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Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 12:07:37 +0100
Subject: ResourceShelf Reminder -- Week 184
Reply-To: Gary Price <gary@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
From: Gary Price <gary@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
ResourceShelf
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Week 185
October 14, 2004
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Thursday, October 14, 2004
Resources of the Week
Another two for you to explore.
1) International Business--Online Courses
Source: Michigan State University Center for International Business and
Education and Research (MSU-CIBER)
globalEDGE Online Course Modules
The resource we're discussing here this week is a series of online course
modules recently added to the Academy section of the website. Developed by
MSU-CIBER through a U.S. Department of Education grant, these courses are
organized into eight areas:
- Doing Business In (Africa, Brazil, China, Japan, Latin America, Southeast
Asia, the European Union, the Middle East)
- Culture (Culture, Ethics, International Negotiations, World Religions)
- Exporting (e.g., budgeting, costing, financing, pricing, etc.)
- Market Research & Entry (e.g, assessment, modes of entry, sources of
data,etc.)
- Functions (e.g., logistics, marketing, sourcing, etc.)
- Legal Aspects (e.g., world legal systems, tariffs, etc.)
- Agricultural Business (e.g., subsidies, market access, WTO Agreement on
Agriculture, etc.)
- Other (Formulation of the European Union, International Monetary
Systems,Regionalization and Trading Blocs)
A detailed description is provided for each course module. Most modules
contain "cases or anecdotes, a glossary of terms, quiz questions, and a
list of references where applicable." No special software is required to
access this material; the courses work with Internet Explorer 5.5 or
higher, Netscape 7.1, Mozilla 1.6 or higher, Firefox 0.8 or higher.
2) Election Laws--United States
Source: National Association of Secretaries of State
State Election Laws & Administration Issues
Remember Florida's "hanging chads" during the election of 2000? How about
the "vote early and often" policy of certain Chicago politicians in the
early part of the 20th century? Where do you go for concise information on
election laws and regulations enacted to deal with these and other infamous
events? The answer is the National Association of Secretaries of State.
Their site contains tables with summaries of each U.S. state's rules and
regulations (plus citations to statutes or regulations whenever available) on:
+ Absentee Ballot Deadlines
+ Absentee Voting (included the list of 29 excuses allowed)
+ Automatic Recounts
+ Central Statewide Voter Registration Systems
+ Counting Absentee Ballots
+ Definition of a Valid Vote on Optical Scan Systems
+ Definition of a Valid Vote on Punch Card Systems
+ Early Voting
+ Polling Place Accessibility and Voter Assistance
+ Post Election Recount/Contest Timetable
+ Post Election Certification Timetable
+ Provisional Ballots
+ Provisions re: Election Day Workers
+ Recount Provisions (two tables' worth of info)
+ States with Same-Day Voter Registration
+ Student Election Day Workers
+ Voter Registration Deadlines
The site also lets you use a pull-down list to go directly to a particular
state's Department of State Web site. (Alas, some of the links are broken
and you may have to prowl a bit to find what you want.)
Professional Reading Shelf
Source: Line56.com
Intranet Trends to Watch For
"The trends identified below based on experiences with several large
organizations will give you a hint of what's coming and how to prepare for
the next wave in your intranet's evolution. Be careful, some of these
trends may already be moving across your organization. Make sure that
you're ready for them."
Data-Mining
Unstructured Information<
Source: GCN
Attensity finds scattered data
"A company partly funded by the CIA has introduced a new version of an
application suite aimed at extracting useful information from unstructured
data, a rich source of information that's so far been left mostly untouched
by data-mining tools."
Public Libraries--Children's Services
Source: North Suburban Library System
Know Kidding
"Thanks to an LSTA grant, NSLS and a team of 40 youth services librarians
created a handbook for staff in public libraries."
Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists,
Telecommunications--Canada
Source: Industry Canada
Recently Updated Report, Telecommunications Service in Canada: An Industry
Overview
"This Telecommunications Service Industry Reference Tool provides an
overview of economic activity, financial performance, and corporate and
regulatory developments in the Canadian communications service industries.
The publication draws on information brought together from several
different publicly available sources and Web sites, including those of
Statistics Canada, the key service providers, and the Canadian
Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)."
