THE ELECTRONIC ZOO (Part 3 of 5) A List of Animal-Related Computer Resources (Electronic Mailing Lists, Bulletin Board Systems, Gophers, Mail Servers, Usenet Newsgroups, & FTP Sites) Version 2.0 (last revised: November 25, 1993) Compiled by: Ken Boschert, DVM Associate Director Washington University Division of Comparative Medicine Box 8061, 660 South Euclid Ave. St. Louis, MO 63110 Phone: 314-362-3700 Fax: 314-362-6480 E-mail: ken@wudcm.wustl.edu ============================================================================= Continued from Part 2 ============================================================================= PFERDE Equine Discussion List (German language) Internet Subscribe to: listserv@dlrvm.bitnet Internet Mail to: pferde@dlrvm.bitnet Description: Pferde Diskussionsliste (German language) discusses those things related to horses, riding (competitive or not), owning, breeding, etc. Its intention is to cover Germany and Europe, because show events, legal questions, etc., are country-dependent. List Owners/Contact: Heike Mueller Andreas Landhaeusser ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHARM Medical Pharmacy Discussion Group (Restricted) Internet Subscribe to: pharm-request@dmu.ac.uk Note: Cross-posts to the Usenet Newsgroup sci.med.pharmacy Description: To provide pharmacists with a forum for the discussion of issues related to the teaching and practice of the profession. It is expected that sci.med.pharmacy will attract contributions from all the major disciplines including pharmacology and pharmaceutical chemistry as well as areas with more direct professional implications such as pharmacy practice and legislation. List Owner/Contact: Paul Hodgkinson F.I.Sc.T. Department of Pharmacy De Montfort University UK ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- POP-BIO Population Ecology & Population Genetics Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@irlearn Internet Subscribe to: listserv@irlearn.ucd.ie Bitnet Mail to: pop-bio@irlearn Internet Mail to: pop-bio@irlearn.ucd.ie 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 of 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. List Owner/Contact: Vincent Bauchau ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRIMATE-TALK Primate Discussion List Internet Subscribe to: primate-talk-request@primate.wisc.edu Internet Mail to: primate-talk@primate.wisc.edu Description: Primate-Talk is an unmoderated, open forum for the discussion of primatology and related subjects. This list is open to any e-mail user with an interest in primatology. 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, and Book reviews. List Owner/Contact: Larry Jacobsen Head of Library Services Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center Library 1220 Capitol Court Madison, WI 53715-1299 Phone: 608-263-3512 Fax: 608-263-4031 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRION Prion Research Digest Internet Subscribe to: prion-request@acc.stolaf.edu Internet Mail to: prion@acc.stolaf.edu Description: Prion (slow virus) Infection Digest discusses current research on prion infection. The Prion Digest was formed as a reference point for the discussion and sharing of current research into prion (or slow virus) infection. Common prion related diseases are Creutzfeld-Jakob disease (CJD), Gerstmann-Straussler syndrome (GSS), transmissible mink encephalopathy, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, chronic wasting disease of deer and elk, scrapie, and kuru. All comers are welcome, from interested lay people to researchers working with prions and/or prion infections. List Owner/Contact: Chris Swanson ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- RESEARCH Funding Support List Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@templevm Internet Subscribe to: listserv@vm.temple.edu Bitnet Mail to: research@templevm Internet Mail to: research@vm.temple.edu Description: 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. The list also provides information on upcoming seminars from around the world on various topics from medicine to artificial intelligence. List Owner/Contact: Eleanor Cicinsky ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- QMLIST Quantitative Morphology List Internet Subscribe to: listserver@tbone.biol.scarolina.edu Internet Mail to: qmlist@tbone.biol.scarolina.edu Description: 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. We would like to encourage a broad interpretation of "quantitative morphology". We encourage interaction between people working in two- or three-dimensional quantitative analysis of both organic and inorganic structures. Relevant methods include, but are not limited to: serial reconstruction, stereology, geometric modeling, computer graphics, geometric probability, mathematical morphology, pattern analysis, etc. We encourage people