ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries March 1 9 9 5 /1 5 3 Internet resources for education By B ee G a lleg o s, C h arles E. Kratz, a n d V ictoria J. S p ain Interested in issues concerning education? Find them here. T h e re is a w ealth o f ed u catio n inform ation o n th e Internet a n d m ore is a d d e d daily. T o m inim ize th e fru stra tio n o f c h a n g e a n d g row th an d to further system ize the Internet, lists o f subject resources have b e e n created. T he follow ing list o f selected discussion lists an d conferences, Usenet groups, electronic jour­ nals a n d new sletters, g o p h e r an d W orld W ide W eb sites aim s to serve as a beginning resource for students an d researchers in education. G en eral resources R esearchers m ight w a n t to b eg in their q u est for inform ation in th e field o f e d u catio n b y p e ­ rusing library system s at various universities via a g o p h e r system . In addition, th e Library o f C ongress (LC) Inform ation System offers access o n LC’s o n lin e catalog at LOCIS.LOC.GOV an d th e LC’s MARVEL S y ste m is a v a il a b le at MARVEL.LOC.GOV select “G lobal Electronic Li­ brary,” “Social Sciences,” an d th e n “E ducation.” Scholarly discussion lists and electronic conferences T he follow ing discussion lists an d conferences rep resen t a select list o f th o se available in th e field o f education. For a g u id e to lists relating to all aspects o f e d u catio n by subject: a n o n y ­ m ous ftp: NIC.UMASS.EDU a n d path: “P u b / E dnet/E ducatrs.lst” o r gopher: NYSERNET.ORG an d select: “Special Collections: In tern et H e lp ,” th en “G uide to E ducational Listservs.” • AEDNET. Electronic netw ork focusing o n ad u lt a n d continuing education. Includes dis­ cussions, inform ation exchanges, job an n o u n ce­ m e n ts a n d p u b lic a tio n s . A ccess: SPAHN@ ALPHA.ACAST.NOVA.EDU. • AERA. Several listservs s p o n s o re d by the A m erican E d u catio n al R esearch A ssociation. Access: LISTSERV@ASUVM.INRE.ASU.EDU. • AI-ED. D iscusses th e application o f arti­ ficial intelligence to education. Access: AI-ED- REQUEST©.SUN.COM. • CBEHIGH. An international conference o n th e u se o f com puters as a n educational tool in h ig h e r ed u catio n . Access: LISTSERV@CC1. KULEUVEN.AC.BE. • EDAD-L. A conferen ce o n educational a d m in is tra tio n . Access: LISTSERV©WVNVM. WVNET.EDU. • EDINFO-L. D iscusses educational infor­ m a t io n . A ccess: E D IN FO -L @ IU B V M .U C S. INDIANA.EDU. • EDLAW. Legal issues co ncerning educa­ tion. Access: LISTSERV@UKCC.UKY.EDU. • EDPOLYAN. An international conference o n e d u c a tio n a l p o licy a t all levels. Access: LISTSERV@ASUVM.INRE.ASU.EDU. • EDSTYLE. Provides inform ation o n re­ search projects involving the evaluation o f learn­ ing style pro ced u res an d testing instrum ents. Access: LISTSERV@SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU. • EDTECH. Focuses o n educational tech­ nology. Access: LISTSERV@MSU.EDU. • EDUC. Offers discussion o n educational research. Access: LISTSERV@UQUEBEC.CA. • ERL-L. D isseminates educational research u p d ates from W ashington. Access: LISTSERV® ASUVM.INRE.ASU.EDU. Bee Gallegos is education librarian a t A rizona State University West, e-mail: iadbhg@asuvm.inre.asu.edu; Charles E. K ratz is library director a t the University o f Scranton, Weinberg M emorial Library, e-mail: kratzcl@ lion.uofs.edu; Victoria J. Spain is coordinator o f bibliographic instruction a t Hofstra University, e-mail: librfvjs@vaxa.hofstra.edu mailto:LISTSERV@ASUVM.INRE.ASU.EDU mailto:EDINFO-L@IUBVM.UCS mailto:LISTSERV@UKCC.UKY.EDU mailto:LISTSERV@ASUVM.INRE.ASU.EDU mailto:LISTSERV@SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU mailto:LISTSERV@MSU.EDU mailto:LISTSERV@UQUEBEC.CA mailto:iadbhg@asuvm.inre.asu.edu mailto:kratzcl@lion.uofs.edu mailto:librfvjs@vaxa.hofstra.edu 1 5 4 /C&RL News • EDUCOM-W. Provides a discussion o f is­ sues concerning w o m en a n d inform ation tech ­ nology in higher education. Access: EDUCOM- W@BITNIC.EDUCOM.EDU. • ITTE. Provides a conference o n inform a­ tion technology a n d teacher education. Access: LISTSERV@DEAKIN.OZ.AU. • KIDLIT-L. A