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Apologies for any duplicates you might encounter. Greetings from DC. This has been one busy week on ResourceShelf. Plenty of new searchable databases. Most free. Here's a quick look at a few, just a few posts. cheers, gary Databases NEW: Ask.com Launches Blog & Feed Search Lots of FEATURES!!! Available at Ask.com AND Bloglines http://digbig.com/4hxax NEW: Yahoo Launches Revamped Video Site http://digbig.com/4hxep NEW: VERY COOL: More Cross-Database Searching: Say Hello to TechExtra!!! You'll also read about a similar database for engineering data. http://digbig.com/4hwxs UDPDATE: Proceedings--Databases Meetings--Databases Source: InterDok Now Free! Directory of Published Proceedings (DoPP) Database Subjects Include: + Science / Engineering / Technology + Medical / Life Sciences + Pollution Control / Ecology + Social Sciences / Humanities With author & paper title information. As of today, DoPP contains over 50,000 records. See Also: InterDok's MInd: The Meetings Index Free. ".. http://digbig.com/4hwxk Power Searching the IMDB http://digbig.com/4hwxc Sheet Music--Collection Source: UCLA, Indiana University, Johns Hopkins University, Duke University Sheet Music Consortium We have, within our extended family, a lyricist whose name graced many a colorful sheet music cover in the early 20th century. My cousin, who is the niece of this man, has a large framed collection of this sheet music hanging on the walls of her house. While exploring this website, it was amazing to see some of these same pieces of sheet music in digital format here, thanks to the Sheet Music Consortium -- "a group of libraries working toward the goal of building an open collection of digitized sheet music using the Open Archives Initiative:Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI:PMH)." http://digbig.com/4hwyb See Also: Significant Earthquake Database (via NOAA) "The Significant Earthquake Database contains information on destructive earthquakes from 2150 B.C. to the present..." See Also: Earthquake Intensity Database Search: 1638-1985 (via NOAA) http://digbig.com/4hwwy --------------------------------- RESOURCES NEW Terrorism--Maps Source: MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base New TKB Terrorism Trends Map Now Available In PDF And Print At No Cost http://digbig.com/4hwxj NEW Multimedia Shelf New lectures, presentations, conferences available via webcast or download. Information Technology Webcast: Information Technology, Enterprise Transformation, and the Future of US Higher Education This webcast consists of a lecture by Professor John King, School of Information, University of Michigan that was given at Oxford Univesity on May 18, 2006. http://digbig.com/4hwxn NEW International Relations--Transcripts United States--History Source: National Security Archive New, Massive Collection of Formerly Secret and Top Secret Transcripts of Henry Kissinger's Meetings with World Leaders Published On-Line "28,000 Pages of Documents Show Kissinger as Negotiator and Policymaker in Real-time, Verbatim Talks with World Leaders." http://digbig.com/4hwxm NEW Performing Arts--Encyclopedias Source: LOC Just Released, Library of Congress Launches Performing Arts Encyclopedia Online Look for a more detailed look in an upcoming RS post. From the announcement, "A new online Performing Arts Encyclopedia has been developed to serve as a centralized guide for users interested in exploring the performing arts. The encyclopedia focuses on music, motion picture, broadcasting, recorded sound, manuscript, rare book and other nonbook collections. The resources, which are housed in various divisions of the Library, have been brought together to make them available for easier access and more widespread usage." http://digbig.com/4hwxm Internet Filtering--Maps Censorship Source: OpenNet Initiative Internet Filtering Map (Global) Cool. Search or browse. Two maps available: + Filtering Technology + Global Filtering Map http://digbig.com/4hwxx Clip Art Source: Dorling Kindersley A Collection of Free Clip Art from Reference Publisher Dorling Kindersley Free clip art imagery in over 50 categories. http://digbig.com/4hwwy -- 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. 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