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ResourceShelf Newsletter
<http://www.resourceshelf.com>
Number 261
May 18, 2006


++ Thursday, May 18, 2006 ++
Resource of the Week
By Shirl Kennedy, Deputy Editor
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Professional Reading Shelf
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Academic Libraries--Weblogs
  Bowker--Weblogs
  Source: Bowker
  Bowker Launches "All-Star" Blog on New Resources for College
  Libraries Web Site

  From the announcement, "...debut of a new online message board that
  will allow some of the world?s most highly regarded library
  professionals to post updates regarding their progress on individual
  subject areas being developed for the new Resources for College
  Libraries database."

National Archives--UK
  Source: Kable's Government Computing
  Federated Search Functionality Comes to National Archives
  "Named National Archives Global Search, it went live on 17 May 2006
  and makes it possible to access 11 catalogues and databases on the
  website through one search."

Patents--Canada--Databases
  Census--Canada--Databases
  Genealogy--Canada
  Source: Library and Archives Canada
  Two New Databases from Library and Archives Canada
  Canadian Patents, 1869-1894

  "This database covering the years between 1869 and 1894 enables
  viewing of over 14,000 full patents with digitised images,
  registered in Canada by Canadian citizens or residents. Please keep
  in mind that only patents issued to Canadian citizens and residents
  are available in this collection. Canadian patents issued to non-
  Canadians and non-residents are not included."

Census of 1851 (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick and Nova
Scotia)

  "This tool allows researchers to search by geographic location only.
  As this is not a nominally-indexed database, it is not searchable by
  family name. The digital images within this database are copies of
  the original microfilm records held by Library and Archives Canada."

Scholarly Publishing
  Source: The Publishing Research Consortium
  Journals and Scientific Productivity: A Case Study in Immunology and
  Microbiology

  "Journals and Scientific Productivity: A case study in immunology
  and microbiology provides an up-to-date snapshot of the attitudes,
  perceptions and behaviour of a select group of biomedical scientists
  to the journals system and what they perceive to be the key things
  that could be done to help them become more productive in research
  terms."

Direct LINK to These ResourceShelf Posts <http://digbig.com/4hqyt>


Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
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Illegal Immigration--Bibliography
  Source: Air University Library
  Illegal Immigration and U.S. Border Security
  New bibliography includes Internet resources, books, documents,
  periodicals.

Maps--India
  Source: ML Infomap
  Interactive Maps for Six Cities in India

Access to these maps is free. Cities include:

+ Mumbai
+ Delhi
+ Gurgaon
+ Kolkata
+ Chennai
+ Bangalore
+ Hyderabad
+ Chandigarh

Environmental Indicators
  Source: The World Bank
  2006 Little Green Data Book (PDF; 1.03 MB)

  From press release (PDF; 60 KB): "Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
  continue to rise with a mix of old and new polluters, according to
  the Little Green Data Book 2006, launched today on the occasion of
  the Fourteenth Session of the United Nations Commission on
  Sustainable Development (CSD-14). According to this annual
  publication of the World Bank, CO2 emissions worldwide have now
  topped 24 billion metric tons (the most recent comprehensive data
  are for 2002), an increase of 15 percent compared to the 1992
  levels." (via DocuTicker)

Campaign Finance
  Source: FEC
  New, Party Financial Activity Summarized

"The two major parties have reported raising $555.2 million in
federally allowable 'hard money' at the national, state, and local
levels in the first fifteen months of the 2006 election cycle. This
total is 5% higher than the total raised through a comparable period
in 2004, and 1% less than was reported from all sources (including
both hard and soft money) through March of 2002, the last campaign
with no Presidential race on the ballot." Numerous lists (XLS or PDF)
are included:

+ National Party Contributions from Individuals by Size
+ Senatorial Campaign Committee Contributions from Individuals by Size
+ Campaign Committee Transfers to Party Congressional Committees
+ Many more

Women and Science--Europe--Statistics
  Source: European Commission
  New Report, She Figures: Statistics and Indicators
  116 pages; PDF.

Direct LINK to These ResourceShelf Posts <http://digbig.com/4hqys>


Newsbeats from Reuters Labs

  Interesting, that's for sure. Creative? Maybe. Different, yes. The
  future? Who knows. Take news headlines as read by an announcer and
  overlay chill-out/electronica music on top of the spoken audio
  track. For example, today's Newsbeat offers an actuality or two from
  Bush's speech last night with a music. I also heard a report about
  fighting in Iraq with music playing below it. This combo might not
  work for me but I'm just one person. Choice is good. From the site,
  "Reuters Newsbeats blend music and news in a new media form." Listen
  online or download to your MP3 player. Learn more about the
  production process here.

