Where's the Best Surf?
The amount of AIDS-related information available on the Internet is expanding exponentially. The following list, although neither systematic nor comprehensive, is intended to suggest the breadth of those resources.
WORLD WIDE WEB AND INTERNET RESOURCES
AIDS Info BBS
AIDS Info BBS is a gateway to more than ten AIDS-related sites.
http://sprite.berkeley.edu
gopher://itsa.ucsf.edu
BBS: 415-626-1246
AIDS Information Newsletter
The AIDS Information Newsletter, transmitted from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs AIDS Information Center, is a biweekly electronic publication carried by many Internet sites and bulletin boards.
gopher://gopher.niaid.nih.gov:70/11/aids/vaain
Canadian HIV Trials Network
This site contains French and English articles about ongoing trials and other aspects of clinical research in Canada.
http://unixg.ubc.ca:780/~fortin/Marcel.html
ftp://hivnet.ubc.ca
Critical Path AIDS Project
This comprehensive Web site provides links to full-text clinical trial protocols, conventional and alternative treatment databases from around the world, searchable libraries of treatment newsletters and databases, Asian language resources, databases of high-resolution color photographs, and other research and treatment information.
http://www.critpath.org
HIV/AIDS Surveillance Database
Produced by the Bureau of the Census's Center for International Research, this site provides raw surveillance data on the epidemic, such as statistical information categorized by state or HIV-related illness.
http://www.ciesin.org/DS/hivaids/hivaids-home.html
gopher://gopher.ciesin.org
ftp://ftp.ciesin.org
telnet://infoserver.ciesin.org
HIVNET/GENA (Global Electronic Network for AIDS)
This site offers access to numerous resources, including AEGIS, the AIDS Education and Global Information System. Widely used by AIDS activists and people with HIV, AEGIS contains newsletters, hundreds of downloadable files, and a comprehensive library of AIDS prevention, treatment, and legal information.
http://www.hivnet.org
gopher://gopher.hivnet.org
ftp://ftp.hivnet.org
BBS for AEGIS: 714-248-2836
HSTAT (Health Services/Technology Assessment Test)
This National Library of Medicine (NLM) site provides access to many biomedical resources, including clinical practice guidelines from the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR).
http://text.nlm.nih.gov/
gopher://gopher.nlm.nih.gov/11/hstat/
ftp://nlmpubs.nlm.nih.gov/hstat
telnet://hstat.nlm.nih.gov
MEDLARS (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System)
The NLM offers the following AIDS-related databases: AIDSDRUGS--information on all AIDS clinical trials; AIDSLINE--more than 100,000 AIDS literature references, updated weekly; AIDSTRIALS--information on HIV-related drug and vaccine trials; and DIRLINE--an annotated directory listing 17,000 biomedical organizations, with approximately 2,500 specific to AIDS. To access these databases, users must first obtain a password, available free of charge by contacting the MEDLARS Help Desk at 800-638-8480.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov
gopher://gopher.nlm.nih.gov
ftp://nlmpubs.nlm.nih.gov
telnet://medlars.nlm.nih.gov
National AIDS Clearinghouse
This Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) site contains copies of the HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, the Standard Search Series, AHCPR's clinical practice guidelines, and pathfinder guides to AIDS information.
http://www.cdcnac.aspensys.com:86
gopher://cdcnac.aspensys.com
ftp://cdcnac.aspensys.com
WHO Global Programme on AIDS
This World Health Organization site, which contains numerous international reports and epidemiologic information, is geared toward health care providers and researchers.
http://gpawww.who.ch
gopher://gpagopher.who.ch
ELECTRONIC MAILING LISTS
AIDS Book Review Journal
This mailing list is an electronic publication that reviews books, videos, and journals. To subscribe to the list, send the message subscribe aidsbkrv your first name your last name to listserv@uicvm.uic.edu
AIDS Stat
AIDS Stat contains official statistics about the HIV epidemic. To subscribe, send the message subscribe aids-stat your first name your last name to majordomo@wubios.wustl.edu
ACT-UP listserv
This list provides information for activists and includes announcements about AIDS-related political, research, and health care issues. To subscribe, send the message subscribe act-up your first name your last name to act-up-request@world.std.com
SCI.MED.AID
SWith 65,000 current subscribers, SCI.MED.AIDS is the oldest and most active mailing list. In addition to offering many research-oriented topics for discussion, SCI.MED.AIDS includes AIDS Treatment News and the CDC's AIDS Daily Summary. To subscribe, send the message subscribe aids your first name your last name to listserv@rutvm1.rutgers.edu
PRINT INDEXES OF INTERNET RESOURCES
- Guide to Selected AIDS-Related Electronic Bulletin Boards and Internet Resources. Compiled by John Fanning and David Jackson. Rockville: National AIDS Clearinghouse, 1994.
- HIV/AIDS Resources on the Internet. Compiled by Lauren M. Ferguson and Jean Hofacket; edited by Gale A. Dutcher. Philadelphia: AIDS Information Network, 1995.
- HIV/AIDS Resources on the Internet. Prepared by Michael Howe. San Francisco: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs AIDS Information Center, 1995.
- How to Find Information About AIDS, second edition. Edited by Jeffrey T. Huber. New York: Harrington Park Press, 1992.
At press time, the addresses listed here were correct; the Harvard AIDS Institute regrets any inconvenience that subsequent changes may cause.
  
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