The Internet Scout Project
Since 1994, the Scout Project has focused on developing better tools and services for finding, filtering, and presenting online information and metadata.
Located on the University of Wisconsin-Madison's campus, and part of the University's College of Letters and Sciences, Scout has access to highly educated content specialists and a world-class array of computer science and library resources. Our eclectic staff blends academics and professionals from Library Science and Computer Science, along with graduate and undergraduate students studying the sciences, social sciences and humanities.
Research That Delivers Results
The Scout Project research team creates and delivers practical Web-based information and software solutions for educators, librarians and researchers. Through stand-alone and collaborative projects we focus on joining concepts from both Library and Computer Science with the latest in internet technology to create tools and publication services that deliver.
Tools That Deliver Solutions
Our open source software tools are designed with academic and non-profit groups and users in mind. They are flexible, provide easy to use interfaces and can be set up with out a lot of technical expertise. Our turn-key portal software, for example, allows digital collection developers to share their unique online materials and collections with colleagues and students throughout the world.
Publications That Deliver Knowledge
The project's acclaimed reports and resource archive provide educators, students, researchers, and librarians with fast, convenient ways of staying informed about the most valuable online resources. Our most popular publication, the Scout Report, is one of the Web's oldest and most respected current awareness services. Published every Friday since 1994, it is read by more than 250,000 readers every week.The Scout Project is supported by:
- The National Science Foundation
- The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
- The Claire Giannini Hoffman Fund
- Microsoft Corporation
- University of Wisconsin-Madison's College of Letters and Sciences
- University of Wisconsin-Madison's Computer Sciences Department
Scout is part of the National Science Foundation's National Science Digital Library (NSDL) Project. NSDL aims to be the largest science, technology, engineering and math digital library ever created. For more information about NSDL visit: http://www.nsdl.org/
To subscribe to any of our free current awareness reports, download and use our open source software, or search through our online resource archive, please visit our web site.
Contacting the Internet Scout Project
For electronic correspondence, use our feedback form or email scout@scout.wisc.edu. Mail can be directed to:
The Internet Scout Project
1210 W. Dayton St.
Madison, WI 53706
If you would like to talk to or email a specific Scout, phone numbers and email addresses are listed on the staff bios page.
