SciLINC
SciLINC stands for "Scientific Literature Indexing on Networked Computers"
When development of the SciLINC project began it had four primary goals. Edited for brevity, they were:
- Increase public access to nationally significant scientific literature.
- Enhance the usefulness of digitized materials by creating a Web repository of scanned literature, keywords, and online resources with tools for searching and analysis.
- Create an educational tool for learning about plant life. While the screensaver application is indexing keywords, the participant's computer will display information about plant life within the United States and around the world. The information displayed will describe each plant name or term currently being indexed on the participant's computer, and will include descriptive data, images, maps, and the annotated outlinks for that term.
- Provide a model for adopting public-resource computing applications within the library community.
Applications available:
- Microsoft Windows (98 or later) running on an Intel x86-compatible CPU