BEST OF THE WEB
 Editor & Publisher Interactive |
Editor & Publisher Interactive -- a site about newspaper publishing online -- scooped 450 of 450 possible points. Publishers and editors will find things of interest here whether their newspapers are among the 600 or so online or not. Professionals who want to know more about online publishing can see how it's working for those that have already expanded their circulation to cyber space.
Dual graphical/text controls lead to informative articles and incisive columns, including selected articles from the print version of Editor & Publisher. Visitors can keep tabs on newspapers that maintain local Bulletin Board Systems and those on the big online services and the Web. There's intelligence on newspapers said to be developing an online presence, and screen shots of newspapers on pay services like America Online.
Editor & Publisher Interactive offers descriptions of or links to research organizations, press associations, wire services, newspaper companies, advertising resources, conferences and workshops, job openings, the cool newspaper site of the week, and other links of interest to the digital news community. Lou Grant and Mrs. Pynchon can even listen to Real Audio coverage of the European Interactive Publishing '95 Conference. A most professional Professional site.
 OncoLink |
The University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center Resource pages -- Onco-Link -- presents an incredible amount of information for medical professionals as well as for patients and their families. Attractive quick access buttons on the first screen offer shortcuts to what's new, cancer news, meetings, journals, and a search engine that performs exact-match title searches and full-text Boolean queries. The next screenful offers a choice of eight menus to find target information most efficiently. These menus are oriented by disease, medical specialty, clinical trials, global resources, FAQs, financial issues for patients, psychosocial support and personal experiences, and cancer causes, screening, and prevention.
The FAQ page has question-answer links, links to other FAQs, and a searchable database of cancer organizations. Patients and their professional care providers might appreciate the online answers to questions like "How can I get free cancer drugs?" (some drug companies have an indigent patient program that only requires a simple form) and "How do I get drugs under study in an emergency?" (doctors can apply to the FDA for an Emergency Investigational New Drug or IND).
Not to be one-sided, OncoLink is calling for these submissions from Web citizens: investigative research, review articles, oncology-related freeware and shareware, manuscripts on alternative medicine, and essays, drawings and other works by cancer survivors concerning the cancer experience. Very well done.
| (tie) Academic Advising Resources on the Internet |
Lacking only better-coordinated link colors, this site makes it easy to maneuver through a richness of content. Advising professionals will think they've found the key to a treasure chest, and eager prospective students can find the means to pre-advise themselves about a lot of things, like choosing a major, financing an education, life in the fraternities, and studying abroad.
Eleven top-page hot links offer these main categories: Academic and Career Counseling, Advising Guides and Manuals, Colleges and Universities, Graduate School Information, Higher Education and Technology, Job Listings in Academia, Mailing Lists and Discussion Groups, Testing Services and Test Preparation, Student Activities and Student Affairs, Databases and Internet Resources, and Business, Law, and Health Professions.
Highlights include the freely reproducible "How to Succeed as a Student" advising guide and links to the U.S. News & World Report Online Career Fair, The MBA Page from Ohio State, Law School Admission Council (LSAC) Online, Medical School Interview Feedback page (where real prospective students report their experiences at medical school interviews), a list of residential colleges, the College Sports Internet Channel, and the student government page. A valuable resource for advisors and a helpful stop for students.
![[Best of the Rest]](bestrest.gif){kind=small}
| 4. Johns Hopkins BioInformatics Prot-Web |
This site hosts a collection of protein databases including OWL (non-redundant protein sequence), NRL 3D (sequence structure), PIR(1-3) (protein sequence), EC-Enzyme (enzyme classification), GenQuest Q server (comparison of DNA and protein sequence to existing DNA and protein databases), and REBASE (restriction enzyme) databases.
| 5. Census Bureau |
Your business likely uses population statistics and projections -- or economic reports on agriculture, manufacturing, construction, international trade, and so forth. See if you can find what you've already paid for on the good-looking U.S. Census page.
| 6. American Bar Association |
Here you'll find ABA news, online membership forms, a service center, Techshow, the ABA television series "Inside The Law," continuing education, state bars, selected law school libraries, government agencies, and other law links. It's attractively packaged.
| 7. Harvard Biological Laboratories |
MThis site features selected model organism databases, biolabs, biomolecular and biochemical databases, biological software directories, and gophers for the herbarium, arboretum, and Museum of Comparative Zoology.
| 7.(tie) Newton's International Electrical Journal |
You'll find color illustrations of the 1996 NEC changes, a free Basic program to calculate conduit fill, lists of schools and associations, safety information, great articles for electricians, alerts for consumers, a special "whistle-blower" section, and ask-your-question e-mail form.
