The mission of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) is to provide logistic support for programs of independent member societies by arranging scientific publications and conferences. The Federation is also particularly interested in the effective representation of the interests and concerns of investigators in the life and biomedical sciences. FASEB is composed of 12 principal societies and five associated ones. Examples of the main ones are:
The American Physiological Society (APS);
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB);
American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET);
American Society for Investigative Pathology.
The home page for the Web site is a frame set. Here are the main headings (links) on the home page with a description of the content of the associated pages:
Member Societies presents links to the Web sites of the Member Societies and Associate Member Societies as well as their publications.
Public Affairs presents the mandate of the Office of Public Affairs, the public policy advocacy arm of the Federation. The page also presents information on recent policy developments and advances in the biosciences.
Career Resources presents links to the various career services run by FASEB.
Meetings & Conferences presents information on conferences and meetings held by FASEB Societies into the year 2000. There are also e‐mail links to FASEB staff responsible for organizing meetings and conferences.
Member Directory allows searching for summary information on members using their last or first name. The information returned includes name, organizational affiliation, e‐mail and telephone number.
The FASEB Journal provides access to the online version of the FASEB Journal free‐of‐charge until March 31, 1999. After the free trial period ends, access to the full text of papers will be limited to subscribers. Unrestricted access to tables of contents and abstracts and the ability to search full text will continue to be available. Currently articles published after January 1998 are available in full text. There are only abstracts for those published from July 1987 until December 1997.
The site is not attractively designed nor is there a through‐going design scheme. There are few links to improve site navigation. However, the pages are simply laid out and the site contains a lot of practical, useful information for researchers and others in the life and biomedical sciences who are members of the Federation.
