2 New York University Medical Center, NYC Ross Smith, smith@nyumed Roswell Park Memorial Inst., Buffalo (microwave link to SUNY Albany -no BITNET or Internet node at present. E-mail directory in preparation): INFOREP: James P. Harlos, Director of Scientific Computing, Tower 7, RPMI, Buffalo, NY 14263, (716) 845-8647 stmjames@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu TECHREP: State University of New York (Central), BIR: Bruce B. Briggs, (518) 443-5219, briggs@snycenvm State University of NY Health Science Center, Brooklyn BIR: Jack Lubowsky, (718) 270-3181, lubowsky@snybksac INFOREP: Jack Lubowsky TECHREP: Jack Lubowsky State Univ. of NY At Syracuse Health Sci. Cent.(LaQuey,1990,p113) Jeannette Stiteler, (315) 473-5426, stiteler@snysyrv1 North Carolina: School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7045 request@med.unc.edu or Dr. Kirk Aune, Assoc Dean Info Systems kaune@med.unc.edu North Dakota: University of N.Dakota School of Medicine, 501 N.Columbia Rd, Grand Forks, ND 58203. Coordinator Computer Services: Don Larson ud165133@ndsuvm1; ud165133@vm1.nodak.edu Ohio: Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH Jerry Levin, Assoc Dean Acad. Resources, levin%opus@mcoiarc.bitnet INFOREP: Karen E. Torok, Hospital Systems Coordinator, (419) 381-5446 torok%cutter@mcoiarc (also postmaster for MCOIARC) Pennsylvania: Dr.Albert Shar, Chief Info Officor, Un. of PA School of Medicine: shar@mscf.upenn.edu (215) 898-9754. Milton Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Dr,Hershey, PA 17033 Alton Brantley, CIO alton@cit.hmc.psu.edu University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Information Services Division, 1400 Penn. Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Sean McLinden MD, sean@dsl.pitt.edu (412) 392-6800 Texas: MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, Richard Landkamer, (713) 792-6345 mailmnt@uthvm1 University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Conni Annabele annable@thorin.uthscsa.edu TRHEX (Texas Rural Hospital Electronic eXchange) John Oeffinger cg8061@applelink.apple.com Utah: Univ. Utah School of Medicine, Un. Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132 Dir., Med.Sch.Comput.Cent. Clay Epstein; clay@utahmed.Bitnet, Internet: clay@msscc.med.utah.edu Wisconsin: State Lab of Hygiene (epidemiology, environment, etc) Jim Leinweber jiml@slh.wisc.edu (608) 262-0736 REFERENCES: Bitnic LISTSERV file NODES INFO2 DDN (Defense Data Network. Telnet 192.67.67.20) Network Information Center NIC's WHOIS Database (whois=x or .x). For help call 800-235-3155. Frey D, Adams R. 1989. !%@:: A Directory of Electronic Mail Addressing and Networks. O'Reilly Assoc., Sebastapol, CA LaQuey T.L. 1990. The User's Directory of Computer Networks. Digital Press. Name: WORLD HEALTH AGENCIES Description: International Red Cross Postmaster@verw.switch.ch Switzerland Medicins Sans Frontiers, 8 rue Sanin, 75011 PARIS 11eme, France Tel: 033 1 40 21 29 29, Fax: 033 1 48 06 68 68. Contact: Dr JF Vibert vibert@frsim51.bitnet Name: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION Description: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, GENEVA HEADQUATERS Mr. Shunichi AKAZAWA, Network Manager Mr. David BERG, Director Info Technology Office Mr. Jim Duppenthaler, Dissemination of Health Statistics Dr. K. Hata, Info Manager, Tropical Diseases Research (TDR), Mr. Mark Wallace, Info Technology, Global Programme on AIDS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, REGINAL OFFICE FOR THE AMERICA PAN-AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION (PAHO/HEADQUARTERS) Initial bitnet contact: Dr. Carlos Gamboa Access: Individual address ======================================================================= MISCELLANEOUS: Some resources are difficult to catagorize. So here's a "catch all" section. ======================================================================= Name: ACADLIST KENTVM Description: A List of ACADEMIC DISCUSSION AND INTEREST GROUPS - Diane Kovacs, editor. Entries are listed under 7 broad subject categories. Filename: ACADLIST.FILE1 to ACADLIST.FILE7 Of interest to the health sciences is: ACADLIST FILE5: Biological Sciences (entries 1-127) These are also available in print as part of the ARL Directory of Electronic Journals. Access: Email - KSUVXA.KENT.EDU with GET FILENAME on the first line in the body of the message. Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: KSUVXA.KENT.EDU URL Address: Name: AIDS-RELATED ONLINE DATABASES Description: The 75,000 members of the NLM international online database network may now search AIDSLINE*, AIDSDRUGS, AIDSTRIALS, and DIRLINE* without charge. In the past, fees had averaged $1.25 per search, or $18 per hour connected to the NLM computer in Bethesda, Maryland. The action, effective immediately, was announced on January 25, 1994, at a meeting of the NLM Board of Regents. AIDSLINE is an online database with more than 90,000 references to AIDS-related journal articles, books, audiovisuals, and conference abstracts. AIDSTRIALS, produced as a joint effort with NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the Food and Drug Administration, contains current information about more than 500 clinical trials of drugs and vaccines that have been and are being tested by NIH and by private organizations. AIDSDRUGS contains detailed information about the 190 agents being tested in the clinical trials. DIRLINE (Directory of Information Resources Online) is an online listing of 15,000 organizations and information services that provide information to the public about the National Library of Medicine, a part of the National Institutes of Health, is the world's largest library of the health sciences. The NLM Board of Regents, the official body of appointed advisors, meets three times a year to consider matters of policy affecting the Library and the public health. Access: Free access for members. Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: URL Address: Name: BIOTECHNET ELECTRONIC BUYER'S GUIDE Description: This guide is divided into 5 individual databases for specific product categories: Molecular Biology, Electrophoresis, Chromatography, Liquid Handling and Instruments & Apparatus. After selecting one of the guides at the prompt, you can search through each database to find either product names and applications, or the name and address of the company that manufactures the product you wish to locate. Access: telnet - Username: BIOTECH Password: BGUIDE Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: BIOTECHNET.COM or URL Address: 192.80.63.1 Name: CENTER FOR BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS Description: The CENTER FOR BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS maintains a software library with 50 diskettes containing about 150 public-domain medical application programs for IBM PC- compatible microcomputers. Most of these programs are provided in source code (BASIC, Turbo-BASIC, dBASE III and PASCAL). In the last three years, the Center has distributed more than 400 copies to physicians, nurses, dentists, university lecturers and researchers, and other professionals and students in the Health Sciences, in exchange for a small fee per diskette, which is used to expand the public-domain software library. Outside contributions are welcome: if they are accepted, the contributor is entitled to choose any five diskettes from the collection. The majority of the programs are in Portuguese, but some are in English, too. A few of the programs are offered as shareware, meaning there's a small fee to the developer. Access: To receive the catalog in electronic form, send the following one-line message to INFOMED@CCVAX.UNICAMP.BR or INFOMED@BRUC.BITNET: GET PUBLIC-DOMAIN P (for version in Portuguese) GET PUBLIC-DOMAIN E (for version in English) Instructions