A good starting point for answers to diverse practical problems related to computer science is the list of USENET FAQs (Austrian mirror at Vienna). The fields of computer science and mathematics are covered by several scientific organizations. In addition to ACM, information of interest is also provided by the IEEE Computer Society and by SIAM.

For detailed information on computational geometry, you may want to visit David Eppstein's `Geometry in Action' or Jeff Erickson's `Computational Geometry Pages'. See also Joe Mitchell's Hotlist, or a report entitled Strategic Directions in Computational Geometry. Those capable of reading German will also find the homepage of the special interest group on computational geometry of the German Computer Society `Algorithmische Geometrie' (GI Fachgruppe 0.1.2) of interest. (See also the GI special interest group on complexity theory, `Komplexität' (GI Fachgruppe 0.1.4)), and `Graphische Datenverarbeitung').

Information on diverse aspects of computer graphics can be obtained from ACM SIGGRAPH. You may also want to check out the services offered by the Computer Graphics Society (CGS) and Eurographics.

Information on the theory of algorithms and on other aspects of theoretical computer science is available at ACM SIGACT. The Links to Theoretical Computer Scientists' Homepages are a handy tool for locating the URLs of theoretical computer scientists all over the world. See also ACM's Collected Algorithms.

Several folks maintain lists of researchers involved in computational geometry. See, for instance, Eppstein's list, and Urrutia's list. There also exists a list devoted to mesh generation and grid generation.

Quite a few online bibliographies are accessible via the WWW. You may want to use the collection of computer science bibliographies maintained by Alf-Christian Achilles, or a directory of Computer Science Journals. The CoRR -- Computing Research Repository is very useful, too. A search in ACM's Digital Library will provide full information on recent papers published in ACM publications.

Several commercial publishers offer facilities for online access to journals. Browse, for instance, the databases of Elsevier (and ScienceDirect), Springer, World Scientific.

When in need of an online dictionary, consult a digital Merriam-Webster or an EU multi-language dictionary. Some on-line dictionaries are specifically geared towards computer science. See, for instance, the Free Online Dictionary of Computing (FOLDOC) and the Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures. Translations between German and English (and some other languages) are offered, among others, by LEO BEOLINGUS and lingua@ict

Among the myriads of other miscellaneous links, information on foreign exchange rates is particularly useful. Schedules of railroad services in and around Austria are available from DB (German railroads). The Austrian government publishes an "official" homepage of Austria, which provides quite a few links to other pages on Austria. Some fairly nifty pages dealing with science and culture in Austria can be accessed via Austria-Forum. (Fortunately, a good deal of this stuff is available both in English and in German, see the English summary). See also the "Austria"-page maintained by the Austrian Embassy at Washington, DC, USA.

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