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Monday, October 31, 2005
Professional Reading Shelf Digital Information Libraries Source: Ariadne The October 2005 Issue of Ariadne is Available Articles include: + Web 2.0: Building the New Library + Looking for More than Text? + Online Repositories for Learning Materials: The User Perspective + DAEDALUS: Delivering the Glasgow ePrints Service -- College Students--Technology Source: EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research (ECAR) ECAR Study of Students and Information Technology, 2005: Convenience, Connection, Control, and Learning "A longitudinal extension of the 2004 ECAR study of students and information technology, this 2005 study is based on quantitative data from more than 18,000 freshman and senior students at 63 higher education institutions. It focuses on what kinds of information technologies today's students are using, with what levels of skill they are using them, how IT use contributes to the undergraduate experience, and what value the use of IT adds in terms of learning. The study also provides a review of and comparison with the 2004 ECAR study of students and IT and the 2003 ECAR study of faculty use of course management systems undertaken at the University of Wisconsin System." -- Intellectual Freedom--China Source: IFLA IFLA condemns new Chinese Internet regulations and Western computer companies' participation in the crackdown on intellectual freedom -- ERIC Source: ERIC ERIC Initiates OpenURL Link to My Library Beta Test
Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents End User Licensing Agreements--Analyzer Source: Javacool Software EULAlyzer 1.0 "End user license agreements (EULAs) are the bane of most computer users. No one wants to read through pages and pages of boring text before installing a program. And many programs put their license agreements in small windows that require lots of scrolling. So many people either skim them or skip reading them altogether. But it can be dangerous not to read license agreements.... If you aren't reading the license agreements, you have no idea what you could be agreeing to.... EULAlyzer can analyze license agreements in seconds, and provide a detailed listing of potentially interesting words and phrases. Discover if the software you're about to install displays pop-up ads, transmits personally identifiable information, uses unique identifiers to track you, or much much more." Free download for Windows. -- Phishing Source: O'Reilly Network What Is Phishing (Or, How to Fight Phishing at the User-Interface Level) "A phishing attack succeeds when a user is tricked into forming an inaccurate mental model of an online interaction and thus takes actions that have effects contrary to the user's intentions. Because inferring a user's intentions can be difficult, building an automated system to protect users from phishing attacks is a challenging problem." Sunday, October 30, 2005
Professional Reading Shelf Internet Source: Lee Rainie/Pew Transcript: Speech by Lee Rainie, Director of Pew Internet & American Life Project Rainie delivered a keynote speech at Internet Librarian on 10/24. It's titled, "Shifting Worlds." 11 pages; PDF.
Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text DocumentsIraq--Documents Source: FindLaw.com Special Coverage: Iraq Aftermath -- Documents, Resolutions, and Reports Includes materials related to Valerie Plame identity leak; Senate Intelligence Committee Report on the U.S. Intelligence Community's Prewar Intelligence Assessments on Iraq; United States Resolutions, Reports, and Documents; United Nations documents. Saturday, October 29, 2005
Professional Reading Shelf Libraries and Librarians Source: Info Today Blog Stephen Abram on Libraries Fighting Back Paula Hane reports on Stephen Abram's (a great guy, someone we're honored to call a good friend, and an avid ResourceShelf reader) closing keynote speech at Internet Librarian. When Stephen talks, we listen. My only comment (and a small one at that). Yes, Google is the brand name, no doubt about it, but plenty of other good general web engines exist that offer services and features that go beyond "G." Experiment and try new things. You'll be happy you did.
Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents Information Technology--Salary Survey Source: Computerworld Computerworld Salary Survey 2005 "It was another year of skimpy, 3% raises, according to the more than 14,000 IT workers who took part in Computerworld's 19th annual Salary Survey. But they're finding consolation in slightly higher bonuses, a bit less work, and lower stress." Friday, October 28, 2005
Professional Reading Shelf Medical Librarianship Source: MLA Now Available: October 2005 issue of The Journal of Medical Library Association Articles include: + Information preferences and practices among people living with HIV/AIDS: results from a nationwide survey + Value of hospital libraries: the Fuld Campus study + A comparative study of six European databases of medically oriented Web resources + Consumer health libraries: what do patrons really want? Also Available: Volume 93(4 Suppl); October 2005 Articles include: + Libraries reaching out with health information to vulnerable populations: guidance from research on information seeking and use -- Public Libraries--Theft Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution DVDs vanish off library shelves "Thieves in Gwinnett County have lifted enough DVDs from public library shelves to fill more than two video stores and wipe out nearly half the system's collection. The thefts got so bad -- nearly 17,000 discs in all -- the library board quietly shut down the 5-year-old program last month and began selling off the remaining inventory."
Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents Internet Usage--United States--Statistics Source: U.S. Census Just Released, Computer and Internet Use in the United States: 2003 "A new report from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that 40 percent of adults used the Internet to obtain news, weather or sports information in 2003, a sharp increase from only 7 percent six years earlier. In a measure of how interpersonal communications are changing, more than half of adults (55 percent) used e-mail or instant messaging in 2003, a dramatic increase from the 12 percent who did so in 1997. The report also shows the Internet has become an integral part of the economy. In 2003, nearly half (47 percent) of adults used the Internet to find information on products or services. About one-third (32 percent) actually purchased a product or service online, compared with only 2 percent of adults who shopped online in 1997." See Also: Detailed Tables -- Celebrities--Wealth--Lists & Rankings Source: Forbes Just Released, Top-Earning Dead Celebrities (2005 List) -- National Statistics--New Zealand Source: Statistics New Zealand New Portal: Statisphere "Statisphere, New Zealand's official statistics portal. Statisphere provides information about New Zealand's official statistics. It enables users, producers and researchers to quickly find all available official statistics." Thursday, October 27, 2005
Resource of the Week By Shirl Kennedy, Deputy Editor It's getting to be that time of the year again here in most of the U.S. We'll be turning our clocks back one hour, on the last Sunday in October, which marks the end of Daylight Saving Time...until April 2, 2006, the first Sunday in April, when we set our clocks ahead one hour for another DST go-around. What the heck is this all about, anyhow? How did it start? Is it done in other countries? Check out this week's resource and become a fount of information about Daylight Saving Time. Dayline Saving Time (DST) Source: Web Exhibits (Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement) Daylight Saving Time "The main purpose of Daylight Saving Time (called 'Summer Time' many places in the world) is to make better use of daylight. We change our clocks during the summer months to move an hour of daylight from the morning to the evening. Countries have different change dates." You probably already knew this, but maybe you didn't know... + This past August 5, President G.W. Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (PDF; 2.6 MB) which -- among its many other provisions -- moves up the start of DST to the second Sunday of March, and pushes the ending back the first Sunday of November. The Secretary of Energy will report to Congress regarding the impact of this on energy savings, and Congress reserves the right to revert back to the previous schedule. + "In the European Union, Summer Time begins and ends at 1 am Universal Time (Greenwich Mean Time). It starts the last Sunday in March, and ends the last Sunday in October." Unlike in the United States, where each time zone switches over at a different time, all the EU time zones change simultaneously. Some counties -- mostly equatorial and tropical -- do not observe DST because the daylight hours are pretty much the same year round in the lower latitudes. But most other countries do, to one extent or another. + Benjamin Franklin is generally credited with the idea of DST in "a discourse on the thrift of natural versus artificial lighting," published as a letter to the authors of the Journal of Paris in 1784. + "Daylight Saving Time has been used in the United States and in many European countries since World War I." The Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15 U.S. Code Section 260a), signed into law by President L.B. Johnson, set the beginning of DST on the last Sunday of April and the end on the last Sunday of October. Find out here who does and does not like DST and why, and read about its checkered history, including a collection of interesting anecdotes contributed by Dr. David Prerau, author of Seize the Daylight: The Curious and Contentious Story of Daylight Saving Time and our leading national expert on DST. "The Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement (IDEA) is committed to enriching and informing lives through public service projects and the subsequent application of innovative, learning-based technologies." The WebExhibits site features an eclectic mix of science-oriented online exhibits such as Calendars Through the Ages, Causes of Colors, and Butter (which explores "the history and making of butter)." One presentation takes a look at Scientific Integrity in Policymaking; another examines Bogus Science, and presents you with seven warning signs. For more information about Daylight Saving Time, see: + Saving Time, Saving Energy: Daylight Saving Time, Its History, and Why We Use It (California Energy Commission) + When Does Daylight Time Begin and End? (U.S. Naval Observatory) + Directive 2000/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 January 2001 on summer-time arrangements (EUR-Lex)
Professional Reading Shelf Journal Prices--Databases Source: SPARC New Database, Journal Cost-Effectiveness Use this search engine to find internationally published journals and rank them by price per article or citation. From Ted Bergstrom and Preston McAfee." -- Book Digitization The Open Library "...check out OpenLibrary.org for a cool bookviewer and the vision book-- it tells the story of what we envision." --Brewster Kahle See Also: Microsoft Announces MSN Book Search; Joins Open Content Alliance -- Web Search Source: Information Today Blog Report from the Internet Librarian Keynote: Tennant vs. Wiggins Marydee Ojala reports. Her article ends with the following comment, "Liz Lawley comments that Microsoft is doing sliders [see the "Search Builder" on the MSN Search page], which are similar to the knobs and dials Rich mentioned. Microsoft research publishes. You can go to the site and read the papers. Google is extraordinarily secretive. "How do you reconcile this with the notion you're doing this for the good of humanity?" Adam [Smith] ducks the question, saying he wasn't around when Google set the policies so he doesn't know." -- MetaSearch Source: NISO Metasearch Initiative Reaches Major Milestone "NISO's Metasearch Initiative has released its first round of documents providing the technical solutions to the challenge of providing federated search services. Just released: a Ranking of Authentication and Access Methods and Metaseach XML Gateway Implementors Guide."
Congressional Research Service Source: CRS (via The IP Mall) New/Updated Reports + Federal Advertising Law: An Overview + Broadband Internet access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs + Internet Domain Names: Background and Policy Issues + Campaign Finance Reform: Regulating Political Communications on the Internet
Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents Moon Source: SEW Blog Cool! 3-D Imagery of the Moon Now Available via NASA's World Wind -- Medicare--Drug Benefit Source: Kaiser Family Foundation Resources on the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit "The Kaiser Family Foundation has extensive resources on the new Medicare prescription drug benefit, including fact sheets that summarize the benefit's structure and the additional low-income assistance, survey data on seniors' views of the new program, and various consumer resources to help make decisions about the benefit." -- Web Credibility Source: Consumers Union New, Leap of Faith: Using the Internet Despite the Dangers: Results of a National Survey of Internet Users for Consumer Reports WebWatch "Web users are demanding more of Web sites while becoming less trustful of them, and are adjusting their behavior in response to what they see as real threats online. In fact, almost a third say they are cutting back their Web use, according to a national survey and report prepared for WebWatch by Princeton Survey Research Associates International (PSRAI)." -- National Wildlife Refuge Source: USGS (via DocuTicker) USGS Updates Economic Analysis of Oil Resources in the 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Search Briefs + Autonomy's Consumer Division Announces Creation Of Conceptual Index Of World Wide Web + Google Makes Digitized Archive of Interviews with TV Legends Available Online + Two from Yahoo: Plan a Trip With Yahoo and Print Flickr Images Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Professional Reading Shelf Digitization Projects--Books Source: SEW Blog Microsoft Announces MSN Book Search; Joins Open Content Alliance "MSN will launch MSN Book Search (MSNBS) sometime in first half of 2006. In the early stages, MSNBS will be found as a separate vertical on the MSN Search page (just like Image, News, etc.) but eventually MSN hopes to include book results in web results pages. The material that MSNBS will provide will come from the Open Content Alliance (OCA) that Microsoft is formally joining today. -- Information Science--Conferences Source: ASIST International Calendar of Information Science Conference Sponsored by the New England chapter & SIG III -- Web Search--Google The Google Print Controversy: A Bibliography A new bib by Charles W. Bailey Jr. -- Google Scholar Source: Dr. Peter Jacso, University of Hawaii Peter Jacso: Google Scholar and The Scientist "This is a background piece for the interview made with Jeff Perkel for the article in The Scientist. Considering the limitations of the print edition, it is understandable that only a small part of my argument could be included. I provide here some background illustrations and comments to my correctly quoted remark that Google Scholar (GS) does a really horrible job matching cited and citing references." -- Wikipedia Source: The Guardian Subject Experts Review Wikipedia Entries
Citation Reports Source: ISI + Highest-Impact Journals (All Fields), 1995-2005 "With corresponding graphs specifying each journal's publication and citation performance over the decade, showing each journal's individual rank on three separate measures in five-year intervals with graphs and a text table of the graph data." + U.S. Universities with Highest Concentrations in Civil Engineering, 2000-2004 + Science in Switzerland, 2000-04 + Agricultural Sciences: High-Impact U.S. Universities, 2000-04
Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents Image Databases Source: Univ. of Pittsburgh Pitt Unveils Web Site That Includes More Than 3,000 Images of Chartres Cathedral Online collection offers a comprehensive view of the European monument. -- Education--United States--Statistics Source: NCES National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Database New Database, NAEP Data Explorer "The new NAEP Data Explorer (NDE) enables you to create statistical tables and graphics to help you find answers. Explore the results of decades of assessment of students' academic performance, as well as information about factors that may be related to their learning."