on how to acquire the software are included. Contact: e-mail Bitnet Address: Internet Address: INFOMED@BRUC.BITNET: INFOMED@CCVAX.UNICAMP.BR Name: CFS/CFIDS/ME RESOURCES Description: Please note the other Internet resources that focus on CFS/CFIDS/ME Resources on this Listserv and elsewhere. Resources include: a files database; a "Newswire" service for support groups; an electronic newsletter (focusing on medical research); and a general discussion group where advice and information are exchanged among patients each day. * The CFS-FILE list, still in development at this time, will soon host a wide variety of files containing medical journal articles, information on related health issues, advice on coping, social security, related illnesses (candida, Lyme disease, etc.) and others. To retrieve specific files, note the filenames on the FILELIST and then send the command GET to the LISTSERV address (each file has a two- part name). Also, there is a comprehensive list of electronic and other resources contained that all patients should review, contained in the file CFS-RES.TXT available at either Listserv. For electronic journals, see CFS-WIRE and CFS-NEWS under the Electronic Publications category. For a discussion group, see the CFS-L list. Other resources: CFS-D, CFS-D@ALBNYDH2, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome File Storage CFS-FILE, CFS-FILE@SJUVM, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome files CFIDS/ME CFS-L, CFS-L@NIHLIST, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome discussion CFIDS/ME CFS-MED, CFS-MED@NIHLIST, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/CFIDS medical list CFS-NEWS, CFS-NEWS@NIHLIST, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Newsletter CFIDS/ME CFS-WIRE, CFS-WIRE@SJUVM, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome NEWSWIRE CFIDS/ME Access: There is at this time a separate CFS files database at a different Listserv in Albany, New York. For information on that database, send commands just as above to the address LISTSERV%ALBNYDH2.BITNET@ALBANY.EDU or to LISTSERV@ALBANY.BITNET Contact: NIHLIST Bitnet Address: SJUVM Internet Address: SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU URL Address: Name: COLOR AND VISION NETWORK [CVNet] Description: The CVNet is for scientists working in biological color and/or Vision research. The Network supports two major activities. 1) Members' email addresses are maintained and periodically sent to those in the Network. 2) CVNet distributes notices of jobs, meetings and some other special announcments to all registrants. 3) Any person in the Network can have a bulletin, announcement, etc, sent to all other people in the Network by sending it to CVNet. When you logon provide your name, email address and institutional affiliation. In return you will receive the list of CVNet email addresses. Scientists from Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Columbia, Demark, England, Germany, Finland, France, Greece, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Lithuania, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Russia, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the U.S., Wales and Yugoslavia are in the network. They come from, universities, research institutes, national laboratories, military research laboratories and industry. Access: Scientists working in biological color and/or vision who wish to join should contact: CVNET@VM1.YORKU.CA Contact: Peter K. Kaiser, Ph.D. CVNet Coordinator CVNET@VM1.YORKU.CA Department of Psychology York University North York, Ontario M3J 1P3 Canada Bitnet Address: Internet Address: See Access URL Address: Name: COLUMBIA PRESBYTERIAN LIBRARY OF MEDICAL LOGIC MODULES (MLM) KNOWLEDGE BASE Description: The medical knowledge base is composed of units called Medical Logic Modules (MLMs) written in the Arden Syntax. The Arden Syntax for Medical Logic Modules (MLMs) is a language for encoding medical knowledge. Each MLM contains sufficient logic to make a single medical decision. MLMs have been used to generate clinical alerts, interpretations, diagnoses, screening for clinical research, quality assurance functions, and administrative support. With an appropriate computer program (known as the Event Monitor at CPMC), MLMs run automatically, generating advice where and when it is needed. For example, one MLM warns physicians when a patient develops new or worsening kidney failure. The Arden Syntax was designed specifically for sharing knowledge. This collection contains MLMs donated by a number of different institutions. Some institutions have supplied only the maintenance and library information from the MLMs for free distribution; the knowledge section is missing. If you want the full versions, contact Johanne La Grange (lagrang@cpmail- am.cis.columbia.edu). Note that these MLMs have a validation level of "testing" and no "domain specialist" has been entered. This means that they are NOT validated for clinical use in their current form. If you use them, you must take responsibility for testing them and making sure they are appropriate for your institution. Access: Available via anonymous ftp: host: cucis.cis.columbia.edu login: anonymous directory: pub/mlm It is also available via gopher, which you can telnet to: telnet to host: cuhsla.cpmc.columbia.edu login: infoseeker choose: "Health Sciences Resources at CPMC" Contact: George (George Hripcsak, MD, hripcsa@cucis.cis.columbia.edu) Bitnet Address: Internet Address: CUCIS.CIS.COLUMBIA.EDU URL Address: Name: FINANCIAL ECONOMICS NETWORK Description: Twenty-five different channels and over 1800 subscribers. The Financial Economics Network provides channels where announcements and messages of interest are posted and ideas exchanged on topics of mutual interest. Additional plans for the Network include: the development of a CSO phonebook for the financial economics profession (broadly defined); usenets to which our discussion lists will be mirrored; a channel or usenet for posting of jobs in financial economics; a channel or usenet for posting resumes; virtual conferences on topics of interest to the financial community; internet finance courses offered by world known faculty; and possible e-journals related to financial economics. The Network consists of a master subscription, called AFA- FIN, with 21 channels. There are currently 18 channels open to AFA-FIN subscribers, with 3 additional ones coming on line in approximately two weeks. The channels currently operating, which run the gamut of topics in financial economics, are: The Financial Economics Network is a multi-channel electronic network for scholars and interested individuals in investment banks, banks, companies, government agencies, international agencies and universities. But there are also channels for small investors and people interested in personal finance. Although the Network was formed less than a month ago, there are already nearly 1,800 subscribers, with nearly 100 being added each week. In less than a month, Financial Economics Network has become the largest electronic network in the world linking people with scholarly and practical interests in business and economics. Of interest to the health community are the following. AFA-ACCT (Accounting and Finance) AFA-AGE (Gerontology Finance) AFA-HEAL (Health Finance) AFA-INS (Insurance) AFA-INST (Teaching/Instruction) Access: Access to the Network is free. But you must request a subscription to be included. Please contact Professor Wayne Marr or Professor John Trimble. Contact: Founders of the Financial Economics Network Michael Jensen, Harvard University Wayne Marr, First Union Professor of Banking at Clemson University; Internet: marrm@clemson.clemson.edu; (803) 656-0796 (voice); or (803) 653-5516 (fax). John Trimble, finance faculty at Washington State University; trimble@vancouver.wsu.edu; telephone: (206) 737-2039 Bitnet Address: Internet Address: See Access URL Address: Name: GRANT INFORMATION Description: A wide variety of public and priviate grant funding information. Access: World Wide Web Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: URL Address: gopher://gopher.mountain.net:70/11/grants Name: HEALTH SCIENCE RESOURCES ON BITNET/INTERNET Description: From the main menu choose: Departmental Resources > Medical Center Resources Compiled by Lee Hancock, The University of Kansas Medical Center, this is a comprehensive index of health science resources available on the Internet/Bitnet/Usenet. The list includes Listserv groups, Usenet groups, Freenets, Data Archives, and health science oriented databases. Currently updated 4 or 5 times a year. Also available online on many Gopher sites. Access: telnet - Login: KUFACTS FTP - FTP.SURA.NET Login: anonymous (lower case) Password: your email address Directory: PUB/NIC filename: MEDICAL.RESOURCES.XX-XX where xx-xx is the date of the release. Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: UKANAIX.UKANAIX.CC.UKANS.EDU URL Address: http://kufacts.cc.ukans.edu/cwis/kufacts/start.html Name: NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY NETWORK Description: A host of forums concerning medical education and the use of multimedia in medical education. These are Compuserve like forums where medical people from all over the world discuss issues concerning the use of computers, laser discs, CD-ROM, etc. in medical education. Access: telnet - Login: ETNET Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: ETNET.NLM.NIH.GOV or 130.14.1.27 URL Address: Name: NCI PDQ SERVICE Description: FEN - New Channels- New Developments - Sponsorships Needed. Access: telnet login: pdq password: pdquser. Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: CICC.NCI.NIH.GOV URL Address: Name: NIH EdNnet Description: An electronic bulletin board at the Bethesda, Maryland campus of NIH. EDNET is set up to allow high school students to ask questions of NIH scientists about current research. There is NO CHARGE to access EDNET. Access is via modem through an tool-free phone number or the Internet. The tool-free number is also for national access which is said to be an international number. If you are interested in receiving an EDNET User's Guide and account, send a personal email message which includes your mailing address to: VT5@CU.NIH.GOV MODEM SETTINGS: 7 data bits, even parity, 1 stop bit (800) 358-2221 (local number is (301) 492-2221) When you see "connect 2400" on the screen or "connect 1200" depending on your baud rate, type ",VT100" (comma VT100). At INITIALS type "NAK" At ACCOUNT type "ZZYZ" Continue by following instructions. Select a conference to join and read the messages. All information will be in messages. Leaving a message is somewhat user unfriendly since the user must use Wylbur editing commands. They are described in the User's Guide. Access: Email - VT5@CU.NIH.GOV. Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: VT5@CU.NIH.GOV. URL Address: Name: NIH GRANT LINE (DRGLINE BULLETIN BOARD) Description: The purpose of NIH GRANT LINE is to make program and policy information for 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 date. 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. Currently under development are 2 new files. One of them will be a monthly listing of new NIH Awards. The other one will be an order form to obtain NIH publications from DRG's Office of Grants Inquiries. 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 the user has logs on. 2) Bulletins that are for reading. 3) Files that are intended mainly for downloading. There are menus and simple English commands, but all the user has to type is the first letter of the commands displayed. Since most of the current as well as archived files are located in the section of the bulletin board called FILES, type F in order to be able to access any of the files which are arranged into directories. To get an overview of the kinds of information available, type D for Directory. Remember that you can mail files (a "download" option) to your Internet address. Also included is electronic access to NIH guide for grants and contracts. There are two principal methods of accessing the NIH Guide electronically. 1) Via electronic networks to institutional hubs. 2) By accessing NIH GRANT LINE, an electronic bulletin board 1) institutional hubs The first method is to have someone in your research setting volunteer to receive the NIH Guide, Indices, and Directories automatically via electronic networks each time they are updated then redistribute them locally to biomedical researchers. These participants are the "institutional hubs." The preferred, and most efficient method of distribution, is for each hub to disseminate the material by existing systems or by methods of their own choosing. To express your interest in serving as the focal point for your organization and to receive a letter of invitation, send an email message in which the responsible person is named to Dr. Claudia Blair whose Bitnet address is Q2C@NIHCU (or Internet Q2C@CU.NIH.GOV). 2) NIH GRANT LINE The other method, which requires active intervention to access the same documents each week, is to get access to the NIH GRANT LINE. Directions for this electronic like bulletin board system are given below. One feature on NIH GRANT LINE is that users have an option of downloading selected documents through a modem, or the rapid transmission of files via Bitnet or Internet to their Bitnet or Internet address. If the connection is to the electronic bulletin board is through a modem, files will download to a PC file. The user can also speed up the process of accessing files in an interactive session by directing mail as indicated below. To access NIH GRANT LINE: 1) Configure your terminal emulator as: 1200 or 2400 baud, even parity, 7 data bits, 1 stop bit, Half Duplex. 2) Using the procedure specified in the communication software, call (301) 402-2221. When you get a response indicating that you have been connected, then type ,GEN1 (the comma is mandatory) and press RETURN; you will be prompted by the NIH system for "INITIALS?". Type BB5 and press RETURN. You will then be prompted for "ACCOUNT?". Type CCS2 and press RETURN. Messages and a menu will be displayed that allows the user to read Bulletins, or download Files. It shouldn't take to long to become familiar with the contents of the bulletin board, and the commands to go back and forth from one section to another. On the NIH Grant Line, back issues of the NIH Guide are found in different directories. GUIDE90 has issues going back to July 6, 1990; GUIDE91 has all of the issues in 1991; GUIDE92 has all of the issues in 1992; and GUIDE93 has all issues to date in 1993. Remember that although the access is through a modem, transmission of the files selected are much faster through the selection of network transmission. After selecting a file to be "downloaded", chose option 2 - "2 -- Transmitted to a NUnet, BITNET, or Internet userid" and then respond with your email address. Access: telnet - At the Open prompt, type ,GEN1 (must include comma) INITIALS? BB5 ACCOUNT? CCS2 This will get the user into the DRGLINE Bulletin Board (also known as NIH GRANT LINE at NIH). Contact: Bitnet Address: Internet Address: WYLBUR.CU.NIH.GOV or 128.231.64.82 URL Address: Name: NUS-NCI CANCERNET Description: As a collaboration between the National University of Singapore and the National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MA, a new secondary site for the NCI CancerNet files has been set up at biomed.nus.sg in Singapore. CANCERNET cn-xxxxxx Note that the CancerNet Gopher directory can also be browsed and the CancerNet GOPHER-WAIS be searched via our generic mailgopher service: