This section provides the Anansi Approved Professional Information WebSites. The list of Anansi Approved Professional Information WebSites has grown to 17 and is presented below.
The Center is a separately chartered and independently governed member of the Emory University community. Carter Center programs are directed by resident experts, many of whom hold academic appointments at Emory University. Links from the Carter Center HomePage to other information areas include:
- Center Information
- Carter Center FAQ
- Programs
- News
- Reports and Speeches
- Expert's Guide
- Internet Resources
- Carter Presidential Library
The Jimmy Carter Library and its museum are operated by the National Archives and are open to the public seven days a week. The Jimmy Carter Library is home to the presidential papers of the Carter Administration. The Museum of the Jimmy Carter Library provides a glimpse of the American Presidency, from life in the White House to complex decisions made in the Oval Office. Links to all Carter Center areas and further specific Library areas include:
- The Jimmy Carter Library
- PRESIDENT
- The National Archives gopher
Classroom Connect's home on the Internet is a resource to aid in the location of some of the most interesting and useful information that is available to K12 educators online. The site is a cooperative effort between the staff of Classroom Connect (CRC) and educators around the globe. It provides access to projects like ClassroomWeb, an archive of Schools on the Web, ConferenceWeb, a constantly updated list of educational conferences, the Teacher Contact Database, and the brand-new interactive Virtual Auditorium.
The site is now embarked on an ambitious multimedia publishing program for the K-12 market that includes newsletters, books, videos, computer software, and seminars.
This gateway includes references and links to journals with a wide range of scientific, mathematical, or educational articles. There are also links to collections of short descriptions of scientific research in a variety of disciplines. A partial listing includes:
- Science and Mathematics
- The Why Files - An electronic exploration of the the news in science, math, engineering, and technology. From the National Institute for Science Education.
- Projects in Scientific Computing - High school level articles on today's research in various fields from Pittsburgh Supercomputer Center.
- UniScience News Net - Scientific research news from American universities.
- Discover Magazine - A monthly magazine of science and technology.
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory Review - A wide range of science and technology articles in subjects such as the environment, biotechnology, genetics, computational sciences, neutron research, and science education.
- General Topics for Educators
- InterActive Teacher OnLine - The World Wide Web partner to the InterActive Teacher, a magazine for professionals in the field of education.
- From Now On - A monthly electronic journal devoted to educational technology, published by Jamie McKenzie.
- The Electronic School - The Electronic School is a supplement to The Executive Educator and The American School Board Journal magazines.
ERIC--(Educational Resources Information Center) is the nation's information network connecting virtually all educational information providers and educational information users. Subdivisions include:
- ERIC on the 'Net--links to Web and Gopher sites hosted by several ERIC Clearinghouses and other components.
- AskERIC--a personalized Internet-based service providing education information to teachers, librarians, students, counselors, administrators, parents, and others.
- National Parent Information Network--the purpose of NPIN is to provide information and communications capabilities to parents and those who work with them.
- About the ERIC Database--questions/answers concerning what you receive when searching the ERIC database.
- Search the ERIC Database--if you have questions about the ERIC Database please refer to About the ERIC Database.
- ERIC Systemwide Publications--brochures and pamphlets that will assist you in your quest to find education information.
This WWW Search Engine is specifically oriented toward the location of children's books. Links to Common Questions, Suggested Sites, and Advanced Search Tips are included. Some subtopics include:
- AA Milne
- Book Links
- CS Lewis
- Dr Seuss
- Lewis Carroll
- Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Other Authors
A major GALILEO goal is to ensure universal access to a core level of materials and information services for every student and faculty member in the University System of Georgia-regardless of geographic location, size of institution, or mode of instructional delivery: traditional residential, off-campus, or distance learning.
GALILEO lists eight objectives which support the listed goals by using appropriate technology to share resources across all institutions in the University System. These are:
- Provide PeachNet access to all University System and off-campus center libraries.
- Provide the electronic full-text of core academic journals.
- Convert all University System card catalogs to computer format.
- Provide automation for each System library.
- Support universal borrowing.
- Facilitate sharing of research journals.
- Provide electronic access to state census data.
- Distribute state publications electronically.
