UPDATED> ResourceShelf Reminder -- Week 154

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Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 10:29:07 GMT
To: gleason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: ResourceShelf Reminder -- Week 154
From: Gary Price <gary@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

ResourceShelf
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Week 154
March 4, 2004
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Thursday, March 4, 2004

Web Resources of the Week
Two entries this week.

1) Cultural Resources--Databases
Source: National Park Service/National Center for Cultural Resources
Links to the Past
Here is a site that goes both broad and deep into U.S. history and culture.
Topics covered here include: archeology, architecture and engineering, cultural 

groups and landscapes, historic buildings and structures,
laws/regulations/standards, mapping, maritime history, military history, 
museums
and collections, registered historic places and landmarks, and travel. The 
sheer
volume of content is staggering.
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2) Broadcast Archives
Streaming Media
Source: BBC Online
Archive of BBC Radio Four Interviews
Incredible content; listen online to segments (variable lengths) from BBC Radio 

interviews. Browse by subject or use an A-Z list. Here's just a small (very
small) sampling of what you will find.
+ A 1976 interview with Ansel Adams
+ A 1963 interview with William S. Burroughs
+ A 1961 interview with Aaron Copland
+ A 1984 interview with the Dali Lama
+ A 1962 interview with Salvador Dali
+ A 1937 interview with George Bernard Shaw
+ A 1981 interview with Andy Warhol


Reference Reviews
Peter's Digital Reference Shelf, March 2004 Is Now Online
This month Dr. Jacso looks at:
+ e.encyclopedia
"Novel synergy between a print encyclopedia and a high-quality online
mini-directory from the best representatives of both worlds. It is a perfect
example of how to have kids refer to a book because Google, through its entries 

in the special directory, refers them to specific pages of the brilliant print
encyclopedia and makes them understand that what is online is not all that's
golden."
+ Fact Monster
"Splashing wacky colors, typography and icons on pages from adult reference
sources does not a kids' reference site make. It is like sending Al Gore to 
talk
funny to kids about the government."

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Wednesday, March 3, 2004

Information Technology
Source: Federal Computer Week
Xerox announces categorization software

Professional Reading Shelf (3 Items Listed on the Web Site)
Databases--United States--Legal Issues
Source: News.Com
Database and Collections of Information Misappropriation Act Update:
"Weaker database bill gets House committee vote"

Business--Russia--Directories
Source: Interfax
New, Interfax Announces Formation of Russia's Biggest Companies Database

Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full-Text Documents (4 Items Listed on 
the
Web Site)
Outsourcing--Web Resources
Source: South Asian Journalists Association
New Compilation: Outsourcing of Jobs, a.k.a. Off-shoring
"A constantly updated list of sources and resources to help journalists 
covering
outsourcing." This compilation is the work of journalist Sreenath Sreenivasan.
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Business--United States--Lists & Rankings
Source: Inc.
Top 25 Cities For Doing Business in America

Information Industry Briefs (2 Items Listed on the Web Site)
xrefer Adds New Content, Previews New Titles Coming Soon

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Tuesday, March 2, 2004

Web Search--Yahoo
Source: News.Com
Yahoo Announces "Invisible Web" Initiative

Web Search
On ResourceShelfPLUS: A New Compilation of Recently Awarded Search-Related
Patents & Patent Apps

Professional Reading Shelf (4 Items on the Web Site)
Web Resources
The March 2004 Issue of the Internet Resources Newsletter is Online
Always interesting and useful material from the gang at the Heriot-Watt
University Library.
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Digital Images--Metadata
Source: RLG
Full Text, Automated Exposure: Capturing Technical Metadata for Digital Still
Images

Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full-Text Documents (4 Items Listed on 
the
Web Site)
Federal Government--Canada
International Travel
New Content, New Design, Consular Affairs Web Site
"Information and assistance for Canadians abroad."
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Foundations--United States--Statistics
Source: Foundation Center
Two New Research Briefs from the Foundation Center
+ Foundation Giving Trends
+ Key Facts on Family Foundations

Health Management--Database Trials
Source: OVID
Free Access This Month Only, HMIC (via OVID)
 >From the site, "This Health Management and Policy database, from The Health
Management Information Consortium (HMIC), is an invaluable source of 
information
for health care administrators and managers.