Maps--Video
  Source: Directions Magazine
  What Is and Who Are Immersive Media

  Cool! "The data feeds from all 11 cameras are stitched together into
  a geo-referenced 360 degree data stream, allowing you to measure,
  add to a map, etc...GeoImmersive video places you, the viewer, in
  the middle of the environment and within context so you do not miss
  a thing. The omni-directional nature of the video allows the user to
  look at the same feature, location or object from all angles ?
  front, back, side and top.

Direct LINK to These ResourceShelf Posts <http://digbig.com/4hqyr>


Multimedia Shelf
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Presentations and Conversations at the Commonwealth Club in San
Francisco. All of these presentation are delivered in RealAudio.

+ Microsoft's Steve Ballmer
  Recorded May 11 2006

+ Madeleine Albright: Reflections on America, God and World Affairs
  Recorded May 8 2006

+ Newsweek Columnist, Jonathan Alter
  Recorded May 16 2006

Direct LINK to These ResourceShelf Posts <http://digbig.com/4hqyq>


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+ Oxford University Press Launches The Oxford African American Studies
  Center

  "Over 7,500 articles from Oxford's reference program -- with images,
  maps, charts & tables, and much more!" Each month "featured" free
  content (essays, photos, etc.) will be available here.

Direct LINK to This ResourceShelf Post <http://digbig.com/4hqyp>


                   ++ Wednesday, May 17, 2006 ++

Professional Reading Shelf
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Amazon.com
  Web Services
  Source: ACM Queue
  A Conversation with the CTO of Amazon.com, Werner Vogels

RFID
  Source: JISC
  New Techwatch Report, RFID: Frequency, standards, adoption and innovation

  PDF. From the abstract, "At the very simplest level, Radio Frequency
  Identification (RFID) technologies allow the transmission of a
  unique serial number wirelessly, using radio waves. Attaching an
  RFID tag to a physical object allows the object to be 'seen' and
  monitored by existing computer networks and back-office
  administration systems...This TechWatch report provides a brief
  discussion of these issues as well as a detailed examination of RFID
  technology, including some of the current uses within research,
  administration and teaching and learning."

National Archives and Records Administration
  Source: NARA
  National Archives Sponsors Mandatory Declassification Review Workshop

  June 30th, 2006. "A free workshop sponsored by the National Archives
  Information Security Oversight Office that is aimed at informing the
  researcher public and the media of their rights in obtaining the
  maximum information by requesting a declassification review of
  classified national security documents."

Direct LINK to These ResourceShelf Posts <http://digbig.com/4hqtt>


Congressional Research Service
------------------------------

Source: CRS via OpenCRS, FAS, US Embassy, Rome, FPC
  A Selection of New/Updated CRS Reports

+ Russia

+ High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) and High Power microwave
  (HPM) Devices: Threat Assessments

+ Direct Assaults Against Presidents, Presidents-Elect, and Candidates

+ The European Union in 2006 and Beyond

+ The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria: Progress
  Report and Issues for Congress

+ Iraq Oil: Reserves, Production, and Potential Revenues

+ U.S. and International Responses to the Global Spread of Avian Flu:
  Issues for Congress

+ Health Savings Accounts: Some Current Policy Issues

+ Federal Habeas Corpus: A Brief Legal Overview

Direct LINK to These ResourceShelf Posts <http://digbig.com/4hqts>


Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text
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History--Currency Converter
  Source: The National Archives
  New Database: So, what's it worth?

  "In 1680, employing a craftsman for 13 days would cost you the
  equivalent of just one hour with a modern plumber. In 1270, for the
  same amount, you could add five extra days of craftsman work, 14 lbs
  of wool and a bale of wheat. These are just some of the many
  interesting facts you can look up on The National Archives´ new
  currency conversion..."

Baby Names--United States--Lists & Rankings
  Source: Social Security Administration
  Most Popular Baby Names of 2005 in the United States
  See Also: The Baby Name Voyager

  This Java app takes SSA data and allows you to visually identify and
  see baby name trends. Very cool. Thanks to Michael L. for the site
  tip.

  See Also: Most Popular Baby Names 2005, UK

Intelligence--United States
  Source: CIA
  30 New Documents Added to CIA Online Freedom of Information Act
  Collection

  Documents are full image and can be printed.
  See Also: New Additions to the POW/MIA Collection

  122 new items. "The new documents include intelligence reports,
  broadcast translations, and finished intelligence from the Vietnam
  era. The POW/MIA collection now contains over 800 documents on the
  subject of prisoners-of-war and missing-in-action."

Labor--Statistics
  Source: Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)
  International Comparison of Labour Statistics 2006
  Thanks to Stuart Basefsky for the news tip.

Business--United States--Statistics
  Source: U.S. Census
  Just Released, Revenues for Asian-Owned Firms Surpass $326 Billion

  "The number of Asian-owned businesses grew 24 percent between 1997
  and 2002, approximately twice the national average for all
  businesses. The 1.1 million businesses generated more than $326
  billion in revenues, up 8 percent from 1997. This is according to a
  new report, Survey of Business Owners: Asian-Owned Firms: 2002
  [PDF], released by the U.S. Census Bureau."