from (at least) the following fields to participate: anatomy, biophysics, botany, cell biology, computer vision, forestry, geology, materials sciences, microbiology, pathology, radiology, and zoology. List Owner/Contact: Dean Pentcheff Department of Biology University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29208 Phone: 803-777-8998 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAFETY Environmental Health and Safety Discussion List Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@uvmvm Internet Subscribe to: listserv@uvmvm.uvm.edu Bitnet Mail to: safety@uvmvm Internet Mail to: safety@uvmvm.uvm.edu Description: E-conference 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. Both users of hazardous materials and people administering campus safety programs are welcome on the list. List Owners/Contact: Ralph Stuart Dayna Flath ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAIS-L Science Awareness and Promotion Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@unbvm1 Internet Subscribe to: listserv@unb.ca Bitnet Mail to: sais-l@unbvm1 Internet Mail to: sais-l@unb.ca Description: The SAIS List creates 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. All topics pertaining to science are welcome. List Owner/Contact: Keith W. Wilson ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCIFAQ-L Frequently Asked Questions from Usenet's sci.answers newsgroup Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@yalevm Internet Subscribe to: listserv@yalevm.cis.yale.edu Bitnet Mail to: scifaq-l@yalevm Internet Mail to: scifaq-l@yalevm.cis.yale.edu Description: This mailing list is intended primarily to facilitate access to Usenet FAQ documents (documents that address frequently asked questions) by people who have access to local Usenet distributions via NETNEWS or some other medium, but do not have Usenet feeds per se, or who simply want to keep abreast of the latest releases of all Usenet FAQs relating to topics in science. The sci.answers newsgroup is moderated, and therefore the gateway between it and the SCIFAQ-L mailing list has been made one-way, from Usenet into the list. The list itself is not moderated, and may be used for relevant discussion or distribution of FAQ-like documents by e-mail subscribers. List Owner/Contact: Una Smith Biology Department Yale University New Haven, CT 06511 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCIFRAUD Discussion of Fraud in Science Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@albnyvm1 Internet Subscribe to: listserv@uacsc2.albany.edu Bitnet Mail to: scifraud@albnyvm1 Internet Mail to: scifraud@uacsc2.albany.edu Description: SCIFRAUD is dedicated to the discussion of fraud in science. Its topics can be easily identified in the last several months with these names: David Baltimore, Stanley Pons and Martin Fleischmann, Shervert Frazier, Viswa Jit Gupta, Philip Berger, Robert Slutsky, and many others. Then, too, there are topics with which the board has been concerned: the prevalence of fraud in science, the use of fraud and dishonesty productively in science, the structure of science, competition in science, Institutionalized Science, and the history of fraud in science. List Owners/Contact: Al Higgins Mike Ramundo ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCUBA-D Digest of the Usenet rec.scuba newsgroup Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@brownvm Internet Subscribe to: listserv@brownvm.brown.edu Bitnet Mail to: scuba-d@brownvm Internet Mail to: scuba-d@brownvm.brown.edu List Owners/Contact: Catherine Yang Nick Simicich ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCUBA-L Scuba Diving Mailing List Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@brownvm Internet Subscribe to: listserv@brownvm.brown.edu Bitnet Mail to: scuba-l@brownvm Internet Mail to: scuba-l@brownvm.brown.edu Description: Mailing list for discussion of all aspects of SCUBA diving. Any articles, views, ideas, and opinions relating to SCUBA diving are welcome. Areas discussed will include, but are not limited to: Safety/first aid; places to dive; decompression; computation; decompression tables; history; new equipment; dive shops; new technologies; mail order shopping; diving science & technology; travel; computers; tropical diving; underwater photography; underwater animal life; underwater vehicles; questions/quizzes; PADI certifications; NAUI certifications; & YMCA certifications. List Owner/Contact: Catherine Yang ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOCIETY FOR MATHEMATICAL BIOLOGY Society for Mathematical Biology Digest Internet Subscribe to: listserv@fconvx.ncifcrf.gov Internet Mail to: smbnet@fconvx.ncifcrf.gov List Owner/Contact: Ray Mejia ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOCINSCT Social Insect Biology Research List Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@albany