discussion o n children’s lit­ erature. Access: KIDLIT-L@BINGVMB.EDU. • MEDIA-L. Focuses o n m edia in e d u c a ­ t i o n . A ccess: LISTSER V @ B IN G V M B .CC . BINGHAMTON.EDU. • MMEDIA-L. Provides a forum for discus­ s io n o f m u ltim e d ia in e d u c a tio n . Access: LISTSERV@VMTECMEX.BITNET. • MULTC-ED. D isc u s sio n o f is su e s in m u lticu ltu ral ed u c a tio n . Access: LISTSERV@ UMDD.UMD.EDU. • NARST-L. Sponsored by the N ational As­ sociation for Research in Science T eaching, this discussion focuses o n teaching science. Access: LISTSERV@UWF.BITNET. • NATIONAL EDUCATION BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEM. O ffers fo ru m s o n e d u c a ­ tio n a n d co lleg es. In c lu d e s files, n e w s, a n d d is c u ssio n . Access: NEBBS.NERSC.GOV lo ­ gin: GUEST. • NEWEDU-L. Provides a discussion for ex­ ploring new paradigm s in education. Access: LISTSERV@VM.USC.EDU. • QUALRSED. Focuses o n qualitative re­ s e a r c h in e d u c a t io n . A ccess: LISTSERV@ UNMVMA.UNM.EDU. • TEACHEFT. Offers a discussion on teach­ ing effectiveness. Access: LISTSERV@WCUPA. EDU. • TESL-L. Offers a forum for teachers of English as a seco n d language o r foreign lan ­ g u a g e . Access: LISTSERV@CUNYVM.CUNY. EDU. Usenet groups U senet is a bulletin b o ard structure o f a variety o f discussion categories k n ow n as new sgroups. To access these groups, contact y o u r cam pus co m p u ter cen te r o r systems staff. For a guide to education-related U senet groups by subject: A nonym ous ftp: NIC.UMASS.EDU a n d path: P u b / E d N e t / E d U s e n e t .G d e o r g o p h e r : NYSERNET.ORG an d select: “Special Collec­ tions: Internet H elp,” th e n “G uide To E duca­ tional N ew sgroups.” T he follow ing gro u p s re p ­ resent a select list of the n ew sgroups available in th e field o f education an d can all b e accessed u n d e r U senet N ew sgroups. • ALT.EDUCATION.RESEARCH. A discus­ sion o f educational research. • CLARI.NEWS.EDUCATION. A com m er­ cial source w hich reports o n prim ary a n d sec­ o n dary education new s events. • K 1 2 . A collection o f m ore than 20 sp e cial-interest conferences focused on discussions o f interest to K– 12 teachers an d students. A c ­ cess: K12. ED .ART; K12.ED.SPECIAL; K12.LANG. FRANCAIS; K12.CHAT.ELEMENTARY, etc. • MISC.EDUCATION. D iscusses e d u c a ­ tional research, policy, a n d practice. • SCI.EDU. Focuses on the science of e d u cation. Electronic journals and newsletters T he n u m b er an d variety o f electronic journals a n d new sletters available via the Internet is in­ creasin g rapidly. G enerally, su b scrip tio n re­ q uests can be sent to a listserv o r th e individual responsible for its distribution by sending the fo llo w in g m e ssa g e : SUBSCRIBE JOURNAL TITLE YOURFIRSTNAME YOURLASTNAME; how ever, a grow ing n u m b er o f these are re­ trievable through ftp o r are becom ing acces­ sible through gopher. Titles discussed previ­ ously by Rob M orrison an d Jill H. Ellsworth “Internet resources for distance ed u catio n ” in C&RL News (May 1994) have no t b e e n du p li­ cate d in this listing. • C a ta ly s t is an electronic version of a ref e re e d journal for com m unity college educators p u b lish ed quarterly by the N ational Council on Com m unity Service an d C ontinuing Education. A c c e ss: LISTSERV@VTVML.B IT N E T o r LISTSERV@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU o r access via anonym ous ftp: BORG@LIB.VT.EDU. • EDUITNEWS. E d u ca tio n a l Uses o f Infor m a tio n Technology. EDUCOM’s n ew sletter e n ­ com passes distance learning, self-paced instruc­ tion, co m p u ter-aid ed instruction, video, an d o th er information technologies related to teach­ ing an d learning. Access: LISTSERV@BITNIC. EDUCOM.EDU. • EDPOLYAR. E d u ca tio n a l Policy A n a ly sis A rch ives is an elec tro n ic, p e e r-re v ie w e d scholarly journal devoted to th e analysis o f e d u ­ cation policy at all levels a n d th ro u g h o u t the w orld. Access: LISTSERV@ASU.EDU o r gopher: INFO.ASU.EDU o r URL: http://info.asu.edu/asu- cw is/epaa. • HORIZONS. N ew H orizons in E d u ca tio n . This refereed journal, p u b lish ed tw o to three tim es a y ear a n d tra n sm itte d elec tro n ically t h r o u g h th e A d u lt E d u c a t i o n N e tw o r k mailto:W@BITNIC.EDUCOM.EDU mailto:LISTSERV@DEAKIN.OZ.AU mailto:KIDLIT-L@BINGVMB.EDU mailto:LISTSERV@BINGVMB.CC mailto:LISTSERV@VM.USC.EDU mailto:LISTSERV@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU mailto:BORG@LIB.VT.EDU mailto:LISTSERV@ASU.EDU http://info.