Security--Wireless
  Source: OnGuardOnline
  Wireless Security
  A new section of the OnGuardOnline.gov web site.

Direct LINK to These ResourceShelf Posts <http://digbig.com/4hqtr>


Multimedia: Search Executive Beat
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Video: Ask.com's CEO, Jim Lanzone, Interviewed on CNBC

Yesterday, Ask.com's new CEO, Jim Lanzone, chatted with CNBC about
competing in the search space. Topics include:

+ Getting noticed and growing share
+ On spending, advertising
+ Smart Answers
+ "Search is not a zero sum game."
+ "Dedication to core search."

Enterprise Search--Microsoft
  Source: News.com
  Gates to demonstrate new social search software

Direct LINK to These ResourceShelf Posts <http://digbig.com/4hqtq>


Search Briefs
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MSNBC Search Now Powered by MSN Search Technology

  The technology has been in place since last month but in this post,
  Kelly Amsbry, Product Manager at Microsoft, explains how it works.

+ Ask Binoculars Improving Search Results? (via SEW Blog)

Direct LINK to This ResourceShelf Post <http://digbig.com/4hrdf>


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+ Enterprise Search Gets Lost (via BusinessWeek)

  While we're on the topic of enterprise search, Fast Search and
  Transfer continues to line-up big name users. First, Euro local
  search player, Pagesjaunes.Fr and second, automobile classified site
  and database, AutoTrader.com.

+ ACRL announces 2007 Best Practices in Marketing Academic and
  Research Libraries @ your library award

  The awards will be presented at the 13th ACRL National Conference in
  Baltimore, Maryland, March 29 - April 1, 2007.

+ LexisNexis Group Names Walsh President and CEO of U.S. Legal Markets

Direct LINK to These ResourceShelf Posts <http://digbig.com/4hqtp>

                    ++ Tuesday, May 16, 2006 ++

Professional Reading Shelf
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Archives--United States
  Source: NARA
  Speech Transcript: "NARA: A Look to the Future"
  Remarks by Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein to the
  Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, April 21, 2006.

Library Organizations
  Open Acess
  Source: IFLA

Papers from the 2006 World Library and Information Congress/IFLA
(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions)
Annual Conference which is scheduled to take place in Seoul, Korea in
August are beginning to appear on the confernce web site.
ResourceShelf will provide you with direct links to them on a regular
basis. We'll begin with this set of papers that look at open access
from a session titled: Promoting the Implementation of Open Access.
All papers are PDF files.

+ Open Access Scholarly Databases - a bird's eye view of the landscape
  by Peter Jacso. Btw, congrats to ResourceShelf friend (and Open
  Access News editor, Peter Suber on the citation.

+ dCollection": The National Network of University-Based Repository in
  Korea by Hyekyong Hwang And Heeyoon Choi (Korea Institute of Science
  and Technology Information, Daejeon, Korea)

+ The Open Access movement in the Korean R&D environment by Hyekyong
  Hwang and Heeyoon Choi (Korea Institute of Science and Technology
  Information, Daejeon, Korea)

+ Open Access and institutional repositories - a developing country
  perspective: a case study of India by S.B. Ghosh And Anup Kumar Das
  (Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, India)

+ Open Access-Philosophy, Policy and Practice: a Comparative Study by
  Xuemao Wang and Chang Su (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (MD),
  USA) and Wei Liu (Shanghai Library, Shanghai, China)

+ Comparing three Chinese reprint systems by Yi Liu and Yi Gao
  (Science and Technology Library of Guangdong, Guangzhou, China)

Literature--Lists & Ranking
  Source: New York Times book Review
  What Is the Best Work of American Fiction of the Last 25 Years?

  "Early this year, the Book Review's editor, Sam Tanenhaus, sent out
  a short letter to a couple of hundred prominent writers, critics,
  editors and other literary sages, asking them to please identify
  "the single best work of American fiction published in the last 25
  years." [Read A. O. Scott's essay. See a list of the judges.]"

Direct LINK to These ResourceShelf Posts <http://digbig.com/4hqnc>


Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
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Air Travel--Databases
  Air Ninja: Compare Different Air Fares; Check What Discount Airlines
  Fly

  Easily check and compare prices from Kayak.com, Travelocity,
  Expedia, Hotwire, and Priceline. What's also very useful is the
  database (also browse by airline and city) of routes flown by
  discount airlines. Often, these airlines are not included in some of
  the large air fare databases. This discount airline directory
  database is international in scope.

Health Research
  Source: MedlinePlus
  MedlinePlus Adds 14 Interactive Body Maps

  New on MedlinePlus are interactive body maps that can help the user
  track down proper MedlinePlus "Health Topic" resource compilation.
  For example, click "Ear, Nose, and Throat" a body map will appear,
  click "ear" and a list of the compilations that deal with ear issues
  becomes visible.

