Academic Computing Fall 1997 The newsletter of the Center for Academic Computing

Features

• Faculty and students compute with finesse
• 24-hour access to computers and consulting at Pollock
• Parallel processing: perspectives and directions

Consulting Corner

• Creating form letters with Eudora's stationery feature
• Meet the consultants
• Problems? Get help by e-mail
• Early warning: is your PC ready for the Year 2000?

Education Technology Services

• Winter-Fest 98 computer workshops
• Faculty Technology Initiative projects selected
• "Metadata" specification from EDUCOM
• William Blake archive
• Information Technology in Humanities Scholarship

University Libraries Resources

• Project Muse revolutionizes scholarly communication
• CambridgeScientific Abstracts Internet Database
• Do-it-yourself searching service at Pattee Library
• Interdisciplinary engineering database available
• The Gateway Library

Web Sites for Business and Pleasure

• The Science Coalition
• Web Instructional Services Headquarters (WISH)
• Academic Advising System
• National Institutes of Health
• Traveling soon? Go with the latest information
• Travel Maps on the Web
• Web Q&A

Microcomputer Order Center Products

• Eudora Pro, Sigma Plot, and Delta Graph site licensed
• Claris FileMaker Pro 4.0
• Palm Pilot pocket-sized organizer
• Adobe PhotoDeluxe 2.0
• Epson Stylus Color Printers
• Norton AntiVirus 4.0 for Windows 95/NT