data link Story

Dear readers:

Whether you believe a new millennium starts on January 1st in the year 2000 or the year 2001, there is no denying the excitement that is building as we move closer to the new year. But for the staff of data link (meaning me!), 1999 has been a significant year as well.

This issue of data link is the twelfth to be produced on time with good, informative links for you to peruse. As a high-performance or high-throughput computational researcher or as someone interested in computational research, I hope you have found the more than one hundred hyperlinks to online information useful. Unearthing these online resources takes time and effort. I am fortunate to work with several terrific NCSA staff and some active members of the data link Advisory Board who help make each issue possible and valuable.

Any ideas or suggestions you have for improving data link and making it more appropriate for your needs are welcome. I hope you will be in touch to express your opinions and to offer information about your research and activities.

Best wishes for the new year and -- for some of you -- the new century!

--Ginny Hudak-David, data link editor and coordinator