ResourceShelf Reminder -- Week 190
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 12:23:21 GMT
Subject: ResourceShelf Reminder -- Week 190
From: Gary Price <gary@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Greetings from DC, FL, NY and PA
Some cartographic Resources of the Week for you to explore, and lots of
other items on ResourceShelf that don't make it into this e-mail reminder.
Stop by regularly to see what's new.
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Thursday, November 18, 2004
Resources of the Week
Maps again this week, folks. Loyal ResourceShelf readers know how much we
like geographic resources.
World Maps and Geographic Information
Source: United Nations
United Nations Cartographic Section
"The Cartographic Section is comprised of a small team of experienced
mapping and GIS specialists. It is equipped to undertake a range of
cartographic services related to the work of the Secretariat, including the
preparation of small-scale illustrative, large-scale stand-alone maps and
GIS products. To a lesser extent, the section provides advisory
geographic/cartographic services on technical and research issues." What's
in it for you? Plenty.
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Maps--Developing World
Source: Canadian Geographic Enterprises and Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA)
A Developing World
The bad news is, you'll have to download Adobe SVG Viewer to access it. The
good news is...it's worth it because it is very cool.
Actually, there are two interactive world maps here:
+ The Developing World focuses on "international development produced in
collaboration with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).
+ Canada and the World, offers "interesting factoids on science and
culture."
<b>Web Search--Google </b>
Google Launches Google Scholar
Some very big news from the Googleplex.
The world of online "scholarly" research is changing today (the site should
live soon) as Google introduces Google Scholar. This specialized new
interface -- which will NOT be linked from Google's main search page --
will allow users to search a treasure chest of "scholarly material."
As you've read here many times, Google is brilliant (that is, ingenious at
marketing and trying new things), and this is yet another example of their
savvy. This is something that some other large web engine(s) could have
done years ago to help separate themselves from other players and also
provide a useful service. No one did it. Now, others will likely play
catch-up with Google. Of course, Basically, users of Google Scholar can,
via a single search location, access content from "scholarly" materials
found on the OPEN WEB that they've found in the Google crawl of the web.
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http://www.resourceshelf.com
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Wednesday, November 17, 2004
Newspapers--United States
Source: AP
Major U.S. Newspaper Digitizing Project Announced
Professional Reading Shelf
Open Source Software--Libraries--Bibliography
Source: Brenda Chawner, School of Information Management, University of
Wellington, New Zealand
Recently Updated, Open Source Software and Libraries Bibliography
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Open Access Journals--Citation Analysis
Source: Thomson Scientific
Open Access Journals in the ISI Citation Databases: Analysis of Impact
Factors and Citation Patterns
Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
Business--Pathfinders
Source; British Library
Now Available, Two New Researching Business Information Industry Guides
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Professional Sports--Economics
Source: Rodney Fort, PhD; Economics Department, University of Washington
Rodney Fort's Sports Business Data and Bibliography Pages
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United States Government
Source: LexisNexis
Fast Facts, Cabinet Resignations Not as Prolific as Past Presidents
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http://www.resourceshelf.com
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Tuesday, November 16, 2004
Professional Reading Shelf
Digital Libraries
The November, 2004 Issue of Digital Libraries Magazine is Now Online
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RFID
Source: The Guardian
Shelf life
"Using RFID tags to track library books could increase security and ease
laborious stocktakes."
Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
Business--United States--Lists & Rankings
Source: Forbes
New, America's Largest Private Companies (2004)
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Capital Punishment--United States--Statistics
Source: BJS
Just Released: Capital Punishment, 2003
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Automobile Theft--United States--Lists & Rankings
Source: National Insurance Crime Bureau
New, Top Ten Metropolitan Statistical Areas with the Highest Vehicle Theft
Rates Summary Metro Area Rankings
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http://www.resourceshelf.com
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Monday, November 15, 2004
Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
Air Travel
Source: Consumers Union
New Report, A Cross-Border Examination of 20 Travel Web Sites
Selling International Airline Tickets in the United States and Six Western
European Countries
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College Students--Degree Completion
Source: National Center for Educational Statistics
College Persistence on the Rise? Changes in 5-Year Degree Completion and
Postsecondary Persistence Rates Between 1994 and 2000
Professional Reading Shelf
OCLC
Source: OCLC
Updated Site and List, Top 1000 Titles in Worldcat
Open Worldcat
OCLC
OCLC Launches Co-Branded Toolbar with Yahoo
Gary tells you why it's not quite ready for prime time.
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http://www.resourceshelf.com
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Sunday, November 14, 2004
Professional Reading Shelf
Grateful Dead--Archivist
Source: Marin Independent Journal
The life of the Dead's official tape archivist
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Public Libraries -- Technology Training and Information Literacy
Source: Pacific Bell/UCLA Initiative for 21st Century Literacies
21st Century Literacies: Training of Public Library Trainers
Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
Canada--Wars--Archives
Source: University of Manitoba: Archives and Special Collections
The Canadian Wartime Experience: The Documentary Legacy of Canada at War
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Military--Ethics--Bibliography
Source: Air University Library
Ethics and the Military
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http://www.resourceshelf.com
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Saturday, November 13, 2004
Professional Reading Shelf
Scholarly Publishing--Ethics
Source: Philip M. Davis, Life Sciences Librarian, Cornell University
The Ethics of Republishing: A Case Study of Emerald/MCB University Press
journals
Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
Data Loss--Lists & Rankings
Source: Ontrack Data Recovery (via Business Wire)
Ontrack Data Recovery Announces 2004 Top 10 List of Data Disasters;
"Computer Rage," Human Error and Natural Disasters Are behind Top Worldwide
Data Recovery Requests
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Israeli-Palestinian Conflict--Bibliography
Source: Air University Library
al-Aqsa Intifada 2000
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http://www.resourceshelf.com
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Friday, November 12, 2004
Professional Reading Shelf
Digital Rights Management--United Kingdom
Digital Rights Management Systems Paper
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Presidential Libraries
Source: Chronicle of Higher Education
Presidential Libraries Are Valuable Reflections of Their Eras
Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
Digitization Projects--The British Library
Source: BL
New Additions to the Turning the Pages Web Site
Cool!
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Women in Business--United States--Lists & Rankings
Source: Wall Street Journal
Top 50 Women to Watch
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Earthquakes--Maps
Source: USGS National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC)
Earthquakes in 2004, Located by the NEIC
Science Publishing and Patents
Source: Creative Commons
Science Commons
"Science Commons is a new project of Creative Commons and will launch on
January 1, 2005...."
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http://www.resourceshelf.com
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Thursday, November 11, 2004
Resources of the Week
Sports Libraries and Special Collections--Compendium
Sports-related libraries or collections on the Web
Professional Reading Shelf
Library of Congress
Library History
Source: American Memory/LC
Freedom's Fortress: New American Memory Collection Looks at The Library of
Congress
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American Library Association
ALA's Copyright Advisory Network Web Site Hacked
Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
United States--Statistics
Source: U.S. Census (via DocuTicker)
New on the U.S. Census Site, Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of
the United States - Colonial Times to 1970
+ Part 1
+ Part 2
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Small Business--United States
Source: U.S. Small Business Administration
New Report, The Small Business Economy 2004
Search Briefs
Google Increases Total Page Count
Read Gary's commentary
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Microsoft Launches New Web Search Beta
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