Internet--Security
  Source: WebSense
  2006 Web@Work Survey

  From press release: "According to the Web@Work survey,
  directionally, more organizations were hit by a hacking tool or a
  keylogger in 2006, as almost one in five (17 percent) of
  organizations have had employees launch a hacking tool or a
  keylogger within their network. This number has increased from 2005
  in which 12 percent were impacted. A keylogger can be defined as one
  of the most dangerous types of spyware, which has the ability to
  record keystrokes and screen shots and can be replayed later to
  reconstruct a user session. These applications can be utilized by
  hackers to steal passwords and confidential information, which can
  then be used to provide full access to corporate systems and files."
  Full Report (PDF; 135 KB) (via DocuTicker)

Baby Names--United States--Lists & Rankings
  Source: Social Security Administration
  Most Popular Baby Names of 2005
  See Also: The Baby Name Voyager
  This Java app takes SSA data and allows you to visually see baby
  names over time. Thanks to Michael L. for the site tip.

Direct LINK to These ResourceShelf Posts <http://digbig.com/4hqnb>


Briefly
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+ ProQuest Publishes the First Digital Archive of American Historical
  Annual Reports
  More than 160 years of annual reports now searchable.

+ Elsevier Expands Web Strategy Group
  Company names new vice-president of Web Search Strategy & Business
  Development.

Direct LINK to These ResourceShelf Posts <http://digbig.com/4hqyn>


Cool Tools
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Maps--Prototypes--Microsoft
  Source: MSR
  Microsoft Research Unveils MapCruncher [for Virtual Earth] Prototype

  "MapCruncher enables a user to take existing road maps and aerial
  imagery and overlay particular, specialized maps to create unique
  mash-ups tailored to the user's specific interests. It's quick, it's
  easy, and -- judging from the enthusiasm displayed by this pair of
  map aficionados -- it's fun. 'MapCruncher' empowers anybody in the
  world to take whatever data is important to them,' explains Elson,
  the project lead, 'and share it with everybody else in a format that
  makes all of these types of data interoperable.'" Direct to
  MapCruncher site for download (Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP
  only) and more info. The RS team is getting ready to spend some time
  with this one." Looks like good weekend fun!

Direct LINK to This ResourceShelf Post <http://digbig.com/4hqna>


Search Briefs
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+ Yahoo Gives New Look to Home Page
  Note: Not available for all browsers and we have only been able to
  see (as of posting) using IE. We can't seem to find a a "sneak
  preview:" link on Firefox. What's new? Watch the video featuring
  Jerry Yang and David Filo.

  Btw, Yahoo's clutter-free, ad-free, and customizable interfaces
  still exist. Perfect for the info pro. Go to search.yahoo.com.

+ eBay To Test TV Ad System; Not Google (via SEW Blog)

+ Snap.com's New User Interface & Adds New Features

+ Answers.com Releases 1-Click Answers 2.0

Direct LINK to These ResourceShelf Post <http://digbig.com/4hqmx>


Multimedia Shelf
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ResourceShelf continues to provide regular updates of new audio/video
programming available on the web. Here are links to the updates we've
posted to this point.

Intellectual Property
  Source: Princeton University-Microsoft Intellectual Property
  Conference

  Live Webcasts: "Creativity & I.P. Law: How Intellectual Property Law
  Fosters or Hinders Creative Work"

  May 18-20, 2006. Selected events will be webcast live. Please see
  the conference web site for complete details

Schools
  Source: Princeton University
  Webcast: "School Shootings: Why Terrible Things Happen in 'Perfect'
  Places"

  A lecture by Katherine Newman, Princeton University Professor of
  Sociology and Public Affairs. It took place on April 10, 2006 as
  part of the President's Lecture Series. Real ||| Microsoft Media

Poetry
  Source: MIT
  Webcast: A Conversation with Robert Pinsky
  Professor of English, Boston University; Former U.S. Poet Laureate.
  Pinsky spoke at MIT on February 23, 2006.

Direct LINK to These ResourceShelf Post <http://digbig.com/4hqmw>

                    ++ Monday, May 15, 2006 ++

Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text
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R&D--United States--Statistics
  Source: NSF
  Just Released, Federal Funds for R&D: FY 2003-05

  "The annual report, Federal Funds for Research and Development: FY
  2003-05, Detailed Statistical Tables consists of 131 tables derived
  from the Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development, for
  Fiscal Years 2003-05, and from earlier surveys in this series. These
  data provide data users with the most timely data possible and are
  not readily available from any other sources. These statistical data
  tables will only be available via the World Wide Web."