The Library of Congress Home Page provides links to the seven major Library divisions as follows:
- General Information and Publications
- Government, Congress, and Law
- Research and Collections Services
- Copyright
- Events and Exhibits
- Explore the Internet
- Library of Congress Online Services
One of the most useful divisions is the Online Services. A partial listing of Online services subdivisions and links includes:
Library of Congress MARVEL
LC MARVEL, the LIbrary's Gopher-based Campus Wide Information System, is available to the general public 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
[The Library of Congress (LC) Machine-Assisted Realization of the Virtual Electronic Library (MARVEL) is a Campus-Wide Information System that combines the vast collection of information available about the Library with easy access to diverse electronic resources over the Internet. It is available on the Internet and uses the Gopher software from the University of Minnesota.]
A partial listing of LC MARVEL's Main Menu includes:
- Events, Facilities, Publications and Services
- Research and Reference (Public Services)
- Libraries and Publishers (Technical Services)
- Copyright
- US Congress
- Government Information
- Global Electronic Library (by Subject)
LOCIS (Library of Congress Online System)
LOCIS is the Library's mainframe-based collection of databases including a public access catalog of bibliographic information, federal legislation, copyright registered works, braille and audio materials, guides (e.g., Science Tracers Bullets) and organization descriptions, and foreign law abstracts. LOCIS databases are available for limited hours.
LOCIS Hours: U.S. Eastern Time -- Monday-Friday, 24 hours a day; Saturday, until 5:00 pm; and Sunday, 12:00 pm -
LOCIS may be unavailable at other times for maintenance and all files may not be available at all times..LOCIS links include:
- About LOCIS
- How to Search LOCIS: Quick Search Guides
- Connect to LOCIS using Telnet
- Connect to LOCIS using Telnet 3270
- More About Using TELNET and TN3270 from Web Browsers
(please read -- America Online and Prodigy users)Library of Congress Z39.50 Gateway
The Library of Congress offers a Web-based Z39.50 client interface to a portion of its online catalog: the Books and Name Authority files. In addition, there are Z39.50 interfaces to over 90 online catalogs and databases, outside the Library of Congress. Hours of availability, where known, are indicated on each individual search screen.
Note: the following searches provide ISBNs as part of the results.
- Search Forms for Library of Congress Online Catalog (Books and Name Authority only):
- Library of Congress Z39.50 Gateway Home Page
(Provides search links to online catalogs and databases outside the Library of Congress)Library of Congress FTP Site
The Library of Congress offers FTP access to a number of informational files and documents. The FTP site (ftp.loc.gov) is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the government agency responsible for overseeing the management of the records of the federal government. NARA ensures ready access to essential evidence that documents the rights of American citizens, the actions of federal officials, and the national experience.
The NARA Visitor's Gallery includes links to:
- Online Exhibit Hall: selected NARA exhibitions
- Gift Shop and Bookstore: publications and merchandise relating to NARA
- The Digital Classroom: ideas, programs, and publications for the teacher
- Public Programs: conferences, lectures, films, tours, and other public events
National Archives Information
- Genealogy and Individuals
- There are no genealogical records currently available online.
- Historical Records of Government Agencies
- NARA makes available to the public the historically valuable records of the three branches of federal government: executive (including the President), legislative, and judicial.
- Current Government Information
- NARA publishes the Federal Register, the daily official record of the activities of the federal government, as well as the U.S. Government Manual.
The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) now includes almost 2,255 members. Membership in NASSP includes a wide variety of people interested in secondary education. Although most members are principals and assistant principals in public, private, and parochial secondary schools, many are central office administrators, professors of secondary education, teachers and department heads, or retired educators.
NASSP serves members by:
- publishing a journal, magazines, newsletters, and monographs on current issues
- conducting conferences and workshops for discussions with the experts
- sponsoring recognition programs for principals, assistant principals, and students
- providing a national voice for secondary education
- supporting promising and successful educational practices
- protecting the security of secondary administrators with legal assistance and liability insurance programs
- influencing federal legislation and maintaining contact with federal agencies cooperating with other administrator and educational organizations.
PALS (Project for Automated Library Systems) is the name of the library system created by its originator, Mankato State University, Mankato, Minnesota. It provides library services to a host of libraries around the world.
With respect to PALS in Georgia, 47 libraries have a copy of their holdings loaded into the PALS Across Georgia Union Catalog Project. In addition, 12 libraries are actively using PALS as their automation solution with 1 additional library committed to using PALS as resources become available. The PALS Library System runs on a Unisys computer located in Atlanta and serves participating libraries via PeachNet (the statewide network for the University System of Georgia). Through the PALS Across Georgia Resource Sharing Project, automation opportunities are offered to post-secondary academic libraries in the state of Georgia. The PALS Library System software is owned and marketed by Ameritech Library Services.