Wednesday, October 13, 2004
Professional Reading Shelf
Public Libraries--United States
Source: U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science
(NCLIS)
Just Released, Results of Analysis of Trends in Public Libraries, 1990-2002
Research Libraries
Source: CRL/AAU/ARL
Debut Issue: Global Resources Newsletter
Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
Business Schools--Lists & Rankings
Source: Business Week
Recently Released, Best Business Schools 2004
Intellectual Property--United States
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Just Released, Report of the Department of Justice's Task Force on
Intellectual Property
Briefly
+ Thomson West Announces Next-Generation Business Information and News
Technologies Powered by Westlaw
Tuesday, October 12, 2004
Professional Reading Shelf
Academic Libraries--Rare Books
Source: The Daily Princetonian
Rare books collection is among world's largest
Archivists
Government Secrecy--United States
Building Our Own 'Iron Curtain': The Emergence of Secrecy in American
Government
Reference Reviews
Peter Jacso's Digital Reference Shelf, October 2004 is Now Online
This month Dr. Jacso reviews:
+ Kluwer Journals Online
+ SAGE Journals Online
NOTE: A free trial of SAGE Journals Online is available for the remainder
of the month.
Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
Congressional Research Service
Source: CRS (via IPMall)
4 Recently Updated Reports
+ "Spam": An Overview of Issues Concerning Commercial Electronic Mail
+ Internet Privacy: Overview and Pending Legislation
+ Internet: An Overview of Key Technology Policy Issues Affecting Its Use
and Growth
+ Internet Privacy: Law Enforcement Monitoring of E-Mail and Web usage
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Automobiles--United States
Source: EPA
Just Released, Model Year 2005 Fuel Economy Guide
Briefly
+ Factiva Content Coming to LexisNexis
+ Infotrieve Makes an Acquisition
Monday, October 11, 2004
OCLC Opens Up the Complete WorldCat Database to Web Engines and Other
Partners
Read all about it, including commentary by Gary and Steven.
Professional Reading Shelf
Government Information
Source GPO
GPO Unveils Concept for World Class System to Manage Official Government
Information
Terrorism--Databases
Source: Chicago Tribune
Site tracks and charts terrorism information
Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
Computer Security--List & Rankings
Source SANS
The Twenty Most Critical Internet Security Vulnerabilities (Updated)
Prescription Drugs
Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project:
Prescription Drugs Online
Briefly
+ Anacubis Launches New Version of Its Desktop Tool
Sunday, October 10, 2004
Professional Reading Shelf
Scholarly Publishing
Source: LISU
New Report, Scholarly Journal Prices: Selected trends and comparisons
Copyright
Source: Association for Library Service to Children, American Association
of School Librarians, Young Adult Library Services AssociationWho Owns Snow
White? Copyright Issues for Youth Services Librarians
Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
Source: CRS (via FAS)
The National Intelligence Director and Intelligence Analysis
Pipeline Safety--Statistics
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline Safety Statistics
Briefly
Researching News on Westlaw: See Articles Once, but not a Thousand Times
Saturday, October 9, 2004
Professional Reading Shelf
Topic Maps
Source: Computerworld
A Quick Intro to Topic Maps
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Government Documents--Security
Source: Federal Computer Week
GAO policy reflects security concerns
Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
Sports--United States
Source: National Museum of American History
New Online Exhibition: Sports: Breaking Records, Breaking Barriers
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Non-Profits--United States--Databases
Updated information on Guidestar
Friday, October 8, 2004
Iraq--WMD
Source: CIA
Keyword Search and Cluster Results From Recently Released CIA WMD Report
Professional Reading Shelf
Federated Searching
Source: Peter Jacso
Internet Insights - Thoughts about Federated Searching
Digital Archives
Source: Information Today
Washington State Launches Digital Archive System
Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
2 New Reports Issued by the U.S. Census Bureau
+ Consolidated Federal Funds Report for Fiscal Year 2003 (State and County
Areas)
+ Federal Aid to States for Fiscal Year 2003
Displaced Persons--Map
Source: Global IDP (Internally Displaced Person) Project
Internally Displaced People Worldwide 2004 (.gif; 118 KB)
Thursday, October 7, 2004
Resources of the Week
Two entries this week.
1) Art--Online Images
Source: Allan Kohl, art historian and Visual Resources Librarian at the
Minneapolis College of Art & Design.
Art Images for College Teaching
2) Business Research
OPIC Information Gateway
One of the best places to seek global information by country or region is
the Information Gateway provided by the Overseas Private Investment
Corporation (OPIC).
Professional Reading Shelf
E-Books
Source: UNESCO
UNESCO Workshop on Future of e-Books
Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
Iraq
Source: CIA
Iraq--Weapons of Mass Destruction
Just Released, Comprehensive Report of the Special Advisor to the Director
of Central Intelligence on Iraq's WMD
Cyberspace--Legal Issues
Digital Media--Legal Issues
Source: The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School
Two Presentations by Berkman Center Executive Director John Palfrey
Employment--Canada--Lists & Rankings
Source: Macleans
Just Released, Canada's Top 100 Employers (2004)
Weather--United States
Source: NOAA
NOAA U.S. Winter Outlook
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