send email to bioserve@biomed.nus.sg or mailgopher@biomed.nus.sg with the message GOPHERHELP. A collaboration between the Biocomputing Research and User Support (BRUS) technology group, National University of Singapore (NUS) and the National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Access: NUS-NCI CancerNet The following services are fairly stable and have been online for sometime now. Gopher: gopher biomed.nus.sg (or gopher biomed.nus.sg 70 ) and navigate to the NUS-NCI CancerNet option the gopherd server is the modified version from Don Gilbert, IUBio, Indiana University. World Wide Web: URL: http://biomed.nus.sg:80/ and navigate to the NUS-NCI CancerNet options The following are more recent (please send bug reports): Mail server: Send the following message to bioserve@biomed.nus.sg CANCERNETHELP or for cn-xxxxxx files, where xxxxxx is the number of the CancerNet file. WAIS: The cancernet.src is attached below. All keywords entered are searched on "or" basis. Other Boolean operators are also acceptable, eg. the following keyword combinations: -cervix and treatment -lymphoma not intermediate Also, the search allows truncation eg. cervi* which will include both the keywords cervical and cervix. The waisindexer used is from Don Gilbert, Indiana Univ. This waisindex is accessible from the gopher menu (last item) as well as from the web menu. It is of course accessible from a wais client eg. waissearch, xwais, swais, etc. If you try it, you will find that the titles of the hits are not very meaningful, ie. only the numbers are returned. Work is in progress. The cancernet.src file is as follows: Edit it and cut out from parenthesis to parenthesis. (:source :version 3 :ip-address "137.132.9.61" :ip-name "biomed.nus.sg" :tcp-port 210 :database-name "cancernet" :cost 0.00 :cost-unit :free :maintainer "bchtantw@leonis.nus.sg" :description "Server created with WAIS release 8 b5 on Jan 1 22:40:31 1994 by waisguy@biomed.nus.sg NUS-NCI CancerNet WAIS source Contact: For enquiries about the CancerNet WAIS source, please contact Dr Tan Tin Wee, bchtantw@leonis.nus.sg For enquiries about the CancerNet files, please contact Cheryl Burg, cheryl@icicb.nci.nih.gov MedtechNet is a BBS system (716-636-8235, 9600baud, N81) that caters primarily to Medical Technologists. Bill, the Sysop, can be contacted at info@medtechnet.com for further information regarding what is offered there and his plans to be on the Internet soon. Bitnet Address: Internet Address: See Access URL Address: HTTP://BIOMED.NUS.SG:80/ Name: ONTARIO PREVENTION CLEARINGHOUSE Description: The ONTARIO PREVENTION CLEARINGHOUSE is a provincial agency providing information, support and advice to organizations and individuals who are working in the areas of prevention and health promotion. Since it opened its doors in the fall of 1985, the Clearinghouse has been helping to meet the information needs of professionals and other community leaders from the fields of health, human services, and education by providing one easily accessible source for consultation, program data, networking and research. The Clearinghouse offers a unique and comprehensive combination of services to its users, including: 1) A computerized data bank containing information on such topics as: effective prevention and health promotion programs, program evaluation strategies, funding sources, program resources, support materials, outreach strategies and related research. 2) A collect telephone line and a toll free WATTS line for cost efficient province-wide access to prevention and health promotion information. (Ontario only) 3) Individual consultation on prevention and health promotion programming within Ontario. 4) A bilingual newsletter. 5) Information packages available on Prevention and Health Promotion topics. 6) Regional and topical focus groups. 7) Telecommunications, on-line literature search capability, Internet email access and a fax line. Access: Email - OPCH@UTORONTO.BITNET or OPC@WEB.APC.ORG Contact: The Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse is located at: 984 Bay Street #603 Toronto Ontario M5S 2A5 In Ontario, call toll free (800) 263-2846 or phone (416) 928-1838 Fax line (416) 928-5975 Bitnet Address: Internet Address: OPCH@UTORONTO.BITNET OPC@WEB.APC.ORG Name: RURAL INFORMATION CENTER (RIC) Description: Rural Information Center (RIC) within the National Agriculture Library (NAL). RIC operates a subspecialty service called the Rural Information Center Health Service (RICHS) which provides "customized information products to specific inquiries including assistance in economic revitalization issues; local government planning projects; rural health issues; funding sources; and other related issues for the purpose of monitoring the quality of rural life." Topics include: community development projects; small business; tourism; recycling; water quality; technology transfer; "closures, restructuring and diversification of rural hospitals and clinics; agriculture health and safety; health programs; state initiatives in health delivery. RICHS staff will search various databases for requested information, provide bibliographies, and lists of organizations and experts. Access: E-mail Contact: By phone RICHS can be reached at 1-800-633-7701 Mon- Fri, 8 to 4:30 ET. Mail address is: Rural Information Center National Agriculture Library, Room 304 10301 Baltimore Blvd. Beltsville, MD 20705-2351 Internet address: RIC@NALUSDA.GOV Name: TEXAS CANCER DATA CENTER Description: The Texas Cancer Data Center is funded by the Texas Cancer Council as a component of the Texas Cancer Plan to provide computerized information on cancer demographics, resources, services and programs to all who plan, develop, fund, provide, need, and/or use cancer resources in Texas. MAIN MENU 1 Health Professionals 2 Health Facilities and Services 3 Continuing Care Services (Discharge Planning) 4 Population and Cancer Deaths 5 Bulletin Board (Read Only) ***NEW FORMAT 6 Texas Cancer Council Projects 7 Statistical Topics 8 Community Resources 9 TCDC Assistance *** New Fact Sheet Information Access: telnet Username: TCDC Contact: Internet Address: TXCANCER.MDA.UTH.TMC.EDU or 129.106.60.97 Name: THE SOCIETY OF TEACHERS OF FAMILY MEDICINE Description: Contact them for more information. Access: Email - Contact: 0005448812@MCIMAIL.COM or STFM@MCIMAIL.COM. Bitnet Address: Internet Address: 0005448812@MCIMAIL.COM or STFM@MCIMAIL.COM. Name: THE VIRTUAL HOSPITAL (VH) Description: The Virtual Hospital (VH) is a continuously updated medical multimedia database stored on computers and accessed through high speed networks 24 hours a day. The VH will provide invaluable patient care support and distance learning to practicing physicians. The VH information may be used to answer patient care questions, thus putting the latest medical information at physicians' fingertips. This same information may be used for Continuing Medical Education (CME); delivering CME to physicians' offices and homes at a convenient time and location. The VH is built on pre-existing computer and communication standards and uses the World Wide Web (WWW) software technology to store, organize, and distribute our multimedia textbooks (MMTBs) contained within it. We define a MMTB to be a program that patterns its user interface after a printed textbook. Our MMTBs incorporate functions such as free text searching, the ability to play video and audio clips, and to display an unlimited number of high-resolution images. Access: The VH can be accessed by any computer connected to the Internet with a Mosaic client. Contact: For more information, send e-mail to librarian@indy.radiology.uiowa.edu. Bitnet Address: Internet Address: URL Address: http://indy.radiology.uiowa.edu/VirtualHospital.html. ======================================================================= FREENETS: Most