Educause - check out the Online Information Services - Information Resources Library

A
Artificial Intelligence
NRC-CNRC - Institute for Information Technology - AI Subject Index
Eliza - an expert system
BotSpot - the spot for all bots on the Net
Society and Cyborgs
Ethics of A.I.

B
Books
Discovering computers 2003 ・a good general reference book for IT concepts
Beekman ・Computer confluence ・Web site with guides to the books by Beekman
Baase ・A gift of fire ・instructor痴 manual

C
Careers
Australian Computer Society ・IT Careers Portal

Censorship on the Net
The SafeSurf Internet Rating Standard - a way to categorise then ban sites according to a rating standard
Australian Computer Society Regulating the Net - Roger Clarke
Policing the Internet - first European Conference on Combating Violence and Pornography on the InternetFree Free Speech: Internet censorship in Australia, Danny Ye
Epic.org - Electronic Privacy Information Center
Electronic Frontiers Australia ・protecting and promoting online civil liberties in Australia
Digital chaperones for kids

Copyright Issues
Australian Copyright Council - excellent information sheets which may be downloaded
Copyright Agency - limited CAL
AMCOS - Australian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society represents the interests of music publishers
Anti-copyright - intellectual property issues - good for IB debates
Copyright info.com - information and latest news, other links as well
GigaLaw

Crime/Security
Infowar.com - latest news and information about how to secure your computer from espionage and other crime related offences.  Good links to other associated pages
Northern Light ・Special Edition ・Computer viruses

D
Dictionaries & References
Foldoc
HowStuffWorks
Webopedia
Whatis?.com
NoodleQuest - unsure which search engine to use then ask NoodleQuest

Digital Divide
Bridging the digital divide ・BBC news Online
About ・Bridging the digital divide
ICC Overcoming the digital divide - (not so easy?)
Measuring the Internet in South East Asia by Michael Minges

Disability
Adaptive Consulting Services
Free and cheap Windows software - for people with disabilities
Discussion of various types of mobility systems including GPS
Disability Computing and the Law - what you should know
Disability Resources
Adaptive technology for the Internet
Bobby - Center for Applied Special Technology, CAST - checks accessibility of your Web page 
Jones International ・Assistive Technology: numerous devices to help the disabled
Adaptive Technology Lab - University of Washington
Virtual Reality and Persons With Disabilities ・keynote address by Jaron Lanier 
Adaptive Technology for the Internet - Barbara T. Mates (ALA editions)
Checklist of Checkpoints for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0

E
E-Commerce/Smart Cards
News about Cybercash
Roger Clarke's electronic commerce pages
E-commerce times - the latest news and information on the world of e-commerce
PayPal - a way of sending and receiving payments money across the Internet

Education
The kids of the 90痴 by Idit Harel Do you teach the Clickerati?
Kids, Computers, and Constructivism ・David Brown ・effectiveness of CAL in early childhood

Environment
GreenPC - "Green PC refurbishes used computers received from government and business organisations and makes them available to those who might not usually be able to afford a new computer system"

Emerging Technology
Technology Review from MIT ・ a searchable site with  excellent articles

Ergonomics
Work Cover  work place issues

The sites below come from http://www.schools.ash.org.au/cbhs/ergonomic.htm by Michael Eggenhuizen
Alternative input devices
Computer ergonomics and RSI
New England Computer Supply - ergonomic products
Ergonomics - Case Studies
Ergonomics at work
IBM - Healthy computing
Office ergonomics training
Computer related RSI
Safe computing
Ergonomics - general link

Ethics - general links
Ethics in Computing ・an excellent site covering a wide range of ethical issues
General Ethics Links - Markkula Centre for Applied Ethics
Lying with pixels - Ivan Amato

Ethics-teaching and understanding
AICEC99 Conference Abstracts - learn how to apply ethics, how to teach about ethics and read recent articles.

G
General Sites
Michael Eggenhuizen's Web site offers wonderful resources 
http://www.schools.ash.org.au/cbhs/main_menu.htm

Graphics
About ・Web graphics file formats
Lying with Pixels ・an interesting article by Ivan Amato

Global Issues
NUA Surveys
World-Information.org

H
Hardware/Software
Intel ・how microprocessors work
How search engines work

Health Issues
Mayo Clinic
John Hopkins
US National Institute of Health
Concerned Counselling
Christine Bennett ・Web Therapy
Australian Medical sites
HealthInsite - is a Commonwealth Government of Australia initiative - information about human health

History of Computing
The History of Computing - Department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech.
ENIAC
Smithsonian Computer History
Triumph of the Nerds: a history of the computer
Virtual Museum of Computing - an electric collection  of web hyperlinks 
Birthplace of the Electronic Digital Computer - the birthplace of the first electronic computer
The Computer Museum History Center ・take a look at the timeline
HitMilL: history of computers
Evolution of Computer Power/Cost

Home Shopping/Banking
Granny Mays
Amazon 
Bank SA
Ing Direct

I
Intercultural Awareness & Understanding
Yahoo Groups
iEARN Projects
The Living Article - collaborating on the Web
The American Forum for Global Education

Internet
Elections ACT ・Australian Capital Territory Electoral Commission
Internet gambling in the U.S. ・Ronald R. Mobley
Internet2 ・ creating tomorrow痴 Internet
The Internet Detective ・nbsp; instructions on good surfing and an on-line quiz to test your knowledge
Understanding the World Wide Web - an excellent overview from University of Albany Libraries

Internet Addiction
Centre for on-line addiction
Internet connectivity - addiction and dependency study
Dr Grohl's health page - what is internet addiction and how do I treat it

N
Newspapers - free subscriptions
BBC News ・Daily e-Mail - click on Services Daily e-mail. You can specify your interest areas
Australian IT subscription - free subscription. Fill out the form Daily IT News in your Inbox
Wired News - Click on Get Wired News Delivered in your In-Box
Guardian
IDC - forecasting the future of e-business, Internet and technology

P
Privacy
Electronic Privacy Information Centre - a huge list of resources
Telstra White Pages
CDT page - what information is available on you whilst you surf the Net?
Centre for Democracy and Technology - related links and resources
Privacy - monitoring the workplace
Privacy Rights Clearing House - lots of links to privacy resources
Privacy and surveillance - in computer supported co-operative work
Cookies - Author Roger Clarke - a site with extensive information
Cookies and how to disable them
Dataveillance and Information Privacy Pages - Roger Clarke
Computers, freedom and privacy
RBC Royal Bank - privacy

R
Robots
Making robots conscious of their mental states - John McCarthy, Stanford University
Robot of the month
The Tech Museum of Innovation - San Jose - good introduction and background information
ROBOTMAN Industrial Robots
Robotics Internet Resources page - links to sites all over the Web

S
Schools
British Schools Montevideo, Uruguay (Teacher: Maximo Gurmendez)

Software Risks/Bugs
The Risks Digest - forum on risks to the public

T
Telecommuting
Telecommuting - information from around the world

Tests
Beekman - self-assessment quiz

V
Virtual Reality

Viruses
The Virus Wars - from the Atlantic monthly
Computer Viruses - a collection of articles
Virus Encyclopaedia
Computer Virus timeline

W
Warfare
Institute for the Advanced Study of Information Warfare
Federation of American Scientists Information Warfare
Glossary of Information Warfare terms

Last updated 8-06