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Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 11:22:53 +0100
From: Gary Price <gary@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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October 21, 2004
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Thursday, October 21, 2004

Resources of the Week
Two content-rich sites for you to explore this week.
1) Election 2004--Video Repository
Source: Internet Archive
Election 2004 Video Archive
This is a fascinating and diverse collection of videos relating to the 2004 
election. On Tuesday evening this week, some 423 movie files were available 
here -- everything from debate footage from C-SPAN to politically-themed 
rap videos...and lots and lots of campaign advertising from the candidates 
themselves as well as various flavors of interest groups.
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2) Health Data--United States
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF)
statehealthfacts.org
We love one-stop-shopping sites here at ResourceShelf, and this is a gem. 
You'll find data on more than 400 different health topics for all 50 states 
here, accessible via an interactive map, by category or by keyword search. 
"Data presented on statehealthfacts.org are a selection of key health and 
health policy issues collected from a variety of public and private 
sources, including: original Kaiser Family Foundation reports, data from 
public websites, and information purchased from private organizations." New 
material is added as it becomes available, and a scrolling ticker on the 
top page displays live links to the most recent stuff.

Professional Reading Shelf
Cataloging
Source: The Library of Congress
Annual Report, Bibliographic Enrichment Advisory Team (BEAT)
"[The] Bibliographic Enrichment Advisory Team (BEAT) which is responsible 
for initiating research and development projects to increase the value to 
users and end-users of cataloging products. The hallmarks of the BEAT 
efforts are to investigate and test new approaches to bibliographic access 
which transcend the normal and to do so by bringing together teams 
involving public, technical, and automation staff."
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ISBN
Get ready for the new ISBN

Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
High Tech Industry--United States--Lists & Rankings
Source: Deloitte and Touche
Just Released, The North American Technology Fast 500
"The fastest growing technology companies in North America (based on 
percentage revenue growth over five years, fiscal year revenues 1999-2003)."
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United Nations
New, Finding UN Press Releases And Documents On The Web

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Prescription Drugs--United States--Importation
Source: Congressional Research Service (via Pierce Law's IP Mall)
Prescription Drug Importation and Internet Sales: A Legal Overview
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Work--United States--Statistics
Source: U.S. Census
Census Bureau Releases Information on Home Workers


Wednesday, October 20, 2004

Professional Reading Shelf
Medical Librarianship
Source: MLA
The October 2004 Issue of the Journal of the Medical Librarianship is Now 
Online
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Research Libraries
Source: ARL
ARL Announces the 2004-2005 Board of Directors
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Access to Information
Source: The Memory Hole/Michael Ravnitzky
Restricted Collections at the Library of Congress

Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
Elections--United States
Fast Facts: Presidential Election 2004
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Higher Education--United States--Tuition
Source: College Board
 >From the press release: "The College Board today announced that tuition 
increases are smaller than last year's increases, but they are still high 
by historical standards...."
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High Tech--Canada--Lists & Rankings
Source: Deloitte & Touche
Recently Released, Canada Techology Fast 50 2004
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Birds--United States--Ecology
Source: National Audubon Society
State of the Birds USA 2004

Search Briefs
+ Searching for E-Books
+ Microsoft Search Research


Tuesday, October 19, 2004

Professional Reading Shelf
Information Seeking
Source: Information Research
A New Issue of Information Research is Now Online
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RFID
Source: News.com
RFID, coming to a library near you
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Libraries--Research--African Americans
Source: Miami Herald
African-American Research Library: Vision fulfilled

Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
Business--United States--Lists & Rankings
Source: Forbes
Just Released, The 200 Best Small Companies
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Flu Shot Shortage--United States
Source: CDC
New Fact Sheets:
+ 2004-05 Flu Vaccine Shortage: Who Should Get Vaccinated
+ Flu Related Public Health Legal Preparedness Materials
+ Interim Estimates of Populations Targeted for Influenza Vaccination
+ Flu Activity: Reports & Maps
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Europe--Politics--Bibliography
Source: Air University Library
Politics in Central Europe Since 1945

