Terry May's posting (thank you!) of gopher and WWW addresses leads
me to ask if there are other new(ish) online sources of information.  A
while back (maybe a couple of years now) I put together a hit-list of
some of the major dial-up and Internet resources, and I've only
sporadically updated it.  As I'm preparing to do the Newcomer's
workshop for the upcoming SRA meeting in Seattle, this is an ideal
time to update again.

My file is attached.  If anyone knows of other sources of public (as in free)
information (dial-up or Internet), please let me know.  I'll be glad to share
 the
updated file with whomever wants one.

 PUBLIC ACCESS FUNDING INFORMATION DATABASES

National Science Foundation
 Science and Technology Information System (STIS)
 via internet:  telnet to stis.nsf.gov
 via dial-in (long distance telephone charges apply):
 202/357-0359  or 202/357-0360.
 Even parity, 7 data bits, full duplex, VT-100
 emulation.  1200, 2400 or 9600 baud.
 login: public
 users guide available from NSF

Department of Energy, Office of Naval Research, NASA, Federal
Aviation Administration, Air Force Office of Scientific Research
 FEDIX online database
 via internet:  telnet to fedix.fie.com
 via dial-in (long distance telephone charges apply):
 301/258-0953
 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity.  1200 or 2400 baud.
 users guide available from Federal Information Exchange
 Inc., 555 Quince Orchard Road, Suite 200, Gaithersburg,
 MD 20878.  301/975-0103
 login: fedix

Department of Education
 Bulletin Board
 via dial-in (long distance charges apply): 202/260-9950
 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity.

National Institutes of Health
 Grant Line
 via internet: telnet to wylbur.cu.nih.gov.
 via dial-in (long distance charges apply): 301/402-2221
 even parity, 7 data bits, 1 stop bit, half duplex.
 1200 or 2400 baud.
 login: When the connection is open, type ,GEN1 (the comma
 is mandatory).  At the "Initials?" prompt, type BB5;
 at "Account?" prompt, type CCS2

Federal Register
 Federal Register Electronic News Delivery (FREND)  (provides tables of
 contents of Federal Registers)
 via dial-in (long distance charges apply): 202/275-0920 or
 202/275-1538
 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity.  2400 baud.

Many government agencies have information available via Gopher:

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Federal Information Exchange (FEDIX)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
US Agency for International Development (USAID)
US Bureau of Mines
US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
US Department of Commerce (DOC)
US Department of Education
US Department of Energy (DOE)
US Geological Survey (USGS)

Marcia Landen Zuzolo
Sponsored Research Services
Indiana University
fax: 812/855-9943
voice: 812/855-0516
internet: xxxxxx@indiana.edu