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NEW THIS WEEK for November 20, 2003
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Tip of the Week: Finding Biographies, Part 2
As noted last week, we use a special subject heading, "People," for
all of our entries featuring individual biographies.
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Subject: People
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IN NEW THIS WEEK, below, and online at http://lii.org/ntw :
Get ready for Thanksgiving with a few new sites about turkeys, then
browse the Web for art, inventions, wildfires, workplace bullying,
Jonestown, aging, ethnic medicine, magnetic storms, and Ye Olde
World Wide Web.
MORE NEW THIS WEEK, online at http://lii.org/mntw :
Everglades, fisheries, the Ice Ages, horses, and more.
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Cornell University Library Windows on the Past
This resource provides a single place to search and browse
significant, historical, digital collections created by the
Cornell University Library. Topics include witchcraft,
agriculture, international women's periodicals, math books,
monographs, Ezra Cornell, and more. Searches can be very
broad, or scoped to specific collections.
http://historical.library.cornell.edu/
Subjects: Digital libraries...
Created by kgs
AgeLine Database: Books and Articles About Life at 50+
"A searchable electronic database containing detailed
summaries of publications about older adults and aging,
including books, journal and magazine articles, research
reports, and videos." Includes citations to recent
general-interest publications, browsable by categories such
as health or money, and representative bibliographies of
recent research and policy studies, browsable by categories
such as long term care or community living. From the
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP).
http://research.aarp.org/ageline/
Subjects: Aging...
Created by rmr
American Choices: Understanding Foreign Policy Debates
This "foreign policy self-assessment ... asks you to weigh
some of the fundamental trade-offs facing U.S. policymakers.
At the end of it, you get a summary of your beliefs, and how
they compare with others." Also includes annotated listings
of foreign policy Web resources. From "e-thePeople, a
nonprofit organization whose nonpartisan mission is to
improve civic participation through Internet technologies."
http://americanchoices.org/
Subjects: United States -- Foreign relations...
Created by sf
Charles W. Cushman Photograph Collection
"Charles Weever Cushman, amateur photographer and Indiana
University alumnus, bequeathed approximately 14,500
Kodachrome color slides to his alma mater" which cover the
years 1938 to 1969 and include images of the United States
and locales throughout the world. The site includes
information about Cushman, a timeline of his life, and a
searchable database of images that is also browsable by
year, location, or subject. From Indiana University's
Digital Library Program and the Indiana University Archives.
http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/cushman/
Subjects: Photograph collections -- Indiana -- Bloomington...
Created by rmr
The Churchill Papers: A Catalogue
The papers of Sir Winston Churchill from "childhood letters
and school reports to his final writings" have been indexed,
and the over 70,000 entries are searchable or browsable by
time period. Note that while this is an index, the search
results are quite detailed and include abstracts. The site
also provides a brief biography of Churchill and an overview
of his papers. From Churchill College at the University of
Cambridge
http://www.chu.cam.ac.uk/churchill_papers/
Subjects: Churchill, Winston, Sir, 1874-196...
Created by smb
Coolest Inventions 2003
"Time Magazine picks the top new inventions of 2003" in the
categories of music and fashion (high-tech sunglasses),
health and safety (nasal-mist flu shot), gadgets and robots
(robotic cat), transportation (Toyota's hybrid car), extreme
sports (remote-controlled golf caddy), and "light and dark"
(the "new black"). Includes a browsable list of almost 40
inventions, and lists of past "best inventions" starting
from 2001.
http://www.time.com/time/2003/inventions/
Subjects: Inventions
Created by jh
Cyber Times Navigator
"Navigator is the home page used by the newsroom of The New
York Times for forays into the Web." Designed for reporters
and editors, this selective list provides briefly annotated
links and is updated frequently. Covers areas such as search
engines, sites with materials for journalists, reference
sources, telephone directories, online publications,
politics, New York, commerce, entertainment, and sports.
Requires free registration.
http://www.nytimes.com/navigator/
Subjects: Web sites -- Directories...
Created by pmm
A Deep Fried Delicacy: The How-To on Deep Frying Turkey
"Deep-fried turkey, a concept that started in the South, is
gradually rising in popularity nationwide." This site
provides guidelines for deep-frying turkey, including
equipment, ingredients (with links to specific recipes),
location, preparation, and safety tips. Includes detailed
information about the frying oils, including selection,
filtering, storage, and shelf life. From the National Turkey
Federation, a turkey industry organization.
http://www.eatturkey.com/consumer/cookinfo/fryturk.html
Subjects: Cookery (Turkey)...
