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Greetings from DC.

Here are a few, just a few, highlights from ResourceShelf from the past week.

ResourceShelf (http://www.resourceshelf.com) and its sister site,
DocuTicker.com (http://www.docuticker.com), are updated daily.

An invite to visit whenever you have a few moments. RSS feeds are also
available. We also provide a weekly (opt-in) email reminder.

cheers,
gary

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Environment--United States
Source: EPA, NLM
New, 2004 Toxics Release Inventory Now Available via NLM's TOXNET
Both items at: http://digbig.com/4hfps


Google Scholar Unveils New Sorting Option and Other Ways to Keep Current
http://digbig.com/4hfpt


Nursing--Web Resources
Source: C&RL News
New Compilation: Internet resources for nurses and nursing students: A
sampling of sites
&
LSAT and MCAT--Test Sites--Ratings
Source: Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions
Kaplan's Test Site Rater
&
XML
Source: Center for Technology in Government
New, The XML Toolkit
"This Web site offers a library of resources to assist in managing a Web site
using XML.
&
Religion--Databases
Source: American Theological Library Association
Database Update: Cooperative Digital Resources Initiative Database
&
3 New Searchable eBooks from askSam
http://digbig.com/4hewt

All items at: http://digbig.com/4heww


Just Released Report: The Changing Nature of the Catalog and Its Integration
with Other Discovery Tools (PDF)
&
How Much Information? Bytes by the Quintillion For Today and Tomorrow
"According to estimates offered at the conference, the world churns out new
digital information equivalent to the entire collection of the U.S. Library
of Congress every 15 minutes. Such a proliferation of information in digital
format, occurring almost 100 times a day, adds up to approximately five
exabytes (five quintillion bytes or five billion gigabytes) a year."
Both items at: http://digbig.com/4heng

+ TiVo-lution (via ACM Queue)
A new and interesting read by Jim Barton (co-founder of TiVo and SVP). TiVo is
a piece of technology that reached "verb" status very quickly.
&
+ Bloggers and internet pundits are exerting a "disproportionately large
influence" on society (via The Guardian)
Both items at:
http://www.resourceshelf.com/2006/04/new-article-from-one-of-tivos-co.html


Aerial Imagery--Europe
Source: Mappy.com
Aerial Imagery for 63 European Cities
http://digbig.com/4henb


Public Broadcasting--Podcasts
Comprehensive Directory of Podcasts from Public Radio Stations
Not only a directory but also a real-time guide to what public stations around
the world are streaming. Think TV Guide + public radio streams.
http://www.resourceshelf.com/2006/04/comprehensive-directory-of-podcasts.html

--
Gary D. Price, MLIS
Librarian
Director of Online Information Resources, Ask.com
Editor, ResourceShelf and DocuTicker

Visit ResourceShelf and Docuticker
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--
Gary D. Price, MLIS
Librarian
Director of Online Information Resources, Ask.com
Editor, ResourceShelf and DocuTicker
Gary Price Library Research and Internet Consulting

Visit ResourceShelf and Docuticker
http://www.resourceshelf.com
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