Reporter Volume 26, No.21 March 23, 1995

Often cited as the first and most well-known printed reference guide
to the Net, The Whole Internet Catalog (WIC) is now available through
the Net itself. No longer are you limited to reading about the WIC's
extensive listing of interesting web sites, gopher holes, electronic
publications, and virtual services. Now as you read about a resource
of interest in The Online Whole Internet Catalog you can select the
item and are propelled through cyberspace to the source via an active
link to the Net.
	If you have ever wondered why everyone seems to be talking
about the Net, use this catalog. There is something for everyone on
the Information Highway! As the "About the Online Whole Internet
Catalog" page states, "This catalog is for anybody who has access to
the Internet. It isn't about computing on the Internet; it's about
using the Internet to find what interests you."
	The basic design of the catalog is to present information in
basic broad subject categories such as "Arts & Entertainment,"
"Business & Finance," "Computers," "Education," "Government,"
"Recreation & Travel," among others. If this listing seems at all
"stuffy," think again. Just select the "What's New" or the "Top 25"
option available on the opening screen and you will see at a glance
the latest in Net circles.
	As the Catalog's owners state, "There is no single rule for
what constitutes a resource in the Whole Internet Catalog. We just try
to include the most useful, unusual, and interesting things we can
find." Recent entries on the "What's New" and the "Top 25" lists have
included Archaeological Fieldwork, Art on the Net, Comics 'n' Stuff,
Conservation Online, Internet Movie Archives, Reggae Down Babylon,
Space Calendar, and Window's Shareware Archive.
	To access The Online Whole Internet Catalog via your UB
electronic mail account type lynx http://nearnet.gnn.com/wic/ at your
system prompt (vax or unix) or www http://nearnet.gnn.com/wic/
(ibm/cms). For further information on accessing the World Wide Web,
contact the Computing Center Help Desk at 645-3542.
 -- Gemma DeVinney and Loss Pequeo Glazier, Lockwood Library