%c3%a0su.edu/asu- March 1 9 9 5 /1 5 5 1 5 6 /C&RL News (AEDNET), provides access to current thinking a n d research w ithin adult education an d related fields. Access: LISTSERV@ALPHA.ACAST.NOVA. EDU. • In fo B its is a m onthly n ew sletter p u b ­ lished electronically by th e Institute for Aca­ d em ic T e c h n o lo g y ’s In fo rm atio n R esources G roup. It p rovides brief notes o n inform ation technology an d instruction technology sources o f interest to e d u cato rs. Access: LISTSERV@ UNC.EDU o r gopher: IKE.ENGR.WASHINGTON. EDU. • JHE .J o u r n a l o f H ig h er E d u c a tio n is an e le c tro n ic v e rs io n o f th e p rin t jo u rn a l p u b ­ lish e d six tim es a y e a r b y O h io State U n iv er­ sity d e a lin g w ith m ajo r issu es o f c o n c e rn in h i g h e r e d u c a t i o n . A c c e ss: g o p h e r : ACS. OHIO-STATE.EDU. • JSE. J o u rn a l o f Statistics E d u ca tio n is a refereed electronic journal o f postsecondary sta­ tistics education su p p o rte d by th e D epartm ent o f Statistics at N orth Carolina State University. Access: LISTSERV@JSE.STAT.NCSU.EDU. • LEARNING. A sem ian n u al n e w sle tte r first published in fall 1993 by th e N ational Re­ search C enter for Student Learning at the Uni­ v e rsity o f P ittsb u rg h . Access: LEARNING@ VMS.CIS.PITT.EDU. • TESLEJ. The Teaching o f English as a Sec­ o n d or Foreign Language: A n Electronic J o u r­ nal. D ebuting in April 1994, this international, refereed journal focuses o n teaching foreign languages, English as a seco n d language, an d a p p lie d linguistics in K– 12 th ro u g h p o stsec­ o n d a r y se ttin g s. Access: LISTSERV©CMSA. BERK ELEY.ED U o r v ia a n o n y m o u s ftp : ARCHIVE.UMICH.EDU o r goph er: ARCHIVE. MERIT.EDU. G o ph er sites T he simplicity o f accessing inform ation through g o p h e r has b e e n a contributing factor to th e increasing n u m b er o f sites n o w available for educational information. D ue largely to recent federal legislation, state departm ents o f e d u c a ­ tio n are fast becom ing part o f this grow ing n e t­ w ork. Many g o p h e r sites have b e e n suggested th ro u g h o u t this list; how ever, a selected list o f som e o f th e m ost useful g o p h e r sites are iden­ tified below . • A m erican E du cational R esearch A sso c ia tio n . This includes inform ation ab o u t the association, its m any divisions an d publications, a n d provides links to o th e r reso urces for e d u ­ c atio n al research ers. Access: g o p h e r: INFO. ASU.EDU o r via URL: h ttp ://w w w .a su .e d u /a ff/ aera/hom e.htm l. • AskERIC V irtual Library. An inform a­ tion site providing resources for ed u catio n an d a question-answ ering service for educators in K– 12. Included are lesson plans, ERIC digests, infoguides, publications a n d clearinghouses, Internet guides, archives o f education-related listservs, rem ote access to g o v ernm ent infor­ m ation, library catalogs, an d o th er g o p h e r sites. Access: gopher: ERICIR.SYR.EDU o r via an ony­ m ous ftp: ERICIR.SYR.EDU. • A sso c ia tio n fo r S u p e r v is io n a n d Cur ricu lu m D e v e lo p m e n t (ASCD). A new gopher offering relevant an d current resources o f in­ terest to educators, specifically those co ncerned w ith K– 12 education. In ten d ed as a m eans for the exchange o f ideas, this g o p h e r also p ro ­ vides links to m any o th e r ed u catio n go p h ers a n d resources. Access: gopher: ASCD.ORG. • CICNet K –12. Includes descriptions o f re­ sources w ritten b y an d for teachers an d p ro ­ vides links to select Internet resources. Access: GOPHER.CIC.NET an d select th e “classroom activities & projects.” • ETS T est C o lle c tio n . Tests an d research instrum ents from ETS’ testing program s as w ell as o th er m