Search Briefs + Is Google Print Headed for Congressional Hearings? + Several Social Bookmarking/Tagging/Community Search Services Reviewed Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Professional Reading Shelf Open Content Alliance Source: Merced Sun-Star UC Joins Digital Alliance A look at the University of California's participation in the newly formed Open Content Alliance. See Also: Learn More About the OCA in this SearchDay Article -- Academic Libraries--Journal Subscriptions Source: Daily Pennsylvanian As costs rise, library cuts journals "The library has cut 2,255 journal subscriptions from its 2004-05 holdings, as journal prices have increased faster than the library's budget. But the size of the materials budget -- $13.1 million allotted for books, journals, magazines, periodicals, films and electronic resources -- is not to blame, library officials said. Rather, officials blame big publishing companies, which they say have raised prices as the companies have bought up academic journals over the last two decades." -- Library History Source: LC Library of Congress Co-Sponsors Seminar Oct. 27-30 in Illinois on History of Libraries -- Public Libraries--United Kingdom Virtual Reference Source: MLA Public library services at your fingertips -- 24/7 -- People's Network launches Enquire, Discover and Read "England's public libraries are joining forces to provide a suite of new online services - Enquire, Discover and Read. Managed by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) the new services will be available for the first time from a single national website for public libraries with cutting edge 24/7 library services to help answer any question, guide you through the web and explore books and reading online."
Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents Digital Books--New Zealand Source: University of Auckland Library Just Launched: Early New Zealand Books Digital Collection From a news release: The University of Auckland Library announces the official launch of its Early New Zealand Books digital collection. The collection currently comprises 20 books (23 volumes) including the majority of those published in the first half of the 19th century. The books are keyword searchable, individually or as a collection, with keyword-in-context displays of hit terms at three different levels of inclusiveness. Searches can be limited to words and phrases in picture captions and chapter summaries, if desired. All the illustrations are available at original size and double size for viewing detail. There are links to images of original pages. This collection is available primarily because of the enthusiasm and dedication of John Laurie, Subject Librarian for Anthropology, Applied Language Studies and Linguistics in the General Library, Te Tumu Herenga, the University of Auckland Library. The "Early New Zealand Books " collection is freely available on the Web. We believe that the collection will be of immense benefit to researchers of the period and the general public. Many of the books have been out-of-print and difficult to access in closed collections and keyword searchability will facilitate a whole range of new studies. It is hoped to expand the collection over the next few years to cover more significant nineteenth century books. Forty targeted books are listed on the website. -- Education--Statistics--Databases Source: NCES (via Docutickr.com) Just Update, Statewide Education Data Profiles "Search for statewide information in elementary/secondary education, postsecondary education, public libraries and selected demographics for all states in the U.S. You can select up to 4 states to compare at a time. In addition to getting statewide data you will also get data on U.S. averages and the ability to dynamically graph the results. The data used for this data tool comes from many NCES sources and has just been updated with 2003 public library information and 2004-05 postsecondary education information." -- Leaders--United States--Lists & Ranking Source: U.S. News and World Report/Center for Public Leadership, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University American's Best Leaders "Leadership, as the public tells the pollsters, is in disappointingly short supply. So the 25 people profiled in the following pages are a heartening exception to the rule. 'America's Best Leaders' are an accomplished group selected by an independent committee of judges assembled by the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. Some leaders are famous names; others, while giants in their fields, may be introduced to readers for the first time." + Does Leadership Matter? (David Gergen) + How They Made Their Picks(methodology) + National Leadership Index 2005 (PDF; 116 KB) -- Country Studies Source: Federal Research Division/Library of Congress Just Released, Country Profile of Paraguay PDF. See Also: More Country Profiles from the FRD
Briefly + Enterprise Search: Fast Unveils A New Standard For Desktop Enterprise Search + Scirus Adds California Institute of Technology to Repository Search Service + ProQuest expands History Study Center Monday, October 24, 2005
Professional Reading Shelf Internet Librarian Conference Live Blog Coverage of Presentations and Events at IL from the Info Today Blogging Crew == Copyright Source: Council on Library and Information Resources and Digital Library Federation New, Full Text, Acquiring Copyright Permission to Digitize and Provide Open Access to Books From the abstract: "What are the stumbling blocks to digitization? Is copyright law a major barrier? Is it easier to negotiate with some types of publishers than with others? To what extent does the age of the material influence permission decisions? This report, by Denise Troll Covey, principal librarian for special projects at Carnegie Mellon University, responds to many of these questions. It begins with a brief, cogent overview of U.S. copyright laws, licensing practices, and technological developments in publishing that serve as the backdrop for the current environment. It then recounts in detail three efforts undertaken at Carnegie-Mellon University to secure copyright permission to digitize and provide open access to books with scholarly content." -- Digital Books--Germany Source: Reuters Publishers to build own online book network "German publishers, keen to defend their copyrights as Internet search engines seek to put the world's literature online, aim to set up their own Web-based database allowing readers to browse, borrow or buy books." See Also: Germany: Publishers Plan Online Book Service -- RFID--Libraries Source: UPI Wireless World: Libraries embrace wireless "Currently, approximately 120 million media and books in about 500 libraries worldwide are already attached with RFID labels," Birgit Lindl, a spokeswoman for Bibliotheca RFID Library Systems AG, based in Munich, Germany, told Wireless World. "This is a remarkable number which is continually increasing."
Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents American Memory Project Source: Library of Congress American Memory Updates from the Library of Congress + Tending the Commons: Folklife and Landscape in Southern West Virginia "New audio recordings and manuscript items have been added to the Web site, along with a special presentation entitled "Cultural Landscapes at the Headwaters of the Big Coal River Valley." The Web site now includes 718 sound recordings, 1,256 photographs, 10 manuscripts, and 7 special presentations." + "Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789" from the Library's Rare Books and Special Collections Division. The Continental Congress Broadside Collection (253 titles) and the Constitutional Convention Broadside Collection (21 titles) contain 274 documents relating to the work of Congress and the drafting and ratification of the Constitution. Items include extracts of the journals of Congress, resolutions, proclamations, committee reports, treaties, and early printed versions of the United States Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Most broadsides are one page in length; others range from 1 to 28 pages. A number of these items contain manuscript annotations not recorded elsewhere that offer insight into the delicate process of creating consensus. In many cases, multiple copies bearing manuscript annotations are available to compare and contrast." -- Employment--United States--Statistics Source: NBER (via IWS News Service) New Report, Work Hours, Wages, and Vacation Leave 48 page; PDF. "Using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics and the Health and Retirement Study, we provide a set of facts about vacation leave and its relationship to hours worked, hours constraints, wage rates, worker characteristics, spouse's vacation leave, labor market experience, job tenure, occupation, industry, and labor market conditions."
Search Briefs Video: Talking Search with MSN Search Geeks + Driving Directions using MSN Virtual Earth Sunday, October 23, 2005
Professional Reading Shelf State Library Agencies Source: National Center for Education Statistics E.D. TAB: State Library Agencies: Fiscal Year 2004 "This report provides a statistical profile of state library agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2004. The report includes information on governance, collections and services, service outlets and staff, revenue, and expenditures. The data were collected through the State Library Agencies Survey conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)." Full Report (PDF; 515 KB) Supplemental State Tables (PDF; 601 KB)
Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents Web Search--Exalead Source: Search Engine Watch Blog Exalead Part Deux: An Intro to "Smart Bookmarks" Very Cool!!! More about Exalead here. Saturday, October 22, 2005
Professional Reading Shelf The Internet Archive Source: PBS Interview with Brewster Kahle The founder of The Internet Archive and also a librarian speaks to Robert Cringley. Watch online, download as a podcast, and/or read the transcript. -- RSS Weblogs Interviews with Dave Winer: RSS and Blogging Pioneer Top blogger, RSS pioneer, and blogging software pioneer, Dave Winer sits down with Cringely.
Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents United Nations Source: University of Michigan Graduate Library The United Nations at 60 "As a repository of United Nations documents, the University of Michigan Graduate Library is happy to join in the 60th anniversary celebration. Here you will find more information about the history of the United Nations to complement the display in the North Lobby of the Graduate Library. United Nations documents are available in the Government Documents Center." Friday, October 21, 2005
Professional Reading Shelf Digital Libraries--Searcher Behavior Source: Journal of Digital Information New Article, Searching and Browsing in a Digital Library of Historical Maps and Newspapers Digital libraries can empower end users through on-line provision of previously inaccessible materials, synergistic integration of related information collections, and tailoring of access mechanisms for target user groups. In this paper we describe the HistoryMap system that supports access to digitised collections of historical maps and newspapers, integrating searching and browsing between the two. -- National Library Week--United States Source: ALA New online tools, Graphics products available for National Library Week 2006 -- Wikipedia Source: AP Airport fight extends to Wikipedia -- Google Print Source: Searchblog The AAP/Google Lawsuit: Much More At Stake
Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents Aerial Imagery Real Estate--Databases Source: SEW Blog A New Service Named HomePages Combines Real Estate Listings, Local Data, and Aerial Imagery "...new service named HomePages that's available at this point for selected areas of the U.S. HomePages takes local home sale listings, recently sold listings (useful), and places them onto aerial images that you can zoom in and out of. Cool but it gets cooler. The service is free for users with revenue coming from real estate agents who list on the site. According to a HomePages spokesperson, the database utilizes MLS (multiple listing service) data as well as other aggregators. See Also: Need More Power and More Features? Check out the NEW Property Analyst from GlobeXplorer. Free demo for San Francisco County. -- U.S. Constitution Source: GPO Access Just Released, Constitution of the United States: Browse, 2002 Edition & Supplements "The 2002 Edition & 2004 Supplement of The Constitution of the United States of America, Analysis & Interpretation are now available in PDF format on GPO Access. Prepared by the Library of Congress, this document contains an annotated Constitution and analysis of cases decided by the Supreme Court of the United States. -- Population--United States Source: U.S. Census Census Bureau Releases First-Ever Data On Daytime Populations for Cities and Counties "If it seems a little crowded on weekdays in cities like Washington, D.C.; Irvine, Calif.; Salt Lake City, Utah; or Orlando, Fla., it's not your imagination. Among cities with 100,000 or more people, these four show the highest percentage increases in population during the day as opposed to their resident population. The findings come from the first-ever U.S. Census Bureau estimates of the daytime population for all counties and more than 6,400 places across the country, based on Census 2000 data."
