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Have you seen BUBL yet?  I just discovered it last night and
am working on putting a link on my LMC website.  What an
outstanding list of links, organized by Dewey number as well
as by subject.  It's the best I've seen on the web--and, 1.
it's free, and 2. it's maintained by librarians!

http://bubl.ac.uk/

What is BUBL?

BUBL is an Internet-based information service for the UK
higher education community.

What is BUBL an acronym for?

It is not an acronym. When BUBL was first established in
1990 the name stood for BUlletin Board for Libraries.
However it is now known as the BUBL Information Service, or
BUBL for short.

Where is BUBL located?

BUBL is located and run from the Andersonian library of the
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland.

How did BUBL begin?

The BUBL Information Service originated in 1990 as the
BUlletin Board for Libraries, an experimental service
created as part of Project Jupiter, a project based at
Glasgow University which aimed to train librarians in the
use of JANET, the Joint Academic NETwork. When Project
Jupiter funding ended in May 1991 BUBL was taken over by a
group of librarians from the Universities of Strathclyde and
Glasgow who saved it from extinction by their voluntary
efforts. The service continued on this voluntary basis until
early 1994, growing in popularity and attracting small
amounts of sponsorship from commercial and professional
organisations. In January 1994 one year's funding
for the maintenance and development of BUBL was received
from the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC). This
was followed by a further year's funding for 1995. Then, in
January 1995, JISC agreed that BUBL should be funded as a UK
national information service, with funding on a three yearly
cycle.

Who is BUBL aimed at?

When BUBL was first established, the specific aim of the
service was to function as a bulletin board on JANET for the
academic library community. However, it soon became apparent
that much of the information being made available on BUBL
was of direct interest to the wider academic community and
was being widely used by non-librarians. Consequently, BUBL
has broadened its approach, and whilst a specialist service
is still provided to the UK's library and information
science community, the service has for some time been aimed
towards the UK higher education academic and research
community more generally.

Can anyone use BUBL?

Although BUBL is aimed at the UK higher education community,
anyone anywhere in the world can access the service,
providing they have access to the Internet.

Do I have to pay to use BUBL?

No, all information on BUBL is provided free at the point of
use.

Do I have to register to use BUBL?

No.

What is the BUBL subject tree?

BUBL was the first national UK service to offer its users
subject-based access to the Internet, through the BUBL
subject tree initiative, which began in 1993. In the subject
tree, resources are arranged together by subject area (i.e.
all accountancy resources are located together, as are all
geology, library and physics resources etc.). The original
gopher-based subject tree was soon supplemented by a
Web-based one, and both have now been incorporated into BUBL
LINK (LIbraries of Networked Knowledge). LINK contains
thousands of links to Internet resources and services, and
covers all main subject areas. Resource descriptions are
searchable and subjects can be browsed by alphabetical order
or Dewey Decimal Classification. BUBL LINK is also
accessible via Z39.50 by connecting to port 210 on
link.bubl.ac.uk using database name Zpub.

--
Adam Janowski, Library Media Specialist
Naples High School Library Media Center, Naples, Florida
Email: nhslmc@mediaone.net  Website:
www.se.mediaone.net/~nhslmc


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<font face="Arial,Helvetica">Have you seen BUBL yet?&nbsp; I just discovered
it last night and am working on putting a link on my LMC website.&nbsp;
What an outstanding list of links, organized by Dewey number as well as
by subject.&nbsp; It's the best I've seen on the web--and, 1. it's free,
and 2. it's maintained by librarians!</font><font face="Arial,Helvetica"></font>
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HREF="http://bubl.ac.uk/">http://bubl.ac.uk/</A></font>
<p>What is BUBL?
<p>BUBL is an Internet-based information service for the UK higher education
community.
<p>What is BUBL an acronym for?
<p>It is not an acronym. When BUBL was first established in 1990 the name
stood for BUlletin Board for Libraries. However it is now known as the
BUBL Information Service, or BUBL for short.
<p>Where is BUBL located?
<p>BUBL is located and run from the Andersonian library of the University
of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland.
<p>How did BUBL begin?
<p>The BUBL Information Service originated in 1990 as the BUlletin Board
for Libraries, an experimental service created as part of Project Jupiter,
a project based at Glasgow University which aimed to train librarians in
the use of JANET, the Joint Academic NETwork. When Project Jupiter funding
ended in May 1991 BUBL was taken over by a group of librarians from the
Universities of Strathclyde and Glasgow who saved it from extinction by
their voluntary efforts. The service continued on this voluntary basis
until early 1994, growing in popularity and attracting small amounts of
sponsorship from commercial and professional organisations. In January
1994 one year's funding
<br>for the maintenance and development of BUBL was received from the Joint
Information Systems Committee (JISC). This was followed by a further year's
funding for 1995. Then, in January 1995, JISC agreed that BUBL should be
funded as a UK national information service, with funding on a three yearly
cycle.
<p>Who is BUBL aimed at?
<p>When BUBL was first established, the specific aim of the service was
to function as a bulletin board on JANET for the academic library community.
However, it soon became apparent that much of the information being made
available on BUBL was of direct interest to the wider academic community
and was being widely used by non-librarians. Consequently, BUBL has broadened
its approach, and whilst a specialist service is still provided to the
UK's library and information science community, the service has for some
time been aimed towards the UK higher education academic and research community
more generally.
<p>Can anyone use BUBL?
<p>Although BUBL is aimed at the UK higher education community, anyone
anywhere in the world can access the service, providing they have access
to the Internet.
<p>Do I have to pay to use BUBL?
<p>No, all information on BUBL is provided free at the point of use.
<p>Do I have to register to use BUBL?
<p>No.
<p>What is the BUBL subject tree?
<p>BUBL was the first national UK service to offer its users subject-based
access to the Internet, through the BUBL subject tree initiative, which
began in 1993. In the subject tree, resources are arranged together by
subject area (i.e. all accountancy resources are located together, as are
all geology, library and physics resources etc.). The original gopher-based
subject tree was soon supplemented by a Web-based one, and both have now
been incorporated into BUBL LINK (LIbraries of Networked Knowledge). LINK
contains thousands of links to Internet resources and services, and covers
all main subject areas. Resource descriptions are searchable and subjects
can be browsed by alphabetical order or Dewey Decimal Classification. BUBL
LINK is also accessible via Z39.50 by connecting to port 210 on link.bubl.ac.uk
using database name Zpub.
<p>--
<br>Adam Janowski, Library Media Specialist
<br>Naples High School Library Media Center, Naples, Florida
<br>Email: nhslmc@mediaone.net&nbsp; Website: www.se.mediaone.net/~nhslmc
<br>&nbsp;</html>

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