Dear LIS-Forum member, The combined July-Aug 2004 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) July-Aug 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In This Issue: 1. Algolib - The Algorithms project's library and other packages of the algorithms project 2. Alkalinity calculator 3. Blinkx [A search tool] 4. BrainBoost - A no-search search engine 5. Computer Knowledge Virus tutorial 6. DASL - The Data and Story Library [An archive of statistical methods] 7. e-Learning Centre - Advice on how to build effective e-learning solutions 8. Electronic definations website 9. ExpatEngineer.net - The Expat Engineering job network 10. Glossary of plasma physics and fusion energy research 11. Hardware-guru [A website for hardware designers] 12. hogan-productions.com - Free computer and Internet books online 13. Matrix Market [A repository of test data for use in comparative studies of algorithms for numerical linear algebra] 14. NASA experimental communications satellites 15. Netscape DevEdge [A resource for web designers] 16. Nist visible cement dataset [A collection of 3-D data sets of cement, Plaster of Paris and common brick material] 17. Ocean Explorer [An educational site to learn about, discover and virtually explore the ocean realm] 18. Open channel software 19. PC Soft Land [Software archive on the Internet] 20. URLinfo [A tool providing information about webpages] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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) ------------------------------------------------------------------------