Internet Subscribe to: listserv@albany.edu Bitnet Mail to: socinsct@albany Internet Mail to: socinsct@albany.edu Description: SOCINSCT is dedicated to communication among investigators active in the discipline of social insect biology. It is restricted to discussions of research at the university level. Eusocial insects (bees, wasps, ants and termites) are the main interest but information to be shared could include any area of sociobiology, or solitary bees and wasps. Such areas could include orientation, navigation, adaptation/selection/evolution, superorganism concept, behavior, physiology and biochemistry, pheromones, flight and energetics, taxonomy and systematics, ecology, genetics, pollination and nectar/pollen biology. Announcements of meetings and professional opportunities, requests for research help, sharing of literature references, sharing research topics and discussion of ideas are welcome. List Owner/Contact: Erik Seielstad ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- STARNET Echinoderm Newsletter Internet Subscribe to: whide@matrix.bchs.uh.edu Internet Mail to: star@matrix.bchs.uh.edu Description: The STARNET echhindoerm electronic newsletter is distributed quarterly. List Owner/Contact: Win Hide ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SVHP-L Veterinary Pharmacy Issues (restricted membership) Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@uga Internet Subscribe to: listserv@uga.cc.uga.edu Bitnet Mail to: svhp-l@uga Internet Mail to: svhp-l@uga.cc.uga.edu List Owner/Contact: Doug Kemp ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- TAXACOM Biological Systematics Discussion List Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@harvarda Internet Subscribe to: listserv@harvarda.harvard.edu Bitnet Mail to: taxacom@harvarda Internet Mail to: taxacom@harvarda.harvard.edu List Owner/Contact: James H. Beach ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- TITNET Paridae and Hole-nesting Bird Discussion List Bitnet Subscribe to: jhailman@wiscmacc Internet Subscribe to: jhailman@macc.wisc.edu Note: Send (1) full name, (2) mailing address, which is forwarded to Dr. Ficken for PARUS INTERNATIONAL, (3) email address(es), (4) species studied, and (5) types of studies (population dynamics, general ecology, vocalizations, nesting, behavior, etc.). Description: Promotes communication among scientists working on tits (Paridae) and other hole-nesting birds. TITNET is a publication listing e-mail addresses of conference members. TITNEWS contains announcements and discussions of activities such as bibliographic systems, and hence serves as the email newsletter. TITNOTES contains material on the biology of the birds, and hence serves as a kind of email journal. List Owner/Contact: Jack P. Hailman ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VEGCNY-L Vegetarians in Central New York area Internet Subscribe to: listserv@cornell.edu Internet Mail to: vegcny-l@cornell.edu Description: VegCNY-L is an open discussion list intended to serve those people living in the Central New York area who are vegetarians and those who, while not yet vegetarian, are interested in vegetarianism. Our goal is to promote vegetarianism, which we define as the practice of living without the use of flesh, fowl or fish. We encourage a sense of inquiry, openness, and tolerance about all matters related to vegetarianism. Topics may include but are not limited to: discussing co-operative and natural food markets; finding a place to dine out; raising a vegetarian child; eating in a college dining hall; shopping animal-free; attending local vegetarian cooking classes; and starting a VegCNY conference. List Owner/Contact: Chuck Goelzer Lyons ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VEGGIE Vegetarian Issues Discussion List Internet Subscribe to: listserv@gibbs.oit.unc.edu Internet Mail to: veggie@gibbs.oit.unc.edu Description: Veggie is an open list for the discussion of vegetarianism. Topics of discussion are wide-ranging and may include such areas as nutrition, factory farming, recipes, transition from meat-eating to vegetarianism, animal rights, raising vegetarian children, book or magazine recommendations, and descriptions of new and unusual foods. You do not have to be a vegetarian to join. List Owners/Contact: Penny Ward Michael Blackmore Johnn Tan ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VEGGIES Vegetarian matters in Britain. Internet Subscribe to: veggies-request@ncl.ac.uk ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VEGLIFE (formerly GRANOLA) Vegetarian Life List Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@vtvm1 Internet Subscribe to: listserv@vtvm1.cc.vt.edu Bitnet Mail to: veglife@vtvm1 Internet Mail to: veglife@vtvm1.cc.vt.edu Description: Welcome to VegLife! VegLife provides a supportive atmosphere for the