Freenets have a health or medical section. ======================================================================= Name: FREE-NETS & Community Computing Systems Description: Big Sky Telegraph telnet BIGSKY.BIGSKY.DILLON.MT.US or 192.231.192.1 login: bbs Buffalo FREE-NET telnet FREENET.BUFFALO.EDU or 128.205.3.99 login: freeport CapAccess: National Capital Area Public Access Network telnet CAP.GWU.EDU or 128.164.140.32 login: guest Password: visitor Cleveland FREE-NET telnet FREENET-IN-B.CWRU.EDU or 129.22.8.32 telnet FREENET-IN-A.CWRU.EDU or 129.22.8.51 telnet HELA.INS.CWRU.EDU or 129.22.8.38 Login: visitor Columbia Online Information Network (COIN) telnet BIGCAT.MISSOURI.EDU or 128.206.1.3 login: guest Dayton FREE-NET telnet DAYTON.WRIGHT.EDU or 130.108.128.174 login: visitor Denver FREE-NET telnet FREENET.HSC.COLORADO.EDU or 140.226.1.8 login: visitor Heartland FREE-NET telnet HEARTLAND.BRADLEY.EDU or 136.176.5.114 Login: bbguest Huron Valley Free-Net telnet WWW.MPCC.ORG or 141.211.210.152 login: visitor Lorain County FREE-NET telnet FREENET.LORAIN.OBERLIN.EDU or 132.162.32.99 login: guest Milwaukee FREE-NET telnet FREENET.UWM.EDU or 129.89.70.58 login: visitor National Capital Freenet, Ottawa, Canada telnet FREENET.CARLETON.CA or 134.117.1.12 login: guest Rio Grande FREE-NET telnet RGFN.EPCC.EDU or 192.94.29.9 login: visitor SENDIT telnet SENDIT.NODAK.EDU or 134.129.105.1 login: bbs Password: sendit2me Login as visitor Tallahassee Free-Nettelnet FREENET.FSU.EDU or 144.174.128.43 login: visitor Toledo FREE-NET telnet 131.183.4.100 login: visitor Password: visitor Traverse City Free-Nettelnet LEO.NMC.EDU or 192.88.242.239 login: visitor Tri-State Online (Cincinnati) telnet CBOS.UC.EDU enter User ID:visitor enter PIN:9999 enter Password:(Press return) Vaasa FreePort Bulletin Board (BBS) telnet GARBO.UWASA.FI or 128.214.87.1 login: guest Victoria FREE-NET telnet FREENET.VICTORIA.BC.CA or 134.87.16.100 login: guest Virginia's Public Education Network telnet VDOE386.VAK12ED.EDU or 141.104.22.102 login: guest Password: guest Youngstown FREE-NET telnet YFN.YSU.EDU or 192.55.234.27 Login: visitor Access: Telnet ======================================================================= MEDICAL LIBRARIES: ======================================================================= Name: ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE Description: Interface: LIS Access: telnet - To exit: Press the telnet escape key At the first screen that says ALT-H PRESENTS A SUMMARY of SPECIAL KEYS Press carriage return for logo, and a second carriage return for the options menu to search OPAC. Contact: Internet Address: LIS.AECOM.YU.EDU Name: ARIZONA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER Description: Boston University + History of Nursing University of California, San Francisco History of Health Sciences University of Cincinnati + Burnam Classical Library (80000+ items) + Ellison Poetry Collection (10000+) + Jackson Pharmacology Collection + Striker Collection - diabetes (900) + Kandel History of Nursing Collection (2000+) The new address/login info for UT Southwestern Medical Center Library: - IP address: 129.112.20.126 - Hostnbame: Library@swmed.edu - Login: tlntutsw - Password: library _ Miscellaneous - Host machine: RS/6000 model 340 - OS: AIX 3.2 - Automation package: Unicorn Collection Management System. To exit, type /exit Hit RETURN At TERMINAL: VT100/T/ Press RETURN OPAC = LS/2000 Access: telnet Contact: Diane J. Hudson, Systems Librarian hudson@library.swmed.edu UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. Dallas, TX 75235-90 Internet Address: CAT.MEDLIB.ARIZONA.EDU or 128.196.106.13 Name: AUDIE L. MURPHY MEMORIAL VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL Description: At the main menu press 3 for Other Library Catalogs. Press 10 for UTHealth Science Center - San Antonio. When it says ENTER LIS type LIS. This brings up the main menu for the University of Texas Health Science Center - San Antonio BLIS. Select 1 from the BLIS menu Select 0 from the Library Catalogs menu Select 3 from the Change Locations menu To exit: Press twice, then type QUIT Contact: Internet Address: PANAM2.PANAM.PDU or 129.113.1.3 Interface: LIS Access: telnet This connects to the University of Texas-Pan American. At the Username prompt, type PACKEY Name: CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Description: CHSL is holdings code for the Health Center Library and Allen Memorial Medical Library. To exit: X to exit Interface: GEAC Access: telnet Type library (must be lower case) Contact: Internet Address: EAGLE.LIT.CWRU.EDU Name: COLORADO HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARIES Description: Includes the following collections: Association of Operating Room Nurses, C.U. Health Sciences Center, Denver Medical Library, Saint Joseph Hospital, Swedish Medical Center. To exit: S to stop or switch databases - //EXIT to end session Access: telnet - Choose terminal type from list (#5=VT100) Press RETURN twice Choose #1. Library Catalogs Libraries Choose #25. Colorado Health Sciences Contact: Internet Address: PAC.CARL.ORG or 192.54.81.128 Name: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS Description: Part of the large Columbia University catalog, CLIO. You can search using MeSH. Select 3. Clio Plus: Library Catalogs Select CLIO: Columbia Library To exit: Q to Quit Interface: NOTIS Access: telnet - Contact: Internet Address: COLUMBIANET.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU Name: CORNELL University Description: To exit: Type STOP Interface: NOTIS. Access: telnet - TN3270 emulation is required. At LOGON screen, press return At CP READ screen type Library Contact: Internet Address: CORNELL.CIT.CORNELL.EDU Name: DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY W.K.KELLOGG HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY Description: This library is a member of a consortium currently serving 8 academic institutions. The name of the system is NOVANET. On logging in you are looking at the composite holdings. Items prefaced with the code DALWKK or DALPHARM (acy) are local holdings. Not all member collections contain medical or health material. Currently the member institutions are: Dalhousie University Libraries, Technical University of Nova Scotia, St. Mary's University, Mt. St. Vincent University, University College of Cape Breton, University of King's College, Nova Scotia College of Art& Design, Atlantic School of Theology. To exit: END Interface: GEAC Access: telnet - If asked "What System?" type NOVANET Note: Subject searching, option 3, refers to NLM MeSH and to LC subject headings. Contact: Internet Address: NOVANET.NSTN.NS.CA Name: DANISH NATURAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE LIBRARY Description: Welcome to DNLB and COSMOS Online catalog and ordering system. CCL> INFO for screens of general information on the system CCL> HELP or ? for windows of screen specific help CCL> DO or ! for a window of possible commands to type CCL> WHY for a window of the last 16 commands entered CCL> DIA DAN to change the dialog language to Danish CCL> CCL to return to this screen CCL> STOP to end the session and logout Interface: Common Command Language. Access: telnet - Username: COSMOS At the CCL> prompt type DIA ENG for English Contact: Internet Address: 129.142.160.101 Name: DANISH VETERINARY AND AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY (AGROLINE) Description: To exit, type STOP Access: telnet login: agroline Password: agroline Type DIA ENG for English dialogue Contact: Internet Address: AGROLINE.BIB.DK or 129.142.149.100 Name: DARTMOUTH UNIVERSITY DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL Description: This system also contains two databases of interest; the PILOTS file, an index of literature on Post- traumatic stress, and Project CORK file, which indexes materials on alcohol and substance abuse. To exit: BYE Interface: Common Command Language Access: telnet - 1. Type your terminal type 2. Type the command SELECT FILE [name]e.g., SELECT FILE CATALOG SELECT FILE PILOTS SELECT FILE CORK Contact: Internet Address: LIB.DARTMOUTH.EDU Name: EMORY UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER Description: The Emory University Health Sciences Center library is included in Emory's online catalog, as choice 3 (Health-Sciences Center Library). Please note that this needs tn3270 terminal emulation and that once connected, the logging in and logging out is pretty can be difficult. To exit: 1. e to end 2. 