Faculty and staff use the web to explore eclectic interests. Some favorite sites:
JOHN HENNESSY, provost
Google (www.google.com) -- "The best search engine on the web, especially for tough-to-find stuff," says Hennessy. Google uses technology based on three years of research in web search and data mining done by company founders in the Stanford computer science department.
SciSearch (scisearch2.lanl.gov/stanford/sci.html) -- Hennessy touts this as "a terrific index to scientific literature." It's sponsored by Stanford Libraries and Los Alamos National Laboratory. Users can sign up to be alerted by e-mail when research is published on a specific topic.
SCOTT SAGAN, co-director, Center for International Security and Cooperation
U.S. Department of Defense (www.defenselink.mil) -- The Pentagon's web page includes current news on military issues, links to analysis sources and details about current troop deployments.
Yahoo! (www.yahoo.com) -- Sagan has this search engine bookmarked to bring up the web pages of 38 Indian newspapers and 15 Pakistani papers so he can read the news about South Asia. Says Sagan: "This adds much depth and alternative perspectives to the kind of thin, American-centric coverage you often find in U.S. papers concerning such issues as nuclear weapons tests and arms control negotiations in South Asia."
JON ERICKSON, '65, bursar
Sears Cup (www.nacda.com/sears/sears.html) -- Check here to see how Stanford is doing in its quest to win an extraordinary sixth consecutive award for the best college athletics program in the country.
Nasdaq (www.nasdaq.com) -- Erickson uses this web page to get a quick look at the market and to keep track of the stocks in his portfolio. The site also includes timely business news reports.
