UPDATED> ResourceShelf Reminder -- Week 146

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Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 09:05:36 GMT
Subject: ResourceShelf Reminder -- Week 146
From: Gary Price <gary@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

ResourceShelf
E-Mail Reminder
Week 146
January 8, 2004
http://www.resourceshelf.com

Greetings from Washington DC.

Happy New Year!

The ResourceShelf E-Mail Reminder is back! I would like to welcome several
hundred new readers who subscribed during the holiday break.

Although I was able to spend plenty of time away from my computer over the
break, I still took a few minutes each day to add content to ResourceShelf. I
know many of you will be visiting the site for the first time in several weeks, 

so this week's "Resources of the Week" will include a list of (and direct links 

to) a few postings of special note from the holiday period. You might also want 

to browse the complete December ResourceShelf archive. It's at:
http://digbig.com/3gmp

That's it for this week. Let's go right to some of the content from the
ResourceShelf.Com web site.

Cheers and Thank You,
Gary

ResourceShelf is compiled by Gary D. Price, MLIS
Gary Price Library Research and Internet Consulting
gary@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Thursday, January 8, 2004

Resources of the Week
Two items for you this week.
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1) Newspaper Archives
Full Text article, Leading World Newspapers Online
This is another authorized reprint from Bob Berkman's Information Advisor
newsletter. It features a bit of background about newspaper archives along with 

a very handy chart containing info on accessing content from four major
newspapers via the web or via several online services.  Once again, I would 
like
to thank Bob for allowing ResourceShelf to reprint material from his
newsletter. Here are links to three Information Advisor articles we reprinted
in 2003:
* "Knock, Knock! Whois There...To Help Researchers"
* "Searching for Company Data"
* "Digging for Data on Subsidiaries"

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2) Selected Holiday Break Postings
Here's a list of a ten notable items posted on ResourceShelf during the holiday 

break...in no particular order.
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+ Compilation: Recently Awarded Search-Related Patents and Patent Applications, 

December 2003
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+ Total Information Awareness Program
Privacy--United States
Source: Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense
Full Text Report, Total Information Awareness Program
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+ Public Libraries
Source: Denver Post
Library books play second fiddle to videos, CDs
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+ Legislative Information--United States
Source: GCN
Six Senators Call for Library of Congress to Upgrade THOMAS
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+ Web Design
Source: Jakob Nielson's Alertbox
Top Ten Web Design Mistakes of 2003
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+ Government Information--United States
Source: AP
U.S. Blurs High-Tech White House Images
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+ The Educator's Reference Desk is Now Online
I've also compiled a list of where some ERIC Clearinghouse material can now be
accessed.
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+ The Patriot Act
Source: American Libraries
Survey Shows No Illinois Libraries Contacted by FBI
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+ Is Google good for you? (via BBC News)
An article by a UK journalism professor.
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+ A ResourceShelf Compilation of Year-End Lists


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Wednesday, January 7, 2004

Public Libraries
Source: San Jose Mercury News
Consortium envisions the library of the future

Professional Reading Shelf
Information Visualization
Source: The Serials Librarian
Full Text article: New Age Navigation: Innovative Information Interfaces for
Electronic Journals
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Text Retrieval
Tom Hickey, Chief Scientist at OCLC on Text Retrieval in 2004
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Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full-Text Documents (5 Items Listed on 
the
Web Site)
Quotations--Science
Source: The Library of Congress, Science Reference Services
Compilation: Sources for Quotations in the Sciences
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Astronomy
Source: Virtual Museum of Canada
New Online Exhibit: Cosmic Quest
 >From the announcement, "This exhibit, produced in collaboration with many
Canadian and international partners, presents a wealth of information on stars, 

as well as on various Aboriginal legends and interpretations of the stars
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News--Lists & Rankings
Most Read Stories on BBC News in 2003

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Tuesday, January 6, 2004

Web Search--Yahoo
Source: Wall Street Journal
Yahoo to Drop Google as Search Results Supplier

Web Search--Google
Google Hires Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs to Manage IPO

Professional Reading Shelf (3 Items Listed on the Site)
Libraries
Full Text, Winter 2004 Issue of Threshold
"Threshold: Exploring the Future of Education features articles focused on the
theme of Libraries, Learning, and the Future, produced in partnership with the
American Library Association (ALA) and its division, the American Association 
of
School Librarians (AASL)."
Articles Include:
+ Libraries and Student Achievement
+ On Libraries, Learning, and Loving Both
+ The Future of Libraries
"Six essays by visionary thinkers on how libraries, librarians, and library
patrons will adapt to changing times."
+ Ethics in a Digital Age
+ Serving the Demands of Democracy
"Exploring the critical role of libraries in ensuring the full civic
participation of a diverse American population."
+ Building Forward
A look at the Cerritos, CA Public Library
+ A Nation of Learners
A new article by Robert Martin, Director, Institute of Museum and Library
Services

Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full-Text Documents (6 Items Listed on 
the
Web Site)
History--United States
Source: Library of Congress
New Web Resource: Former Slaves Tell Their Stories in New Library of Congress
Audio Presentation
 >From the announcement, "The Library of Congress' American Folklife Center 
will
soon make available audio recordings of nearly two dozen former slaves who were 

interviewed between 1932 and 1975. 'Voices from the Days of Slavery: Former
Slaves Tell Their Stories' will be available on the American Memory collections 

Web site on Jan. 16, 2004, at www.loc.gov/memory.
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History--Canada
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Recently Released, Canadian Mail Order Catalogues
 >From the announcement, "The site displays digitized pages and images of 
Library
and Archives' collection of English and French catalogues, including Eaton's,
Simpson's, Christie Grant, Dupuis Freres, Goodwin's, Nerlich and P.T. Legare.
The catalogues, which date from the 1880s to the 1970s, are available in a
searchable database, where users can search for a particular item in all the
catalogues at once, or limit their search to one specific catalogue."
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Election 2004
Source: U.S. Census
Fast Facts, The 2004 Presidential Election
Another helpful set of interesting and useful stats from the U.S. Census.

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Monday, January 5, 2004

Information Industry Notes
Humanities--Database Trials
Source: OVID
This Month Only, Free Access to the MLA International Bibliography (via OVID)

Professional Reading Shelf (2 Items Listed on the Web Site)
Libraries--Journals
Free Full-Text Access (One Week Only) to New Library World
Free access is available via Emerald's Journal of the Week program. Full-Text
access begins with Vol. 95 (1994) and runs through Vol. 104 (2003). The latest
issue is devoted to "the role and development of the information professional."

Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full-Text Documents (5 Items Listed on 
the
Web Site)
Baby Names--United Kingdom--Lists & Rankings
Source: National Statistics Office
Just Released, Top 50 Boys' and Girls' Names in England and Wales in 2003
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Music Downloads
Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project
New Report, Full Text, Sharp decline in music file swapping: Data memo from PIP 

and comScore Media Metrix
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Health Information
Source: MEDLINEplus
New Compilation, MEDLINEplus: Hearing Problems in Children

Election 2004
Factiva Posts December, 2003 Media Visibility Index for Democratic Presidential 

Hopefuls

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Sunday, January 4, 2004

American Library Association
ALA Web site will feature short URLs
 >From the announcement, "Major enhancements to the American Library 
Association
Web site will be introduced during the week of January 19. For ALA members, the 

most noticeable improvement will be shorter URLs, allowing for easier reference 

to the site in print and online publications." The announcement also provides 
an
example that "illustrates the extent of the improvement."

Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full-Text Documents (3 Items Listed on 
the
Web Site)
Space Exploration
Source: NASA
Direct Links to Images Sent Back to Earth from Mars Exploration Rover(Spirit)
+ Image Archive (by date)
+ Press Release Images
+ Raw Images
See Also: Selected List of Other Mars Exploration Rover Materials

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Saturday, January 3, 2004

Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full-Text Documents (3 Items Listed on 
the
Web Site)
Freedom of Information--Worldwide
Government Information
Source: FreedomInfo.Org/National Security Archive
Full Text Report, Freedominfo.org Global Survey: Freedom of Information and
Access to Government Records Around the World
See Also: Map: "Access to Information Laws Around the World," as of 9/2003
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Philanthropy--Lists & Rankings
Source: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
+ Biggest Grants Announced In 2003
+ Biggest Gifts And Pledges Announced By Individuals In 2003
See Also: You Can Find Links to Lists From 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 in this
Article

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Friday, January 2, 2004

Professional Reading Shelf (4 Items Listed on the Web Site)
Electronic Resources
Peter Jacso's 2003 Cheers and Jeers List
Dr. Jacso has placed the 2003 edition of his annual list online. An abridged
version of this article is published in the current issue of Information Today.
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Open Access
Source: SPARC Open Access Newsletter
Open Access in 2003
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Conferencing
Source: Online
Full Text, Web Conferencing for Libraries: "Can You Hear Me Now?"

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Thursday, January 1, 2004

Spam
Source: AOL
Top 10 Spam Subject Lines 2003
See Also: Spam Trends of 2003

Web Search--Google
Just Released, Top Google Searches of 2003
See Also: Top Yahoo Searches 2003
See Also: Top Lycos Searches 2003

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