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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 ---------------------------------------------- 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 http://www.resourceshelf.com http://www.docuticker.com -- 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 http://www.docuticker.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------