Project Gutenberg the internets oldest producer of free e-texts MIT: Open Course Ware: free and open to all The Virtual Community and newer virtual sightings by Howard Rheingold The Utne Lens More than an online version of The Utne Reader, The Utne Café offers an exciting experience of virtual community and discussion. [8/30/96: Got my non-virtual Sept/Oct copy -- couldn't wait. Two of this page's most featured men make the front cover banner. The issue's focus is Quitting: the fine art of breaking free. Nader is the landslide winner of Utne's reader poll and Leary gets memorialized as the King of Quit on their BACK PAGE. The front cover only says October although the table of contents decided to include September. Hmmm.] A Guide to Making Documents Accessible to People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired — good accessibility reference The On-line Books Page A virtual bibliophiliac's dream-come-true! Includes links to this couple's Celebration of Women Writers page cross-listed on the Feminist Threads Page. The World Wide Web Virtual Library: Publishers The Tech Classics Archive searchable archive of classical Greek and Roman texts [the last time I checked, there were some broken links (especially graphics), but texts were still accessible and included a small number of texts from non-Western classics by Chinese and Persian writers] The Elements of Style TeleRead Home Page "TeleRead is a nonpartisan plan to get electronic books into American homes--by way of a national digital library and small, sharp-screened computers--in an era of declining literacy." FAIR -- Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting "...national media watch group offering well-documented criticism in an effort to correct media bias and imbalance. FAIR focusses public awareness on the narrow corporate ownership of the press, the media's allegiance to official agendas and their insensitivity to women, labor, minorities, and other public interest constituencies. FAIR seeks to invigorate the First Amendment by advocating for greater media pluralism and the inclusion of public interest voices in national debates."

E-LAW REFERENCES/BOOKS

Nolo Home Page "Founded in 1971, Nolo publishes easy-to-use books and software on consumer law subjects such as wills, small claims court, divorce and debt problems. Nolo also provides excellent legal information to small business, including help with incorporation, partnerships, employment law, patents and trademarks.-- Nolo Press is dedicated to the simple proposition that the American legal system should be affordable and accessible to all." The National Association for Public Interest Law NAPIL is the country's largest organization training and developing lawyers to provide legal assistance for low-income and other underserved people and communities. Especially if you are a law student or lawyer wondering what you can do to help, check it out. For research and educational projects geared to the needs of citizen-consumers in the United States check out The Center for Study of Responsive Law, a nonprofit Ralph Nader organization. Thomas Great government source for legal/gov info: "receives text of legislation files several times daily and the text of the Congressional Record once daily when Congress is in session; files are processed and made available immediately upon receipt from the Government Printing Office. " The World Wide Web Virtual Library: Law ConflictNet Home Page ConflictNet is a network of people dedicated to promoting the constructive resolution of conflict. ConflictNet enhances the work of conflict resolution groups and individuals, and links you to the worldwide conflict resolution community. ConflictNet offers current information on conflict resolution, including facilitated topical discussions on critical issues in the field, current legislation, and conference and training activity.