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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