Created by pmm
Directory of America's Hospitals
The American Hospital Association and U.S. News and World
Report have created an online directory of hospitals in the
United States that includes information on the types of
treatment available, specialized services, and contact
information. Searchable; browsable alphabetically and by
location. Includes a glossary and related feature articles.
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/health/hospitals/hosp_home.htm
Subjects: Hospitals -- United States
Created by bb
Father Cares: The Last of Jonestown
"On November 18, 1978, 913 men, women, and children --
followers of cult leader Jim Jones -- died during a mass
suicide and murder in Jonestown, Guyana. In the months
preceding the tragedy, Jim Jones and his Peoples Temple
followers recorded their thoughts" on audio tape. These
tapes form the basis of the 1981 radio documentary presented
on this page. Also includes an interview with a survivor.
From National Public Radio (NPR).
http://www.npr.org/programs/specials/jonestown.html
Subjects: Jones, Jim, 1931-1978...
Created by kgs
Government of Gibraltar
The official site for Gibraltar provides information about
the history, government, laws, port, business, culture,
geography, weather, and tourism of this small country in the
western Mediterranean that has been linked to Great Britain
since 1830. Also includes information about "the Barbary
Apes, the only wild primates in all Europe."
http://www.gibraltar.gov.gi/
Subjects: Gibraltar...
Created by nh
Healthy Forest Initiative (HFI)
In August 2003 President Bush "announced his Healthy Forests
Initiative to improve the health of our nation's forests and
rangelands. ... The primary goal of the projects is to
reduce the fire danger and return our forests and rangelands
to a healthier state." This site from the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service includes the text of the
plan and background material, news, accomplishments, a
brochure and posters, and links to related sites.
http://www.fs.fed.us/projects/hfi/
Subjects: Forest reserves -- United States...
Created by cdt
Honolulu Academy of Arts
This museum, founded in 1927, is located near downtown
Honolulu and Waikiki, Hawaii. The site features images of
items from the museum's permanent collections in the areas
of Asian and Western art as well as items from Hawaii,
Oceania, Africa, and the Americas. It also includes
information about and images of philanthropist Doris Duke's
Islamic-inspired home called "Shangri La."
http://www.honoluluacademy.org/
Subjects: Honolulu Academy of Art...
Created by mcb
How Wildfires Work
"An average of 5 million acres burns every year in the
United States, causing millions of dollars in damage." This
site discusses how wildfires start, burn, and die, with
information on common causes of wildfires, impact of
topography, and fighting wildfires. Includes links to
additional resources. From HowStuffWorks.
http://science.howstuffworks.com/wildfire.htm
Subjects: Wildfires
Created by pmm
Magnetic Storm
This site is a companion to a Public Broadcasting Service
(PBS) NOVA program about the magnetic field that protects
the Earth from radiation, its current weakening and
potential for continuation or reversal, and effects of these
changes on animals. The site features essays, images of
auroras ("the most visible signs of Earth's magnetic
field"), a simulated flip of the Earth's magnetic field, a
teacher's guide, and related links.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/magnetic/
Subjects: Geomagnetism...
Created by sf
Maritime History of the Great Lakes
A digital library containing ship lists, regional histories,
government reports, newspaper accounts, and other resources.
Topics include shipbuilding, shipwrecks, and the working
lives of steamboats, schooners, and the people who sailed
them. Searchable. Maintained by librarians from the HALINET
system in Canada.
http://www.hhpl.on.ca/GreatLakes/
Subjects: Great Lakes -- Navigation -- History...
Created by kgs
MEDLINEplus: Clinical Trials
"A clinical trial is a research study conducted to evaluate
new treatments in people." This site has background
information and guides to understanding numerous clinical
trial concepts. It includes related news, directories,
research, statistics, a glossary of clinical terms, an
interactive tutorial, sound files, and other resources. From
the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National
Institutes of Health.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/clinicaltrials.html
Subjects: Clinical trials
Created by jh
Nature: Great White Bear
This site is a companion to a Public Broadcasting Service
(PBS) Nature program about the habits of polar bears, their
secrets for survival in the Arctic, and "the challenges of
studying polar bears in their freezing habitat." Also
includes a list of online and print resources.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/whitebear/
Subjects: Polar bear
Created by rmr
Norbest [Turkeys]
This site from a turkey marketing cooperative provides tips
for selecting, thawing, stuffing, roasting, and carving
turkeys. Includes a browsable directory of recipes (ranging
from traditional Thanksgiving preparation techniques to
everyday dishes and unusual recipes), nutrition facts, safe
food handling, turkey statistics, a virtual turkey farm tour
(from breeder stock to "turkey doo"), and more.
http://www.norbest.com/
Subjects: Cookery (Turkey)...