Monday, October 18, 2004

Professional Reading Shelf
Librarians
Source: The Virtual Chase
Book Review: The Librarian
Oh no, here we go again....
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Digital Archives
Source: National Lbrary of Australia
The PANDORA Digital Archiving System (PANDAS)
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Digital Libraries
The October, 2004 Issue of Digital Libraries Magazine is Now Online


Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
Legal Industry--United States
Source: Corporate Counsel
Just Released, Who Represents America's Biggest Companies, 2004
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Intelligence--United States
Source: National Intelligence Council
New, Tracking The Dragon: Selected National Intelligence EstimatesOn China, 
1948-1976
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Employment--United States Government
Source: Occupational Outlook Quarterly--Summer 2004 Issue
New Full Text article, How to get a job in the Federal Government
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California
Source: California Digital Library
The Online Archive of California


Sunday, October 17, 2004

Professional Reading Shelf
Professional Reading Shelf
National Libraries--Europe--Map Theft
Source: The Times (London, UK)
Library wants map thief brought to book
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Vatican Library--RFID
Source: CNN.com
High-tech security for ancient books

Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
Marine Protected Areas--United States
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA and the U.S. Department of the 
Interior
Marine Managed Area Programs and Systems in States, Commonwealths, and 
Territories
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Shipwrecks--Bibiliography
Source: NOAA Central Library
List of publications on shipwrecks and shipwreck related topics located in 
NOAALINC
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Palliative Care Education
Source: Medical College of Wisconsin
End of Life/Palliative Education Resource Center

Saturday, October 16, 2004

Professional Reading Shelf
Libraries--United States
Source: NCLIS
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science Names Dr. Trudi 
Bellardo Hahn Interim Executive Director
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Museums--United Kingdom
Source: Museums, Libraries and Archives Council
Visitors to Museums and Galleries 2004
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Public Libraries--Consumer Health Information
Source: ALA
10 library systems selected for "Be Well Informed at your library"

Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
United States Postmasters
Source: United States Postal Service
Postmaster Finder
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Military and Political Leaders--Bibliographies
Source: Air University Library
Great Warrior Leaders/Thinkers

Friday, October 15, 2004

Professional Reading Shelf
Professional Reading Shelf
British Library--Archives
Source: The Times
British library starts email archive
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Open Access--Bibliography
Citation Impact
Source: The Open Citation Project
Updated, The effect of open access and downloads ('hits') on citation 
impact: a bibliography of studies
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Weblogs
Source: Sifry.com
State of the Blogosphere, October 2004


Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
U.S. Department of Defense--Acquisitions
Source: U.S. Department of Defense
Just Released: Defense Acquisitions Guidebook
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Petroleum--Facts and Statistics
Source: American Petroleum Institute
Petroleum Facts at a Glance
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Birds--United States
Source: USGS: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Bird Checklists of the United States
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Amphibians--Database
Source: World Conservation Union, Conservation International, and NatureServe
Global Amphibian Assessment


Thursday, October 14, 2004

Resources of the Week
Another two for you to explore:
Resources of the Week
Another two for you to explore.
1) International Business--Online Courses
Source: Michigan State University Center for International Business and 
Education and Research (MSU-CIBER)
globalEDGE Online Course Modules
The resource we're discussing here this week is a series of online course 
modules recently added to the Academy section of the website.
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2) Election Laws--United States
Source: National Association of Secretaries of State
State Election Laws & Administration Issues
Remember Florida's "hanging chads" during the election of 2000? How about 
the "vote early and often" policy of certain Chicago politicians in the 
early part of the 20th century? Where do you go for concise information on 
election laws and regulations enacted to deal with these and other infamous 
events? The answer is the National Association of Secretaries of State.


Professional Reading Shelf
Intranets
Source: Line56.com
Intranet Trends to Watch For
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Data-Mining
Unstructured Information
Source: GCN
Attensity finds scattered data


Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
U.S. Department of Defense--Defense Transformation
Source: U.S. Department of Defense Office of Defense Transformation
Just released: Elements of Defense Transformation
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Telecommunications--Canada
Source: Industry Canada
Recently Updated Report, Telecommunications Service in Canada: An Industry 
Overview

Search Briefs (via the SEW Blog)
+ New Services at Jux 2
A useful web search training tool gets better.
+ A Yahoo Research Labs Workshop


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