ajor U.S. test publishers are avail­ able o n the g o p h e r o f th e ERIC C learinghouse o n A ssessment an d Evaluation located at Catho­ lic University of America. Access: GOPHER.CUA. EDU. • N a tio n a l S c h o o l N e tw o r k T e stb e d . This is a valuable research an d developm ent resource for schools, school districts, a n d com ­ m unity organizations. Includes a d atab ase of lesson plans an d links to o th er WWW resources for K-12. Access: gopher: COPERNICUS.BBN. COM. • U.S. D e p a r tm e n t o f Education/O ER I. Provides information o n all kinds o f educational resources including federal legislation, funding opportunities, statistical data from th e N ational C enter for E ducation Statistics, an d pointers to o th er Internet resources including regional labo­ ra to rie s a n d ERIC C le a rin g h o u s e s . Access: G O PH E R .E D .G O V o r v ia a n o n y m o u s ftp: FTP.ED.GOV. W orld W ide W eb (WWW) T he w eb, w hich offers graphics an d text as well as audio a n d video, is a recen t addition to the list o f Internet tools available. • T h e WWW V irtual Library. A distrib u te d subject catalog o f inform ation including mailto:LISTSERV@JSE.STAT.NCSU.EDU http://www.asu.edu/aff/ ftp://FTP.ED.GOV March 1 9 9 5 / 1 5 7 m any resources for educators. From the su b ­ ject list select “e d u catio n .” W ithin this “library” you can locate th e E ducation Virtual Library w hich provides a m ultitude o f resources includ­ ing lectures an d tutorials, books, softw are, jour­ nals; specialized fields; clearinghouses; regional authorities; an d institutions/program s. Access: URL: h t t p : / / w w w . c s u . e d u . a u / e d u c a t i o n / library.html. • EdWeb. A n ew interactive online K– 12 resource guide sp o n so red by th e C orporation for Public B roadcasting. In addition to provid­ ing gatew ays to o th e r inform ation servers an d discussion groups, EdW eb m akes available les­ son plans, chat forum s for kids, a n d has tw o valuable bibliographies: privately m aintained go p h ers an d w e b sites a n d govem m ental/state- b a s e d g o p h e rs . Access: URL: h tt p :/ /e d w e b . cnidr.org. • K ids Web: A W orld W ide W eb D igital Library fo r S c h o o lk id s. Primarily a subject arrangem ent targeting inform ation that is u se ­ ful an d interesting to K– 12 school children. Ac­ cess: URL: h ttp ://w w w .n p a c .sy r.e d u /te x tb o o k / kidsw eb. Other resources Lists o r bibliographies o f Internet reso urces are n o w alm ost as prolific as the n u m b e r o f Inter­ net sites. Several o f these are listed below along w ith o th er m iscellaneous resources that m ay b e helpful. • C learinghouse for Subject-O riented Inter­ n e t R esource G uides. This useful resource p ro ­ vides practical inform ation o n accessing th e Internet along w ith subject guides to listservs, u se n e t new sgroups, ftp, a n d telnet sites. Ac­ cess: URL: h ttp ://h ttp 2 .s ils .u m ic h .e d u /~ lo u / chhom e.htm l. The p ath is social scien ces/ed u ­ cation. • “Mining th e Internet,” au th o re d by Judi Harris, is a featured colum n in th e Computing Teacher. R ecent colum ns have fo cu sed o n us­ ing Mosaic, g o p h er, a n d ftp. • T aylor, D ave. “T h e B est o f E ducation R esources.” Internet W orld 6 (January 1, 1995): 40–41. Lists th e to p 15 ed u catio n -related re­ sources b a se d u p o n a survey sen t to LM-NET an d EDTECH subscribers. • Dyrli, O dvard Egil. “Riding th e Internet Schoolbus: Places to Visit a n d Things to D o.” Technology & Learning 15 (O c to b e r 1994): 32–40. Provides a sam pling o f educational re­ sources o n th e In tern et o f particular interest to K– 12 educators. http://www.csu.edu.au/education/ http://edweb http://www.npac.syr.edu/textbook/ http://http2.sils.umich.edu/~lou/ 1 5 8 /C&RL News ANNOUNCING AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM TO SUPPORT CATALOGING AND PUBLIC ACCESS IN RARE MATERIALS LIBRARIES SUI GENERIS Never has a system name better described both the data it presents and the function it serves. The collection of every rare materials library is unique. And indeed it must be. 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