8.8. HIVNET/AEGIS Gateway. What is AEGIS?
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This article is from the AIDS FAQ, by Dan Greening with numerous contributions by others.
8.8. HIVNET/AEGIS Gateway. What is AEGIS?
Frequently Asked Questions About AEGIS
What is AEGIS?
AEGIS--AIDS Education Global Information System--is a global
freeway to a world of people, knowledge, and resources. A
non-profit bulletin board service (BBS), AEGIS is the world's
largest non-government database on HIV (the human
immunodeficiency virus) and AIDS (acquired immune deficiency
syndrome).
The AEGIS database contains nearly 2 gigabytes of information,
stored in over 158,000 files of information, with about several
hundred new files added monthly. Users can read and download
more than 26 different full-text publications, the National
Library of Medicine's CLINICAL ALERTS, AIDS DRUGS, AIDS TRIALS,
and AIDSLINE databases (more than 100,000 files), the National
AIDS Clearinghouse's recourse data (more than 15,000 files), Law
Library containing dozens of full-text AIDS-related judicial
decisions and legal commentaries, a FUNDING RESOURCE database and
global events calendar.
Users also can connect directly to the White House (ONAP/OASH)
BBS, FDA BBS, and NIH BBS in Rockville, MD. Additionally, AEGIS
provides gateways to a number of AIDS-related conferences or
"electronic town-halls" in English, Dutch, German, and Spanish,
where users can seek and share information.
AEGIS is the cornerstone of the Global Electronic Network for
AIDS, an international consortium of electronic bulletin boards,
and regularly uploads information to more than 150 BBSs in North
America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia.
While there are no formal agreements or obligations between AEGIS
and its affiliates, AEGIS asks and expects affiliates to share the
information it provides without charge.
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