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database will provide even more information about space flight,
astronauts, and related topics.
Then hobnob with Robert Baden-Powell (founder of scouting), Marcus
Garvey, Sherlock Holmes, and Nebraska Congressman Edward Kimball
Valentine. Other resources we added this week feature HIV, biology,
travel to Japan, cancer care, chess, women's history, ticks, spiders,
butterflies, Jewish scholarship, and a game invented by Mozart.
California resources feature plants, UC Davis "Aggies," and a lovely
gem of a site. Online, in addition to all of these sites, you'll
find a delightful assortment of sites related to Washington State.
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Aztlan: International Journal of Chicano Studies
Research
Contains the full-text of articles from volume 1 (1970)
through volume 23 (1998) of Aztlan, a journal "dedicated to
scholarly research relevant to or informed by the Chicano/a
experience." Browsable by author, title, and issue. From
the Chicano Studies Research Center Library, University of
California, Los Angeles.
http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/csrc/library/aztoc.html
Subjects: Mexican Americans -- Periodicals
Created by tm
Benitoite
Devoted to Benitoite, the state gem of California. Includes
photographs, articles (including George D. Louderback's
1909 article Benitoite, Its Paragenesis and Mode of
Occurence), and topographical maps. From the Museum
Informatics Project (MIP), University of California, Berkeley.
http://www.mip.berkeley.edu/geology/benitoite/
Subjects: Benitoite...
Created by tm
BiologyBrowser
An interactive portal designed "to connect life sciences
researchers with free, useful resources and other
like-minded scientists from all around the world." Includes
annotated links to news and life science Web sites, a
nomenclatural glossary for zoology, a zoological thesaurus,
a forum for biologists and scientists to discuss findings,
and more. Searchable.
http://www.biologybrowser.org/
Subjects: Life sciences...
Created by smb
HIV Prevention Fact Sheets / Hojas Informativas
A collection of nearly fifty fact sheets containing
"summaries of specific topics important to HIV prevention."
Available in English and Spanish. Selected fact sheets are
available in Kiswahili. From the Center for AIDS Prevention
Studies (CAPS), University of California, San Francisco.
http://www.caps.ucsf.edu/FSindex.html
Subjects: HIV infections...
Created by tm
Hot Topics: Women's History Month
"Designed to honor women in every walk of life" this site
emphasizes government resources "to inform, enlighten
and to close the gender gap in American history." It links to
information on Women's History Month, International
Women's Day, biographies, women's history, and women
and defense, education, suffrage, labor, health, science,
family, and violence. From from the Daniel J. Evans Library
of The Evergreen State College (Olympia, Washington).
http://www.evergreen.edu/library/govdocs/hotopics/womenshistory/index.html
Subjects: Women...
Created by pf
How Chess Computers Work
This site illustrates how a computer program plays chess
and diagrams how it calculates all possible moves using a
formula called the minimax algorithm and a technique
called alpha beta pruning. Information is also available on
"Man vs. Machine" contests, IBM's Deep Blue, Deep Junior,
international chess champion Garry Kasparov, and more.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/chess.htm
Subjects: Chess...
Created by jh
How Space Shuttles Work
This site examines the complexity of space shuttles,
including their parts, design, and various systems. It
covers information on shuttle history and future, space
environment and life support, getting into orbit, re-entry
and landing, and many related resources such as the
International Space Station, educational activities, NASA,
and more.
http://science.howstuffworks.com/space-shuttle.htm
Subjects: Space shuttles
Created by jh
Information and Coping Tips for Patients and
Caregivers
Information for cancer patients and caregivers. Topics
include caregiver and cancer-related fatigue; coping with
chemotherapy; hospice; evaluating health information;
health insurance and disability benefits; helping children
understand cancer; nutrition; and communicating with your
doctor. Browsable. From the Comprehensive Cancer
Center, University of California, San Francisco.
http://cc.ucsf.edu/crc/education.html
Subjects: Cancer -- Patients...
Created by tm
Japan National Tourist Organization (JNTO)
A travel guide to Japan that has facts such as climate,
geography, population, and language, and essential
information about business hours, customs, national
holidays, getting around, eating out, places to stay, things
to do, regional travel plans, and tourist guides. The tourist
guides details hundreds of tourist sites divided by regions.
Additionally, there is a searchable map, related links, and
the weather. Also available in French, German, Chinese,
and Korean.
http://www.jnto.go.jp/
Subjects: Japan
Created by dl
LatinArt.com
Self-billed as "the definitive online source of Latin American
art," this site contains information about artists and
exhibitions, articles on pertinent issues, and a worldwide
directory of museums, galleries, institutions, and
foundations which feature Latin American art. There is also
a glossary of general art terms.
http://www.latinart.com/
Subjects: Art, Latin American...
