ResourceShelf Newsletter 3 Mar 2005 No.203

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Number 203
ISSN 1746-563X                                          March 3, 2005


++  Thursday, March 3rd, 2005  ++

Resources of the Week
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by Shirl Kennedy, Deputy Editor

For some reason, this week we are thinking about think tanks:

Social Issues--Research
   Social Issues Research Centre

  "The Social Issues Research Centre is an independent, non-profit
  organisation founded to conduct research on social and lifestyle
  issues, monitor and assess global sociocultural trends and provide
  new insights on human behaviour and social relations." Which means
  think tank, and this one is located in the UK, where its research "is
  guided by an Advisory Board consisting of eminent scientists and
  consultants in a variety of disciplines." If you're a regular visitor
  to DocuTicker, our sister site, you know that we peruse the offerings
  of many think tanks. Most of the stuff we find is...well, if you're
  not an economist or a policy wonk of some kind, it probably makes
  good bedtime reading for insomniacs.

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Metadata
  Source: E-LIS
   Collection-level descriptions: metadata of the future?
   >From Library Review 52(6): pp. 247-250, 2003

Semantic Web--Conference Announcement
   Semantic Web Applications for National Security (SWANS)
   "The purpose of the meeting is to raise awareness and enhance the
   ability of Military and Government technology decision-makers to
   capitalize on the emergence of the Semantic Web." Tim Berners-Lee
   is one of the keynote speakers.

Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
   Philanthropy--United States--Lists & Rankings
   Source: The Chronicle of Phianthropy
   Top 10 Donors 2004
   The article includes a variety of statistics.

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Web Search Briefs
   Yahoo! Releases Movie Reccomendation Service Beta
   The post also contains info about two other services.

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++  Wednesday, March 2nd, 2005  ++


Professional Reading Shelf
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Libraries--United Kingdom
   Source: MLA
   Just Released Report, Competencies and Capabilities: New Paradigms
   for Workforce Development in the 21st Library
   "A major new study undertaken by the Tavistock Institute and
   published today assesses the impact of this 20 million pounds
   training programme, which has been funded as part of the People's
   Network, the national project to link all 4200 public libraries to
   the internet."
   Summary ||| Direct to Full Text

eBooks
   Source: Washington Times
   New chapter in online books
   A report about the International Children's Digital Library at the
   University of Maryland.

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Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
   Criminal Justice System--United States
   Source: U.S. DoJ, Bureau of Justice Statistics
   Criminal Justice System Flowchart
   "This flowchart of the events in the criminal justice system
   updates the original chart prepared by the President's Commission
   on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice in 1967.
   Accompanied by a clarifying text description, the chart summarizes
   the most common events in the criminal and juvenile justice systems
   including entry into the criminal justice system, prosecution and
   pretrial services, adjudication, sentencing and sanctions, and
   corrections. Electronic files of both full color and black and white
   versions of the chart are available for downloading." Both color
   and black & white versions in PDF and EPS format. Or you can order
   a wall poster. This is very cool.

Education--United States
   Source: NCES
   New Data Tool -- State Education Data Profiles
   Search for statewide information in elementary/secondary education,
   postsecondary education and selected demographics for all states in
   the U.S. Besides being able to get state data you will also get data
   on U.S. averages and the ability to graph the results."

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Web Search Briefs
   Happy Birthday Yahoo!
   10 years ago today Yahoo was incorporated. Here are a few links to
   remember the "early" days. Also, here's a copy of the Yahoo! home
   page on 3/2/1995.

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++  Tuesday, March 1st, 2005  ++

Professional Reading Shelf

Libraries
   Source: CLIR
   Full Text Report, Library as Place: Rethinking Roles, Rethinking Space
   See Also: UK: Public library building site cements funding (via
   Museums, Libraries and Archives Council)

Open Access--United Kingdom
   Source: The Guardian
   Keystroke strategy for open access
   "The movement to increase free online access to scientific research
   will receive a boost today as academics, publishers and librarians
   thrash out a new plan for open access...But at a two-day meeting in
   Southampton yesterday and today, delegates from across the world of
   scientific publishing will be presented with a new plan for open
   access. Stevan Harnad, professor of cognitive science at the
   University of Southampton, will present a proposal that could
   revolutionise how academics and the public view research."

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Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
   H-1B Visas--Salary Database
   Source: Computerworld
   H-1B Salary Interactive Tool
   "Based on data provided by the U.S. Department of Labor,
   Computerworld has created a unique interactive tool that lets you
   compare the claimed prevailing wages in several job categories with
   the wages paid to new H-1B visa applicants and H-1B visa holders
   seeking a change in status. The data, based on a sample size of
   290,000 applications or status change requests, covers three years
   and was processed for Computerworld by Eastland Data Systems. The
   wage information, which is submitted by individual companies to the
   government, covers the federal fiscal years 2001, 2002 and 2003.
   That means the salary information covers the period from Oct. 1,
   2000, to Sept. 30, 2003."

