Dear LIS-Forum member, The October 2003 issue of InfoWatch is now online, bringing you details of new Internet sites related to Science and Engineering. You can access the complete issue on the NCSI Web server at the URL : http://www.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/infowatch/iw.php You will also find earlier issues of InfoWatch here. For your convenience, the table of contents is given below. If you wish to be on the mailing list of InfoWatch to receive the complete issue by e-mail, let us know. Also mention your format preference - html or text. Regards -Lalitha M.R lalitha@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in ------------------------------------------------------------------------ InfoWatch Tracking Networked Scientific Information Sources and Services (An electronic update service brought to you by NCSI) Oct 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In This Issue: 1. Beyond Logic [Information resource for hardware & programming for USB, legacy ports, device drivers etc] 2. BioABACUS - Biotechnology ABbreviation and ACronym Uncovering Service 3. CentralOps.net - Advanced online Internet utilities 4. ChemBank - Initiative for chemical genetics 5. Ecological risk analysis - Guidance, tools and applications 6. Encyclopedia of the Atmospheric Environment 7. Engineering case studies 8. Engineering and technology software [Free softwares/sharewares listed by Techstreet.com] 9. How People Learn: Brain, mind, experience and school 10. ITtoolbox dataware house 11. NEODYS - Near Earth object 12. OpenScience project [Dedicated for creating free and open source scientific software] 13. Organic Chemistry Resources Worldwide - Intutive resource for synthetic organic chemists 14. Protocols.com - Protocols for WAN, LAN, ATM communications and telecommunications 15. reallybig.com - A complete resource for all web builders 16. RF Cafe[[An information source in electronics] 17. Spice-Club.com[A resource for analog modeling and design applications] 18. Surface Properties of INterfaces - Protein Protein Interfaces (SPIN-PP) 19. Template Numerical Toolkit (TNT) - An interface for scientific computing in C++ 20. TreeBASE - A relational database of phylogenetic information ------------------------------------------------------------------------ About InfoWatch : InfoWatch is a monthly electronic newsletter, brought out by the National Centre for Science Information (NCSI) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore - 560 012, INDIA. Information in the newsletter is collected and verified by NCSI staff.The newsletter aims to raise awareness of new sources of information on the Internet, particularly those which are relevant for higher education and research. Some items may be of relevance only to the IISc community.Resources reported here have been taken from various discussion lists and other network tools and no special claims are made for accuracy or originality. Most of the sources cited in the newsletter were checked at the time of publication, however it is possible that some of the resources are no longer available. We welcome comments about the newsletter and suggestions for resources to be featured. Please e-mail your comments to Infowatch editors: Ms. K. Thulasi (thulasi@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) & Ms. M. R. Lalitha (lalitha@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in) ------------------------------------------------------------------------