Colleges and Universities--United States
  Source: National Center for Education Statistics
  College Opportunities Online Locator

  From press release: "NCES announces the release of a new version of
  the College Opportunities Online Locator (COOL) website, a consumer
  information tool for students, parents, high school counselors, and
  others interested in postsecondary education in the United States.
  The site allows users to see and compare profiles of nearly 7,000
  colleges and universities throughout the nation. Users can search by
  location, program or major, and a variety of institutional
  characteristics to identify postsecondary institutions that fit
  their preferences.

Country Profiles
  Source: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress

+ New Profile, Morocco
+ Updated Profile, Haiti

Campaign Finance--United States--Statistics
  Source: FEC

Congressional Fundraising Continues To Grow

"Congressional campaigns raised a total of $ 657.2 million in the
period from January 1, 2005 through March 31, 2006, an increase of 13%
from the comparable period in 2003-2004, according to a compilation by
the Federal Election Commission." XLS charts include:

+ Activity of 2006 Congressional Campaigns Through March 31, 2006
+ Top 50 Senate Campaigns by Receipts
+ Top 50 Senate Campaigns by Contributions from PACs and Other Committees
+ Top 50 House Campaigns by Contributions from Individuals
+ Top 50 House Campaigns by Contributions and Loans from the Candidate
+ Many more

Direct LINK to These ResourceShelf Posts <http://digbig.com/4hqmt>


Search Briefs
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Web Browsers--Search
  Firefox 2 Browser Will Offer Web Search Suggestions (and More)

It looks like the Firefox 2 browser (builds currently being tested
will offer a bunch of new built-in tools for searchers. Including:

+ Search suggestions now appear in the search box auto-complete for
  Google and Yahoo.

  Note: What about for other engines? Of course, several engines (and
  specific sites) offer dynamic search suggestions in one form or
  another. We mentioned and linked to several of them (including a
  DocuTicker test of LookAhead) in this post.

+ New search plugin manager for removing and re-ordering search
  engines

  Note: Search Engine Ordering (a Firefox add-on we blogged about
  here) currently provides these services. PLUS, Search Engine
  Ordering also allows you to add just about any web engine to the
  Firefox search box without any coding skills and in just a couple of
  clicks.

+ New search service that supports Sherlock and OpenSearch engines

+ Automatic restoration of your browsing session if there is a crash

Note: Several add-ons already offer this feature. It's very useful. We
like TabMixPlus.

Direct LINK to This ResourceShelf Post <http://digbig.com/4hqms>


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+ Canadian Patents Database Upgraded

+ Century21.com, ColdwellBanker.com, ColdwellBankerCommercial.com,
  ERA.com and SothebysRealty.com will All Use Microsoft's Virtual
  Earth Mapping Services

Direct LINK to These ResourceShelf Posts <http://digbig.com/4hqmr>


                    ++ Sunday,  May 14, 2006 ++

Professional Reading Shelf
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National Libraries--New Zealand
  Source: National Library of New Zealand

  Funds for Major Expansion of National Library of New Zealand
  Approved

  "The National Library has been allocated funding in the 2006 budget
  to evaluate options for a major expansion of their building, the
  National Library Minister Judith Tizard has announced."

Classification Schemes
  Source: GPO
  A Practical Guide to the Superintendent of Documents Classification
  System

  Also available in HTML by chapter. "The Superintendent of Documents
  classification system was developed in the library of the Government
  Printing Office between 1895 and 1903. It was first described in
  October 1903 by William Leander Post, then in charge of the library,
  in the preface to List of Publications of the Agriculture Department
  1862-1902, Department List No.1, issued by the Superintendent of
  Documents in 1904."

Subject Gateways
  Source: Information Research 11(2) (via E-LIS)
  Constructing Web subject gateways using Dublin Core, RDF, and Topic
  Maps

  by Jesús Tramullas and Piedad Garrido (2006). Abstract: "Specialised
  subject gateways have become an essential tool for locating and
  accessing digital information resources, with the added value of
  organisation and previous evaluation catering for the needs of the
  varying communities using these. Within the framework of a research
  project on the subject, a software tool has been developed that
  enables subject gateways to be developed and managed. General
  guidelines for the work were established which set out the main
  principles for the technical aspects of the application, on one
  hand, and on aspects of the treatment and management of information,
  on the other. All this has been integrated into a prototype model
  for developing software tools. The needs analysis established the
  conditions to be fulfilled by the application. A detailed study of
  the available options for the treatment of information on metadata
  proved that the best option was to use the Dublin Core, and that the
  metadata set should be included, in turn, in RDF tags, or in tags
  based on XML."

Direct LINK to This ResourceShelf Post <http://digbig.com/4hqmp>


Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
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Newspaper Archives
  Source: NewspaperArchive.com
  Two New Newspaper Archives (Tens of Thousands of Articles) Now
  Available

The team at NewspaperArchive.com continue to impress with two new and
totally free archives. They are free to search (full text and full
image) and the content itself is also free. Pages can be printed and
saved. The two new archives are:

+ Immigrationarchive.com
  50,000 articles from hundreds of papers. Also browse via this
  timeline.