4 to logoff 3. type CSSF and Press 4. at the point, do whatever necessary to break the connection (usually F-4) Access: telnet - Press at the first screen When CP READ appears, type DIAL VTAM. When VTAM screen appears, type LIB. When CICS screen appears, Press ESC and then 1 . Contact: Internet Address: EMUVM1.CC.EMORY.EDU Name: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Description: To exit: Press RETURN on the menu. Type Q. Interface: LIS Access: telnet - At the login prompt, Type MEDLIB. The password is DAHLGREN. Type NETGUEST. Press several times. Select option 1. Contact: Internet Address: GUMEDLIB2.GEORGETOWN.EDU Name: HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY Description: To exit: Interface: LIS Access: telnet Login: HAN Contact: Internet Address: HAL.HAHNEMANN.EDU Name: HARVARD UNIVERSITY COUNTWAY LIBRARY OF MEDICINE Description: The Countway Library of Medicine serves Harvard's schools of medicine, public health and dentistry. The catalog lists books from 1960 to present and journals received from 1981 to 1992 while continuing to add older holdings. Dissertations are also cataloged on HOLLIS. Author, Title and Subject searches can be limited to Countway's collection. For author or title, follow your entry with //fa=md. For example: au Harrison p//fa=md will limit the search of author Harrison to Countway's library. Subject searches should be conducted with ME and a medical subject heading; that will automatically limit results to Countway library. To exit: Exit Interface: NOTIS Access: telnet - At Welcome screen, press Type HOLLIS at next screen. Select HU for Union Catalog. Contact: Questions: contact: (617) 495-9388 or LIBRARY@HARVARDA.HARVARD.EDU Internet Address: HOLLIS.HARVARD.EDU or 128.103.60.31 Name: HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARIES CONSORTIUM, INC. (HSLC HEALTHNET) Description: The Shared Automated Library System, an online catalog of six health sciences institutions, contains the holdings of eight health sciences libraries including, College of Physicians of Philadelphia, Hershey Medical Center/Pennsylvania State University, George T. Harrell Library, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Library, Florence A. Moore Library of Medicine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, O.L. Snyder Memorial Library, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, Joseph W. England Library, Temple University Dental/Allied Health/Pharmacy Library, and Health Sciences Center Library. To exit: Type EX Interface: SAL Access: telnet Contact: Internet Address: SHRSYS.HSLC.ORG (192.100.94.3) Name: INDIANA UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES Description: IU contains records for more than 2 million items held by the Indiana University Libraries, statewide. IO does not yet contain records for all items owned by the IU Libraries. While many regional campus libraries' entire collections are listed in IO, only 1/3 of the Bloomington Libraries' holdings are listed. It is possible to search by MESH [ sm= (subject - medical) ] To exit: STOP, then F, then to exit Interface: Access: telnet - Type GUEST at the user ID prompt R3S Information Online Contact: Internet Address: UIS.UCS.INDIANA.EDU Name: MCMASTER UNIVERSITY - MORRIS Description: Once connected: press 9 on your numeric keypad. Move the cursor to MORRIS and press S and then . To exit: STOP and then PF12 (the key and 2 - This varies depending on local systems.) Use sm= to search for medical subjects. Use LIBDATA to check the circulation status of items (type ==n at the prompt to toggle between MORRIS and LIBDATA) Interface: NOTIS Access: telnet Contact: Internet Address: MCMVM1.CIS.MCMASTER.CA Name: MEDICAL COLLEGE of WISCONSIN MEDICAL INFORMATION NETWORK Description: To exit: Q to quit from main menu Interface: INNOPAC Access: telnet Type LIBRARY Contact: Internet Address: LIS.LIB.MCW.EDU Name: MUSE Description: MUSE is the McGill University (Montreal, Quebec) online library catalog. It provides relatively complete access to library holdings of books and serials. To exit: STOP Interface: NOTIS Access: telnet - Press to wake up the system Select menu item number 2 Press again Contact: Internet Address: MVS.MCGILL.CA Name: NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE LOCATOR Description: Keyboard Problems? Library Hours and Information Books Audiovisuals Journal Titles Owned by the National Library of Medicine Electronic Suggestion Box Exit The National Library of Medicine has extended its INTERNET reference services to cover inquiries concerning the history of medicine. Questions only concerning that subject can be sent to: hmdref@nlm.nih.gov This address supplements the main NLM reference address for more general queries: ref@nlm.nih.gov For assistance with Locator, contact the NLM Reference Section. The NLM toll free telephone number is 1-800- 272-4787. The Reference Section may also be contacted through Internet at ref@nlm.nih.gov. Keyboard Problems The Locator software supports VT100 terminal emulation and uses the F1, F2, and F3 FKEYS (function keys). If your terminal does not have FKEYS or the FKEYS do not function properly, use the following: - instead of [F1], press [Esc] followed by [1], - instead of [F2], press [Esc] followed by [2], - instead of [F3], press [Esc] followed by [3]. If your terminal does not have arrow keys or the arrow keys do not function properly, use the following: - instead of the up arrow key, press [u] - instead of the down arrow key,press [d] - instead of the left arrow key, press [l] - instead of the right arrow key, press [r] For more information on terminal emulation press the Help key [F1] or [Esc][1]. The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is the world's largest biomedical library, with a collection of over 4.9 million items. NLM is a national resource for all U.S. health sciences libraries and fills over 1/4 million interlibrary loan requests each year for these libraries. The Library is open to the public, but its collection is designed primarily for health professionals. The Library collects materials comprehensively in all major areas of the health sciences. Housed within the Library is one of the world's finest medical history collections of pre-1914 and rare medical texts, manuscripts, and incunabula. Most materials are in areas which are closed to the public (closed stacks), and may be requested for use in the appropriate Reading Room. Individuals may not borrow materials from the Library. Access: telnet login: locator WELCOME TO LOCATOR THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE (NLM) ONLINE CATALOG SYSTEM Contact: Joyce Backus Systems Librarian, Public Services Division U.S. National Library of Medicine joyce_backus@occshost.nlm.nih.gov Internet Address: LOCATOR.NLM.NIH.GOV or 130.14.12.1 Name: NATIONAL MEDICAL LIBRARY - HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM Description: Available through the Israeli InterUniversity Computerized Catalog System (ALEPH). We are the National Medical Library, Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Hadassah Medical Organization, Jerusalem Israel. To exit: STOP Access: telnet - Username: ALEPH From Main ALEPH menu, type LB/MLB (LB is the command to select a library, MLB is the code for the National Medical Library) Select terminal type. 2 = VT100 (Latin only - i.e. no Hebrew fonts) The library is searchable in Hebrew and other soft fonts using VT320 or VT420 terminal emulation.Use terminal type 17,18,or 19. Contact: Internet Address: ALEPH.BIU.AC.LL. Name: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL, DENTAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE LIBRARIES (MEDCAT) Description: To exit: D to disconnect Access: telnet - Type LIBRARY Contact: Internet Address: MCLIB0.NYU.EDU or 128.122.205.70 Name: NORTHEASTERN OHIO UNIVERSITIES COLLEGE of MEDICINE Description: Also contains holdings of 17 affiliated hospitals. To exit: QUIT [this cannot be abbreviated] and follow the menus out. Access: telnet Type neocat [must be lowercase] For VT100, just Press return at prompt. The sequence of menus for getting into the catalog is obvious and user friendly; the catalog is not. The user is greeted with a ? prompt. Responding with ? will get the first of several help screens. The basic commands needed are r [for retrieve] followed by a word from the catalog (Boolean searching is available) and t [for type] to look at retrieved records in the sets. The command structure is similar to Dialog. Contact:Monica Unger - MAU@SCOTTY.NEOUCOM.EDU Oliver Ocasek Regional Medical Information Center Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine Rootstown, OH 44272 (216) 325-2511 ext. 539 Internet Address: SCOTTY.NEOUCOM.EDU or 140.220.1.2 Name: ST. BONIFACE GENERAL HOSIPTAL LIBRARIES Description: The catalog also includes the collections of the University of Manitoba Libraries and University of Winnipeg Library. The catalog provides access to the collections of three institutions so users should note the online prompt to determine which institution they are searching. If you are using the system for the first time, type: HELP If you wish to search both libraries in the system, type: HELP SY To exit: Type $$SofF Interface: PALS Access: telnet At the UML=> prompt, type BE Contact: Internet Address: UMOPAC.UMANITOBA.CA or 130.179.16.89 Name: STANFORD UNIVERSITY LANE MEDICAL LIBRARY Description: The catalog includes the holdings of all the Stanford U libraries. After creating a set with the FIND command, type LIMIT LOCATION LANE to limit your results to Lane Medical Library. There is extensive online help. To exit: END Interface: Common Command Language. Access: telnet - At Account ? type socrates At OK to proceed? type YES At terminal? type VT100 Contact: Internet Address: ELF1.STANFORD.EDU Name: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY Description: The Health Sciences Library materials in BISON include all books, journal titles, audiovisuals and the History of Medicine collection. Besides the Health Sciences Library, BISON includes materials from all other University at Buffalo libraries: Science and Engineering Library, Chemistry/Math Library, ArcPress Lecture and Planning Library, Poetry and Rare Books Collection, Lockwood Memorial Library (social sciences, humanities, business and government documents), the Law Library and the Undergraduate Library. To exit: Type STOP Interface: NOTIS Access: telnet At the ATTACHED TO PORT... message, press Type terminal type, such as vt100 At the UB logo, press At the Database Selection Menu, type: BAT (BAT is the only choice for remote users.) Contact: Internet Address: BISON.CC.BUFFALO.EDU or 128.205.2.22 Name: THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH Description: To exit: D to disconnect from the main menu Access: telnet - After the connect message, press the ESCAPE key. Contact: System Administrator: Ben Hope - benh@nihrrlib Internet Address: LIBRARY.NIH.GOV Name: THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Description: The UWA Library holds over 1 million volumes, in 11 library locations, including the Medical Library, Biological Sciences Library, Zoology Library, and Dental Library. To exit: Use -D or -Z Interface: URICA Access: telnet At the Username: prompt, type LIBRARY . Answer Y or N to the terminal question. Contact: Internet Address: LIBRARY .UWA.OZ.AU Name: THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY SCOTT MEMORIAL LIBRARY(THOMCAT) Description: To exit: E to exit at Main Menu Interface: LIS Access: telnet VT100 emulation required At USERNAME prompt type JEFFLINE Choose 1. Library Services Contact: Internet Address: JEFLIN.TJU.EDU Name: UMDNJ UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES HEALTH INFORMATION NETWORK Description: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey To exit: Go to the main menu and type QU at the SELECTION: prompt. Interface: LIS Access: telnet VT-100 emulation is recommended At the USERNAME: prompt, type LIBRARY. You will be prompted to type your last name: After entering your name, set the CAPSLOCK on. At the SELECTION: prompt on the main menu, type OC for the Online Catalog. Note that the online catalog defaults to the collection at the George F. Smith Library. It may be changed by choosing CHANGE LOCATIONS from the online catalog menu. Contact: Internet Address: LIBRARY.UMDNJ.EDU Name: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - MELVYL Description: Includes the collections of all UC libraries. It is possible to limit to just UC San Francisco, all UC medical libraries or all UC medical libraries- excluding UCSF. To restrict your search use the following command: [your search] AT [location] e.g., FIND SU HUMAN GENOME AT UCSF FIND SU HUMAN GENOME AT MEDICAL NOT UCSF FIND SU HUMAN GENOME AT MEDICAL Using the SET command will limit your search to a specific library, e.g., SET LIBRARY MEDICAL SET LIBRARY UCSF Use the EXPLAIN SET LIBRARY command for a more detailed explanation. The EXPLAIN command will give you access to the very detailed and extensive online help. The MAIL command will send your search results to you via email. To exit: STOP Interface: Common Command Language Access: telnet Type your terminal type and press At the Welcome screen type: START TEN (for the last 10 years) or START CAT (for the full catalog) START PE (for journal holdings) Contact: Internet Address: MELVYL.UCOP.EDU Name: UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER Description: To exit: S to stop or switch databases //EXIT to end session Access: telnet Choose terminal type from list #5=VT100) Press twice Choose #1. Library Catalogs Choose #9. U of C Health Sciences Center Contact: Internet Address: PAC.CARL.ORG or 192.54.81.128 Name: UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII MEDICAL LIBRARY Description: To exit: Type //EXIT. Interface: Carl Systems Access: telnet At the Enter Class prompt, type LIB Select your terminal type Select 5. In state Libraries and Databases Select 1. Hawaii Medical Library Catalog Contact: Internet Address: STARMASTER.UHCC.HAWAII.EDU Name: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY Description: To exit, hit the Telnet escape key OPAC = LS/2000 Access: telnet Hit RETURN Select hsl4800 Hit RETURN Select 1 for online catalog At terminal prompt, type VT100 (upper case) Contact: Internet Address: ANNEX.AB.UMD.EDU or 134.192.1.3 Name:University of Miami Medical Library Description: Catalog of the University of Miami Medical Library. Also provides access to SEFAIN (Southeast Florida Aids Information Network.) To exit: D to disconnect Interface: INNOPAC Access: telnet login: library Select terminal type RVS for VT100 Type Y to confirm terminal type Contact: Internet Address: CALLCAT.MED.MIAMI.EDU Name: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN TAUBMANN MEDICAL LIBRARY Description: Part of the University of Michigan Libraries catalog. Use sm= to search for medical subjects. To exit: STOP Interface: NOTIS