Larry Jacobsen is Head of Library and Information Services, Ray Hamel is the Special Collections Librarian, and Joanne Brown is Technical Services Librarian at the Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Larry Jacobsen is Head of Library and Information Services, Ray Hamel is the Special Collections Librarian, and Joanne Brown is Technical Services Librarian at the Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Larry Jacobsen is Head of Library and Information Services, Ray Hamel is the Special Collections Librarian, and Joanne Brown is Technical Services Librarian at the Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Primatology is represented on the World Wide Web (WWW 1 or Web 1 ) with more than 500 pages of information, located at 200 Web sites. These pages range from simple fact sheets about primates to sophisticated on-line stereotaxic brain atlases. Veterinarians, biomedical research personnel, institutional animal care and use committee (IACUC 1 ) members, and others concerned with animal health can potentially find useful information about nonhuman primates using Internet resources; however, coverage is not consistent. Although considerable information can be found regarding the herpes B virus, for example, very little Web information is available on nonhuman primate anatomy and physiology. Like other disciplines, primatology is not fully represented by available on-line resources; and issues of source reliability, currency, and structure will continue to make the Internet a less than complete information resource. To put things in perspective, none of the major scientific primate journals are currently available through the Internet. Although few of the 80 primate-related newsletters have full text representation and fewer still (like Laboratory Primate Newsletter ) have back issues, the tide is turning. PRIMATES, the outstanding bibliographic database of the Primate Information Center at the University of Washington, Seattle (PIC 1 ), can now be purchased only on an annual subscription basis for mounting on one's personal computer. However, plans are in development to make it searchable on the Web ( Pritchard 1997 ). The International Directory of Primatology , published at the Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (WRPRC 1 ), is being converted for Internet access. Although issues of cost recovery have slowed the availability of essential information on the Internet, we and other publishers are beginning to find alternative ways to fund this process. Even with its limitations, the Internet is growing as an important source of information about nonhuman primates. Many key documents, such as the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals ( NRC 1996 ), are easily accessed and downloaded to a printer. There are Ebola sites, several links for primate care, and numerous sources of primate images. Increasingly major organizations in the field are represented through tailored Web sites. Although the WWW is well established as a communications tool, much work remains to make it an equally effective information resource. At the WRPRC, we have begun to look at how the extraordinary capabilities of the Internet might be applied to meet some of the information needs in the field of primatology. The National Center for Research Resources (NCRR 1 ) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH 1 ) oversees the Primate Centers Program. Part of the mission of these centers is the dissemination of information to support primate research, education, and conservation. The WRPRC has taken an active role in both developing and organizing Internet resources in primatology ( Jacobsen 1994 ). All sites linked through Primate Info Net, the Web site managed by the WRPRC, are reviewed for (1) accuracy of information, (2) currency of information, (3) reliability of source, and (4) appropriateness of content. In this paper, we briefly describe an information transfer model being developed by the WRPRC Library and Information Service, review Primate Info Net as a linking WWW site to primate resources, and then topically describe sites/pages that might be of interest to people working with primates in a laboratory or captive setting. The WRPRC has developed a working model for Internet applications in the field of primatology ( Figure 1 ). The model positions the user at the center of a wheel linking Internet resources among which a user can move freely and interactively. A person working with nonhuman primates in biomedical research, education, conservation, or veterinary medicine can link via the Internet to an array of primate-related communications and information resources. In one scenarios, a user might go to Primate Info Net to search for enrichment sites, transfer to the PRIMATES (PIC) database to search the current literature, and then request documents from a document delivery service. Documents would be transferred electronically and read or printed at their site. To consult with an expert, this person could consult the World Directory of Primatologists or refer a specific question to Askprimate or the Primate-Talk electronic forum. Another alternative is to search for enrichment materials in the WRPRC Audiovisual Database to see what videotapes cover this topic. In other words, as all the pieces become available electronically, it will be possible to move around the information landscape from one's personal computer. Many parts of this model are already in place or under development, so this scenario is not far from reality. Obviously, this is a simple model for a very complex information-gathering process, but it does suggest how Web services can be interlinked. This kind of access can particularly benefit people around the world who lack well-developed local resources. Wisconsin model of information transfers in primatology, from the Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center Library and Information Service, University of Wisconsin-Madison. All resources are available on the Internet at the time of this writing, except those marked with *, which are planned for Internet access later in 1998. Source: Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center Library and Information Service, 1998 (NCRR grant P51 RR00167). The key linking Web site for the Wisconsin model is Primate Info Net (PIN) ( http://www.primate.wisc.edu/pin ), developed at the WRPRC. Through Primate Info Net, the user can reach most of the Internet resources shown in Figure 1 . First established in 1993, PIN connects the user to an array of international resources, including primate organizations, information services, veterinary resources, newsletters, educational and career information, legislation, and considerable coverage of the primates themselves. Some of these sites are dedicated exclusively to primates; others, such as zoological garden sites, may have only brief profiles of the primates they hold. All sites on PIN are indexed, and users can employ its search feature to find what is available on a topic of interest. For example, if interested in primate enrichment, one would search on the word “enrichment” and receive the following matches: Animal Care Audio-Visual Materials Environmental Enhancement for Caged Rhesus Macaques: A Photographic Documentation (by Dr. Viktor Reinhardt) Environmental Enrichment for Nonhuman Primates: An Annotated Bibliography for Animal Care Personnel (by Viktor Reinhardt, Annie Reinhardt, and David Seelig) Environmental Enrichment for Nonhuman Primates: 1987-1992 (bibliography) Environmental Enrichment--Operant Conditioning Laboratory Primate Newsletter articles on environmental enrichment and psychological well-being Primate Enrichment (by Erna Toback) Primate Enrichment Forum State of the Art Preserve Designed For and By Gorillas (by Leigh Ann Kranz and Dr. Francine Patterson) Coverage of primate topics on PIN varies, but new links are added through a monthly review process. For some species, such as the gorilla or chimpanzee, the user will find numerous links; for others, like the uakari, there are very few. Many government documents that relate to laboratory animals, including primates, are available through PIN. This is one of the resources to bookmark for quick access to information. Listed below are some selected PIN links that relate to people working with primates in laboratory or other captive settings. We have selected electronic forums and Web sites for their potential usefulness to ILAR Journal readers. We have provided annotated coverage of contents and sponsorship for each site or page listed so that readers may bookmark individual sites of interest. Table 1 is intended as a convenient guide to the information services of the WRPRC Library and Information Services. Appendix 1 is a list of sites mentioned in this paper, including WWW addresses. Quick guide to Internet Programs: Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center Primate Products and Services is a new site on the Primate Info Net home page. Companies supplying products or services to people working with nonhuman primates can be listed. This site is sponsored by the WRPRC. A direct link is provided to company Websites from PIN. This list is managed by Larry Jacobsen, WRPRC (e-mail: [email protected]). The Primate Supply Information Clearinghouse (PSIC 1 ) provides communication between research institutions to facilitate exchanges of nonhuman primates or their tissues. Inquiries on availability of animals or tissues are accepted from any research institution or zoological park. The goal of the PSIC is to increase sharing of these animals, thereby decreasing the need to animals for research, and to the of animals PSIC the Guide ( ), which of services, and This is by the Regional Primate Research Center, protected]). 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