Greetings from DC.
It's been a couple of months since I posted a ResourceShelf and DocuTicker
update on the list. What follows is just a small sample of recent postings
from ResourceShelf.
ResourceShelf
http://www.resourceshelf.com
New documents, search news, library news, and more.
and
DocuTicker
http://www.docuticker.com
New full text reports from think tanks, government organizations and other
sources
BOTH sites are updated daily and offer RSS feeds. ResourceShelf also offers a
weekly email newsletter. All services are free.
Factbooks
Source: CIA
CIA Releases 2005 World Factbook Online
"Although this reference site provides information as of 1 January 2005, it
will be updated biweekly throughout the year...The World Factbook 2005
contains six appendices with reference information ranging from abbreviations
and descriptions of international organizations and groups to cross-reference
lists of country data codes. The 2005 edition includes 15 reference maps,
which are available in both JPEG and PDF formats. Many country maps and flags
have been updated to reflect changes and refinements over the past year. Six
new entries have been added to The World Factbook 2005."
http://www.resourceshelf.com/2005/04/just-released-2004-wiretap-report.html
Library Organizations
Source: American Library Association
Recently Released, 2003-2004 ALA Annual Report
http://www.resourceshelf.com/2005/04/interview-with-crispin-jewitt-head-of.html
U.S. History
Source: Houghton Mifflin
Reader's Companion to American History
What's here? The full text of several American history books. Containing
full-text, signed articles. Available titles are:
+ Reader's Companion to American History
+ Reader's Companion to U.S. Women's History
+ Reader's Companion to Military History
+ Encyclopedia of North American Indians
+ Ships of the World: An Historical Encyclopedia
+ Civil War Battlefield Guide
+ Great American History Fact-Finder
http://www.resourceshelf.com/2005/04/full-text-american-history-resources.html
U.S. History--Databases
Genealogy--Databases
Source: NARA
New File Added to Access to Archival Databases (AAD) System: List of Ships
that Arrived at the Port of New York During the Irish Famine, 1846-1851
"These records contain ship names, ports of embarkation, arrival dates, and
the number of passengers on the ship. This file is a companion to the Famine
Irish Passenger Record Data File."
http://www.resourceshelf.com/2005/04/new-file-added-to-access-to-archival.html
National Libraries--Europe
Digitization Projects
Source: Turkish Press
European libraries join forces against Google global virtual library
http://www.resourceshelf.com/2005/04/new-search-engine-for-jstor.html
Working Women--United States
Source: Employment Policy Foundation
New, Handbook on 21st Century Working Women
Full text online. "PF's Handbook on 21st Century Working Women continues a
series of decennial data books on the circumstances of women produced under
the auspices of U.S. Department of Labor's Women's Bureau. Since its
inception 84 years ago, the Women?s Bureau has recognized that a solid
foundation of data about women?s labor force experience and working
conditions is essential to inform public policy analysis and workplace
decisions. The complete Handbook is available for download in PDF format or
for purchase in the EPF Bookstore. Individual chapters are also available for
download as PDFs."
http://www.resourceshelf.com/2005/04/new-book-full-text-handbook-on-21st.html
Online Information
Source: OCLC
OCLC Researchers Hits the Road
Links to several PowerPoint presentations from members of OCLC Research.
+ Mining for Digital Resources: Identifying and Characterizing Digital
Materials in WorldCat
+ A Systemwide View of Library Collections
+ Information Management in a Knowledge Society
+ Metadata: Practice and practice
--
Legal Research
Source: GlobalLex
A Guide to the U. S. Federal Legal System Web-based Public Accessible Sources
http://www.resourceshelf.com/2005/04/oclc-researchers-hit-road.html
Genetics--Atlas
Source: National Geographic
Atlas of the Human Journey
Part of the NGS Genographic Project
http://www.resourceshelf.com/2005/04/resources-reports-tools-lists-and-full_21.html
Remember, even more new and updated full text reports on DocuTicker:
http://www.docuticker.com
cheers,
gary
--
Gary D. Price, MLIS
Librarian
Gary Price Library Research and Internet Consulting
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