MORE 'NEWS' POSTS
A busy day for new online resources from the U.S. Government. First, the launch of FOIA.gov and now a new subdomain of the Data.gov clearinghouse of data sets has also gone live: Law.Data.gov. From a Tech President Article: The site is, of course, a subdomain on the U.S. federal government’s data clearinghouse site Data.gov.” Administrative […]
From an Article by Jeremy Olshan, New York Post: While most New Yorkers keep just a few dozen restaurant menus in a kitchen drawer, the library has more than 40,000 in its stacks, listing eats ranging from the 1843 fare at the Astor House to the 2010 offerings at Chipotle. “It’s a record of what […]
"Hebrew University's Einstein Archives To Go Online"
| Archives and Special Collections, Digital Preservation, Funding, Libraries, National Libraries, News
From an Article by Ben Hartman (Jerusalem Post): Albert Einstein will go digital in the coming months, as the Hebrew University of Jerusalem begins a project to digitize the German-Jewish physicist’s archives. The digitization is expected to take around one year and then the over 80,000 documents will be available on the Albert Einstein Archives […]
The USGS has made a color poster available (download online) with maps and other earthquake information from Friday’s disaster in Japan. It’s a free download. Some of the things you’ll find include: + Map showing earthquake maginitude and depth + Did You Feel It”‘ map (From reports made by the public) + A seismic region […]
From a U.S. Department of Justice Announcement: The Department of Justice marked the start of Sunshine Week today with the launch of FOIA.gov, the “flagship initiative” of the department’s Open Government Plan and one of the most significant contributions yet toward making this the most transparent administration in history. “The Administration’s openness initiatives are central […]
From the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA): Last week’s massive earthquake in Japan—and subsequent tsunami—has caused an untold number of deaths and tremendous damage. IFLA extends our deepest sympathy and sorrow to our Japanese colleagues as they struggle to deal with the damage to their lives and their country. The IFLA post […]
Apologies for the inconvenience.
Paper — Does WestlawNext Really Change Everything: The Implications of WestlawNext on Legal Research
Does WestlawNext Really Change Everything: The Implications of WestlawNext on Legal Research WestlawNext, Thomson Reuters’ newest electronic research service, has been around for over a year now. Ron Wheeler shares his thoughts on how this service may impact various aspects of legal research, and he suggests further study and research are necessary to fully evaluate […]
From the British Library: Over 10,000 English-speakers have contributed to an audio map of the many ways in which the language is spoken today. The recordings, which will enter the permanent collections of the British Library, were made as part of the Library’s acclaimed exhibition Evolving English: One Language, Many Voices, which runs until 3 […]
The Sunshine Week 2011 web site is accessible here Sunshine Week Info via Twitter Sunshine Week Info via Facebook Sunshine Week 2011