discussion of issues related to the vegetarian lifestyle. We define vegetarianism as the quality of living without the use of meat, poultry, or fish, and the ideal of living independent of using animals. Not all our active members are vegetarian; we welcome vegetarians of all degrees as well as non-vegetarians. Discussion topics include, but are not limited to: various types of vegetarianism (lacto, ovo, pesco, vegan, etc.); nutritional information; ideas/support for shifting to a vegetarian diet; diet and the environment; diet and human health; cookbooks, books, magazines, and newsletters on vegetarianism; dining out vegetarian; vegetarian eating while on a college meal plan; vegetarian recipes; organic and natural foods; starting a local vegetarian group; encouraging institutions to become vegetarian-friendly; herbal remedies; animal rights; and your other interests related to vegetarianism. List Owners/Contact: Darrell A. Early Charles Goelzer Lyons ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VETADM-L Veterinary Hospital Administration List Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@tamvm1 Internet Subscribe to: listserv@tamvm1.tamu.edu Bitnet Mail to: vetadm-l@tamvm1 Internet Mail to: vetadm-l@tamvm1.tamu.edu Description: Discussion group for veterinary hospital administration. List Owner/Contact: Joel Hammond ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VETCAI-L Veterinary Medicine Computer Assisted Instruction Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@ksuvm Internet Subscribe to: listserv@ksuvm.ksu.edu Bitnet Mail to: vetcai-l@ksuvm Internet Mail to: vetcai-l@ksuvm.ksu.edu Description: Veterinary medicine computer-assisted instruction discussion. List Owner/Contact: Pat Oblander ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VETHIS-L Veterinary Hospital Information Systems Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@uiucvmd Internet Subscribe to: listserv@vmd.cso.uiuc.edu Bitnet Mail to: vethis-l@uiucvmd Internet Mail to: vethis-l@vmd.cso.uiuc.edu Description: In light of heightened interest in veterinary hospital information systems (HIS), a discussion group devoted to veterinary HIS has been created. VETHIS-L is intended to serve as a forum for the exchange of information on veterinary hospital information systems. Because of the interrelationship between veterinary hospitals and diagnostic laboratories, topics of mutual interest can be discussed here as well. The forum was created in response to initiatives by members of the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) and the American Academy of Veterinary Informatics (AAVI). List Owner/Contact: Ron Smith University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine 2001 S. Lincoln Ave. Urbana, IL 60801 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VETIMM-L Veterinary Immunology Discussion Group Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@ucdcvdls Internet Subscribe to: listserv@cvdls.ucdavis.edu Bitnet Mail to: vetimm-l@ucdcvdls Internet Mail to: vetimm-l@cvdls.ucdavis.edu List Owners/Contact: James T. Case, DVM, Ph.D. University of California School of Veterinary Medicine California Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory System P.O. Box 1770 Davis, CA 95617 Phone: 916-752-4408 Bill Cohen ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VETINFO Discussion of Veterinary Informatics Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@ucdcvdls Internet Subscribe to: listserv@cvdls.ucdavis.edu Bitnet Mail to: vetinfo@ucdcvdls Internet Mail to: vetinfo@cvdls.ucdavis.edu Description: This list has been created to stimulate discussion in the area of Informatics, with special reference to the field of Veterinary Medicine. Related topics include Clinical decision support systems, laboratory information management, imaging, disease nomenclature and coding systems, expert systems, knowledge bases, etc. Discussions related to specific hardware and software implementations are welcome as well as approaches to specific approaches to challenges in veterinary informatics. List Owners/Contact: James T. Case, DVM, Ph.D. University of California School of Veterinary Medicine California Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory System P.O. Box 1770 Davis, CA 95617 Phone: 916-752-4408 Bill Cohen ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VETLIB-L Veterinary Medicine Librarians List Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@vtvm1 Internet Subscribe to: listserv@vtvm1.cc.vt.edu Bitnet Mail to: vetlib-l@vtvm1 Internet Mail to: vetlib-l@vtvm1.cc.vt.edu Description: VETLIB-L is an e-mail discussion group for librarians in schools and colleges of veterinary medicine world-wide. It is made available by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VPI or Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, Virginia. List