Dear LIS-Forum member, The September 2005 issue of InfoWatch is now online, bringing you the 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) September 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In This Issue 1. Amino Acid-Nucleotide Interaction Database (AANT) 2. AZoNano.com - The A to Z of Nanotechnology 3. Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE) [A multi-disciplinary search engine to scholarly internet resources] 4. Climate Analysis Indicators Tool (CAIT) 5. Engineering - An endless frontier [Insights into the underlying principles of engineering through a series of illustrated articles] 6. Flight Dynamics and Control toolbox (FDC) [A tool for aircraft dynamics analysis and flight control system design] 7. FreeMat [A free environment for rapid engineering and scientific prototyping and data processing] 8. FreePCB - A printed circuit board layout editor 9. FreeTechBooks.com - Free computer science books and lecture notes 10. Industrial Control DesignLine [A resource for industrial engineers and designers for up-to-date information] 11. IT Backbones [A resource with white papers and news for the IT sector] 12. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) 13. Microsoft Research [A unique corporate research lab] 14. Open Online Education Network (OOEN) [A reference guide to online distance education] 15. Protein Spotlight - One month one protein 16. SCATMECH - Polarized light scattering C++ class library 17. Science conferences - A disitributed portal to select science and technology conference proceedings 18. Sky View Cafe [Java applet to view the movements of astronomical objects] 19. Sustainable building sourcebook 20. Xcalcs - Online calculations for structural engineers ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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) ------------------------------------------------------------------------