+ Globalwarmingarchive.com
  Search or browse.

Iraq--Leadership
  Source: USIP
  Who are Iraq's new leaders? What do they want?
  20 pages; PDF.

Direct LINK to These ResourceShelf Posts <http://digbig.com/4hqmn>


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American FactFinder Database From US Census Updated With New Features

Direct LINK to This ResourceShelf Post <http://digbig.com/4hqmk>


Web Search--Google--History
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Sergey's Search for a Low Air Fare
  Things change. From August 1994, when Sergey Brin looks for help
  finding a low cost air fare, to November 2005 when news breaks that
  he is now the co-owner of a 767 jumbo jet.

Direct LINK to This ResourceShelf Post <http://digbig.com/4hqmj>


                   ++ Saturday, May 13, 2006 ++

Professional Reading Shelf
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Weblogs--Analysis
  Source: Computational approaches for analysis of weblogs, AAAI
  Spring Symposium 2006

  A corpus-based approach to finding happiness

  A paper by Rada Mihalcea (University of North Texas) & Hugo Liu
  (MIT). 6 pages; PDF. Really interesting research that concludes with
  a recipe for happiness. :-) From the abstract, "In this paper, we
  employ 'linguistic ethnography' to seek out where happiness lies in
  our everyday lives by considering a corpus of blogposts from the
  LiveJournal community annotated with happy and sad moods. By
  analyzing this corpus, we derive lists of happy and sad words and
  phrases annotated by their 'happiness factor.'...The paper concludes
  with an audacious attempt to articulate a corpus-inspired 'recipe
  for happiness.'"

Open Access
  Medical Journals
  Medical journal backfiles launch

  "Complete back issues covering nearly 200 years of historically
  significant biomedical journals are being made freely available
  online as a result of a landmark project launched today at the
  Wellcome Trust headquarters in London. On completion, the Medical
  Journals Backfiles Digitisation Project will deliver over three
  million pages of medical journals to PubMed Central, the US National
  Institutes of Health (NIH) full-text, life sciences repository."

  See Also: Medical journals backfiles digitisation project

Direct LINK to These ResourceShelf Posts <http://digbig.com/4hqmh>


ResourceShelf Real-Time #2
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Our continuing series of real-time sites, tools, and feeds continues.

+ Yes.com
  Near real-time access to music played on most commercial radio
  stations in the U.S. Search for stations and then review the list.
  24hr archive. Example.

+ New York City Traffic Cams and Video Streams
  Select your borough and go. A mobile version of this site is also
  available here.

+ Currently on the House Floor
  A "virtual ticker" of what's being debated/voted on the floor of the
  U.S. House of Representatives. Seven day archive available.

Direct LINK to These ResourceShelf Posts <http://digbig.com/4hqmg>


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Source: MSR
  Webcast of Lecture: Communication Technology: Interruption and
  Overload

  A lecture by Laura Dabbish, a doctoral candidate in the Human-
  Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. She
  writes, "My work seeks to understand the way people attend to
  communications in work situations to inform the design of tools that
  increase productivity, and reduce feelings of stress and overload.
  In this talk, I will describe a field study examining influences on
  the decision to attend and respond to email communication. I will
  also discuss a laboratory study examining the productivity and
  social implications of awareness displays designed to maintain
  benefits of connectivity and reduce disruption." This presentation
  took place on March 31, 2006.

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Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
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Maps--Historical
  Sources: Various

Sources of Historical Maps
1) National Geographic Map Machine
2) David Rumsey Collection
3) Maptech.com

A collection of historic USGS topographic maps.

See Also: More Historical Maps and Map Sites via Perry-Castañeda
Library

Demographics--United States
  Source: U.S. Census

Nation's Population One-Third Minority

Tables (XLS) include:

+ Race and Hispanic or Latino Origin of the Population for the United
  States: 2004 and 2005

+ Components of Population Change by Race and Hispanic or Latino
  Origin for the United States: July 1, 2004 to July 1, 2005

Direct LINK to These ResourceShelf Posts <http://digbig.com/4hqme>



+ Fake TV News: Widespread and Undisclosed

+ Top 100 R&D Spenders (Global), 2004

+ Business & Economics Research Advisor: The Oil & Gas Industry

+ The World Competitiveness Scoreboard 2006

+ Intelligence and Security Committee Report into the London Terrorist
  Attacks on 7 July 2005

+ Top 10 Markets to Watch for Commercial Real Estate Investors

+ Katrina Index: Tracking Variables of Post-Katrina Reconstruction

+ State of the World's Mothers 2006: Saving the Lives of Mothers and
  Newborns

Direct LINK to These ResourceShelf Posts <http://digbig.com/4hqmd>


Search Briefs
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Two Ask.com Smart Answers for Business Searchers

1) Market Capitalization Info
2) Outstanding Shares Data

Btw, these Smart Answers will also work with a ticker symbol instead
of a company name.