Available Services via PALS Across Georgia includes:
- OPAC & Reference Database Access
- Circulation
- Acquisitions
- Serials Control
- Universal MARC Editor
The SOLINET includes links to other areas of interest as follows:
- "SOL" the SOLINET Gopher
- Libraries as Electronic Publishers
- Southeastern Library WWW Servers
- Southeastern Library Gophers
- Other Library or Library-Related WWW Servers
- A List of Web Search Tools
- SOLINET FTP Archive
The U.S. Department of Education's (ED) World Wide Web servers provide useful and timely information about programs, policies, people, and practices that exist at the Department, in projects ED funds, and elsewhere. ED online services were created by and are maintained at the National Library of Education (NLE) in the Department's Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI).
The U.S. Department of Education was established on May 4, 1980 by Congress in the Department of Education Organization Act (Public Law 96-88 of October 1979).
As an outcome of the historic Governors' Meeting in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1989, the Governors of the 50 states adopted the six National Education Goals for the education of all students in the United States. Two other goals were added later. The National Education Goals are that by the year 2000:
- All children in America will start school ready to learn.
- The high school graduation rate will increase to at least 90 percent.
- All students will leave grades 4, 8, and 12 having demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter including English, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, and geography, and every school in America will ensure that all students learn to use their minds well, so they may be prepared for responsible citizenship, further learning, and productive employment in our Nation's modern economy.
- United States students will be first in the world in mathematics and science achievement.
- Every adult American will be literate and will possess the knowledge and skills necessary to compete in a global economy and exercise the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.
- Every school in the United States will be free of drugs, violence, and the unauthorized presence of firearms and alcohol and will offer a disciplined environment conducive to learning.
- The Nation's teaching force will have access to programs for the continued improvement of their professional skills and the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to instruct and prepare all American students for the next century.
- Every school will promote partnerships that will increase parental involvement and participation in promoting the social, emotional, and academic growth of children.
This project is an extension of the Hillside Elementary cooperative project with the University of Minnesota College of Education & Human Development and the Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement. Web66 participants see the World Wide Web as a catalyst that will integrate the Internet into K12 school curricula. The Web66 project is designed to facilitate the introduction of this technology into K12 schools. The goals of this project are:
- To help K12 educators learn how to set up their own Internet servers.
- To link K12 WWW servers and the educators and students at those schools.
- To help K12 educators find and use K12 appropriate resources on the WWW.
A partial list of Web 66 links includes:
- Education
- International Registry of K12 Schools on the Web
- Hillside Elementary School
- Web66 What's New Page
- Mustang: A Web Cruising Vehicle
- Technology
- Web66 Classroom Internet Server Cookbook
- Web66 Network Construction Set
- Web66 SharePages
- Information
- WWW Information
- Web66 Mailing List
- WebMaster Ramblings
The White House Electronic Publications is one of the Internet sites associated with the office of the president. This site offers the user various ways to access electronic publications by the White House. Links are provided to access various documents including press releases, policy briefings, speeches, executive orders, Congressional testimony, and others. Some examples include:
- Daily Press Releases
- Browse Documents
- Retrieve Documents
- Topical Releases
- Briefings on economic policy.
- Briefings on environmental policy.
- Briefings on foreign affairs.
- Briefings on jobs.
- Releases on healthcare.
- Releases on science and technology.
- Major Documents
- Speeches by the President
- Proposed US Budget for FY1996
- 1995 State of the Union Address
- Health Security Act
- National Information Infrastructure
- National Performance Review
- Technology for Economic Growth: President's Report
- National Documents
- The Declaration of Independence
- The United States Constitution
- North American Free Trade Agreement
- General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GILS is another especially useful government internet site. GILS is intended to be a step toward a global information locator. The following links are provided:
- Government Information Locator Service (GILS) Home Page
- Search WWW pages within four hyperlinks of Global Information Locator home page
- Search U.S. Federal Sources GPO (Government Printing Office) Access is one source that takes advantage of GILS-compliant servers on the Internet.
- What is GILS? Required under U.S. law and policy, GILS adopts existing international standards and is implemented with specific technologies.
- A Demonstration Sampler Here are some examples of how GILS is being applied to help people find information.
- Technical Topics and Other Information Useful resources for policy, standards, and technology relevant to GILS.
- Toward a Global Information Locator The free flow of information worldwide is a fundamental goal of the emerging Global Information Society.
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