Owners/Contact: Victoria T. Kok Veterinary Medicine Librarian Veterinary Medical Library Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Blacksburg, VA 24061-0422 Phone: 703-231-6610 Fax: 703-231-7367 James Powell ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VETMED-L Veterinary Medicine Discussion List Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@uga Internet Subscribe to: listserv@uga.cc.uga.edu Bitnet Mail to: vetmed-l@uga Internet Mail to: vetmed-l@uga.cc.uga.edu Description: Discussion group for students, professionals and others employed in or interested in the veterinary profession. List Owners/Contact: Harold Pritchett Jean Snow ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VETMICRO Veterinary Microbiology Discussion List Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@ucdcvdls Internet Subscribe to: listserv@cvdls.ucdavis.edu Bitnet Mail to: vetmicro@ucdcvdls Internet Mail to: vetmicro@cvdls.ucdavis.edu Description: Discussion group for veterinary microbiology List Owners/Contact: James T. Case, DVM, Ph.D. University of California School of Veterinary Medicine California Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory System P.O. Box 1770 Davis, CA 95617 Phone: 916-752-4408 Bill Cohen ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VETMYCOP Veterinary Mycoplasma Discussion Group Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@ucdcvdls Internet Subscribe to: listserv@cvdls.ucdavis.edu Bitnet Mail to: vetmycop@ucdcvdls Internet Mail to: vetmycop@cvdls.ucdavis.edu List Owners/Contact: James T. Case, DVM, Ph.D. University of California School of Veterinary Medicine California Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory System P.O. Box 1770 Davis, CA 95617 Phone: 916-752-4408 Bill Cohen ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VETTOX-L Veterinary Toxicology Discussion List (restricted) Bitnet Subscribe to: listserv@ucdcvdls Internet Subscribe to: listserv@cvdls.ucdavis.edu Bitnet Mail to: vettox-l@ucdcvdls Internet Mail to: vettox-l@cvdls.ucdavis.edu Description: A list dedicated to diagnostic toxicology has been established at the University of California. This list will be restricted to those in the practice of diagnostic toxicology, although it will not be an edited list. We hope to provide an atmosphere of cooperation amongst those in the field of diagnostic toxicology to seek solutions to the many challenges that arise during the course of a disease investigation. Subscription is restricted. List Owners/Contact: James T. Case, DVM, Ph.D. University of California School of Veterinary Medicine California Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory System P.O. Box 1770 Davis, CA 95617 Phone: 916-752-4408 Bill Cohen ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WILDNET Computing and Statistics in Fisheries & Wildlife Biology Internet Subscribe to: wildnet-request@tribune.usask.ca Internet Mail to: wildnet@tribune.usask.ca Description: The Wildnet mailing list was established for the exchange of ideas, questions, and solutions in the area of fisheries and wildlife computing and statistics. Possibilities include reviews of literature, reports on conferences, questions on experimental design, field techniques, relevant hardware, software, databases, etc. List Owner/Contact: Eric Woodsworth Canadian Wildlife Service Saskatoon, Canada Phone: 306-975-4023 ============================================================================= INTERNET MAILSERVERS & DATABASES ============================================================================= ALMANAC USDA Extension Service Mail Server Mail to: almanac@esusda.gov In body of letter, enter: send guide Note: Almanac is a tool for storing information which can be requested by sending an e-mail message to the Almanac. Messages consist of very basic commands. Responses are provided via e-mail messages back to the user. The USDA Extension service runs such an almanac. Among the mailing lists it provides are the following: List: USDA.DVM Type: Server Description: The purpose of this newsletter is to provide information relating to veterinary medicine, science and agriculture which may include: grants from USDA-ES; FDA/EPA/USDA regulations and changes; industry news; food safety and quality updates; meetings; employment opportunities and scientific news. List Owner/Contact: Bonnie Buntain, DVM, MS National Program Leader Veterinary Medicine List: USDA Dairy Update Type: Server Description: Postings of USDA information affecting policy decisions that affect the dairy community. List Owner/Contact: Basil Eastwood List: USDA.RRDB Type: Server Description: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Extension Service offers the Research Results Database (RRDB), containing brief summaries of recent research from the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Economic Research Service (ERS). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ATCC RECOMBINANT COLLECTIONS NIH/ATCC Repository of human and mouse DNA probes and libraries Internet: telnet to atcc.nih.gov or 156.40.144.248 At the login prompt, enter: username: search password: common Contact: email to phone: 301-231-5586 (Donna Maglott) Requests for materials from the ATCC: email to phone: 800-638-6597 local: 301-881-2600 fax: 301-231-5826 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ATI-NET California State University-Fresno Agricultural Information Internet: telnet to caticsuf.csufresno.edu or 129.8.100.15 At the login prompt, enter: public Modem: 209-294-4265 Help Line: 209-278-4819 12/2400 baud, N-8-1 Description: ATI-Net is a full service information source designed to assist several markets within California. Individual systems provide information for the agricultural market, the educational community (CSUPER-Net), Automated Trade Library Service (ATLS), Biotechnology Information (CSUPERB). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOETHICS ONLINE SERVICE Medical College of Wisconsin Internet: telnet to min.lib.mcw.edu Modem: 414-266-5777 Help Line: 414-257-8700 - If you do not have a post account at MCW, at the login prompt, enter: c min - If you do have a post account at MCW, at the login prompt, enter: c post, then at the prompt (post>), enter: biomenu Description: The Bioethics Online Service is an information resource of the Center for the Study of Bioethics and the Health Information Technology Center (HITC) of the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW). The Bioethics Online Service consists of: (1) The Bioethics Database; (2) The Bioethics Center and Wisconsin Ethics Committee; Network (WECN) News and Announcements section; and (3) The Bioethics Online E-mail Service. The Bioethics Database is an update service providing information on current bioethics topics, including news reports, abstracts of pertinent journal articles, legislative actions and court decisions, with intermittent commentary. The information is searchable by key words. The Bioethics Center and Wisconsin Ethics Committee Network (WECN) News and Announcements section posts news from the Bioethics Center, including speakers, conferences, journal clubs, and other presentations. It also posts news of the Wisconsin Ethics Committee Network, and information about its Speakers Bureau. A second feature of this section is a case discussion area. Contact: Arthur R. Derse, MD, JD Bioethics Online Service Information Technology Services Medical College of Wisconsin 8701 Watertown Plank Road Milwaukee, WI 53226 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAMIS Center for Advanced Medical Informatics at Stanford Internet: telnet to camis.stanford.edu or 36.44.0.7 At the login prompt, enter: gopher ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CANCERNET National Cancer Institute Cancer Information Network Mail to: cancernet@icicb.nci.nih.gov Leave Subject line blank In body of letter, enter: help Help Line: 301-486-7403 Description: CancerNet is a quick and easy way to obtain, through electronic mail, recommended treatment guidelines in English or Spanish from the National Cancer Institute's Physician Data Query (PDQ) system. CancerNet also lets you request information about PDQ, PDQ distributors, and other products and services from the NCI, including a list of patient publications available from the Office of Cancer Communications. You can access CancerNet through a number of different networks including BITNET and Internet. There is no charge for the service unless your local computer center charges for use of e-mail. The CancerNet Contents List may change as new statements and other information is included. Contact: CancerNet representative Cheryl Burg Internet: cheryl@icicb.nci.nih.gov Building 82, Room 103A Phone: (301) 496-8880 Bethesda, Maryland 20892 Fax: (301) 480-8105 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION WONDER Database Help Line: 404-332-4569 Description: CDC has a wide variety of databases - including mortality data, hospital discharge, SEER cancer sets, etc - available through WONDER, a free package that provides a pc based graphical front end to format and analyze requests for data and communication software allowing connection to the CDC. Contact: Dan Rosen Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Rd., MS F-51 Atlanta, GA 30333 Phone: 404-488-7521 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUFAN Clemson University Forestry & Agriculture Network, South Carolina Internet: telnet to eureka.clemson.edu or 130.127.8.3 At the login prompt, enter: PUBLIC Description: VTX (Videotex) Information Base, Electronic mail, & conference system. Subject Scope: Information on weather, agricultural