College of Information and Computer Science, Long Island University
Published by July 19th, 2008
in web sites and collections.
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Small collection of annotated links to websites about ice cream, covering history, safety of homemade ice cream, photos, scientific aspects, and ice cream sundaes. Includes historical photos. From the Science Reference Section, Library of Congress.
Ice Cream: Selected Internet Resources website
This is a website companion to a past physical exhibit featuring “illustrations that captured the sensations of being by or in the water. For this virtual version, there is more information about the stories and their illustrators of the sort you might learn during a gallery talk.” Click on images near the top of the page to see larger pictures and annotations. From the Cotsen Children’s Library at Princeton University.
Swimming in Picture Books website
Jen runs a website called Contrariwise that focuses on tattoos based on books, poems, lyrics, movies, poems, plays, and quotations. If you have an appropriate tattoo, such as this typewriter tribute to Hemingway (“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.”), you can submit a photo. Otherwise, it’s fun to look through. Be sure to check out the pain-o-meter if you are considering your first tat.
Contrariwise website
Published by June 29th, 2008
in web sites and Twitter.
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Twellow is a new Twitter Directory which has been launched by the folks at iEntry/WebProNews and looks like it will be quite a piece of work. Taking elements from Twitter, web directories, search engines and the Yellow Pages, Twellow.com lets Twitter users add their Twitter profile to the vertically categorized directory; along with basic personal info, their web site and amount of followers
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Twellow website
Published by June 21st, 2008
in web sites, children and American Library Association.
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ALSC has added 17 new websites to Great Web Sites for Kids, its online resource containing hundreds of links to commendable websites for children. GWS features links to interesting websites, organized by subject. There is also a special section with sites of interest to parents, caregivers, and teachers, and an area devoted to sites in Spanish.
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Published by June 7th, 2008
in web sites and poetry.
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Companion to a 2008 exhibit that celebrates holdings of “post-World War II American avant-garde poetry.” Features an exhibition checklist with selected images in areas such as the New York School of Poets, Beat poets, the San Francisco Renaissance, censorship, black nationalism and the black arts movement, feminism, and the Vietnam War. Curated by Sarah E. Fass, Rare Book Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Beats and Beyond website
Published by June 7th, 2008
in web sites, internet, computer science and journals.
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JCMC is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal that focuses on social science research on the Internet and wireless technologies. Find archives back to 1995 (most recent issues at a linked site). Topics include online social networks, blogging, types of fantasy sports users, social and economic dimensions of search engines, and more. Sponsored by the Indiana University School of Library & Information Science and School of Informatics. An official journal of the International Communication Association.
Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication (JCMC) website
Published by June 1st, 2008
in libraries, web sites and digital.
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The struggle for racial equality in the 1950s and 1960s is among the most far-reaching social movements in the nation’s history, and it represents a crucial step in the evolution of American democracy. The Civil Rights Digital Library promotes an enhanced understanding of the Movement by helping users discover primary sources and other educational materials from libraries, archives, museums, public broadcasters, and others on a national scale. The CRDL features a collection of unedited news film from the WSB (Atlanta) and WALB (Albany, Ga.) television archives held by the Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia Libraries. The CRDL provides educator resources and contextual materials, including Freedom on Film, relating instructive stories and discussion questions from the Civil Rights Movement in Georgia, and the New Georgia Encyclopedia,
delivering engaging online articles and multimedia.
Civil Rights Digital Library website
Published by June 1st, 2008
in web sites and archives.
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Since 1988, the National Trust for Historic Preservation has used its list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places as a powerful alarm to raise awareness of the serious threats facing the nation’s greatest treasures.” Site features a FAQ and an archive listing places by threat, year listed, state, and other factors. Entries provide descriptions and update on endangered status for places such as California’s state parks and the Michigan Avenue Streetwall in Chicago.
America’s Eleven Most Endangered Archives website
This site (originally compiled as part of the Pinball Pasture site in the mid-1990s) is “a comprehensive, searchable listing of virtually every pinball machine ever commercially made. It is an ad free, popup free, registration free resource. [The site does] not buy or sell games.” Listings include details such as the pinball machine’s manufacturer, machine type, notable features, images, and user ratings and comments. Also provides a glossary, player guide, and other supplementary material.
Internet Pinball Database website
Published by May 26th, 2008
in education and web sites.
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Collection of online tutorials for small businesses. “In general, the courses are all self-paced and should take about 30 minutes to complete. Most of the courses require a brief online registration.” Topics include planning, management, finance and accounting, marketing and advertising, government contracting, risk management and cyber security, e-commerce, international trade, federal tax training, and retirement. Some material also available in Spanish. From the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Small Business Administration Online Courses website
Published by April 27th, 2008
in demographics and web sites.
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The market share of U.S. visits to a custom category of Question and Answer websites has increased 118 percent for the week ending Mar. 15, 2008, compared to the same week in 2007, Hitwise reported. Over the past two years, U.S. visits to this category have increased 889 percent comparing Feb. 2008 versus Feb. 2006. The most visited website within the Questions and Answers category last week was Yahoo! Answers (answers.yahoo.com), which received 74.05 percent of the market share of U.S. visits. Wiki.Answers.com was the second most visited website receiving 18.35 percent of visits, followed by Answerbag.com, which received 4.42 percent of visits. WikiAnswers, launched in June 2007 has seen U.S. visits increase 125 percent comparing the week ending Jun. 9, 2007versus Mar. 15, 2008.
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Published by April 6th, 2008
in libraries and web sites.
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While President Bush’s advisers were taking offers on an ideal spot for his library and museum, they probably should have paid more attention to the virtual real-estate market. Officials finally settled on Southern Methodist University in Dallas to house the $250 million complex. But online, some of the best online addresses are gone – snapped up for mere dollars by squatters with no connection to the library, hoping to make fun of the president, protect him or simply cash in on his name.
