ResourceShelf Reminder -- Week 197

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ResourceShelf -- Week 197 -- January 20, 2005
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Greetings from DC (Gary), FL (Shirl), NY (Steven) and PA (Dan).  It's even
cold in Florida this week. Your deputy editor is sitting here typing away in
a sweat suit and fuzzy socks.  But, as usual, there have been a lot of hot
items posted on ResourceShelf this week.  Check out the ones that aren't
included in this e-mail reminder, which is just a partial listing.
http://www.resourceshelf.com/

And if you're looking to curl up by the fire with a nice report, issue brief
or study from a government agency, NGO, think tank or professional
association, there are plenty to choose from over at our sister site,
DocuTicker.
http://www.docuticker.com/

Have a great week.


Thursday, January 20, 2005

Resources of the Week
1) Cataloging--Portal
Source: Library of Congress
Cataloger's Learning Workshop
This portal, which offers "cataloging and metadata training resources for
information workers," is actually a joint project of LC, the Program for
Cooperative Cataloging, and the Association for Library Collections and
Technical Services (ALA). If you're looking for workshops, you'll find links
here, as well as links to training materials and distance learning
opportunities. You'll also find pointers to:
+ Training Publications (print)
+ Readings in Cataloging and Metadata Education (online)
+ Training Providers (including bibliographic networks & utilities, national
libraries and professional associations)
This appears to be a work in progress, with more content yet to come,
including a Resource Gateway. Browse here now and bookmark the site so you
can come back from time to time and see what's been added.


2) Cataloging--Government Documents
Source: ALA, Government Documents Roundtable (GODORT)
Toolbox for Processing and Cataloging Federal Government Documents
Managing documents from the federal government (of which there is no
shortage) presents its own unique set of challenges, and GODORT's Cataloging
Committee is here to help, along with John A. Stevenson of the Acquisitions
Department at the University of Delaware Library. This well-maintained page
will point you to such resources as:
+ GPO Item Selection and Classification Information
+ GPO Cataloging Records
+ Cataloging Handbooks, Manuals and Guides


Professional Reading Shelf
Libraries and Librarians
Source: CNI & LITA
Audio: Libraries and Library Systems in the New Information Landscape
A presentation (two MP3 files) by Cliff Lynch's at the LITA National Forum.
Lynch talks about, preservation, personalization, education delivery and
learning management systems, and consumer marketplace developments."

Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Reports
Sarbanes-Oxley Act--Databases
Source: askSam
New, Searchable Version of Sarbanes-Oxley Act From askSam
"The text from the act has been imported into a searchable, hypertext-linked
askSam database. The individual sections of the legislation are divided into
separate documents in the database. This allows you to easily locate
sections pertaining to specific topics. The database also contains a
pre-defined report that gives you an overview of all sections containing any
search term you enter. You can download the searchable version of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act with the free askSam viewer at:
http://www.asksam.com/ebooks/Sarbanes/ This news release lists all of the
free, searchable databases askSam has made available in the past few months.
++
Hazardous Materials--Australia--Databases
Just Made Publicly Accessible, Hazardous Substances Information System
 >From an IndustrySearch article, "The Hazardous Substances Database
Information System was released by the National Occupational Health and
Safety Commission. Users can retrieve classification information on more
than 3,500 substances through the online database, which also contains
national exposure standards for almost 600 atmospheric contaminants."
++
Weblogs--China--Censorship
Source: Open Net Initiative (via DocuTicker.com)
New Report, Filtering by Domestic Blog Providers in China
"Over the last year, the Chinese government has focused increasing attention
on the control of blogs. Three popular domestic blog providers in China were
temporarily shutdown in March 2004."


Wednesday, January 19, 3005

Professional Reading Shelf
Digitization Projects--Books
Source: Hackensack Record (via WGMS)
More About Non-Google Book Digitization Projects
++
Citation Analysis--Legal Periodicals
Source: Washington & Lee Law School
Most-Cited Legal Periodicals: U.S. and selected non-U.S.
++
Libraries--Sri Lanka
Source: IFLA
IFLA Posts Several Images of Sri Lankan Libraries Post Tsunami

Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Reports
Tsunami--Maps
Source: DM Solutions Group
Tsunami Disaster Mapping for Indian Ocean Coastal Regions
++
Prescription Drugs--United States--Databases
Source: Public Citizen
Worstpills.org
++
Military Specs and Standards--United States
Source: Defense Standardization Program Office
Online Documents (Specs & Standards on the Web)


