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Community Information Network announces major new Web site improvements!
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URL http://www.cin.gov.au is the web site for the DSS Community
Information Network (CIN), a
DSS supported research project that has built the largest public access
Internet network in
the world in an effort to explore research questions about whether access
to on-line services such as
Internet email, WWW and newsgroups can be shown to improve low income
people's living standards.

As a extension of the research project, the CIN Web site has undergone a
major reworking recently. It is now a
content rich resource with a variety of information for the CIN's low
income audience and the Internet community more generally. 

The CIN site is graphically interesting and focusses on building a sense
of community amongst CIN users,
providing income support and associated information, and maximising the
value of the Internet for CIN users. 

Features of the CIN include 18 highly interactive 'Rooms', which are
subject oriented spaces that provide
a integrated suite of libraries, Web based chat/discussion areas, and
links to other sites within each Room. Rooms are available for a variety
of subject topics, including income support information, womens' issues,
disability issues, youth, seniors, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
issues, and more.

Additionally, all of the graphics are tuned for *snappy* performance over
a dial-up link and the HTML is optimised for all major browser types and
for accessibility for people with a disability.

I invite all Australian Web users to check us out at
http://www.cin.gov.au.

Cheers

Steven Byrne
CIN Webmaster

sbyrne@cin.gov.au