Big Dummy's Guide To The Internet Part 28

marvel.loc.gov The Library of Congress runs several online "galleries" of images from exhibits at the library. Many of these pictures, in GIF or JPEG format, are HUGE, so be careful what you get first. Exhibits include works of art from the Vatican, copies of once secret Soviet doc.u.ments and pictures of artifacts related to Columbus's 1492 voyage. At the main menu, select 2 and then "Exhibits."

galaxy.ucr.edu The California Museum of Photography maintains its own online galery here. At the main menu, select "Campus Events," then "California Museum of Photography," then "Network Ex- hibitions."

ASTRONOMY

cast0.ast.cam.ac.uk A gopher devoted to astronomy, run by the Inst.i.tute of Astronomy and the Royal Greenwich Observatory, Cambridge, England.

CENSUS

bigcat.missouri.edu You'll find detailed federal census data for communities of more than 10,000 people, as well as for states and counties here. At the main menu, select "Reference and Information Center,"

then "United States and Missouri Census Information" and "United States Census."

COMPUTERS

wuarchive.wustl.edu Dozens of directories with software for all sorts of computers. Most programs have to be "un-compressed" before you can use them.

sumex-aim.stanford.edu A similar type of system, with the emphasis on Macintosh programs and files.

DISABILITY

val-dor.cc.buffalo.edu The Cornucopia of Disability Information carries numerous information resources on disability issues and links to other disability-related services.

ENVIRONMENT

ecosys.drdr.virginia.edu Copies of Environmental Protection Agency factsheets on hundreds of chemicals, searchable by keyword. Select "Education" and then "Environmental fact sheets."

envirolink.org Dozens of doc.u.ments and files related to environmental activism around the world.

ENTOMOLOGY

spider.ento.csiro.au All about creepy-crawly things, both the good and the bad ones.

GEOLOGY

gopher.stolaf.edu Select "Internet Resources" and then "Weather and geography" for information on recent earthquakes.

GOVERNMENT

marvel.loc.gov Run by the Library of Congress, this site provides numerous resources, including access to the Library card catalog and all manner of information about the U.S. Congress.

gopher.lib.umich.edu Wide variety of government information, from Congressional committee a.s.signments to economic statistics and NAFTA information.

ecix.doc.gov Information on conversion of military installations to private uses.

sunsite.unc.edu Copies of current and past federal budgets can be found by selecting "Sunsite archives," then "Politics," then "Sunsite politcal science archives."

wiretap.spies.com Doc.u.ments related to Canadian government can be found in the "Government docs" menu.

stis.nih.gov Select the "Other U.S. government gopher servers" for access to numerous other federal gophers.

HEALTH

odie.niaid.nih.gov National Inst.i.tutes of Health databases on AIDS, in the "AIDS related information" menu.

helix.nih.gov For National Cancer Inst.i.tute factsheets on different cancers, select "Health and clinical information" and then "Cancernet information."

nysernet.org Look for information on breast cancer in the "Special Collections: Breast Cancer" menu.

welchlink.welch.jhu.edu This is Johns Hopkins University's medical gopher.

HISTORY

See under Art.

INTERNET

gopher.lib.umich.edu Home to several guides to Internet resources in specific fields, for example, social sciences. Select "What's New & Featured Resources" and then "Clearinghouse."

ISRAEL

jerusalem1.datasrv.co.il This Israeli system offers numerous doc.u.ments on Israel and Jewish life.

j.a.pAN

gopher.ncc.go.jp Look in the "j.a.pan information" menu for doc.u.ments related to j.a.panese life and culture.

MUSIC

mtv.com Run by Adam Curry, an MTV video jock, this site has music news and Curry's daily "Cybersleaze"

celebrity report.

NATURE

ucmp1.berkeley.edu The University of California at Berkeley's Museum of Paleontology runs several online exhibits here. You can obtain GIF images of plants and animals from the "Remote Nature" menu.

The "Origin of the Species" menu lets you read Darwin's work or search it by keyword.

SPORTS

culine.colorado.edu Look up schedules for teams in various professional sports leagues here, under "Professional Sports Schedules."

WEATHER

wx.atmos.uiuc.edu Look up weather forecasts for North America or bone up on your weather facts.

8.5. WIDE-AREA INFORMATION SERVERS