NATO Science, Technology and Research Network (STARNET)

A Searchable Thematic Compilation of Web Resources

STARNET is a unique network that provides a searchable database of Web-based information resources that contain substantive information of relevance to the nine scientific or thematic nodes listed on the left of the page.

STARNET provides a value added resource; it filters the vast amount of information available on the World Wide Web to significantly improve the identification, delivery and quality of needed information.

Each Web resource is evaluated for content and substance, and then cataloged into the appropriate STARNET node.  Each node has specific topics assigned, and each node has its own inventory of selected web-available information resources based on the relevancy to the topics assigned to that node.

Clicking on any of the nodes listed on the left, will bring you to the homepage of that node. From there you can mount your searches.

STARNET also provides a News and Events page pertinent to each Node, which provides a listing of conferences, meetings, or seminars that might be of interest to the user. Each entry provides details and registration requirements, as well as a Website one can visit for other particulars.

Another feature is a Nominate Resource page, which provides the user a nomination form for proposing a Website for inclusion into STARNET. The user fills in as many of the metadata elements as possible, and then submits the nomination to a content manager for review and evaluation before inclusion in the STARNET.

STARNET serves as an enhancement to the RTA efforts by providing a virtual library of related web-based information resources; a "one stop" information resource.  Furthermore, STARNET is designed as a system that can be adapted to address specific information needs as they arise within the NATO community.

STARNet was developed by the Information Management Committee (IMC) of the Research Technology Organisation (RTO).