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« April 2002 | Main | June 2002 » May 31, 2002Globe and Mail Archives to Be Digitized
The Globe and Mail is reporting ( http://tinyurl.com/9lk ) that Cold North Wind will be working to digitize their 158 years' worth of archives. The entire archive contains over 1.4 million pages. You can see samples of Cold North Wind's...
Continue reading "Globe and Mail Archives to Be Digitized" » Digital Library About Underground Railroad Being Built
The University of Cincinnati has announced ( http://www.uc.edu/news/undrr.htm ) that they've teamed up with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center to create an online digital library of documents related to the Underground Railroad. The online library will include "Underground Railroad...
Continue reading "Digital Library About Underground Railroad Being Built" » Google Adds Search Engine to Google Answers
If you're wondering about all those questions being asked at Google answers, now you can search 'em at http://answers.google.com . The bottom of the Google Answers page has a search box. You can search answered questions, unanswered questions, or both....
Continue reading "Google Adds Search Engine to Google Answers" » Digital Library About Underground Railroad Being Built
The University of Cincinnati has announced ( http://www.uc.edu/news/undrr.htm ) that they've teamed up with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center to create an online digital library of documents related to the Underground Railroad. The online library will include "Underground Railroad...
Continue reading "Digital Library About Underground Railroad Being Built" » Google Adds Search Engine to Google Answers
If you're wondering about all those questions being asked at Google answers, now you can search 'em at http://answers.google.com . The bottom of the Google Answers page has a search box. You can search answered questions, unanswered questions, or both....
Continue reading "Google Adds Search Engine to Google Answers" » May 30, 2002Photoshop Information In One Huge Collection
I'm not a Photoshop nerd; I'm a Paint Shop Pro nerd. But it was still fun to browse through the materials at Photoshop Roadmap ( http://www.photoshoproadmap.com/ ). This site contains more than 500 Photoshop tutorials, information on tons of add-ons...
Continue reading "Photoshop Information In One Huge Collection" » May 29, 2002Gallery of Children's Art
PaPa iNk offers several galleries of children's art at http://www.papaink.org/gallery/home/index.html . What you see on the front page is a list of topics, which include for-profit sponsored, non-profit sponsored, historical art, etc. Click on a topic and you'll get another...
New Database of Museum News Available
Reuters and the Art Museum Network have teamed up to create the AMN Fine Arts Service, an online wire of museum news. This site will contain press releases and other announcements from the 200 members of the the Association...
May 28, 2002Morris's British Birds, 1891, On the Web
If you're into birds, check out http://www.birdcheck.co.uk/frame.htm , which is a scanned version of the 1891 Morris's British Birds. The first page of the site includes a page of bird pictures, in alphabetical order. There are 22 pages of birds,...
Continue reading "Morris's British Birds, 1891, On the Web" » Counties in the United States
Didja know there were over 3,000 counties in the United States? Me neither. You can get information on them at http://www.naco.org/counties/counties/index.cfm , a page maintained by the National Association of Counties. Pick a state from the drop-down menu or use...
May 27, 2002Obscure Apple Knowledge, Served Up In One Place
If you're into Apple nostalgia, you're in luck. Check out The Apple Museum at http://www.theapplemuseum.com/ . Here's you'll find information about Apple people, products, and code names. This site is divided into four parts: history, products, biographies, and codenames. (The...
Continue reading "Obscure Apple Knowledge, Served Up In One Place" » May 23, 2002Reference Site Focuses on India
Sandarbha.com ( http://www.sandarbha.com/ ) offers reference information for all over the world but focuses particularly on India. There's a busy front page here, but if you've got some time to explore you'll find some good stuff. The left column provides...
Google Updates Toolbar
Google has released version 1.1.56 of their toolbar with a couple of new features. You can download it for Internet Explorer at http://toolbar.google.com/ . You won't see the features immediately upon installing the new version; instead, you'll need to go...
Searchable, Browsable Directory of Medical Eponyms
An eponym is "a word based on or derived from a person's name." Medical eponyms are conditions named after people. Whonamedit.com ( http://www.whonamedit.com/ ) is a searchable and browsable directory of almost 5500 medical eponyms. You can browse categories, view...
Continue reading "Searchable, Browsable Directory of Medical Eponyms" » Scottish Documents Offers Will Index
Scottish Documents ( http://www.scottishdocuments.com/content/default.asp ) offers a searchable index of over 300,000 names in Scottish wills from 1500-1875. You can do a simple search (first name and surname) or an advanced search (first name, surname, date range, occupation). A search...
May 20, 2002Google and Dilbert?
Okay, this is weird. Google and Dilbert have teamed up for a five day Google doodle -- details at http://www.google.com/dilbert.html . For five days the Google logo will be Dilbertesque, with a new Dilbert/Google logo on Friday. Google is also...
University of Washington Offers Free Web Mini-Courses
Last week the University of Washington offered free mini-courses from the OpenUW ( http://www.outreach.washington.edu/openuw/ .) Courses include Greek Mythology, HTML Basics, and Business Communications. After you've agreed to the terms of service and registered (registration requires name, zip code, e-mail...
Continue reading "University of Washington Offers Free Web Mini-Courses" » Mississippi State U. Allows Searches of Congressmen Collections
The Mississippi State University Libraries recently launched a search service for the papers of former U.S. Senator John C. Stennis and former U.S. Rep. David R. Bowen. It's available at http://library.msstate.edu/congressional/collections.asp . Collections are searchable by general keyword or you...