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Monday, March 1, 2004

Professional Reading Shelf (4 Items Listed on the Web Site)
Weblogs
Source: T.H.E. Journal
Content Delivery in the Blogosphere
"In this article, we will describe the pedagogy behind blogs. We will address
the reasons why blogs should be used as one of many teaching and learning 
tools,
as well as describe the potential benefits of blogs for educators."
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Content Aggregators
Source: Online
Making Money as an Aggregator
A new article by George Plosker

Enterprise Search Briefs (2 Items Listed on the Web Site)
General Electric Selects FAST Search Transfer's ESP Technology

Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full-Text Documents (4 Items Listed on 
the
Web Site)
Intellectual Property
Reports in the News
Source: Committee for Economic Development
Promoting Innovation and Economic Growth: The Special Problem of Digital
Intellectual Property
This report is discussed in a New York Times story today.
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Health
Source:
New Report, Avian Influenza-is Australia a Sitting Duck?

Internet Usage--United States
Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project
New Full Text Report, Content Creation Online
 >From the report, "More than 53 million American adults have used the Internet 

to publish their thoughts, respond to others, post pictures, share files and
otherwise contribute to the explosion of content available online. A new survey 

and report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project find that 44% of U.S.
Internet users have contributed material to the online commons."
See Also: Study: Very few bloggers on Net (via AP)

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Sunday, February 29, 2004

Professional Reading Shelf (2 Items)
Virtual Reference
Weblogs
Lyceum: A Blogsphere for Library Reference
This paper by Jeffrey Pomerantz and Frederic Stutzman from the University of
North Carolina has been submitted to JCDL 2004. From the abstract, "In this
paper we discuss the use of blogs in libraries, and specifically the potential
of blogs for use in library reference services. We describe Lyceum, an open
source software project designed by ibiblio.org, which is a facilitator of
blogspheres and a tool for intelligent automatic information management within
blogspheres. We discuss ways in which Lyceum and blogs in general may 
facilitate
library reference services."

Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full-Text Documents
Spam--Lists & Rankings
Source: Sophos PLC
Full Text Report, Sophos Outs 'Dirty Dozen' Spam Producing Countries
"Researchers scanned all spam messages received over two days last week and 
have
revealed a 'dirty dozen' of offending countries with the United States topping
the chart."

Web Search--Google
Source: Reuters
Google's Co-Founders Will Establish a Foundation

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Saturday, February 28, 2004

The Library of Congress
Daniel Boorstin, Former Librarian of Congress, Dead at Age 89

Professional Reading Shelf
Knowledge Management--Webliography
Source: C&RL News
Knowledge management: A guide to resources on the Internet
The author of this resource is Michael M. Smith, assistant professor and
business reference librarian, Texas A&M University Libraries.

Libraries
Source: LITA
Expert Panel Names Top Technology Trends In Today's Libraries

Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full-Text Documents (3 Items Listed on 
the
Web Site)
Freedom of Information Act
FBI
Source: T&L News Service
Secret No More
 >From the site, "...a subject guide to thousands of FBI files (and their file
numbers) that are now publicly accessible. In many cases, these files have 
never
been seen outside the FBI." Information about filing FOIA requests is also
provided. The guide is being compiled by Michael J. Ravnitzky.
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Labor--United States
Source: BLS
Two New Editions from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
+ Released Yesterday, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2004-05 Edition
+ Released Yesterday, 2004-05 Career Guide to Industries
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Friday, February 27, 2004

Professional Reading Shelf (2 Items Listed on the Web Site)
Digital Reference
Source: Digital Reference Education Initiative
New Weblog: QuestionAuthority
"QuestionAuthority is a blog where various individuals in the reference
community can post their thoughts on current issues in digital reference
education and training. The blog is meant to disseminate information, pose
questions, and provoke creative thinking about how we teach digital reference 
to
practitioners and LIS students alike."

Web Search--AOL
Source: Marketwatch.com
AOL: No Plans to Buy an Algorithmic Search Company

Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full-Text Documents (5 Items Listed on 
the
Web Site)
Education--United States
Source: NCES
New Website for School Survey on Crime & Safety
"The School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS) collects information on crime 
and
safety from U.S. public school principals."
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Bankruptcy--United States--Statistics
Source: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts on behalf of the U.S. Courts
Just Released, Bankruptcy Statistics, 2003
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Media--United States
Source: Ipsos
New Study: "DVRs Changing the Way Americans Watch TV"

National Library of Medicine
OLDMEDLINE Moves Back in Time

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Thursday, February 26, 2004

Web Search--Yahoo
"Banned" Google Ad Accepted by Yahoo

Web Search
Source: News.Com
Patents raise stakes in search wars

Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full-Text Documents (4 Items Listed on 
the
Web Site)
Wi-Fi Hotspots--Database
Portable Version of Wi-Fi Hotspot Database Now Available from JiWire

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