Created by jh
On Fire: Photographs by Larry Schwarm
A gallery of high-quality photographs of the prairie fires
that "sweep across the Flint Hills of Kansas each spring."
From the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections
Library (RBMSCL) at Duke University.
http://www.lib.duke.edu/exhibits/larryschwarm/
Subjects: Photography of fires...
Created by kgs
PLoS: Public Library of Science
PLoS "is a non-profit organization of scientists and
physicians committed to making the world's scientific and
medical literature a freely available public resource." PLoS
offers its searchable and browsable PLoS Biology journal as
an "open access" publication such that "everything is
immediately available without cost to anyone, anywhere -- to
read, download, redistribute, include in databases, and
otherwise use."
http://www.publiclibraryofscience.org/
Subjects: Science -- Periodicals...
Created by mlc
QuickStudy: Library Research Guide
This site from the University of Minnesota (UM) Libraries
has eight modules designed to teach library research
techniques. The modules include "the process of choosing a
topic; designing a research strategy; finding different
kinds of sources such as articles, books and internet sites;
evaluating sources; [and] essential citation information."
Although some of the information is specific to UM
libraries, much of it can be applied to research in any
library.
http://tutorial.lib.umn.edu/
Subjects: Library research -- Study and teaching...
Created by mrm
Recall: Search The [Internet] Archive
Find old Web sites, view earlier versions of sites, and dig
up information about the people and places of the Web of
yore. "Recall is a search engine at the Internet Archive
that indexes the text of over 11 Billion pages. The archive
has pages dating way back to 1996 through the present day."
The "About" page provides extensive search tips.
http://recall.archive.org/
Subjects: Internet -- Archival materials...
Created by kgs
Safe Turkey-Day Shortcuts
This brief but informative tip sheet offers "a number of
shortcuts you can take in preparing your holiday turkey that
are safe and can decrease the time spent in preparation";
also advises against bad practices, such as partially
precooking turkeys. From Colorado State University
Cooperative Extension.
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/news/021125.html
Subjects: Cookery (Turkey)...
Created by kgs
Turkey for the Holidays
This guide includes information on turkey cooking
techniques, selection, carving, side dishes, nutrition, food
safety, and using leftovers. Also features interesting
trivia and facts about turkey and Thanksgiving, ideas for
family activities and craft projects, and related links.
From the University of Illinois Extension.
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/turkey/
Subjects: Cookery (Turkey)...
Created by jh
Viral Hepatitis
Site provides information on each of the five forms of the
hepatitis virus: A, B, C, D, and E. Includes fact sheets,
FAQs, maps, information on vaccines, recent outbreak news,
and more. The Resource Center features educational
materials, a glossary, and related links. Also includes
online training materials. Available in English and Spanish.
From the Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for
Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/
Subjects: Hepatitis, Viral...
Created by cdt
When You Are Concerned
"Leaving the wheel can be a watershed event for an aging
driver." This online "handbook for families, friends and
caregivers worried about the safety of an aging driver"
covers such topics as monitoring driving habits, resources
for help, safe driving tips and equipment, alternative
transportation, and how to help the elderly cope with giving
up driving. From the New York State Office for the Aging.
http://www.aging.state.ny.us/caring/concerned/
Subjects: Aged automobile drivers...
Created by mg
The Workplace Bullying and Trauma Institute (WBTI)
The dual mission of this organization is "to raise societal
awareness of ... health-endangering work place psychological
violence" and "to create and communicate long-term,
research-based solutions for individuals, employers and
public policy makers." The site offers a definition of the
phenomenon of workplace bullying, a report on abusive
workplaces, bullying studies tutorials for targets and their
families, legal remedies, a list of employment attorneys,
proposed anti-bullying laws and ordinances, and links.
http://bullyinginstitute.org/
Subjects: Bullying in the workplace...
Created by mrm
WW2 People's War
This site "aims to capture and preserve for future
generations the story of the British people during World War
Two." Hosted by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC),
the site allows users to submit and read personal and family
stories about British military and Home Front experiences
during World War II. Searchable, and browsable by date,
location, type of story, military unit, location in Britain,
or key event (such as the Holocaust). Includes a glossary.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/ww2
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain...
Created by sf
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