New Technology in the Human Services

Hiom, D., Ferguson, N. (1995). Using SOSIG to Support Social Science Research. New Technology in the Human Services, 8(3), 23-25.
Abstract: The Internet can provide an invaluable resource for supporting education and research in the social sciences; it offers access to people, data and resources on a hitherto unparalleled scale. However it is as yet a far from ideal work environment. The sheer enormity of information available and the corresponding lack of organisation of this information can prove an effective barrier to potential users. The Social Science InformationGateway (SOSIG) allows social science researchers and practitioners to discover and easily access relevant high-quality networked resources and services worldwide. The paper will look at the background to the projectand the current status of the service. Since March, 1995 there have been a number of developments to the SOSIG project which have been included at the end of the paper. SOSIG may be accessed via the World WideWeb (WWW) at http:/sosig.ac.uk or by telnet at sosig.ac.uk, login as sisig.
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