Public Schools--United States--Internet Usage
   Source: NCES
   New Report on Internet Access in U.S. Public Schools and
   Classrooms: 1994-2003
   "This report presents 10 years of data from 1994 to 2003 on Internet
   access in U.S. public schools by school characteristics. It provides
   trend analysis on the percent of public schools and instructional
   rooms with Internet access and on the ratio of students to
   instructional computers with Internet access. The report contains
   data on the types of Internet connections, support of computer
   hardware/software and websites, technologies and procedures used to
   prevent student access to inappropriate material on the Internet,
   and the availability of hand-held and laptop computers to students
   or teachers."

Life Expectancy--United States
   Source: CDC
   New Statistics: Life Expectancy Hits Record High
   "Life expectancy for Americans has reached an all-time high,
   according to the latest U.S. mortality statistics released today by
   the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)."

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Web Search Briefs
   + New Services from MSN Maps
   + Cool! Yahoo! Search Launches APIs for Web Developers

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++  Monday, February 28th, 2005  ++

Professional Reading Shelf

Census--United Kingdom--Digitization Projects
   Source: JISC
   Interview: Putting 150 years of census back on the map
   "We find out more in an interview with Matthew Woollard and Jenny
   Ball, Project Director and Project Manager respectively of the
   Online Historical Population Reports Project."

Libraries and Librarians
   Source: CILIP
   The March Issue of CILIP's Library + Information Update is Now Online
   Articles Include:
   + Recovering from disaster -- the loss of Edinburgh's AI Library
   + Phil Bradley's Internet Q & A
   + Foundation degrees: FE and HE working together
   + Peer review: learning from critical friends

Libraries and Librarians
   Source: Council on Library and Information Resources
   The March/April Edition of CLIR Issues is Now Online
   Articles Include:
   + New Partnerships for Digital Preservation by Abby Smith
   + CLIR Seeks Input on New Strategic Plan by Nancy Davenport

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Conferences
   Live "Blog" Coverage from the NFAIS Conference on the InfoToday Blog
   NFAIS = National Federation of Abstracting and Indexing Services

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Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
   Women--United States--Statistics
   Source: U.S. Census
   A Collection of Facts About Women in the United States
   Lots of statistics to help celebrate Women's History Month.

Elections--Australia
   Source: House of Commons Library
   Just Released, Federal election results 1949-2004
   4.5 MB; PDF; 81 pages.

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Web Search Briefs
   + Multimedia Search: Blinkx To Make Movie Trailers Keyword Searchable
   + Northern Light Adds Market Intelligence Centers (via Information Today)

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++  Sunday, February 27th, 2005  ++

Professional Reading Shelf
   Education--Net Generation
   Source: EDUCAUSE
   Educating the Net Generation
   "The Net Generation has grown up with information technology. The
   aptitudes, attitudes, expectations, and learning styles of Net Gen
   students reflect the environment in which they were raised -- one
   that is decidedly different from that which existed when faculty and
   administrators were growing up. This collection explores the Net Gen
   and the implications for institutions in areas such as teaching,
   service, learning space design, faculty development, and curriculum.
   Contributions by educators and students are included." E-book;
   sections downloadable in HTML or PDF, or download entire book in PDF
   (4.5 MB).

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Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
   Hockey--Online Exhibitions
   Source: Library and Archives Canada
   Hockey Is Alive and Well at Library and Archives Canada!
   "Backcheck: A Hockey Retrospective explores the history and
   development of hockey using English and French language newspaper
   articles, rare photos and manuscripts, based on material from
   Library and Archives Canada's collections. The website also contains
   valuable information for researchers and hockey buffs. There is also
   a parallel site, Backcheck: Hockey for Kids, geared to a younger
   audience and featuring curriculum tie-ins and classroom activities
   with a hockey theme..."

Best of the ResourceShelf (From 6/2003)
   Awards--Searchable Databases
   Source: AMPAS
   It's A Wonderful Search for Oscar! The Academy of Motion Picture
   Arts and Sciences Reintroduces Academy Awards Database

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++  Saturday, February 26th, 2005  ++

Professional Reading Shelf

Publishing Industry--United States--Statistics
   Source: American Association of Publishers
   Book Publishing Industry Net Sales Totaled $23.7 Billion in 2004
   "Net sales for the entire United States publishing industry are
   estimated to have increased by 1.3 percent from 2003 to 2004 to a
   grand total of $23.72 billion, according to figures just released by
   the Association of American Publishers (AAP)."