Created by tr
Lost: Space Shuttle Columbia
CNN presents a special report on the loss of the
space shuttle Columbia's flight STS-107 and its seven crew
members on February 1, 2003. The coverage includes
information on the shuttle's past launches and milestones,
the final contact and communication moments with mission
control, and the resulting investigation that followed.
Related crew information, photo galleries, and audio and
video clips augment the news coverage.
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/shuttle/
Subjects: Columbia (Spacecraft) -- Accidents...
Created by jh
Mozart's Musikalisches Wurfelspiel
This is the electronic implementation of a musical
composition dice game which was written by Mozart in
1787. Mozart wrote instructions, and a Table of Rules, plus
176 possible minuet measures and 96 possible trio
measures. Users can create a minuet by selecting two
numbers representing different instruments--one for the
right hand, one for the left. Results are generated as
sound files and also as musical scores.
http://sunsite.univie.ac.at/Mozart/dice/
Subjects: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791...
Created by mrm
Our Shared History: African American Heritage
This site showcases United States National Park Service
(NPS) resources related to African American history and
culture. It includes travel guides for exploring relevant
national parks, exhibits, and collections. Through numerous
links, this Web site also serves as a portal to NPS online
resources on this subject.
http://www.cr.nps.gov/aahistory/
Subjects: African Americans -- History...
Created by jh
Pictures, Israel, Events: Space Flight
A directory of links related to Colonel Ilan Ramon, an Israeli
astronaut, who died when the Columbia Space Shuttle
crashed on February 1, 2003. Includes links to official
biographies, news articles, speculation about when
Sabbath starts in space, and an essay about Col. Ramon's
mother, a Holocaust survivor.
http://www.jr.co.il/pictures/israel/history/space.htm
Subjects: Ramon, Ilan...
Created by kgs
Plant Communities of California
A chart of California plant communities and vegetation
types. Includes information on geographic distribution and
elevation, weather, soil properties, important influences
and adaptions, diversity, and cover. From the Department
of Geography, University of California, Berkeley.
http://geography.berkeley.edu/ProjectsResources/CalPlants/califplanttabl
e.html
Subjects: Plant communities -- California
Created by tm
Research Guide - Compiling a California
Legislative History
Legal researchers, lay advocates of legal issues, and
students frequently try to determine what legislators had
in mind in drafting a particular law. Finding such information
for laws passed earlier than 1980 may be especially
difficult; data may be in many different locations--print,
microform, and online. The Hastings Law Library (University
of California, Hastings College of Law) staff has prepared
this step-by-step guide to compiling the history of a
California law.
http://www.uchastings.edu/library/Legal%20Research/Research%20Guides/cal
leghist.htm
Subjects: Legislative histories -- California...
Created by sek
Robert Baden-Powell, Founder of the World
Scout Movement, Chief Scout of the World
A paean to the English founder of the scouting movement.
As the British empire began to evaporate, the fervent
patriot and marketing genius Baden-Powell sought to build
a "character factory" and in the process forged the largest
youth movement in history. This well-organized site
contains numerous links to biographical essays, interviews,
and extended excerpts from his value-laden writings.
http://www.pinetreeweb.com/B-P.htm
Subjects: Baden-Powell of Gilwell, Robert Stephenson Smyth
Baden-Powell, Baron, 1857-1941...
Created by dfs
Shuttles Are the Work Horses from Outer Space
This collection of information and links captures the
essence of a space shuttle's work responsibilities, stories
and histories, and past, current, and future ventures, plus
the background and components of the U.S. shuttles
Atlantis, Columbia, Discovery, Endeavour, and Challenger.
Additionally, it includes a video of the space shuttle
Challenger explosion in 1986 and more. From Space Today
Online.
http://www.spacetoday.org/SpaceShuttles.html
Subjects: Space shuttles
Created by jh
Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster Coverage:
Resources, Story Ideas and More
The site is designed for news reporters and editors, and
contains up-to-the-minute coverage of the space shuttle
Columbia disaster on February 1, 2003. Includes links to
various news agencies' coverage, local authorities,
information on the crew members, graphics, radar images,
historical information, and a list of science experiments
conducted during the flight, as well as the Rogers
Commission report on the Challenger explosion in 1986.
This site is an invaluable resource for journalists and
laypeople alike.
http://www.poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=19160
Subjects: Space shuttles...
Created by sek
Spaceflight Now
This space news site reports on breaking news (e.g. the
Columbia flight STS-107 tragedy), current and future shuttle
missions, and launch schedules, plus related space
activities, archived news, and current video clips. Don't
miss the spectacular photo gallery at Features which looks
back on 100 dramatic shuttle launches.
http://spaceflightnow.com/
Subjects: Space shuttles...