Continue reading "Mississippi State U. Allows Searches of Congressmen Collections" » May 16, 2002Sites for Geographers
A subject index for geographers is available at http://www.colorado.edu/geography/virtdept/resources/contents.htm . Topics covered on this site include journals, map databases, newsgroups and mailing lists, and educational resources. (There are some layers of subcategories that aren't available from the front page.) Alas,...
Yahoo Incorporates Premium Documents Into News Search
If you've used Yahoo's news search ( http://dailynews.yahoo.com ), you know that the premium documents appear in a box on the right side. Yahoo has also included them in the news search results themselves. The premium search results are denoted...
Continue reading "Yahoo Incorporates Premium Documents Into News Search" » New Zealand to Release Census Information
Wired is reporting ( http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,52487,00.html ) that New Zealand will release census information at the end of the month. The information will be released at Statistics New Zealand ( http://www.stats.govt.nz/ ) and will include 300 databases of information and census...
Continue reading "New Zealand to Release Census Information" » May 15, 2002Stands4 In the Place Where You Live...
.. now face north. Stands4 ( http://www.stands4.com/ ) is a searchable subject index of abbreviations. There are several ways to get through this site. You can browse by topic (categories include governmental, computer, and medical), browse by first letter of...
Anthropology Resources On the Internet
This site has just moved, and doesn't provide the traditional basic look of a subject index, but there's plenty to see here. The site, at http://www.anthropologie.net , offers its topics at the bottom of the screen: journals, methods, jobs, anthropology,...
CensusScope Slices and Dices Census Data
It's not finished yet, but if you're into census data and you like charting and mapping your numbers, you're going to enjoy CensusScope. CensusScope ( http://www.censusscope.org ) presents its information in several different tabs: charts, maps, rankings, segregation, and about....
Continue reading "CensusScope Slices and Dices Census Data" » May 14, 2002Subject Index for NonProfits
There's a subject index of over 800 links for nonprofits at http://www.ucp-utica.org/uwlinks/directory.html . This site provides a topic list, from Board & Trustee Resources to Volunteerism. Links are annotated and run the gamut. There are links on how to run...
Otolaryngology Resource Directory
Thank goodness for Ctrl+V. Anyway, otolaryngology pertains to diseases of the ear, nose, and throat, and it's available at http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/oto/others.html . Information here is divided into several categories that does not seem to be searchable. Annotation varies from none (Academic...
May 09, 2002Flight Arrival and Airport Information
Flight Arrival and airport status information is available at FlightArrivals.com ( http://www.flightarrivals.com/ ). From the front page you have several options. You can check on flight arrivals, departures, delays, schedule changes, and airport status. Flight arrivals allow you to choose...
May 08, 2002American Memory at LOC Adds Two New Collections
The Library of Congress has added two new collections to their site. Working in Paterson: Occupational Heritage in an Urban Setting -- http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wiphtml/ . About 500 interview excerpts and about 3800 photographs from a four-month study of occupational culture in...
Continue reading "American Memory at LOC Adds Two New Collections" » Yahoo Giving New Popularity Pointers
Yahoo has added a couple of new popularity pointers to Yahoo News at http://news.yahoo.com/h/mt/?u . You can now get pointers to Yahoo's most popular picks ( http://picks.yahoo.com/picks/most/ ) and the most popular questions on Ask Yahoo! at http://ask.yahoo.com/ask/most/ . Note...
AltaVista Makes News Images Available
Search engine AltaVista ( http://www.altavista.com ) has made two announcements in regard to its multimedia search. First off, it claims that its multimedia index has grown by 73 percent. Second, they've linked the multimedia index to their news images. More...
Reader Response -- Web Site Monitoring Software
Plenty of responses to this question -- thanks! Reader MH recommends some software that might no longer be available: "I use URLy Warning, which I got from http://www.urlywarning.com . But that site seems to have been down for a little...
Continue reading "Reader Response -- Web Site Monitoring Software" » May 06, 2002Archaeology, Anthropology, and Ancient Civilizations in One Directory
Archaeolink.com ( http://www.archaeolink.com/ ) covers Archaeology, Anthropology, and Ancient Civilizations in a subject index. The front page offers links to the initial sections: Archaeology, Anthropology, Ancient Civilizations Glossary of Archaeology Terms, Archaeology and Anthropology Museums, Teacher's Resources & Lesson Plans,...
Continue reading "Archaeology, Anthropology, and Ancient Civilizations in One Directory" » Google Daterange: Syntax -- Duh
As longtime readers know, sometimes I can be a bit thick. On these occasions, you have to speak slowly and use short words, otherwise I get wildly confused and type "Duh" like, a hundred times. When I first heard from...
Library of Scotland Updates Map Collection
The Library of Scotland Maps Collection ( http://www.nls.uk/maps/ ) is a wonder to behold. The online version comes in three main categories -- Maps of Scotland 1560-1769, Pont's Maps of Scotland, and Military Maps of Scotland from the 18th century....
Continue reading "Library of Scotland Updates Map Collection" » May 01, 2002A Directory for Making Things
Are you the artsy-craftsy type? Check out Make Stuff ( http://www.make-stuff.com/ ) -- a directory of instructions for, uh, making stuff. You can search by keyword on this site, but the category browse works fine too. Categories include Kid Stuff,...
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