Public Libraries--United States
   Source: Quad-City Times
   Library will not display warning
   "Bettendorf Public Library Director Faye Clow faced what she called
   a 'terrible choice' when asked by the Quad-City chapter of the Iowa
   Civil Liberties Union to put up warning signs near library
   materials."

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Web Search Briefs
   + Cool & Useful: Search Preview from AOL Search

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Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
   Media Formats/Duplication--Glossary
   Source: AfterDawn.com
   Media Glossary
   "Do you need to know what exactly do terms like XVCD, Overlay, Dolby
   Digital, DivX ;-), etc., mean? Simply check out AfterDawn.com's
   glossary of terms...." Also here: extensive collection of guides and
   articles.

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++  Friday, February 25th, 2005  ++

Professional Reading Shelf

Museums--Digitization Projects
   Source: Chicago Tribune
   Old shows never die, they digitize
   "The Museum of Broadcast Communications [in Chicago] is digitizing
   its extensive collection of radio and TV programs for visitors and
   Internet use."

Special Libraries Association
   SLA Announces 2005 Award Winners

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Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
   Astronomy--Thesaurus
   Source: Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Australian
   National University
   The Astronomy Thesaurus
   "The main aim in producing this reference work is to try to
   standardise the terminology in the field of astronomy for the
   purposes of aiding unambiguous library cataloguing and more precise
   recall of data from computer databases. The thesaurus is intended
   for use by astronomy librarians and scientists." Available in
   English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. Extensive help
   available.

United States Budget--2005
   Source: askSam
   askSam Makes Searchable Version of 2005 U.S. Budget Available
   Yet another useful tool from askSam. The database along with the
   askSam reader are free downloads. Search, browse, and analyze the
   text. Several other databases are also available (free).

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Search Briefs (via SEW Blog)
   + AOL Unveils New Local Search Service
   + The Networking Effects of the Web
   + Yahoo! Adds Video Search Tab to Several Local Yahoo! Sites

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++  Thursday, February 24, 2005  ++


Resources of the Week
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By Shirl Kennedy, Deputy Editor


1) Baseball--History
   Source: MLB.com
   History of the Game: Doubleday to Present Day
   Every fan knows that the MLB.com site runs deep with rich content;
   we direct your attention here to the Baseball History section.
   Resources here include:
   + Historical statistics: Settle that barroom wager right here, right
   now. Forms with a variety of options -- radio buttons, dropdown
   menus -- allow you to extract such information as Historical Player
   Stats, Historical Leaders (e.g., hitting, pitching), Historical Team
   Stats, and Earlier Franchises (e.g., defunct teams and leagues).

2) Baseball--History
   Source: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
   Baseball History
   You'll find less focus on statistics here and more detailed profiles
   of historical baseball notables, lists and trivia, and cool photos
   of archives from the venerable museum. Every time you reload the
   page, a new photo appears; click on the link provided to learn about
   it. Also, with each page reload, you get a new "Hall of Fame Quote."
   And yes, the expected daily feature, This Day in Baseball History.

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Professional Reading Shelf
   Training
   Source: ARL
   New, ARL Special Collections Task Force Issues White Paper on
   Education and Training

Special Collections
   Source: Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries
   Ten Tips for Getting Close to Rare Materials
   "Don't be fooled by the quiet look of a special collections library.
   There's real excitement in tracking down information in old
   documents.... With a little information and some advance planning,
   you can be researching with the best of them. Here are ten tips to
   help you research like a pro at your very first visit."

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Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
   London--Portals
   Source:
   Prototype/Pilot Version, Your London
   "The portal, known as Your London, is now accessible in a pilot
   version but has not yet been publicly unveiled. The pilot site has a
   section offering advice for business, information for tourists and a
   "find your nearest" search engine. The system provides a map with
   directions to the nearest cash machine, police station, hospital and
   public toilet."

Federal Judges--United States--Databases
   Source: Federal Judicial Center
   Improved, New Wrinkle for Federal Judges Biographical Database
   "A valuable tool for anyone doing research about the nation's
   federal judges, past and present, is the Federal Judges Biographical
   Database."

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Scholarly Publishing--Citation Reports
   Source: ISI
   + Top Ten Most Prolific U.S. Universities (All Fields), 1999-2003

   Includes info about the "top" paper from each univeristy.
   + Top Ten Most-Cited Journals (All Fields), 1994-2004
   + Science in Israel, 1999-2003
   + U.S. Universities with High Concentrations in Education, 1999-2003

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