Created by jh
Spiders and Other Arachnids at UC Riverside
Contains articles, distribution map, and identification
information for brown recluse spiders; and facts and
photographs of other types of spiders (including hobo
spiders and daddy-longlegs). From the Department of
Entomology, University of California, Riverside.
http://spiders.ucr.edu/
Subjects: Spiders...
Created by tm
The Butterfly Farmer: Educational Resources
Find out just what the difference is between a moth and
butterfly as well as many additional butterfly facts at this
site. Included is information and photos of many different
types of butterflies, butterfly farming, and even how to
volunteer in a Costa Rican National Park. There are a few
links to related resources. Sponsored by a butterfly farm
near San Jose, Costa Rica.
http://www.butterflyfarm.co.cr/ed/
Subjects: Butterflies...
Created by tr
The California Aggie
Online version of the student newspaper serving The
University of California, Davis campus and community. It
includes news, opinions, columns, sports, arts, classifieds,
and more. Searchable archives from January, 2001.
http://www.californiaaggie.com/
Subjects: College student newspapers and periodicals...
Created by mlc
The Chronicles of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes fans will enjoy material about the Holmes
legend at this entertaining site. Included is information
about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's life and non-Holmes works,
but the featured focus is on the adventures of Holmes and
Watson. Visitors can read interesting essays about
Holmes' character development and his fictional death, as
well as play games, send greeting cards with Holmes
quotes, participate in polls, and ask Holmes a question.
http://www.siracd.com/
Subjects: Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930...
Created by sf
The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro
Improvement Association Papers Project
Contains a fact sheet on Marcus Garvey; information on
Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association
(UNIA); transcripts of selected correspondence,
documents, and writings by and about Garvey; audio of
speeches; and photographs. Browsable. From the James S.
Coleman African Studies Center, University of California,
Los Angeles.
http://www.international.ucla.edu/mgpp/
Subjects: Garvey, Marcus, 1887-1940...
Created by tm
Ticks Commonly Encountered in California
Brief profiles and photographs of soft ticks (pajahuello,
spinose ear, poultry) and hard ticks (winter, Pacific Coast,
Rocky Mountain wood, American dog, and western black
legged ticks). Includes background information on tick
biology. From the Department of Entomology, University of
California, Davis.
http://entomology.ucdavis.edu/faculty/rbkimsey/caticks.html
Subjects: Insects...
Created by tm
Underfloor Air Technology
Outlines the basic characteristics of an underfloor air
distribution (UFAD) system. Includes design guidelines;
profiles of buildings currently using the technology; FAQs; a
bibliography; and a glossary of underfloor and heating,
ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) terminology.
Contains photographs and diagrams. From the Center for
the Built Environment (CBE), University of California,
Berkeley.
http://www.cbe.berkeley.edu/underfloorair/
Subjects: Ventilation...
Created by tm
Valentine: Nebraska's Heartcity
Named for Nebraska Congressman Edward Kimball
Valentine (1884), this is the place from which "thousands"
of Valentine's Day (February 14) greetings bearing the
city's postmark are mailed each year. Cachet in the
Valentine's Day section tells how to do this from afar. The
Web site for this popular wedding locale has information
about events, tourist attractions and facilities,
entertainment, and outdoor recreation. There are also
"official" valentine and other electronic greeting cards.
http://www.heartcity.com/
Subjects: Valentine's Day...
Created by jh
Women's History Month
Infoplease.com celebrates Women's History Month and
International Women's Day (March 8) by featuring articles
on the women's history movement and on women's current
status in politics, business, the arts, and other fields. There
is a categorical list of notable women and reference articles
and links on awards, achievements, education, the labor
force, motherhood, health, crime statistics, and
organizations. There are also some puzzles, trivia games,
and other "fun stuff."
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/womenshistory1.html
Subjects: Women...
Created by jh
Women's Rights
Contains transcripts and video of interviews with over ten
political leaders and activists, sociologists, economists, and
others, emphasizing the "unfinished struggle to secure
women's rights." Includes a timeline of people and events
related to women's rights (1776-2001), a glossary, and
activities for students. From the Conversations with History
Archive, University of California, Berkeley.
http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/women/
Subjects: Women's rights...
Created by tm
Yeats: An Irish Airman Foresees His Death
This poem, written for wartime, describes the "lonely
impulse of delight" shared by pilots, astronauts, and
aviation workers everywhere. From Bartleby.com.
http://www.bartleby.com/148/3.html
Subjects: Poetry...
Created by kgs
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research: Online
Galleries
Founded in Vilna, Lithuania, the YIVO Institute is one of the
foremost centers of Jewish learning. The Web site has
several online galleries with artifacts and photographs of
the Jewish Labor Bund, actress Ida Kaminska, treasures
from the archives, posters from prewar Poland, and
artifacts from the Vilna Ghetto.
http://www.yivoinstitute.org/exhibits/exhibits_fr.htm
Subjects: Jews -- History...
Created by bb
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