____________________________________________________ AVEL - http://avel.edu.au Your portal to quality Australasian Engineering and IT resources. ____________________________________________________ Search Smart! Save Time! Find it Fast! AVEL Newsletter June 2001 ____________________________________________________ IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Welcome 2. HTML version of Newsletter (***NEW***) 3. New sites on AVEL 4. AVEL's best of the best 5. SciTech Newsletter 6. Top New International Sites (***NEW for newsletter subscribers***) 7. AVEL @ Educause 8. Feedback 9. Subscription Information <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 1. WELCOME Hello and welcome the June 2001 edition of the AVEL newsletter. Each month we will bring you news about the latest engineering and IT resources on AVEL, the latest services and the latest news. ***This month we have made the newsletter available in HTML*** For the HTML version, please go to: http://avel.edu.au/newsletter/latest.html A new feature section has been added to the newsletter which provides a glimpse of International web sites of interest. You are receiving this email because you elected to the join the newsletter mailing list. If you are receiving this email from a friend or colleague and wish to join the list yourself, please email us at: avelinfo@library.uq.edu.au If you wish to leave the list at any stage, please contact us at: avelinfo@library.uq.edu.au. Please note: All past AVEL Newsletters are now available in the AVEL Newsletter Archive. http://avel.edu.au/register.html#3 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 2. HTML version of the Newsletter The AVEL Newsletter is now available in HTML at: http://avel.edu.au/newsletter/latest.html <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 3. NEW SITES ON AVEL AVEL now contains 3443 quality records. Since our last newsletter we have added another 108 new records. You can browse the new sites by subject area or look at all the new sites entered. To see the latest resources added to the websites go to: http://avel.edu.au/latest.html <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 4. AVEL's BEST OF THE BEST AVEL contains links to only quality websites. We handpick them so that you can save time searching. That said, sometimes we find sites that deserve a special mention. This month we highlight two great japanese sites (Hitachi Research Institute and the Asia- Pacific Network for Global Change Research), as well as sites dealing with risk engineering and building consultancy. >>>>>Risk Engineering Society http://www.riskeng.org/ The Risk Engineering Society has a new look web site and is looking great. The Society provides a forum for education and knowledge transfer across all aspects of risk engineering. Special focus is put upon risk issues associated with engineering endeavours, such as construction, design, safe plant operation and management. The web page contains information about upcoming meetings and conferences. You can submit information about your own event for inclusion on the page. An archive of Society's newsletter is also being developed, with past issues from 1997 and 1998 currently available. >>>>>IBC Institute of Building Consultants http://www.qmbaconsultants.com/home.html The Institute of Building Consultants (IBC) is a Division of the Queensland Master Builders Association (QMBA), providing consultancy service to the community; the building and construction industry and QMBA members. The site has an excellent FAQ section, that will be of interest to property buyers, as well as builders and developers. Read the latest newsletter online or join in an online discussion forum. >>>>>Hitachi Research Institute http://www.hitachi-hri.com/english/index.html Based in Japan, The Hitachi Research Institute (HRI) is a member of the Hitachi group. Their priority research areas include: electronic government; e-commerce and financial system; new business strategies for "the advanced integrated business model of manufacturing·sales·development"; R & D strategies for nanotechnology development; business strategies for biotechnology; and competitive strategies for industrial system business. The site provides details of current research areas (including results for some areas, indepth economic forecasts, and news releases. >>>>>The Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) http://www.apn.gr.jp/ The Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) is an inter-governmental network whose primary purposes are to foster global environmental change research in the Asia-Pacific region, increase developing country participation in that research, and to strengthen links between the science community and policy makers. The APN offers project funding of up to $US 100 000 for projects and workshops that fall within APN guidelines. The site provides fulltext project reports, a newsletter, interactive events / news postings, and links to global change data. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 5. SciTech NEWSLETTER The latest edition of the SciTech newsletter (produced by United States-based National Science Foundation) is now available from the AVEL website at: http://avel.edu.au/sci-tech/24april01.html This month's newsletter looks at the topical issue of the impact of the Web the publishing of original research results. Explore this issue the Nature journal's Online Debate site: http://www.nature.com/nature/debates/e-access Another great site that is showcased is the: UMUC-Bell Atlantic Virtual Resource Site for Teaching with Technology http://www.umuc.edu/virtualteaching/ A collaborative project of the Center for the Virtual University and the Center for Teaching and Learning at the University of Maryland University College, this site aims to help teachers develope good practice in adopting technology in their courses. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 6. AVEL @ Educause AVEL recently participated in a poster session at the Educause conference, along side two other gateways WebLaw and AustLit. You can see the photos of the event at: http://avel.edu.au/Images/photos/ecavel3.jpg (AVEL poster) http://avel.edu.au/Images/photos/ecavel2.jpg (the posters) http://avel.edu.au/Images/photos/crowd.jpg (the crowd enjoying the sessions) <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 7. TOP NEW INTERNATIONAL SITES (***NEW ***) AVEL already brings you the best in Australasian Engineering and IT websites. Now, for the information of our regular newsletter subscribers, we are pleased to provide a glimpse of some of the top new international sites. >>>>>Agent Land (courtesy of the University of Queensland Library) http://www.agentland.com Information and downloadable software for a range of web agents >>>>>I-Mass (courtesy of The Scout Report) http://i-mass.com/ A site that makes mass spectrometry look like fun! >>>>>Renewable Resource Data Center (RReDC). (courtesy of the University of Queensland Library) http://rredc.nrel.gov/ Sponsored by the US Department of Energy, this site provides information on natural energy sources such as solar radiation and wind power. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 8. FEEDBACK AVEL appreciates getting your comments and suggestions. 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