Access: telnet At which host? Type MIRLYN Type your terminal type Press at welcome screen Type MCAT Contact: Internet Address: CTS.MERIT.EDU Name: UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN MEDICAL CENTER - MCGOOGAN LIBRARY OF MEDICINE Description: To exit: Press at Main Menu Interface: LIS Access: telnet Press at Welcome message Contact: Internet Address: LIBRARY.UNMC.EDU Name: UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA - FRANKLIN Description: The Biomedical Library catalog is part of the larger University of Pennsylvania catalog. It is possible to search by medical subject (MeSH) sm=ou. To exit: Use the telnet escape key, or Y Interface: NOTIS Access: telnet to Press to wake up the system Type VT100 whe prompted for a terminal type Press for list of valid terminal types Press again. Select FCAT from the menu. Contact: Internet Address: LIBRARY.UPENN.EDU Name: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - PITTCAT Description: FALK Library of the Health Sciences WESTERN PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE and CLINIC. Part of the larger University of Pittsburgh catalog. Allows searching by medical subject (MeSH) sm= To exit: Type QUIT from PITTCAT screen X to exit Interface: NOTIS. Access: telnet Select 1. Libraries Press Select PITT Contact: Internet Address: MVS2.CIS.PITT.EDU Name: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, MEMPHIS HEALTH SCIENCE LIBRARY Description: To exit: Press at the main library menu Interface: LIS Access: telnet VT100 emulation required At the Username prompt, type HARVEY and press . Contact: Internet Address: 132.192.1.1 Name:UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER -SAN ANTONIO Description: To exit: Press twice, then type QUIT. Interface: LIS Access: telnet This connets to the University of Texas-Pan American. At the Username prompt, type PACKEY At the main menu press 3 for Other Library Catalogs. Press 10 for UTHealth Science Center - San Antonio. When it says ENTER LIS type LIS. This brings up the main menu for the University of Texas Health Science Center - San Antonio BLIS. Select 1 from the BLIS menu Contact: Internet Address: PANAM2.PANAM.EDU or 129.113.1.3 Name: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH CENTER AT TYLER Description: To exit: Press twice, then type QUIT. Interface: LIS Access: telnet This connects to University of Texas-Pan American. At the Username prompt, type PACKEY. At the main menu press 3 for Other Library Catalogs. Press 10 for UTHealth Science Center - San Antonio. When it says ENTER LIS type LIS. This brings up the main menu for the University of Texas Health Science Center- San Antonio BLIS. Select 1 from the BLIS menu Select 0 from the Library Catalogs menu Select 2 from the Change Locations menu Contact: Internet Address: PANAM2.PANAM.EDU or 129.113.1.3 Name: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT GALVESTON MOODY MEDICAL LIBRARY AUTOMATED CATALOG Description: To exit: Press the telnet escape key. Access: telnet Type 0 for VT100. Type 3 at the enter code prompt. Press return as the function code. Contact: Internet Address: IBM.GAL.UTEXAS.EDU or 129.109.1.12 Name: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER LIBRARY Description: To exit: Press the ESCAPE key. Interface: SIRSI. Access: telnet At the login prompt, type medcat At the password prompt, type LIBRARY. Press on the next menu. If the main menu looks wrong, Press CTRL-O. Contact: Diane J. Hudson, Systems Librarian hudson@library.swmed.edu UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. (214)648-4723 Dallas, TX 75235-9049 (214) 648-3277 (FAX) Internet Address: LIBRARY.SWMED.UTEXAS.EDU or 129.112.7.1 Name: UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO SCIENCE & MEDICINE LIBRARY Description: Catalog is part of the University of Toronto catalog. Interface: DRA To exit: STOP and then #8. Logoff Access: telnet Username: UTLink Choose DRA System Contact: Internet Address: VAX.LIBRARY.UTORONTO.CA Name: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH ECCLES HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY Description: To exit: Press the telnet escape key. Interface: LS/2000 Access: telnet to - At the Username: prompt, type GUEST At the Kermit prompt, Press RETURN At the Select Destination prompt, type CAT96 and press At the TERMINAL: VT100/ prompt, press Conntact: Internet Address: ECCLES.MED.UTAH.EDU or 128.110.78.1 Name: UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT LIBRARIES DANA MEDICAL LIBRARY Description: The Medical Library catalog is part of the larger University of Vermont catalog. It is possible to search by medical subject (MeSH) sm= To exit: Press the telnet escape key Interface: NOTIS Access: telnet Use TAB to move to the COMMAND field Type LUIS When DIALED TO DOSLIBR appears, press Contact: Internet Address: UVMVM.UVM.EDU Name: UNIVERSITY OF WALES COLLEGE OF MEDICINE Description: To exit: Select L off the main menu. Access: telnet At the login prompt, type JANET. At the hostname prompt, type UK.AC.UWCM.LIBRARY. Type LOGIN OPAC. Select 1 for VT100. Contact: Internet Address: SUN.NSF.AC.UK or 128.86.8.7 Name: UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO ALLYN AND BETTY TAYLOR LIBRARY Description: The Allyn and Betty Taylor Library at the University of Western Ontario serves ALL the sciences, which include all the physical/natural sciences (Chemistry, Geology, Physics, Computer Science, Biology, Zoology, etc.), all the basic health sciences like Anatomy, Biochemistry, Physiology, etc., plus Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Communicative Disorders. To exit: Ctrl D to exit/disconnect from the system. Interface: GEAC Access: telnet - Terminal type VT100 Press RETURN (SEND) Contact: Internet Address: LIBRARY.UWO.CA or 129.100.2.18 Name: VIRGINIA HENDERSON LIBRARY INTERNATIONAL NURSING LIBRARY Description: Sigma Theta Tau International Electronic Library. You need an id and password which costs $20 for a year (individual). E-mail Lorraine Swedberg at the Library (lorrain@stti-sun.iupui.edu) Access: telnet Contact:Lorraine Swedberg at the Library (lorrain@stti- sun.iupui.edu) Internet Address: STTI-SUN.IUPUI.EDU Name: WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY-ST. LOUIS MEDICAL LIBRARY Description: The following libraries have their collections listed in the Online Catalog of the Washington University Library and Biomedical Communications Center: Washington University Medical Center Libraries: Washington University Medical Library, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology Library, St. Louis Children's Hospital Library, Jewish Hospital Medical Library, Jewish Hospital School of Nursing Library, Barnes College Library St. Louis area medical center libraries: St. Mary's Health Center Library, St. John's Mercy Medical Center Library, St. Louis College of Pharmacy Library. To exit: Press the telnet escape key Access: telnet At the PLEASE ENTER DESTINATION CODE prompt, type CATALOG Once at the main catalog menu, you can search individual libraries or ALL. Internet Address: MCFTCP.WUSTL.EDU or 128.252.152.1 Name: WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY FORDHAM HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY Description: Catalog includes WSU's Dunbar Library (general library) as well as several hospital libraries in the Dayton area, including, Children's Medical Center Library; Good Samaritan Hospital Library; Grandview medical Center Library; Kettering College of Medical Arts; Kettering Medical Center Library; Miami Valley Hospital Library; St. Elizabeth Medical Center Library; Sycamore Medical Center Library and the Veteran's Administration Medical Center Library (Dayton). To exit: select h (hangup) to log off Access: telnet libnet (must be lower case) Contact: Internet Address: 130.108.120.22