today's New York Times [1] reports that "The Scout Report [2], a highly regarded publication that monitors the Internet for new and useful research resources, is facing a loss of financing when its three-year grant from the National Science Foundation runs out next spring." it would be a shame to see this consistently high-quality service go by the wayside. the NYTimes article [3] is available for free if you've signed up...
Links:
[1] http://www.nytimes.com
[2] http://www.scout.cs.wisc.edu/
[3] http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/11/circuits/articles/11scou.html