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Web Sites of the Month
November 1999


site of the month Argos & Hippias
 Argos and Hippias provide access to quality online resources on the ancient and medieval world, and on philosophy, respectively. They are limited area search engines, which means that they search for information on a small collection of Web sites selected for the quality and range of material they contain. The sites they locate have therefore been reviewed by peers. The search engines themselves are quite basic, and allow for individual words or terms linked by AND, OR, and NOT to be used. Argos and Hippias are maintained at the University of Evansville. If you are interested in having Argos or Hippias link to your Web pages, contact the editors.
http://argos.evansville.edu/
http://hippias.evansville.edu/

Scottish Writers
Andrew Crumey is a well-known novelist and a book reviewer for Scotland on Sunday. He also finds time to develop an excellent and comprehensive Web site on Scottish writers. At a rough estimate the author index contains over 600 entries (the level of detail varies between them) from John Barbour (14thC) to Ian Rankin (b.1960). For Crumey, what defines a writer as Scottish is simple: 'an author of fiction, poetry or drama ...who was born or lived in Scotland'. Fortunately, this is a practical constraint frequently stretched giving us a broad and inclusive view of Scottishness. Accordingly, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Remembrance Of Things Past and The Oxford English Dictionary make it into Crumey's provocative list of the most influential Scottish books of the century. An excellent short history of Scottish writing which makes intelligent use of hyperlinks, and an annotated bibliography, make this an ideal site for guiding students through a rich body of writing. (MF)
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~crumey/scot.html

site of the month *spark-online
*spark-online is a new monthly magazine that works from the adage that 'the clash of ideas brings forth the spark of truth.' The articles cover a range of topics from media, particularly new media, and cultural trends, to conversations on e-society and e-consciousness. The tone adopted is one which frequently avoids the hype which all too often attends discussions of e-culture. There is also a section dedicated to miscellany, which currently consists of short stories and discussions on writing. The goal of the journal is to spark contemplation on the self and its relationship to its surroundings in our sped-up, wired-up world. In accordance with this, there is a discussion board where you can post your thoughts and seek feedback. And before leaving the site be sure to visit the digital gallery to view the latest in online art. (KW)
http://www.spark-online.com
site of the month The Jack London collection
The Jack London Collection has been selected as a site of the month both for the richness of its contents and because it provides a very useful model of how a digital collection charting a writer's life and works might be organised. This good-looking site, part of the Berkeley Digital Library, contains a large and growing collection of London's vast body of work, including stories and newspaper writings not available elsewhere. Although London died at 40, he left over 50 books of novels, stories, journalism, and essays, a majority of which are available here, particularly some lesser-known works. Additionally, images of a range of letters, postcards, telegrams, manuscripts and other documents are provided, as are photographs of London, a biography, a range of bibliographies and bibliographical essays, annotated guides and links to other Jack London sites, events and organisations, and an opportunity to join an email discussion list devoted to Jack London and the society in which he lived. The whole site can be searched although the ability to search the electronic texts is at present very simple. Nevertheless, the site stands as a very good example of a use of the Web which allows its users access to primary materials with which to explore and get beyond the myths which attend the life and work of this prolific and influential writer. (SS)
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/London/
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