3/1---New Resources & News: H. Potter, Ask George?, Interstate Dbase, and More

[gprice <gprice@GWU.EDU>]

Hello From Washington.
Here is the Thursday smorgasbord of new and newly discovered resources.

cheers,
g



Be Advised!
Harry Potter film trailer hits the WWW
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http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-4992617.html



Search Engine News
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The State of Washington is working with Ask Jeeves to create Ask George.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-4983081.html

Verisign/Net Solutions to give up control of .org and .net domains
From the news story:
"...future operation of the .org registry by an appropriate non-commercial
entity on behalf of the world's non-commercial organizations."
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/162582.html
Full-Press Relase at:
http://corporate.verisign.com/news/2001/pr_20010301.html



Reference Shelf
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Quite Timely!
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The National Governors released yesterday,
"A Governor's Guide to Emergency Management"
"This guide is intended to provide governors and their staffs with policies,
procedures, and general information regarding emergency management and inform
them of the related major issues a governor and staff need to be aware of and
prepared for."
URL:
http://www.nga.org/center/divisions/1,1188,C_ISSUE_BRIEF%5ED_1403,00.html


The Energy Business
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A Primer On the Oil Market
"Oil Market Basics"

Linked at:
http://www.eia.doe.gov/new.html


Agriculture--Tobacco
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A new circular from the USDA full of stats.
"Tobacco: World Markets and Trade"
http://www.fas.usda.gov/tobacco/circular/2001/0102/index.htm


Invisible Web Resources
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Cool! Driving on an Interstate in the USA?
This database will inform you of the resources at each exit.
http://www.exitsource.com/pickstate.asp

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George Washington University
Virginia Campus Library
Gelman Library
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gprice@gwu.edu
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703-726-8237 (fax)

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