News from the National Academy Press (fwd)

From: Bryan Bashin (bashin@calweb.com)
Date: Mon Sep 23 1996 - 15:02:38 PDT


Hello web-surfing scientists and engineers,

I recieved this press release today about an enormous development in
accessible government science books and reports. Happy surfing!

--Bryan Bashin

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Date: Mon, 23 Sep 96 15:55:00 EST
From: NEWS <news@nas.edu>
To: news@nas.edu
Subject: News from the National Academy Press

 Date:Sept. 23, 1996
 Contacts:Barbara Kline Pope, National Academy Press
 (202) 334-3328; Internet <bkline@nas.edu>

 Craig Hicks, Office of News and Public Information
 (202) 334-2138; Internet <news@nas.edu>

 MEDIA ADVISORY
 
 MORE THAN 1,000 SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND HEALTH
 PUBLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE IN ONLINE 'READING ROOM'
 
 Journalists and others who use the World Wide Web now can access more than
 1,000 full-text publications from the National Academy of Sciences,
 National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National
 Research Council. The online "reading room" is the first step by the
 institutions' publisher, National Academy Press (NAP), to put 5,000 books
 on the Web by the end of 1997.

 Most of the publications have been scanned into the site page by page and
 can be viewed by using a menu with links to each chapter. NAP recommends
 that readers access the site with Netscape Navigator (version 2.0 or
 higher) or other frames-compatible browsers.

 NAP is believed to be the only publisher offering its entire list of books
 full-text on the Web -- others offer first chapters at best. Readers at
 the site also can order general interest and technical publications from
 the National Academy Press catalogue by credit card using an encrypted
 form. Reporters may obtain books from the Office of News and Public
 Information, by sending a request via e-mail to <news@nas.edu>.

 The site can be reached on the Web at <http://WWW.NAP.EDU> or on America
 Online by using keyword NAS.

 The National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering,
 Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council are private,
 non-profit institutions that provide science, technology, and health
 policy advice under a congressional charter. The National Research
 Council is the principal operating agency of the National Academy of
 Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering. A list of selected
 publications available on the site follows.

 # # #

 SELECTED TOPICS AND TITLES AVAILABLE ONLINE
 IN THE NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS READING ROOM
 
 AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
>ECOLOGICALLY BASED PEST MANAGEMENT: NEW SOLUTIONS FOR A NEW CENTURY
>LOST CROPS OF THE AFRICA: GRAINS
>PESTICIDES IN THE DIETS OF INFANTS AND CHILDREN
 
 BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
>ASSESSING KNOWLEDGE OF RETIREMENT BEHAVIOR
>LOSING GENERATIONS: ADOLESCENTS IN HIGH-RISK SETTINGS
>MEASURING POVERTY: A NEW APPROACH
 
 BIOLOGY
>AN ASSESSMENT OF ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA
>DNA TECHNOLOGY IN FORENSIC SCIENCE
>SCIENCE AND THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
 
 CHEMISTRY
>TOXICOLOGICAL AND PERFORMANCE ASPECTS OF OXYGENATED MOTOR VEHICLE FUELS
>TOXICITY OF ALTERNATIVES TO CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS: HFC-134A AND HCFC-123
 
 COMPUTER SCIENCES
>THE UNPREDICTABLE CERTAINTY: INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH 2000
>CRYPTOGRAPHY'S ROLE IN SECURING THE INFORMATION SOCIETY
>VIRTUAL REALITY: SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES
 
 EARTH SCIENCES
>EFFECTS OF PAST GLOBAL CHANGE ON LIFE
>ESTIMATING BOUNDS ON EXTREME PRECIPITATION EVENTS
>MOUNT RAINIER: ACTIVE CASCADE VOLCANO
 
 EDUCATION
>NATIONAL SCIENCE EDUCATION STANDARDS
>MEASURING UP: PROTOTYPES FOR MATHEMATICS ASSESSMENT
>CAREERS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING: A STUDENT PLANNING GUIDE TO GRADUATE
 SCHOOL AND BEYOND
 
 ENERGY STUDIES
>AUTOMOTIVE FUEL ECONOMY: HOW FAR SHOULD WE GO?
>COAL: ENERGY FOR THE FUTURE
 
 ENGINEERING
>PROTECTING BUILDINGS FROM BOMB DAMAGE: TRANSFER OF BLAST-EFFECTS
 MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES FROM MILITARY TO CIVILIAN APPLICATIONS
>TECHNOLOGY FOR SMALL SPACECRAFT
>VOICE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HUMANS AND MACHINES
 
 ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
>HEALTH EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE TO RADON: TIME FOR REASSESSMENT?
>UPSTREAM: SALMON AND SOCIETY IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
>WETLANDS: CHARACTERISTICS AND BOUNDARIES
 
 FOOD AND NUTRITION
>EAT FOR LIFE: THE FOOD AND NUTRITION BOARD'S GUIDE TO REDUCING YOUR RISK
 OF CHRONIC DISEASE
>IMPROVING AMERICA'S DIET AND HEALTH
 
 INDUSTRY AND ECONOMICS
>ASSIGNING ECONOMIC VALUE TO NATURAL RESOURCES
>DISPELLING THE MANUFACTURING MYTH: AMERICAN FACTORIES CAN COMPETE IN THE
 GLOBAL MARKETPLACE
 
 INTERNATIONAL PROBLEMS, POLICIES, AND ISSUES
>BRIDGE BUILDERS: AFRICAN EXPERIENCES WITH INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION
 TECHNOLOGY
>DUAL-USE TECHNOLOGIES AND EXPORT ADMINISTRATION IN THE POST-COLD WAR ERA
 
 MARINE AND MARITIME STUDIES
>CLEAN SHIPS, CLEAN PORTS, CLEAN OCEANS: CONTROLLING GARBAGE AND PLASTIC
 WASTES AT SEA
>MINDING THE HELM: MARINE NAVIGATION AND PILOTING
 
 MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES AND STATISTICS
>CALCULATING THE SECRETS OF LIFE: APPLICATIONS OF THE MATHEMATICAL
 SCIENCES IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
>COUNTING PEOPLE IN THE INFORMATION AGE
 
 MEDICAL SCIENCES AND HEALTH CARE
>CONFRONTING AIDS: DIRECTIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH, HEALTH CARE, AND RESEARCH
>THE BEST INTENTIONS: UNINTENDED PREGNANCY AND THE WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN
 AND FAMILIES
>VETERANS AND AGENT ORANGE: UPDATE 1996
 
 PHYSICAL SCIENCES
>AN INTEGRATED STRATEGY FOR PLANETARY SCIENCES 1995-2010
>ATOMIC, MOLECULAR, AND OPTICAL SCIENCE: AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE
>ORBITAL DEBRIS: A TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT
 
 SCIENCE AND ETHICS
>ON BEING A SCIENTIST: RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT IN RESEARCH, SECOND EDITION
>XENOTRANSPLANTATION: SCIENCE, ETHICS, AND PUBLIC POLICY
 
 TRANSPORTATION
>AIRLINE PASSENGER SECURITY SCREENING: NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND IMPLEMENTATION
 ISSUES
>REVIEW OF THE RESEARCH PROGRAM OF THE PARTNERSHIP FOR A NEW GENERATION OF
 VEHICLES
 
 URBAN AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
>PERSPECTIVES ON URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE
>THE CHALLENGE OF PROVIDING FUTURE INFRASTRUCTURE IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF
 LIMITED RESOURCES, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, AND CHANGING SOCIAL PARADIGMS



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