Tuesday, January 18, 2005

Professional Reading Shelf
United States Government--Access to Information
Source: Government Printing Office
Revised Policy, Withdrawal of Documents from GPO Information Dissemination
Programs
++
Metadata
Source: RLG
Just Released, Descriptive Metadata Guidelines for RLG Cultural Materials
++
Open Access
Source: The Washington Post
NIH Revises Plan for Quick, Free Access to Study Results
++
Literature--Children
Source: AP
American Library Association Gives Awards

Briefly
+ Smithsonian Global Sound Collection Will Be Available (via Streaming
Audio) to Libraries
+ ProQuest, Factiva to Extend and Expand Distribution to Libraries Worldwide
+ R.R. Bowker Introduces Ulrich's Resource Linker
+ Australian Content Added to Dialog NewsRoom

Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
International Development
Source: United Nations Millenium Project
Just Released: Investing in Development: A Practical Plan to Achieve the
Millennium Development Goals
++
Employment--Benefits--United States
Source: BLS
New, Employee Benefits in Private Industry, 2002-2003, Bulletin 2573 (PDF)


Monday, January 17, 2005

Professional Reading Shelf
Information Standards
Source: NISO
The January Issue of the ISO Newsline is Now Online
++
National Archives--United States
Spotlight on NARA: Behind the Scenes with NARA's Exhibits Staff
++
Digital Libraries
The January 2005 Issue of D-Lib Magazine is Now Available

Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
Health Information--United States--Calendars
Source: National Health Information Center
National Health Observances [U.S.], 2005
++
Literature--Author Interviews
Source: The Paris Review
The DNA of Literature
++
History--Canada
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Two New Resources from Library and Archives Canada website
+ The Kids' Site of Canadian Settlement
+ Virtual Tour: John A. Macdonald (1815-1891)


Sunday, January 16, 2005

Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
Business Jargon
Source: InfoWorld
BizSpeak for the Geek
++
Academic Integrity--Webliography
Source: Golden Gate University Library
Academic Integrity: A Selected Webliography

Briefly
+ Engineering Village 2 Introduces Faceted Searching
+ Sirsi Acquires Docutek Information Systems Inc.


Saturday, January 15, 2005

Professional Reading Shelf
American Library Association
Live Coverage of the ALA Midwinter Conference in Boston (via PLABlog.Org)

Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
Weapons of Mass Destruction--China--Database
Source: Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI)
China WMD Database


Friday, January 14. 2005

Professional Reading Shelf
Business information
Source: Free Pint
Trends in business information, provision and use
++
Newspapers--Digitization Projects
Source: AP
ProQuest Plans to Digitize Boston Globe Archive

Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
Tsunami--Asia
Source: Economist Intelligence Unit
Asia's tsunami: the impact
A new report. Free.
++
Privacy--United States
Source: EPIC
EPIC Presents Privacy Year in Review
++
Public Opinion Polling
Source: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Polling 101: The Basics of Public Opinion Research


Thursday, January 13, 2005

Resources of the Week
By Shirl Kennedy, Deputy Editor
Two totally unrelated but interesting sites for you this week.
1) Business--Country Guides
Source: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Deloitte Country Guides
Reminiscent of the venerable Ernst & Young "Doing Business In..." guides --
downloadable in PDF but somewhat scattered around the Global E&Y site --
Deloitte's Country Guides are conveniently available from a single page.
++
2) Intelligence Analysis and Operations
Source: CIA
New, Searchable Database, Studies in Intelligence
This is an "indexed and searchable archive of articles" from a publication
called Studies in Intelligence, created by "Intelligence trailblazer Sherman
Kent -- the 'father' of intelligence analysis in America." The database
contains more than 400 articles, covering the time period 1955-1976.

Professional Reading Shelf
Libraries
Source: USA Today
Gates Foundation gives libraries nearly $11 million
++
Freedom of Information--United Kingdom--Web Resources
Source: CILIP (Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals)
Compilation: Freedom of Information Web Resources

Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
Newspaper Web Sites--Lists & Rankings
Source: The New York Times
The 10 Most Viewed NYTimes.com Articles in 2004
++
Presidential Inauguration--2005
Source: U.S. Census
Fast Facts: Inauguration Day: 2005

Briefly
+ Innovative Interfaces Partners with RLG to Facilitate RedLightGreen Service

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