economics, plant and animal science, agricultural engineering, home food preparation and preservation, & agricultural news. Contact: Ray Holliday 210 Barre Hall Clemson University Clemson, SC 29634-0310 Phone: 803-656-3383 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY BBS University of Illinois Internet: telnet to romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu or 128.174.74.24 Description: The University of Illinois Division of Environmental Health and Safety maintains a large collection of Material Safety Data sheets. Part of the collection (approximately 26,000 MSDS's) is maintained in paper files at the Division headquarters located at 101 South Gregory St., Urbana, Illinois. The paper collection is constantly updated as new or more current MSDS's are received from manufacturers and suppliers. Each MSDS, is assigned a unique serial number upon arrival. These numbers are referred to as DEHS ID numbers or DEHSID's. A file listing the dehsid, the chemical name and the supplier for each of these MSDS's is maintained on-line. It is accessible through this BBS at the MSDS MENU. In addition to the paper file, the Division also maintains a file containing approximately 86,000 MSDS in the form of a database which is also directly accessible through this BBS. This database consists of a collection which is distributed quarterly by the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS). The CCOHS is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting a safe and healthy environment by providing information about occupational health and safety. The information contained in the CCOHS database is contributed directly to CCOHS by manufacturers and suppliers of chemical products. The MSDS's in the CCOHS database are in English and/or French, as supplied by the contributors. They contain basic information on the properties and potential hazards of chemical products, how to use them safely, and what to do if there is an emergency. The MSDS MENU allows you to simultaneously search the index of all of the paper MSDS's contained in our files as well as the MSDS's obtained on a quarterly basis from CCOHS. As you search the index, you will notice that some of the dehsid's start with the letter "T". These represent MSDS which you may directly look at in their entirety on-line. This program will eventually be used for accessing many information sources in the Division of Environmental Health and Safety. It is currently being developed, so please keep in mind that some things will not work correctly. Contact: Hector Mandel ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FDA BBS Food and Drug Administration Bulletin Board System Internet: telnet to fdabbs.fda.gov or 150.148.8.48 Modem: 800-222-0185 Help Line: 301-443-3285 12/24/9600 baud, E-7-1 At the login prompt, enter: bbs Description: The FDA's online information service includes information on topics such as, FDA news releases, Drug and Device product approvals list, current information on AIDS, Veterinary Medicine news, import alerts, and many other FDA related subjects. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL REGISTER Internet: telnet to netsys1.netsys.com At the login prompt, enter: fedreg password: register Questions/Comments to: fedreg@internet.com or Counterpoint Publishing Phone: 800-998-4515 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDIX Federal Information Exchange Internet: telnet to fedix.fie.com or 192.111.228.33 At the login prompt, enter: fedix Description: FEDIX is an on-line information service that links the higher education community and the federal government to facilitate research, education, and services. The system provides accurate and timely federal agency information to colleges, universities, and other research organizations. FEDIX provides daily information updates on: Federal education and research programs (including descriptions, eligibility, funding, deadlines); scholarships, fellowships, and grants; available used government research equipment; new funding for specific research and education activities from the Commerce Business Daily, Federal Register, and other sources; minority assistance research and education programs; news & current events within participating agencies; general information such as agency history, budget, organizational structure, and mission statements. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDWORLD National Technical Information Service Federal Information Gateway Internet: telnet to fedworld.gov or 192.239.92.201 At the Login prompt, enter: new Help Line: 703-487-4850 Description: Access to more than 100 U.S. government computer bulletin boards, many of them previously accessible only by modem. Also includes full text of select U.S. government publications, statistical files, federal job lists, satellite images and more. