[apologies for cross-posting] NEWS FROM THE CURRENT INDEX TO STATISTICS A new informational web site has been initiated for the Current Index to Statistics. Please view it at http://www.statindex.org (The query web site is still at http://query.statindex.org) We are pleased to announce the following news about CIS. Details for each of these items are posted on the web site under the heading "CIS News: Other Current News and Announcements". You can also write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to request more details. (1) QUERY WEB SITE: The CIS query web site serves subscribers to the database, providing a centralized search engine. As a service to the statistics profession, CIS also sponsors FREE access to a limited version of the database, including records up to and including 1991. (2) NEW ABSTRACTING EDITOR APPOINTED: George Styan has been appointed as CIS Abstracting Editor. (3) SEARCH FOR NEW DATABASE EDITOR: We have begun a search for the next CIS Database Editor. This editor is in charge of assembly and quality control of the CIS database, working in cooperation with Professor Styan. (4) SEEKING CONTRIBUTING EDITORS IN ALL FIELDS: CIS seeks new volunteer Contributing Editors to extract bibliography on articles with significant statistical content from journals other than our core of statistical and methodological journals. We depend on these contributors to improve our coverage of important statistical applications and methodological advances in a variety of disciplines. Alan Zaslavsky Chairman, CIS Management Committee =========================================================================== This list is open to everyone. Occasionally, less thoughtful people send inappropriate messages. Please DO NOT COMPLAIN TO THE POSTMASTER about these messages because the postmaster has no way of controlling them, and excessive complaints will result in termination of the list. For information about this list, including information about the problem of inappropriate messages and information about how to unsubscribe, please see the web page at http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ ===========================================================================
