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Introduction There are now numerous sites on the web that contain useful information for theoretical computer scientists. Among the more popular sites are those maintaining bibliographies and surveys for specic subject areas; many journals and conferences now maintain an online presence as well, allowing easy access to published papers. It is now common to perform literature searches directly on the web, as well as on specialized databases like INSPEC. There are sites that maintain links for specic subject areas [3, 5, 7], as well as sites that maintain information about conference announcements and deadlines [24, 7, 13]. In addition, there are paper and bibliography databases like the Hypertext Bibliography Project [14], the Computing Research Repository [17], and the Computer Science Research Paper Search Engine [19]. Searching for relevant material however is still a time-consuming task, given the volume of information available and the lack of contextual precision of mo

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