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- GAIA International Multi-Species Survival Project Mail to: gaia@chpc.utexas.edu In subject of letter, enter: help Help Line: 512-471-2472 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- GBASE Genomic Database of the Mouse Jackson Laboratory Internet: telnet to morgan.jax.org or 192.43.249.17 At the login prompt, enter: guest Description: GBASE is the genomic database of the mouse at the Jackson Laboratory, and consists of: genetic linkage maps, all known literature on locus mapping, lists of all locus symbols, locus names, chromosomal locations, and references; information about alleles at polymorphic loci for over 1100 inbred mouse strains; & descriptions of genes and loci. Contact: Alan Hillyard, Ph.D. The Jackson Laboratory 600 Main St. Bar Harbour, ME 04609-0800 Phone: 207-288-3371 FAX: 207-288-5079 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- GENETICS BANK Genetic Database & Nucleic Acid/Protein Sequences Mail to: gene-server@bchs.uh.edu retrieve@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov blast@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov In subject of letter, enter: help ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- GENOME CENTER GENETIC MAP OF THE MOUSE Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mail to: genome_database@genome.wi.mit.edu In subject of letter, enter: help Description: Using this service you can obtain locus and assay names of mapped SSLPs, the forward and reverse primer sequences, the genotypes of the loci on the mapping cross, the sizes of the PCR products on selected standard inbred strains, and other useful information. The database can be queried for markers meeting a number of different criteria. For example, you can ask for markers by name, by chromosome, or by position on the map. You can even request a list of markers that are polymorphic between two mouse strains. This project is an ongoing one. As new markers are added to the map they will be released on a quarterly basis on approximately the following schedule: 1 January 1994, 1 April 1994, 1 July 1994, 1 October 1994, etc. Contact: Lincoln Stein, M.D.,Ph.D. MIT Genome Center (617) 252-1916 Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research (617) 252-1902 FAX 9 Cambridge Center Cambridge, MA 02142 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCIS Library of Congress Information System Internet: telnet to locis.loc.gov or 140.147.254.3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEDLINE National Library of Medicine Internet: telnet to medlars.nlm.nih.gov or 130.14.10.200 Modem: Access via Grateful Med software Help Line: 800-638-8480; NLM Customer Service: 703-555-1212 Grateful Med BBS: 800-525-5756 E-mail contact: gmhelp@gmedserv.nlm.nih.gov Notes: Account needed to access MEDLINE. Databases include: AIDSDRUGS AIDSLINE (AIDS Information online) AIDSTRIALS (AIDS Clinical TRIALS) ALERTS (Clinical Alerts) AVLINE BIOETHICSLINE CANCERLIT CATLINE (CATalog online) CHEMID (CHEMical Identification) TELNET MEDLARS.NLM.NIH.GOVCHEMLINE (CHEMical dictionary onLINE) DIRLINE (DIRectory of Information Resources onLINE) HEALTH (Health planning & administration) MEDLINE (MEDlars onLINE) - MED86 - MED80 - MED77 - MED72 - MED66 PDQ (Physician Data Query) SDILINE (Selective Dissemination of Information onLINE) SERLINE (SERials onLINE) TOXLINE (TOXicology Information onLINE) - TOXLINE65 TOXLIT (TOXicology LITerature) CCRIS (Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System) HSDB (Hazardous Substances Data Bank) RTECS (Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances) TRI (Toxic chemical Release Inventory) - TRI87 - TRI90 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- MIGRATORY BIRD COLLECTION University of Puget Sound Description: The catalog from the University of Puget Sound bird collection is available over Internet. This catalog consists of 18,500+ records of "core data" which includes the museum number, species name, sex, plumage, country, state (or other geopolitical entity), county/other, date, and preparation. Initially, the catalog is only accessible by obtaining a password from Gary Shugart or Dennis Paulson at "slater@ups.edu". The University of Puget Sound has the largest computerized bird collection in the northwest USA. Contact: Gary Shugart or Dennis Paulson Slater Museum of Natural History University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA 98416 Phone: 206-756-3798 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ============================================================================= (C) 1993 - Changes to this document are not allowable without the author's written consent. Reproduction and distribution of this document without permission are allowable as long as it is left fully intact. 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