MORE 'REFERENCE-RESOURCES' POSTS
C. Alan Joyce from Wolfram|Alpha has a terrific post (the first in a series) about using the wonderful computational reference resource to analyze data (comparisons, chart, etc.) from the American Community Survey (U.S. Census). The post includes background, screenshots, and plenty examples of what’s possible when you utilize Wolfram|Alpha. Here are a few examples: Population […]
Reference: Encyclopedia of Life Reaches Historic “One Million Species Pages” Milestone
Associations and Organizations, Data Files, Libraries, Resources
|From the EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life has surged past one million pages of content with the addition of hundreds of thousands of new images and specimen data from the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History (NMNH). Launched in 2007 with the support of leading scientific organizations around the world, the Encyclopedia of Life […]
From The NY Times: After a debate among readers who also cast votes on the issue, the Wikipedia administrator essentially killed the page by having it redirect to the general article on the Obama-Biden presidential campaign; all that is left of the original article is the simple statement: “On April 30, 2012, the campaign announced […]
From the San Diego Union-Tribune: UC San Diego has developed a visual encyclopedia called Visipedia that’s initially meant to help birders to identify upwards of 500 species of North American birds. But it’s unclear whether this future iPad app is likely to become a hit. In an odd move, the UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering […]
From the Auditor of the State of Ohio: An online database of fraud complaints against public offices goes live today, according to Auditor of State Dave Yost. The web-based report system complements changes to Ohio law made last year by H.B. 66. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen a case of fraud where no one […]
Three Organizations Collaborate and Release New Online Edition of U.S. Code of Federal Regulations
Associations and Organizations, Data Files, Libraries, Patrons and Users, Resources
|From a LII Blog Post: This new online edition of the CFR is the result of an unprecedented two-year collaboration between the Government Printing Office (GPO), the Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School (LII), and the Cornell Law Library. The project implemented features that have been often requested by government regulators, corporate counsel, and […]
Very cool and a potentially a very useful and interactive ready reference research tool from Alacra. Kudos to Alacra for making it available (free). Learn more about the periodic table along with an address to share suggestions in this Alacra Blog post. Direct to Full Size Periodic Table of Bank Regulation & Compliance
Muslim Americans: A Guide to Online Resources
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Libraries, News, Resources
|Title Muslim Americans: A Guide to Online Resources Author Allison A. Cowgill Head of Reference, California State University-Fresno Source College and Research Libraries News (May 2011; Vol. 73 No. 5) From the Introduction There are numerous authoritative Internet resources that focus on Muslim American philosophies, attitudes, and lives. Space restrictions made decisions about what to […]
From a British Council Announcement: Over 120 films providing fascinating snapshots of the UK’s cultural, sporting, industrial and political heritage have been launched online to the public thanks to funding from Google and the British Council. The films are from the British Council’s own film archive which dates back to late 1939 – and give […]
A New Collection of Digitized Historical Films from the National Library of Medicine
Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Interviews, Libraries, National Libraries, News, Resources
|From the NLM News Release: The National Library of Medicine has produced a new digital collection, Tropical Disease Motion Pictures. The collection comprises 46 titles from the Library’s collections that illustrate the battle against tropical disease. The materials range from research documentaries, interviews with noted scientists, and public health education campaigns, to films shot on […]