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Week 194
December 16, 2004
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Greetings from DC, FL, NY and PA

The theme of this week's Resource of the Week?  Labor law and labor unions.
You may not have immediate need for this information, but you'll want to
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Remember that this reminder includes just a portion of what we've posted
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This will be the last regular weekly reminder till after the winter
holidays.  The next edition will hit your inbox on Thursday, January 8,
2005.  However, we will continue to post new and interesting items to both
sites, so browse often.

Happy Holidays,
The ResourceShelf Editors

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Contributing Editors
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+ Shirl Kennedy, MLIS
+ Dan Giancaterino, MLIS
+ Steven Cohen, MLS
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Thursday, December 16, 2004

Resources of the Week
Two resources from the world of labor and labor law this week, both of which
are worth a bookmark.

1) Labor Law--International
Source: International Labor Organization
International Observatory of Labour Law
This gateway to international labor law information is one of those
specialized resources that few of us would ever use on a day-in, day-out
basis, but it's a good one to know about in case you ever need research
material in this particular subject area -- not a far-fetched possibility,
given the relentless march of globalization.

While some of the material on the site is scanty or has not been updated
recently, but there is excellent research value in the site's series of
National Labour Law Profiles. Each of these provides an excellent overview
of labor law in a number of ILO-member countries....

2) Labor Unions--Research Guide
Source: Martin P. Catherwood Library, School of Industrial and Labor
Relations, Cornell University
Labor Unions and the Internet
This site essentially functions as a guide for labor unions who want to
establish or maximize a web presence. It explains why the Internet is
important for labor unions, and provides an extensive annotated webliography
covering a wide range of useful, practical topics, from alternative dispute
resolution to wages. The focus is on quality rather than quantity; each
topic includes just a few key sites, but those are described in some detail.

Professional Reading Shelf
Digital Libraries
The December, 2004 Issue of Digital Libraries Magazine is Now Online
Articles include:
+ The Role of RSS in Science Publishing: Syndication and Annotation on the Web
Tony Hammond, Timo Hannay and Ben Lund, Nature Publishing Group
+ Resource Harvesting within the OAI-PMH Framework
Herbert Van de Sompel, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Research Library;
Michael L. Nelson, Old Dominion University; and Carl Lagoze and Simeon
Warner, Cornell University
++
Scanners
Source: Transform
Document Scanner Guide 2004
++
Internet
Source: Talk of the Nation/National Public Radio
Radio Program: Google's Plan Prompts a Question: What's on the Web?
Guests:
+ Michael Keller, head librarian, Stanford University; director of Academic
Information Resources
+ Brewster Kahle, founder, the Internet Archive (a non-profit digital library)

<b>Citation Analysis</b>
Source: ISI
+ <a
href="http://in-cites.com/research/2004/december_13_2004-1.html";>Science in
England, 1999-2003</a>
+ <a href="http://in-cites.com/research/2004/december_13_2004-2.html";>Public
Health & Health-Care Science: High-Impact U.S. Universities, 1999-2003 </a>



Wednesday, December 15, 2004

Professional Reading Shelf
Digital Libraries
The December, 2004 Issue of Digital Libraries Magazine is Now Online
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Digitization Projects--Books
No, It's Not Google: International Libraries and the Internet Archive
collaborate to build Open-Access Text Archives
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National Libraries--U.K.
Online page turner takes top award

Google Scholar
Creator of Google Scholar Answers a Few Questions
Thanks to developer of Google Scholar, Anurag Acharya, for the following
answers about the new service. ResourceShelf will check back soon for any
updates.

Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
Online Exhibits--Canada
Source: Civilization.ca
New, Before E-Commerce: A History of Canadian Mail Order Catalogs
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Health Benefits--United States
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation
Just Released, Current Trends and Future Outlook for Retiree Health
Benefits: Findings from the Kaiser/Hewitt 2004 Survey on Retiree Health
Benefits
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Computer Hardware--Consumer Ratings
Source: PCWorld.com
Readers Rate the Manufacturers


Tuesday, December 14, 2004

Web Search--Google
Source: SearchDay
Google: Let's Digitize Several Million Library Books
Holy Cow! Not even a month after Google Scholar was released, more big news
from Google today. The company is announcing plans (very little has been
done to this point) to work with libraries at Harvard, University of
Michigan, Oxford, Stanford as well as the New York Public Library to scan
and digitize MILLIONS of books in their collections -- in fact, in some
cases, the entire collection. These are long term projects (many years). All
of us will be watching. Gary has written an overview article for SearchDay.
And ResourceShelf Contributing Editors, Steven Cohen and Dan Giancaterino,
share a few comments.