Search Briefs + Answers.com Creates One-Click Answers Tool for Wikipedia Content + Need to Ping? Check out Pingoat! (via ResearchBuzz) Thursday, October 20, 2005
Resource of the Week ------------------------- by Stuart Basefsky [by special invitation] Where do you turn for "real time" information on Workplace Issues? While ResourceShelf.com and Docuticker try to post workplace-related information when possible, they cannot do it all. Consequently, the following resource is recommended in this increasingly important area of public policy. This key resource is the IWS Documented News Service and its related information products. This service was established in 1996, evolving into the current product in April 2002. IWS stands for Institute for Workplace Studies a "think tank" in New York City associated with the Cornell School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR). The service started out with an internal audience of ILR faculty, students, and staff (which remain the focus of its content) with the intent of being an agent of change. It is now distributed throughout the world as a free resource. Designed primarily as a "push" e-mail service, this product bridges a gap in public policy by providing links to the full-text documentation of government studies, reports, and statistics in "real time" to researchers, practitioners, and the public interested in workplace issues. This e-mail service (sent directly to the blogs listed below) provides the following: (1) Daily Postings (blog) via email. Three to ten emails are produced daily with clear and concise subject headings, content indicators, and links to full-text reports, studies, documentation, and statistics. (2) Weekly Bulletin (blog) via email. One email is produced each week providing all the titles and links that appeared in the Daily Postings in the previous week. However, content indicators are not provided. Please note, these blogs are in a temporary form to be improved at a later date. Nevertheless, they are available for public viewing and updated simultaneously with the e-mail postings (no need to receive the e-mails unless you like the "push"). Numerous by-products are produced in part or in whole from the IWS Documented News Service. Consequently, many of the key resources from which the postings originate are found in these synergized guides. For example, most U.S. domestic sources are listed in the Industrial Relations Overview of the U.S., other sources can be found in the ILR Research Portal. Most notable therein is the section on International Information. A special web site of Freely Available Workplace Resources is designed for researchers lacking funds. The service is viewed as a conduit for disseminating intellectual content and has been used as the basis for creating official partnerships between the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR) and international organizations. Among the many key organizations benefiting are: + The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions and its key divisions - the European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC), the European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) Online, and others. + The International Labour Organization (ILO) and its worldwide offices. + The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) + The Japan Institute for Labor Policy and Training (JILPT) + The Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
Professional Reading Shelf Web Search--Exalead Source: SEW Blog Exalead's Home Page Gets a New Look Lots of cool features remain including a proximity operator. Thanks to G.N. for the news tip. -- Libraries--Marketing Source: Chris Olson The September Issue of Chris Olson's Marketing Treasures Newsletter is Now Online Highlights include: + Taking Cues from Service Companies + Forget the Slides + Why Libraries Matter: A Story Long Overdue + 32 Innovation Tips -- Vocabulary Source: OCLC Research Presentation: OCLC and Vocabulary Identifiers (288K/13 slides) Presented on behalf of Eric Childress, Andrew Houghton, and Diane Vizine-Goetz at DC-2005: Vocabularies in Practice, the International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications, 13 September 2005, Madrid (Spain). -- Map and Antiquarian Book Theft Source: WWW Virtual Library: History Links relating to the theft of early books and maps "The links listed below provide a context for understanding map thefts [though most of the information actually relates to books] and the response to them. If the organisations involved, with their 'guidelines' and codes of practice, are sometimes fragmented or overlapping, such an analysis can help to suggest where further co-ordination is needed. Local and regional organisations need at least to be linked together into global networks. Map theft is an international phenomenon and the response to it must, in future, be equally global." See also: The Map Room: Map Thefts Archive -- Licensing--United Kingdom Source: JISC New report looks at suitability of Creative Commons for UK public sector "The Common Information Environment (CIE) today published the results of a study into the applicability of the international Creative Commons licenses to a range of UK public sector resources. The study, undertaken for the CIE by Intrallect and the AHRC Research Centre for Studies in Intellectual Property & Technology Law at the University of Edinburgh, was commissioned to investigate the potential for Creative Commons licenses to clarify and simplify the process of making digital resources available for re-use." Direct to Full Text report ||| Appendices -- Access to Information--Canada Source: Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada Proposed Changes to the Access to Information Act -- Information Retrieval Source: IR New Issue of Information Research Now Online Articles include: + The development of children's Web searching skills - a non-linear model. + Environmental scanning: how developed is information acquisition in Western European companies?
Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents Commuters--Workplaces--Lists & Ranking Source: Environmental Protection Agency Energy Savings Boost Companies onto List of Best Workplaces for Commuters "Intel, QUALCOMM, and Oracle lead the 2nd annual list of Best Workplaces for Commuters from the Fortune 500 Companies, EPA announced today. The Bush Administration is recognizing these companies for their role in offering excellent commuter benefits that reduce fuel consumption, vehicle emissions and traffic congestion across the country." -- Labor Statistics--United States--Databases Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Released Yesterday, New Features on BLS Website, October 2005 -- RFID Source: SearchNetworking.com FastFacts on RFID
Search Briefs + Full Coverage: Association of American Publishers Sues Google over Library Digitization Plan + GuruNet Officially Becomes Answers Corporation + Gmail Becomes Googlemail in the UK
Briefly + FAST Launches Multimedia Mining Tools (AudioMiner and VideoMiner) + Firefox Tops 100 Million Downloads + Oxford University Press Journals in Full Text on WilsonWeb + Twelve Publishers Add Journal Content to EBSCOhost Electronic Journals Service Enhanced + Compendex Scope and Coverage Committee Blogs to Manage Source Selection Process Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Professional Reading Shelf Amazon.com Source: SEW Blog Google Print Press Review & Just A Bit About Search Inside the Book Gary put this compilation together. Plenty of links and article. What you might not know about are the many services that Amazon's Search Inside the Book offers. Really great stuff that info pros might find interesting and useful. -- Medical Databases Source: NLM NLM Gateway Adds Five New Searchable Resources See Also: New Version of NLM Gateway Released -- Library Organizations--Australia Source: ALIA A worldwide shortage of librarians "Librarians in their traditional form are an endangered species. The library and information profession faces a potential crisis over the next decade as a large percentage of library workers retire. Currently 60 per cent of librarians are aged 45 and over, compared with the national figure of 35 per cent for all occupations, and only 14 per cent are under 35, compared with the national figure of 42 per cent. There is evidence of a similar crisis in other countries: the United Kingdom has an anticipated shortage of 10 800 public library staff by the year 2010 - only five years away. The United States government is also funding a major study into the future staffing needs of academic libraries." -- RLG Source: RLG RLG DigiNews (10/15/05) Articles include: + Audit and Certification of Digital Repositories: Creating a Mandate for the Digital Curation Centre (DCC) + Making Certification Real: Developing Methodology for Evaluating Repository Trustworthiness + Digital Repository Certification: A Report from German
Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents Work--Database Source: ILO (via a tip from S.B.) Working Time Database "The working time database is a searchable database providing information on the working time laws of more than 100 countries around the world. It covers laws that protect the heath and well-being of workers; facilitate a balance between work and family life; ensure workers have adequate time to devote to their other responsibilities and interests; and prevent discrimination against part-time workers." -- Geology--Canada Source: Library And Archives Canada New Online Exhibit Life of a Rock Star -- Thanksgiving Day--United States--Fast Facts Source: U.S. Census Fast Facts: Thanksgiving 2005 All sorts of numbers and stats including: + 256 million The preliminary estimate of the number of turkeys raised in the United States in 2005. + 998 million pounds Total pumpkin production of major pumpkin-producing states in 2004 + 3 Number of places in the United States named after the holiday's traditional main course. Turkey, Texas, was the most populous.
