Hello from D.C.
Here are a few new resources that have been posted on my daily update,
ResourceShelf.
http://www.resourceshelf.com
Please stop by.
Before we start, some exciting news.
ResourceShelf just received a great review by one of the most well-known
and respected reference reviewers, Peter Jacso. It was posted on the
Gale.com site today.
http://www.gale.com/free_resources/reference/peter/june.htm#resourceshelf
1) I just noticed that Sybil mentioned another Google toolbar. How about a
toolbar that you can EASILY add
the search functionality from ANY search engine (not just Google) too? Two
of them exist and they are FREE.
One is called NeedleSearch (for Mozilla)
http://digbig.com/3jdf
and the other is from Copernic (for IE).
http://digbig.com/3sbj
2) Yahoo continues to add some useful search shortcts. Some of the most
recent and a list of previously available ones
are at:
http://digbig.com/4bftt
3) Looking for quotes? Check out a new service from Fagan Finder.
http://digbig.com/4bftw
4) New, Colorado State Library's Filtering Clearinghouse
http://digbig.com/4bftx
5) Education--United States
Source: NCES
New, Website on State Education Reforms Now Available
http://digbig.com/4bfwa
6) Science--Biography
Eric Weisstein's World of Biography
From the Infomine description, "Eric Weisstein's World of Biography
provides very brief biographies for
over 1,000 figures in science (or the history of science). It has
categories (below) and is also keyword-searchable. Entries may include
figures and links out to external resources."
http://digbig.com/4bfwb
7) Multimedia Search
New Resource: CampaignSearch.com
http://digbig.com/4bfen
8) Women--United States
Source: Harvard University Library Open Collections Program
Women Working, 1870-1930
"The Open Collections Program has chosen the subject Women Working from
1870 to 1930 as its first topic to demonstrate the feasibility of bringing
together books, manuscripts, and images from across the Harvard Libraries
and Museums and integrating them into a digital collection using the Web
as a primary access tool."
AND
United States Census
+ Census of Population and Housing (1790-2000)
See Also: Selected Editions of the Statistical Abstract (1878-2001)
See Also: Mini Historical Statistics
Files available in pdf or xls formats.
Both linked at:
http://digbig.com/4bfwc
9) Professional Reading Shelf
Librarians
Source: American Libraries
Librarians Are Not Search Engines (and Libraries are not search engines)
http://digbig.com/4bfwd
10) Web Tools
All About Seruku
"Seruku is toolbar-based application that helps you find and access ANY and
ALL web pages that have appeared in your browser. Its simplicity, along
with its ability to save the user plenty of time and aggravation, makes it
a resource that will appeal to the masses.
As we 'work the web', most of us are constantly looking at and reading
hundreds of pages in our browsers. Trying to go back and fine previously
viewed material, however, can be time consuming and, in some cases, pretty
much impossible.
Why? Reviewing your browser's history file isn't always easy since it
contains only urls and page titles. And the ephemeral nature of material
on the web can pose many problems. Pages you looked at on Monday can be
gone for good the following Friday -- if not sooner.
Seruku Toolbar 1.1 ($24.95/Windows only/45 day free trial) solves many of
these problems. As you visit web pages, it automatically makes a copy
(called a snapshot) of every html web page you?ve viewed in your browser,
stores it locally, indexes the content and then, when needed, allows you
to keyword search the full text of this material. Very cool and very
useful."
More at:
http://digbig.com/4besc
Much more posted at ResourceShelf.com
http://www.resourceshelf.com
cheers,
gary
--
Gary D. Price, MLIS
Librarian
Gary Price Library Research and Internet Consulting
Visit The ResourceShelf
http://www.resourceshelf.com
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