+ IceRocket Offering MySpace Search

Direct LINK to This ResourceShelf Post <http://digbig.com/4hqmc>



                    ++ Friday, May 12, 2006 ++

Professional Reading Shelf
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Digitization Projects
  Source: National Commission on Libraries and Information Science

  Just Released, NCLIS Issues Report: "Scholarship and Libraries in
  Transition: A Dialogue about the Impacts of Mass Digitization
  Projects."

  24 pages; PDF. The report comes from a symposium that took place in
  March 2006 at the University of Michigan. Summary and key points
  issues addressed here.

  See Also: View an Archived Webcast of the Symposium

Microsoft Academic Live
  A Quick Poke at Microsoft and MS Academic Live

  Of course, we all make typos. Some of us make lots of them (Gary for
  example), many more than we should. Luckily (thank goodness),
  because of the ResourceShelf team including the work of Dale Copps,
  many get noticed and corrected asap. Of course, we're just a small
  group with limited resources. Microsoft is just a bit  larger and
  with many more resources and MANY more people visiting their sites.
  That's why we're surprised to see that one month after the launch of
  MS Academic Live a typo (albeit a small one) on the Academic Live
  home page is still there. We figured that within a couple of days it
  would be quickly and easily fixed. No big deal at all. We're talking
  a one-letter typo. It's hard to imagine that others in Redmond and
  at other MSFT offices haven't noticed the typo and made sure it got
  fixed in a timely manner. We wonder where the problem exists in the
  Academic Live team to repair such a small problem. The typo is
  "releance," when it should be "relevance." You'll find it in a
  section of the Academic Live home page where results and sorts are
  explained (Results) at number 6. Let's be clear, our point here is
  not the typos themselves, but how long they've taken to correct.
  Just in case someone at MS notices the problem today or reads
  ResourceShelf, here's a screen cap and/or the cached page.

  Update: A ResourceShelf reader points to another typo, "ourdeep."
  It's found in the FAQ section with the heading, "Why don't you have
  content from all fields?"

RFID--Data Security
  Source: Wired
  The RFID Hacking Underground

  "David Molnar is a soft-spoken computer science graduate student who
  studies commercial uses for RFIDs at UC Berkeley. I meet him in a
  quiet branch of the Oakland Public Library, which, like many modern
  libraries, tracks most of its inventory with RFID tags glued inside
  the covers of its books. These tags, made by Libramation, contain
  several writable memory 'pages' that store the books' barcodes and
  loan status.... Brushing a thatch of dark hair out of his eyes,
  Molnar explains that about a year ago he discovered he could destroy
  the data on the books' passive-emitting RFID tags by wandering the
  aisles with an off-the-shelf RFID reader-writer and his laptop. 'I
  would never actually do something like that, of course,' Molnar
  reassures me in a furtive whisper, as a nonbookish security guard
  watches us."

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Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
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Disabilities--United States--Statistics
  Source: U.S. Census
  Just Released, Americans with Disabilities: 2002

  "About 18 percent of Americans in 2002 said they had a disability,
  and 12 percent had a severe disability, according to a report
  released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. Among people with
  disabilities, more than half of those 21 to 64 years old had a job,
  more than 4 in 10 of those ages 15 to 64 used a computer at home and
  a quarter of those age 25 to 64 had a college degree."

Public Health--European Union
  Source: EU
  EU Debuts Public Health Portal

Money--History
  Source: Library of Congress, Business Reference Services
  New, The History of Money

  "This guide describes selected general sources on the history of
  money, including online and print resources, and also provides links
  to relevant subject searches in the Library of Congress online
  catalog. The guide is not limited to any particular currency or
  country. For information on United States money, please see United
  States Money: a Guide to Information Sources."

Jewelry--Theft--Database
  Source: Jewelers' Security Alliance
  Stolen Jewelry Website

  "The Stolen Jewelry Website of the Jewelers' Security Alliance
  provides a central clearinghouse for the jewelry industry, law
  enforcement, insurance personnel and the general public to share
  information on jewelry that has been stolen or recovered in the
  United States . The listings include watches, gems, and jewelry.
  Searches and listing are free. This database, which is the only
  publicly available, comprehensive website to list stolen jewelry,
  went live in January 2006, and will become increasingly valuable as
  the number of users increases and the number of items posted grows."

Employers--United States--Lists & Rankings
  Source: Universum Communications (Via BusinessWeek)
  Most Desirable Companies to Work For (Poll of Undergrad Students)

  "In the annual poll of undergrads by Philadelphia-based Universum
  Communications, Disney headed a list of the most desirable companies
  to work for. Other top places to work include Google (GOOG),
  Microsoft (MSFT), Apple Computer (AAPL) and, believe it or not, the
  FBI."

