Web Site Is Created

Riding the tide of schools eager to get on-line, the Kennedy School of Government announced Tuesday the opening of a new home page on the Internet's World Wide Web.

The new site, maintained by the Kennedy School press office, provides links to governmental information, advocacy groups and think-tanks, among other resources.

"You name it, it's on there," said Adrianne L. Kaufmann, a Kennedy School public affairs coordinator.

The school's newest addition to the Internet's trove of resources can be reached by accessing the Web at http://ksgwww.harvard.edu/~ksg-press/ksgnews.htm.

According to Kaufman, the site is geared primarily toward journalists and seeks to enhance their ability to access information on Kennedy School faculty members and other resources, Kaufman said.

The Kennedy School hopes the page will be "one of the best starting points for journalists on the Internet," according to a press release.

The journalism resources, listed under "reporter's resources," include on-line media and White House publications.

Also listed within this category is "student journalism," which consists of on-line college and high school newspapers.

In addition to links to the Kennedy School and Harvard University home pages, the site contains a calendar of upcoming events, forums and seminars.

It also includes are transcripts of presentations by newsmakers and world leaders, including the Dalai Lama's speech on September 10.

One of the additional features of the site is. The Kennedy School of Government Online Political Information Network, or KSG OPIN, which provides links to major governmental and political information on the Internet.

The network includes information on the federal and state governments, U.S. election statistics and data on political groups.

"The message to reporters is, "If you are researching or writing about government or politics at any level, we'll get you there," said Steven R. Singer, the Kennedy School's communications director, in the press release.

According to Kaufmann, the page was created because "we wanted to get the Kennedy School out there on the Internet so it would be more accessible to the world and to market the school."

Eventually, all of the Kennedy School's centers will set up their own pages and Internet surfers will be able to access them.

Professor Marvin Kalb, a former journalist and the director of the Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy, said the creation of the site has "inspired us to get our own Web page."

"It should be online by the end of next week," Kalb said.

To publicize the new World Wide Web page, the Kennedy School press office has mailed out 120 news releases and has listed the Web address on eight "listservs." A "listserv" is a type of mailing list that sends notices to its subscribers over the Internet.