Search Briefs + More Smart Answers from Ask Jeeves + All the News that's Fit to Crawl + No Foolin': A Baby Named Google
Briefly + Software Helps OCLC Provide Faster Collections Analysis for its Member Libraries Around the World + FMS Announces Strategic Investment and Licensing Agreement with In-Q-Tel Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Professional Reading Shelf Libraries--Weblogs Source: ACRL New Blog: ACRLog: Blogging for and by academic and research librarians Let them know ResourceShelf sent you. (-: -- Electronic Journals--Preservation Source: ARL Preserving Scholarly Electronic Journals: A Call for Action [PDF], Report of a Meeting at the Mellon Foundation, October 15, 2005 3 pages; PDF -- Libraries--United States--Recruitment Source: IMLS IMLS Calls for Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Grant Applications -- State Libraries--New Mexico Source: GPO GPO Honors New Mexico State Library (PDF) The New Mexico State Library has been named the 2005 Federal Depository Library of the Year. -- Internet--Education Source: The Conference Board Parents Concerned About Internet Usage in the Classroom "While many schools have strengthened their computer security, parents across America are concerned about inappropriate content and information theft when their kids log on in the classroom...." -- Electronic Records--Universities Source: Tufts University/Yale University Ingest Guide for University Electronic Records "The Digital Collections and Archives (DCA), Tufts University and Manuscripts and Archives (MSSA) of Yale University Library have released the Ingest Guide for University Electronic Records as a draft for comment. The Guide details a step-by-step approach to the ingest workflows required to ensure the trustworthiness and authenticity of records when they are transferred to a preservation system. The Guide has two sections. Section A, Negotiate Submission Agreement, which details the terms and conditions of the records transfer. Section B, Transfer and Validation, deals with the transfer, validation, and transformation of records. Public input and comments will be accepted until December 15, 2005." -- Libraries--United Kingdom--Directories Libraries--Ireland--Directories Source: CILIP Publication Announcement: New 2005-2006 directory of libraries published by Facet Publishing 32nd edition, over 3000 entries.
Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents Business Regulations--Database Source: World Bank Doing Business Database "The Doing Business database provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement. The Doing Business indicators are comparable across 155 economies. They indicate the regulatory costs of business and can be used to analyze specific regulations that enhance or constrain investment, productivity and growth." Use dropdown menus to generate a report about the business environment in a specific country or how countries compare on variables such as starting a business, hiring and firing employees, taxation, contracts, and more. -- Crime--United States--Statistics Source: BJS Just Released, Crime in the United States, 2004, the annual report from the Uniform Crime Reports -- Magazine Covers--Ranking Source: American Society of Magazine Editors American Society of Magazine Editors Unveils Top 40 Magazine Covers of the Last 40 Years "Rolling Stone's January 22, 1981, cover of John Lennon and Yoko Ono was named the top magazine cover to appear since 1965, while Vanity Fair's cover featuring a naked, pregnant Demi Moore (August 1991), ranked as the # 2 cover. The # 3 cover from Esquire's April 1968 issue depicted Muhammad Ali with six arrows in his body. Three Esquire covers were ranked among the top 10 covers of the past four decades, while The New Yorker had two covers among the top 10."
Search Briefs + British Pathe Digital Archive Celebrates 2nd Birthday + Getting Informed about New News Aggregator Inform + Google Print "Only" Interfaces Now Available For More Countries + A Healthy Start for New Medical Search Engine
Briefly + Expanded, Authoritative Health Care Resources Now Available on Westlaw + LexisNexis has 360 degree reputation view (via IWR) Monday, October 17, 2005
Professional Reading Shelf RSS Source: ClickZ Stats: Traffic Patterns More Use RSS Than Have Heard Of It "The number of tech-savvy Internet users who knowingly sign up for RSS syndicated content is only four percent, while another 12 percent are somewhat aware of the term RSS. Twenty-seven percent of adult Internet users access RSS feeds through personalized start pages, though they don't know that's what they're doing on personalized portal pages." -- Congressional Research Service Source: ALA CRS to Cut 59 Positions; No Librarians Affected "The Library of Congress's Congressional Research Service has announced that it plans to eliminate 59 of its 694 positions by September 30, 2006. The layoffs are the first in the 91-year history of the agency, which provides research and analysis for members of Congress." -- Public Libraries--New York Source: Buffalo News Top librarian upset by area's bleak situation "New York's top librarian said Erie County's library crisis is the worst she has ever seen and urged local library officials to press state leaders for more help. Concerned over library cuts and closings, Janet M. Welch, the state librarian and assistant commissioner for libraries, came to Buffalo last week to get a better sense of the problems facing the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System and offer her assistance." -- Digital Libraries Source: D-Lib The October Issue of D-Lib Magazine is Now Available Online Articles include: + The CREE Project: Investigating User Requirements for Searching within Institutional Environments + Using Machine Learning to Support Quality Judgments + Hierarchical Catalog Records: Implementing a FRBR Catalog + Development and Assessment of a Public Discovery and Delivery Interface for a Fedora Repository + Exploiting "Light-weight" Protocols and Open Source Tools to Implement Digital Library Collections and Services + Lund Virtual Medical Journal Makes Self-Archiving Attractive and Easy for Authors -- Rare Books Source: Nashua Telegraph Librarian Discovers Some Rare Items "The Rhode Island Historical Society has come across a rare, and lucky, find: a document written by the state's founder, Roger Williams. The first edition of the 1644 writings, 'The Bloudy Tenent,' were found by a librarian in August, but only recently verified as authentic."
Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents Brands--Lists & Ranking Source: BusinessWeek Top 100 Global Brands Scoreboard "The table that follows ranks 100 global brands that have a value greater than $1 billion. The brands were selected according to two criteria. They had to be global in nature, deriving 20% or more of sales from outside their home country. There also had to be publicly available marketing and financial data on which to base the valuation." -- R&D--Statistics Source: OECD Highlights: Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2005 "Offshoring of research and development is on the rise, with more multinationals setting up research and development (R&D) laboratories abroad, according to a new OECD report. In Hungary and Ireland, for example, foreign companies account for 70% of industrial R&D but the role played by foreign affiliates varies widely around the world. At over 40%, the share of R&D conducted by multinationals is also high in the Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden, compared to less than 5% in Japan." Direct to full text. -- Energy--United States--Statistics Source: EPA Just Released, 2006 Fuel Economy Guide -- Education--United States--Statistics Source: NCES Just Released, Digest of Education Statistics, 2004
Search Briefs + Travel Databases for Europe: Lots of Trains and Some Planes + MSN Shopping Search Now Available on Start.com Portal Sunday, October 16, 2005
Professional Reading Shelf Electronic Information--Bibliographies Source: Marian Dworaczek New Edition, Subject Index to Electronic Sources of Information "Electronic Sources of Information: A Bibliography" (listing all indexed items) deal with all aspects of electronic publishing and include print and non-print materials, periodical articles, monographs and individual chapters in collected works. This edition includes 2,157 indexed titles. Both the Index and the Bibliography are continuously updated." -- Internet Filtering Source: Library Journal Rhode Island Libraries Relax Blocking Standards; ACLU Still Concerned -- Librarians--Criminal Behavior Source: Library Journal Former GA Library Director Found Guilty of Theft "A former employee said he washed Wilson's Crown Victoria, his wife's Mercedes Benz, and his daughter's two BMWs while still on the library clock."
Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents Nobel Prizes Source: Infoplease List of 2005 Nobel Prize Winners -- Higher Education--English-Spanish Glossary Source: TG Postsecondary Education English-Spanish Glossary (PDF; 520 KB) "Easy-to-use reference tool to facilitate the creation of more consistent Spanish-language materials about higher education and student financial aid." -- Firearm Transfers--Background Checks Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics (via DocuTicker.com) Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2004 "Describes background checks for firearm transfers conducted in 2004. This annual report provides the number of applications checked by State points of contact, estimates of the number of applications checked by local agencies, the number of applications rejected, the reasons for rejection, and estimates of applications and rejections conducted by each type of approval system. It also provides information about appeals of rejected applications and arrests for falsified applications. The Firearm Inquiry Statistics Program, managed under the National Criminal History Improvement Program, is an ongoing data collection effort focusing on the procedures and statistics related to presale firearms background checks in selected States." Saturday, October 15, 2005
Professional Reading Shelf Libraries--Marketing Source: Canadian Library Association Boutique FUNdraising Calendar from Lakedell Public Library (Pigeon Lake, Alberta) "The 'Look. Men read. See men read.' calendar is one of several projects of the Lakedell Area Community Library Society in support of the Lakedell Public Library. The objectives of the calendar are threefold: + to raise awareness of the benefits of reading, literacy, and libraries; + to provide positive role models to counter the image of men as reluctant readers; and more specifically + to raise funds for a new public library building and collection at Pigeon Lake, Alberta." The calendar is $20 (CDN). The men are...less than fully dressed. -- Presidential Libraries--George W. Bush Source: NewsChannel 11 (Lubbock, TX) NewsChannel 11 Obtains Video Proposal For Bush Library "NewsChannel 11 has obtained the video the West Texas Coalition sent to the White House in its bid for the George W. Bush Presidential Library. It's the same video that helped Texas Tech advance as one of the four finalists. The video proposal includes interviews from Lubbock, Amarillo and Midland leaders, all urging the president to build his library in Lubbock. It features both traditional and contemporary architectural designs for the library and the Laura Bush Literacy Center." Video available from this page.
Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents First Posted in July (Update Follows) Mobile Web--Resources Public Transportation--Database Source: Patrice Bernard/Frank Van Caenegem i-Metro: The ultimate public transport guide for your PDA or Smartphone "Métro is your free guide on PDA (Palm, PocketPC, Smartphone...) to public transport systems worldwide (more than 300 cities covered now)." Update: i-Metro is now completly web accessible An amazing service, all free, and now accessible from any browser. Details here. -- Documents in the News--Iraq Source: U.S. Department of Defense Report to Congress Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq (PDF; 380 KB) From press release: "A new Defense Department report sent to Congress today cites strong forward momentum in developing Iraq's security forces, noting a 50 percent increase in the number of troops capable of taking the lead in combat operations." (via DocuTicker) -- United Nations--Disaster Assistance--Map Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs/ReliefWeb OCHA Natural and Environmental Disaster Involvement in 2005 (as of 30 September 2005)(PDF; 640 KB) "OCHA responded to 58 natural and environmental disasters from 1 January to 30 September 2005." Icons on map show types of disasters. -- Military Science--Bibiographies Source: Air University Library New bibliographies contain Internet resources, books, documents, periodicals. + China: Global Regional Power + Gender Issues in Physical Fitness Standards + Nation Building - Post Coflict Reconstruction + Peacekeeping Friday, October 14, 2005
Professional Reading Shelf Virtual Reference Source: OCLC/IMLS/Rutgers OCLC and Rutgers will study virtual reference services with support from IMLS grant "OCLC and the Rutgers University School of Communication, Information and Library Studies are the recipients of a $684,996 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to study virtual reference services (VRS)." -- Public Libraries--UK Source: MLA ICT cash boost for forty Public Library services "Forty public library services across England this week find out that their applications to receive a share of a 750,000 pounds. ICT cash boost from the UK online Public Libraries Challenge Fund were successful. The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) and the University for Industry (Ufi) awarded the grants to enhance the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) provision of public libraries to local communities, particularly excluded groups." -- Source: Inc. magazine The Complete Guide to E-mail "What follows is a guide to the biggest e-mail concerns, particularly security, compliance, and archiving. We'll give you tools for building an e-mail policy now, which can save headaches later, and also advice on buying the right system. There's some gearhead jargon involved, but this stuff isn't really about tech. Ultimately it's about protecting your business."
Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents United States Government Source: GPO "Just Released, U.S. Government Manual, 2005-2006 Edition "The United States Government Manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. It also includes information on quasi-official agencies; international organizations; and boards, commissions, and committees.: -- Documents in the News--Iraq Source: U.S. Department of Defense Report to Congress Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq (PDF; 380 KB) From press release: "A new Defense Department report sent to Congress today cites strong forward momentum in developing Iraq's security forces, noting a 50 percent increase in the number of troops capable of taking the lead in combat operations." (via DocuTicker) -- Economics--Statistics Source: OECD [OECD] External Links to Macroeconomic Reports and Data "Includes the most valuable links for an economic overview of 30 Countries, plus the World and the European Union." Thanks to Stuart B. at IWS for the tip. -- Population--United States Source: U.S. Census Just Released, Indicators of Marriage and Fertility in the United States From the American Community Survey, 2000 to 2003 " A new analysis looking at links between marriage, fertility and other socioeconomic characteristics was released today by the U.S. Census Bureau, providing the first-ever state-by-state analysis of median age at first marriage. The analysis of the multi-year marriage and fertility data from the American Community Survey (ACS) also shows how socioeconomic characteristics such as mother's income, age, work status and language spoken at home are correlated with birth rates." Summary/Tables ||| Direct to Full Text -- Secret Intelligence Service (SIS)--United Kingdom--New Web Site Source: Kable's Government Computing Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) has launched its own website "Revealed on 13 October 2005, the website indicates the dramatic change of recent years in the government's attitude towards the service. Otherwise known as MI6, various governments refused to even acknowledge its existence until a decade ago." -- Internet Filtering--Burma Source: Open Net Initiative New Report, Internet Filtering in Burma in 2005 "The report documents the degree and extent to which the government of Burma controls the information environment in which its citizens live, including websites, blogs, email, and online discussion forums."
Search Briefs + Bloglines Announces Enhancements To Service + Mashing Up Google Maps with Wikipedia Articles + Blogger and Google Cache Now Accessible in China
Briefly + Baker & Taylor and OCLC Announce Cataloging Partnership + LexisNexis Searches "Negative News" (via TVC Alert) + Ovid Expands Electronic Content Offerings for the Academic Community Thursday, October 13, 2005
Resource of the Week ----------------------------- By Shirl Kennedy, Deputy Editor We like tightly focused resources that save us time and effort by doing a good job of covering a particular subject area in depth. This week, we take a look at one such resource. Social Psychology--Database Source: Scott Plous, Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University (CT) Social Psychology Network (SPN) The centerpiece of this attractively designed site is a searchable database of more than 11,000 annotated Web links related to psychology. You can do a quick keyword search from the home page or use an advanced search form that, while initially a bit confusing, allows for some interesting options. If you simply want to browse all the sites in specific categories, choose the second radio button -- Display all the links in the category below -- and then check the categories of interest in the next section of the form. If you want to search, enter your keyword in the text box in the first section of the form and select a the radio button next to Search for term in the categories below. Again, use the check boxes to indicate categories of interest in the second section of the form -- organizations, academic units, publications, persons, college courses or syllabi, software, online study/survey/experiment, "Other types of websites" or "All of the Above." Finally -- in the third section -- dropdown menus, including Boolean options, allow you to restrict your search to: + Sites with an interactive forum + Sites with an email listserv + Sites with searchable information + Web guide, directory, or portal + Web pages only + PDF documents only + Links on a specific SPN site SPN sites include: + Society for Personality and Social Psychology ("With over 4,000 members, the Society is the largest organization of social and personality psychologists in the world.") + Society of Experimental Social Psychology ("The Society of Experimental Social Psychology is a scientific organization dedicated to the advancement of social psychology.") + UnderstandingPrejudice.org ("In these pages you will find more than 2,000 links to prejudice-related resources, as well as searchable databases with hundreds of prejudice researchers and social justice organizations.") + Research Randomizer ("This web site is designed to assist researchers and students who want an easy way to perform random sampling or assign participants to experimental conditions. Research Randomizer can be used in a wide variety of situations, including psychological experimentation, medical trials, and survey research. The program uses a JavaScript random number generator to produce customized sets of random numbers.") + Stanford Prison Experiment ("What happens when you put good people in an evil place? Does humanity win over evil, or does evil triumph? These are some of the questions we posed in this dramatic simulation of prison life conducted in the summer of 1971 at Stanford University.") + The Jigsaw Classroom ("...a cooperative learning technique that reduces racial conflict among school children, promotes better learning, improves student motivation, and increases enjoyment of the learning experience.") + JoeChemo.org ("Meet Joe Chemo, a camel who wishes he'd never smoked cigarettes.") On the left side of the home page, you'll see current "Psychology Headlines From Around the World." These are archived back to 2004 and keyword searchable; you can search them all or use dropdown menus to restrict your search to stories from the previous week, month or year. As of Tuesday this week, the archive contained some 934 articles. Also here: + Social Psychology Links by Subtopic, covering "prejudice and discrimination, gender, culture, social influence, interpersonal relations, group behavior, aggression, and more." + An online directory of "more than 1,000 professional profiles of psychologists who specialize in social or personality psychology." + Interactive forums, for students, professionals, job seekers, etc. + A variety of links toward the bottom of the lefthand navigation bar that lead to information about such things as psychology textbooks, Ph.D. program rankings, professional organizations and conferences, and careers. The Social Psychology Network and its partner sites are supported in part by the National Science Foundation grants. If you really like this site, you can make a tax-deductible contribution.
Professional Reading Shelf Publishing Industry Source: Bowker English-Speaking Countries Published 375,000 New Books Worldwide in 2004 "According to Bowker, publishers in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand released 375,000 new titles and editions in 2004. Anglo-American publishers published 80% of all new English-language books in 2004, while the U.S. alone accounted for 52% of the total. Including imported editions available in multiple markets, the total number of new English language books available for sale in the English-speaking world in 2004 was a staggering 450,000." -- Dewey Browser--Databases Source: OCLC Research Updated: DeweyBrowser deployed over two new collections More than worth a look and some searches! IMHO, this is very exciting stuff!!! "The DeweyBrowser has been deployed over two new collections of resources. In addition to ebooks, the following collections are now accessible: + wcat -- 2.2 million of the most widely held WorldCat records + abr14 -- selected data from the Abridged Edition 14 of the Dewey Decimal Classification See Also: Learn More About the Dewey Browser -- Resource Sharing Source: National Library of Australia eXploring new dimensions: revisioning library services in the post web environment A paper by Roxanne Missingham, Assistant Director General, Resource Sharing, National Library of Australia. "ibraries have provided user focused services for many centuries. The development of the web has enabled a focus on online collections and access support services. After almost a decade of online delivery, this paper reviews the needs of Australians and some of the innovat |