Professional Reading Shelf
Law Librarians
Source: Memphis Business Journal
Law librarians say technology has them more in demand
++
Virtual Reference--United Kingdom
Nationwide Virtual Reference Service Pilot Underway in the United Kingdom

Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
Crime--United States--Statistics
Source: FBI
Just Released, Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report
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Freedom of Information--United Kingdom
Source: National Audit Office
New, Freedom of Information Guide
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Energy--Statistics--United States
Source: EIA
+ Early Release of the Annual Energy Outlook 2005
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Newspapers--RSS
Source: The Media Drop
Newspapers with RSS: A List


Monday, December 13, 2004

Professional Reading Shelf
Audio Books
Source: CNET
Flash memory coaxes audiobooks out of the '70s
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Children's Literature
Source: AP
University's library school offers online gift guide for children's books

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Government Printing Office
Source: GPO
Just Released, GPO Unveils Its Strategic Vision for the 21st Century: A
Digital Information Factory

Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
Drug Prices--United States
Source: Consumers Union
New Web Site, Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs Launches Website
++
Military Science--Bibliographies
Two new bibliographies from Air University Library
Internet resources, books, documents, periodicals
+ Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
+ Operation Iraqi Freedom--Lessons Learned
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Vehicle Colors--Popularity
Source: DuPont Automotive
Silver Still Strong, But Livelier Hues Lead Change -- 2004 DuPont Automotive
Color Popularity Report Indicates Car Buyers "Yearn For Color"
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Internet--Spam
Source: Business Software Alliance (via docuticker.com)
Consumer Attitudes Toward Spam



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Sunday, December 12, 2004

Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
U.S. History--Timelines
New Timelines Added to Infoplease.com Collection
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Military History--Writing Guide
Source: Marine Corps Historical Center
Marine Corps Historical Center Writing Guide
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Ethics--Professions--Public Opinion
Source: The Gallup Organization
Nurses Top List in Honesty and Ethics Poll
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AIDS Epidemic--Maps
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
AIDS Epidemic Update: December 2004 North America, Western and Central
Europe: Maps


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Saturday, December 11, 2004

Professional Reading Shelf
Information Dissemination
Source: E-LIS
PREPRINT: Participation in the global knowledge commons: challenges and
opportunities for research dissemination in developing countries
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National Archives--United States
Source: NARA
President Signs National Archives Budget

Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
Computer Viruses--Lists & Rankings
Source: Sophos
Top Ten Computer Viruses for 2004

Specialty Search Tools--Vivisimo
Search the FY 05 U.S. Federal Budget and Cluster Results With Vivisimo



Friday, December 10, 2004

Professional Reading Shelf
Images and Art Resources
Source: Searcher
Looking for Good Art, Part 3: Glorious National Collections
The third part of David Mattison's wonderful series of annotated
webliographies. Part 1: Web Resources and Image Databases and Part 2:
General & U.S. Tools are also available online.
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Library Organizations
Source: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
IFLA's Three Pillars: Society, Members and Profession
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Public Libraries
Source: Detroit Free Press
Author drops suit against Ann Arbor library over ban for swearing

Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
United States--Statistics
Just Released, The 2004-2005 Statistical Abstract of the United States
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Children--Statistics
Source: UNICEF
Just Released, Childhood under Threat -- The State of the World's Children 2005
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Digital Divide--United Kingdom
Source: BT
Research reveals stark portrait of digital Britain in 2025


Thursday, December 9, 2004

Resources of the Week
Two entries this week.
Toxic Chemicals--United States--Maps
Source: NLM
Toxmap (Steven Cohen)
This past week, the National Library of Medicine (US) announced the
availability of a new interactive web site titled TOXMAP. According to the
press release, TOXMAP, "shows--on maps--the amount and location of certain
toxic chemicals released into the environment in the United
States...[and]...focuses on the geographic distribution of chemical
releases, their relative amounts, and their trends over time....TOXMAP also
links to NLM's extensive collection of toxicology and environmental health
references, as well as to a rich resource of data on hazardous chemical
substances in its TOXNET databases (http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/). There are
also fact sheets and summaries about the various chemicals, written by the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry."
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Holiday Buying Guides (Dan Giancaterino)
My Favorite Holiday Buying Guides
My job title is "Internet Librarian". It's a given that I have to stay
current with the Web, but I'm always surprised at how many times I'm asked
about RAM or PDAs or flash drives. One way to keep up with tech developments
is to read the holiday buying guides. Here are a few of my favorites.

Professional Reading Shelf
Academic Libraries--Johns Hopkins
Source: Johns Hopkins Gazette
Thinking Out Loud: A Billion Dollar IPO for Johns Hopkins
This is nice to read. From the article, "I hope by now you realize that any
talk of taking our library public is simply to emphasize the point missing
in all this Google mania: Massive information overload is placing librarians
in an ever more important role as human search engines...."
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Public Libraries--Ebooks
Source: New York Times
Libraries Reach Out, Online
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Handwritten Documents--Search Tool
Source: University of Massachusetts Amherst News
Researchers create tool to automatically search handwritten historical
documents

Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
Year-End Lists
Source: National Geographic News
National Geographic's Quirkiest News of 2004
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Higher Education--Web Resources
Source: C&RL News
Alternative assessment in higher education: Web sites for a learner-centered
approach

Briefly
+ CINAHL Database Now Home to More than One Million Records Mark
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