| 9. Web Elements |
More than your average periodic table, Web Elements is a hypertable that's as good as Au. Click on an element and get an isotopic abundance of info. Viewing options support browsers that understand tables and those that don't.
| 10. NetVet Veterinary Resources |
This site has a flock, gaggles, herds, and swarms of links to veterinary career information, colleges, organizations, meetings, laws and regulations, labs, Gophers, references, informatics, search tools, art, and the Electronic Zoo, which is maintained by the same vet and an I-way 500 winner in the Consumer/Personal Resources category.
| 11. National Address Server |
Feed this puppy an address and it returns a properly formatted zip + 4 address, plus a Postscript file with bar-code to speed your mail on its way. Check out the background-texture randomizer by hitting your browser's Reload button. The site includes link to Adobe PostScript info.
| 12. Distance Service |
Plug in a U.S. town or zip code for start and finish, and this server gives the distance between them as the crow flies and displays the two cities on a Xerox PARC map viewer, giving populations, elevations, and all the zip codes for both cities (unless you started with a zip code).
| 13. RISKWeb: Risk and Insurance |
RISKWeb starts with online archives of the RISKNet mailing list. You also get search engines for the Insurance Fraud Research Register Abstracts and Journal of Risk, Insurance (JRI) Abstracts, and the Risk Management and Insurance Working Paper Archive. Online job center and many more links to items of interest.
| 14. About Public Relations |
What is public relations and why should you care? Should a CEO be involved in public relations? What about press tours? Are you poised for public offerings? What makes public relations effective? If you're in any business other than public relations, go get the answers to these questions without delay.
| 14.(tie) Advertising Law |
This site has excellent articles on advertising law, relevant testimony and speeches, and pertinent FTC rules, regulations, brochures, and compliance manuals -- all in a very readable format. It's a must for anyone advertising their products or services.
| 16. Pediatric Pharmacotherapy |
This online newsletter offers primary-care physicians peer-reviewed information on the initiation and monitoring of medications for child patients. Articles include "Therapy Review: Warfarin (Coumadin)," "Vancomycin: Old Controversies and New Issues," "Adverse Drug Reactions," "Cyclosporin," "Drug-Nutrient Interactons," "Proper Storage of Vaccines to Maintain Potency," and "Diuretics in Children."
| 16.(tie) International Animation Association (ASIFA) |
The ASIFA site has articles from Frame By Frame quarterly such as "Toy Story: The First Computer Animated Feature," festival and conference listings, Pixel by Pixel online gallery with downloadable animations, and membership information. Very stylish.
| 16.(tie) Career Mosaic |
Find resources for creating a resume and cover letter, networking, staying on top of your field, and researching companies you want to work for. Listed online job fairs include participants such as Sun Microsystems and Disney.
| 16.(tie) Currency Converter |
Convert currencies 49 ways, from the American dollar to the Malaysian Ringgit to the Venezuelan Bolivar. Just type an amount (the default is 1) and choose countries from two drop-down lists.
| 20. Directors Guild of America |
This site has excerpts of interviews with John Woo, Gillian Armstrong, and Robert Zemeckis. It also features an assistant directors training program, publications for sale, and links to studios, distributors, the Academy.
| 21. ScreenWriters & Playwrights |
Learn about script formats, software, script writing, script registration with the WGA, package preparation, and marketing strategies. The site also provides advice on getting an agent, tips from the pros, and lists of screenplays on the Net.
| 22. Accounting Resource |
This site has links to numerous associations, journals, financial sites, relevant government agencies, tax links, the SEC Edgar database, accounting firms, educational resources, networking, law, FASB, publishers, CPA reviews, and more.
| 23. PlumbNet |
Plumbers, architects, landscapers, and designers will find everything but the kitchen sink at this watery site. Features include the CyberPlumber Column, a professional discussion forum, a FAQ, Builder Bits and Designer Dangers, regulatory info, industry associations, and consumer tips.
| 23.(tie) CommerceNet/Nielsen Internet Demographic Survey |
You can take this executive summary of Internet usage to the boss. The Nielsen of TV fame and the figures at this site might convince the boss it's time to get Webbed.
| 23.(tie) Doctor's Guide to the Internet |
The top and bottom of this page look great, but its untidy middle put it on the bottom of this top list. Doctors can use it to get important medical news and alerts for the past seven days or three months. It also has news on drugs, discussion forums, and professional classifieds round out the site. Updates are available by e-mail as well as at the site.
|
YOU'RE VISITOR LE FastCounter THANK YOU! |
Cyberbubba name, design and related
marks are trademarks of Cyberbubba
Copyright© 1998
Cyberbubba All Rights Reserved.
disclaimer