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Published by March 29th, 2008
in web sites, museums, digital, collections and cataloging.
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This virtual museum is for the new generation of librarians who may not be familiar with the tools and methods used before technology and the digitization of library catalogs stepped in. It is also for those experienced librarians who have been in the profession for many years; perhaps the museum will bring back a bit of nostalgia. This site provides a look inside the history of libraries and librarianship. Librarians have always worked hard to adapt to the constantly changing technology that is meant to make libraries more efficient. The changes vary from the methods used to catalog items to the tools used to catalog them. Within these pages can be seen the transition, innovation, and the differences from one method or tool to the next.
Virtual Museum of Cataloging & Acquisitions Artifacts web site
Published by March 29th, 2008
in web sites, Apple and iPhone.
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Vanderbilt University has released a version of its homepage designed for the Apple iPhone. The site was created by the Vanderbilt News Service’s Office of Web Communications, which is working to optimize the university Web site for other mobile devices.
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Published by March 29th, 2008
in web sites and Library of Congress.
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The rich holdings of the Library of Congress include many items that document the history of baseball and Americans’ fascination with the game. LC has just launched a new Historic Baseball Resources page that features player profiles, historical news and events, collection guides, and presentations. The LC Digital Reference Team will also host a web conference, “Batter Up! Baseball at the Library of Congress,” on April 4 at 2 p.m. Eastern time, through the Online Programming for All Libraries site
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Historic Baseball Resources web site
Published by March 16th, 2008
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WHTour.org has relaunched, offering 360-degree virtual tour of World Heritage sites from across the globe. WHTour.org is an independent non-profit organization documenting the UNESCO World Heritage List with a series of ‘panographies’. The site is the work of Belgian photographer, Tito Dupret. During the 7 years already committed to this project, Dupret has helped produce some of the most impressive panographies ever seen of some of the most historic, rare and often unreachable sites from across the planet in full-color, full-screen splendor. From China, Tanzania, Indonesia, Iran and India to Egypt and now the Middle East, each of Dupret’s panographies is produced with the aid of RealViz’s panorama assembling software, Stitcher Unlimited.
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Published by February 5th, 2008
in web sites and children.
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ALSC has added 35 websites to its Great Web Sites for Kids page, Great Web Sites for Kids (GWS) features links to valuable Web sites of interest to children, organized by subject headings such as animals; literature and languages; sciences; the arts; and history and biography. There is also a special section with sites of interest to parents, caregivers and teachers and an area devoted to sites in Spanish. The ALSC Great Web Sites for Kids Committee maintains and updates the site.
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Great Web Sites for Kids web site
A project “that collects, summarizes, and gives context to some of the best self-published content found on blogs, podcasts, photo sharing sites, and videoblogs from around the world, with a particular emphasis on countries outside of Europe and North America.” Browse by country, topics, or contributors. Available in several languages. Founded at Harvard Law School’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society.
Global Voices website
Published by January 26th, 2008
in web sites, museums and mapping.
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“Get Lost is a collective portrait of downtown New York. Twenty-one international artists were invited to create a personal view of the city and draw a map of downtown New York, uncovering a territory that is both real and imaginary. “Get Lost brings together fictional landscapes, utopian visions, private memories, and obsessive instructions to explore Manhattan, its past, present, and future.” Browse by artist. From the New Museum, New York.
Get Lost website
Information about current performances and history of the creation of the “The Nutcracker” ballet (based on a story by E.T.A. Hoffman, with music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky). Features an overview of the story, music clips, a list of ballet performances listed by country and state, and reviews of selected performances. Also includes a list of movie versions of the ballet. Note: Includes commercial content. From an enthusiast.
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Published by September 15th, 2007
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Reuters recently announced the debut of Reuters India (www.reuters.co.in), an ad-supported English language Web site and accompanying mobile platform. Both the Reuters India Web and mobile sites feature breaking local Indian and international news as well as Reuters’ business and financial information from across India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
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Published by September 15th, 2007
in Pew Research, web sites and politics.
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With its early start and crowded field, the 2008 presidential campaign has generated an extensive amount of media coverage. Since the beginning of the year, the race to become the 44th president of the United States has been the second-biggest story, trailing only the debate over Iraq war strategy. But the mainstream media are not the only information source for citizens seeking news about the candidates. The campaigns themselves, through their official websites, seem to be challenging the press as a destination for campaign news. Furthermore, these highly interactive sites are facilitating everything from blogging to fundraising to social networking. To get a sense of what these sites offer and how the candidates use them, The Project for Excellence in Journalism conducted a detailed study of the official websites of all 19 announced presidential candidates — eight Democrats and 11 Republicans.
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Published by September 15th, 2007
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The names of the sites are hyperlinks to the sites themselves.
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Published by June 25th, 2007
in web sites and journalism.
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Some of the biggest names in web journalism — ESPN.com, Slate.com, and People.com — were among the finalists for the 2007 National Magazine Award in “Online General Excellence.” But when the American Society of Magazine Editors announced the winner on May 1, a lesser known spirituality-and faith-based site called Beliefnet.com walked away with the top prize.
If Beliefnet is not exactly a household name, it is an interesting experiment in online journalism. For one thing, its own turbulent history in some ways reflects the trajectory of the internet itself. For another, the strategy it has settled on — a subject specific site that offers interactivity, networking and journalistic even-handedness — may offer one working blueprint for the rapidly evolving field of Web information. “There is something about religion and spirituality that makes people want to connect with one another,” says Paul O’Donnell, a former senior editor at Beliefnet. The site’s message boards cover virtually all faiths, from Christianity, Judaism, and Islam to less traditional ones, like Paganism, Witchcraft and Scientology.
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