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« August 2002 | Main | October 2002 » September 30, 2002Housing In Earthquake Zones
Wondering about the kinds of houses are built in earthquake zones? The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) encyclopedia, at http://www.world-housing.net/ , describes the types of housing used in several different countries which are susceptible to earthquakes. To use this site...
Yahoo Yanks RSS Feeds, Northern Light Docs
CNET is reporting ( http://news.com.com/210 0-1023-959912.html ) that Yahoo has stopped their Premium Document Search, mentioned here last January ( http://www.researchbuzz.com/news/2002/jan10jan1602.html#yahooteams ). I have to admit I was always really disappointed with the quality of the results provided by the...
Continue reading "Yahoo Yanks RSS Feeds, Northern Light Docs" » September 26, 2002Mozilla Rolls Out A Couple New Barrels
Internet browser maker Mozilla ( http://www.mozilla.org ) has issued a couple of new releases. First is the alpha of Mozilla 1.2, and update of their main browser product. The Mozilla 1.2 Alpha is available at http://www.mozilla.org/releases/ . New features of...
The Americana Exchange
A combination of paid and free services, the Americana Exchange, at http://www.americanaexchange.co m/ , is devoted to rare books in the Americana field. The free services include AE Monthly, a monthly guide to American history "as represented in the cultures...
September 25, 2002LOC Adds Sheet Music to American Memory
The Library of Congress has added a new online exhibit to American Memory. This one is called "Music for the Nation: American Sheet Music 1820-1860", and you can get to it at http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ sm2html/ . If you've ever viewed an...
Continue reading "LOC Adds Sheet Music to American Memory" » September 24, 2002SAPLING for Building Information
SAPLING stands for Sapling, the Architecture, Planning & Landscape INformation Gateway, and you can get to it at http://www.sapling.org.uk/ . As you might imagine from the acronym, this site contains a lot of different information. From the front page (well,...
The History of Theatre In Southwest England
I don't spend enough time thinking about the history of theatre in southwest England. Now a new site can help me consider it. Applause South West, at http://www.applausesw.org.uk/ , will help me rectify that situation. ResearchBuzz readers will probably find...
Continue reading "The History of Theatre In Southwest England" » September 23, 2002More Scottish Genealogy Online
Last week new resources for Scottish genealogy were launched at http://www.scotlandspeople.gov .uk/ . First thing you'll need to do is register. Registration asks for your name, address, and phone number, and the announcement box is an "opt-out" box; ie, check...
Google Expands News Service
Though the banner graphic indicates that it's still in beta, Google News has done some real expanding. You can see the new version at http://news.google.com The front page looks a lot different now. Stories are the front pages are grouped...
September 20, 2002The Wall Street Executive Library
Looking for business and news reference? Check out the Wall Street Executive Library at http://www.executivelibrary.com/ . This is more a fingertip-reference type site; instead of an annotated link list this site is a link list gathered into topics that include...
Origins of American Animation
I don't know how I missed this cool exhibit from the Library of Congress, but that doesn't mean you have to miss it. Origins of American Animation, at http://lcweb2.loc. gov/ammem/oahtml/oahome.html , offers 21 animated films and two fragments from the...
September 19, 2002MyFamily.com Launching 1891 UK Census
MyFamily.com announced the first images of the original 1891 England census online at http://www.ancestry.co.uk/ . There's a free sample available at http: //content.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=List&dbid=6600&r=5538 . You'll have to register to see the search results, though. Census information includes occupation, place of...
Get On the AnswerBus for Natural Language Searching
I admit it; I still dig natural language search engines though they aren't quite the big thing they were back in the heyday of Ask Jeeves and the (late, lamented) Electric Monk. If you still want that natural language goodness...
Continue reading "Get On the AnswerBus for Natural Language Searching" » September 18, 2002Classical Music Directory
Are you a classical musician or classical music enthusiast? Check out http://classicol.com/ , which in addition to a classical music link database contains a lot of other classical music-related information. I had to open this site with Internet Explorer since...
National Archives Launches OurDocuments.gov
Several different agencies have gotten together to launch a new Web site called Our Documents ( http://www.ourdocuments.gov ). This site, designed for teachers and students, has as its core 100 milestone documents drawn from the National Archives and Records Administration...
Continue reading "National Archives Launches OurDocuments.gov" » September 17, 2002SeaShells
SeaShells, at http://www.seashells.org/ , is a great find for anyone with an interest in seashells and sea life. The site's identification guide provides information about identifying items found on the beach. Categories include Mollusks, Starfish, Sea Urchins, and Crabs, and...
September 16, 2002AlltheWeb's Search Engine Offers New Options
I always like to see competition in the search engine world. If Google's bothering to look back over their shoulders for anybody, it better be AlltheWeb. AlltheWeb continues to offer fun search options and some cool tech. Check out their...
Continue reading "AlltheWeb's Search Engine Offers New Options" » Specifying Depth of Results in Google
Google's advanced search options do not at the moment allow you to specify the depth of your search results. So I wrote a Google API program that does do it. It's a little kludgy; there is some overlap between levels...
September 14, 2002URL-Shortening Service With A Twist
I like those URL-shortening services. Actually, as really long URLs become more prevalent they're almost a necessity to pass around. But one big disadvantage of URL-shortening services is that you can't tell what the URL is for -- nothing gives...
California Fungi
Did you know there are as many as 1500 different species of fleshy fungi, or mushrooms, growing in the state of California? Sure you did. They grow all over the state, in forests, deserts, grasslands, farmlands and other places. The...
September 11, 20029/11 Site Updated
The ResearchBuzz 9/11 site has been converted to Movable Type and currently contains information about over 200 sites and news stories related to the events of 9/11. It'll continue to be updated as resources and news become available. RSS files...
September 10, 2002ArtAtlas
ArtAtlas, at http://www.artatlas.com/ , operates as an index of international galleries. Their intention is to provide information about gallery locations for patrons, and a way for galleries to reach art seekers with updates on exhibitions and artists. This site has...
Twilight Zone
How much Twilight Zone can you stand? Find out at The Fifth Dimension, a site dedicated to all things Twilight Zone ( http://www.thetzsite.com/ ). I suppose the best place to start is the episode guide. The site has a quick,...
September 09, 2002Database of British History Resources
A new resource for British history is now available at http://www.history.uk.com/ . This site contains a searchable directory of over 25,000 venues, organizations, and experts in the UK, as well as a browsable timeline of UK history from 10,000 BC...
InfoSpace Bags Google, Revamps MetaCrawler
InfoSpace has revamped its meta-search engine MetaCrawler ( http://www.metacrawler.com .). The search engine now returns results from Google as well as About, Ask Jeeves, FAST, FindWhat, Inktomi, LookSmart, Excite, OpenDirectory, Overture, and Sprinks. In addition to a Web search, MetaCrawler...
Continue reading "InfoSpace Bags Google, Revamps MetaCrawler" » September 06, 2002Live Chat Reference at the LOC
The Recorded Sound Reference Center at the Library of Congress is now offering a live chat reference service from 2-3pm EST, Monday through Friday. The reference service is for answering research-oriented questions about the audio holdings of the LOC (over...
Google Goes to Ireland
Google's opened a country-specific domain for Ireland. http://www.google.ie gives you the option of searching pages from the entire Web or for pages from Ireland only. The interface is also available in Irish....
Debatermaus
(Apologies to Johann Strauss.) Debatabase ( http://www.debatabase.org/ ) is a site with a database that covers a variety of debating topics. You can search or browse the site. If you want to browse the site, you can either view the...
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