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+ Chinese Version of Wikipedia Is Launched (via AP)

+ Microsoft Signs Strategic Partnership with National Geospatial Agency

  "The NGA will use the Microsoft Virtual Earth platform to provide
  geospatial support for humanitarian, peacekeeping and national-
  security efforts."

Direct LINK to These ResourceShelf Posts <http://digbig.com/4hqkx>


Search Briefs
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Yahoo introduces LiveSearch

Direct LINK to This ResourceShelf Post <http://digbig.com/4hqks>



                   ++ Thursday, May 11, 2006 ++

Resource of the Week
by Shirl Kennedy, Deputy Editor
-------------------------------

Ergonomics--Hub
  Source: Cornell Human Factors and Ergonomics Research Group (CHFERG)
  CUErgo: Cornell University Ergonomics Web

  "CUErgo presents information from research studies and class work by
  students and faculty in the Cornell Human Factors and Ergonomics
  Research Group (CHFERG), directed by Professor Alan Hedge, in the
  Department of Design and Environmental Analysis at Cornell
  University. CHFERG focuses on ways to enhance usability by improving
  the ergonomic design of hardware, software, and workplaces, to
  enhance people's comfort, performance, and health in an approach we
  call Ergotecture." Most of the practical information available here,
  which you'll find in the center column of the page, focuses on
  computer use -- for adults, for kids, and for seniors.

Direct LINK to This ResourceShelf Post <http://digbig.com/4hnpq>


Professional Reading Shelf
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Research Guides
  National Archives and Records Administration
  Source: NARA
  Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United
  States

Health Information
  Health Libraries
  Source: NLM
  NCLIS Announces Grand Prize Winner: Best Library Program in the
  Country Addressing Health and Wellness Issues

  Congrats to the Charleston and Georgetown (South Carolina) Diabetes
  Coalition's Library Partnership.

Information Standards
  Source: National Information Standards Organization
  NISO Newsline May 2006 Now Online

Articles include:

+ NISO Issues 2005 Annual Report

++ Direct to NISO 2005 Annual Report (PDF)

+ Webinars Offered on SUSHI: Register Now

+ Articles from Various Sources including

++ "The Birth of the Universal Library" via LJ on the Open Content
Alliance

++ "The New Cataloger" via LJ by Roy Tennant

Social Networking--United States
  Source: News.com
  Congress targets social network sites

  "Now MySpace and other social networking sites like LiveJournal.com
  and Facebook are facing a new threat: A proposed federal law that
  would effectively require schools and libraries to render those Web
  sites inaccessible to minors, an age group that includes some of the
  category's most ardent users."

  See Also: Full Text and Other Info of Legislation (H.R.5319)

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Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
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Venture Capital--United States--Lists & Rankings
  Source: PWC MoneyTree Report
  Now Avaiable: Detailed Company and VC Listings for Q1 2006
  Registration required, free. More info via PWC MoneyTree home page.

Information Technology--Companies--Lists & Rankings
  Source: Red Herring
  Top 100 European Companies

  "The 100 companies selected by Red Herring in this year's judging
  reflect the rich vein of innovation and entrepreneurial activity in
  Europe and the Middle East. They range from a Finnish company trying
  to harness the power of tides to a Belgian biotech company that uses
  llama blood to create therapeutic proteins. The geographic range is
  impressive, too. The largest number of companies on the list is
  based in the United Kingdom (28), with France and Israel tying for
  second place with 17 each. Yet, this year we also have winners from
  Dubai, Romania, and the Czech Republic."

Business--Lists & Rankings
  e-Books
  Source: Forbes
  Forbes Lists and Rankings Ready for Your Portable Device

  Cool. Many of the Forbes lists (Forbes 2000, Billionaires, Executive
  Pay) ready for easy download (free, too!) as e-books to your PDA.
  You'll need eReader software, also free.

Jobs--United States--Lists & Rankings
  Source: Money
  Top 50: Most entry-level jobs for grads

Nutrition
  Source: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion/HHS
  Just Released, A Healthier You: Based on the Dietary Guidelines for
  americans

  Available in HTML or as PDF files.

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Multimedia Shelf
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Source: Oxford University
  Lecture: Why the Internet is the way it is (and why it will be very
  different in ten years)

  This lecture by Dr David Clark, Senior Research Scientist, MIT
  Laboratory for Computer Science was presented at Oxford on April 28,
  2006. "Dr David Clark speaks about the basic design principles of
  the Internet, and how it might change in the future." This webcast
  is audio only.

Direct LINK to This ResourceShelf Post <http://digbig.com/4hnqd>


Search Briefs
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Network World Chats With Raul Valdes-Perez, CEO of Vivisimo and Clusty

Direct LINK to This ResourceShelf Post <http://digbig.com/4hnqh>


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New Services from The Wall Street Journal Online Continue

Direct LINK to This ResourceShelf Post <http://digbig.com/4hqkr>


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